S Aravind proved effective through minute deviations on a green Eden Gardens surface © BCCI As many as 13 wickets fell in Kolkata as Karnataka took the opening-day honours, taking a 41-run lead with seven wickets intact after bowling Delhi out for 90 in less than a session in their Group B fixture at Eden Gardens. Stand-in captain Karun Nair’s decision to bowl first was vindicated by the new ball…
Dassanayake urges USA to shed 40-over mentality
Coach Pubudu Dassanayake said he expected Timroy Allen to have a big impact in the WCL Division Four © WICB Media/Ashley Allen USA coach Pubudu Dassanayake has picked the team’s batting as the area in need of the biggest improvement, heading into their first match at the World Cricket League Division Four – the ICC’s 50-over tournament for Associates and Affiliates – in Los Angeles. USA lost the first two…
New Zealand crumble around Williamson's 118
New Zealand 242 for 9 (Williamson 118, Bumrah 3-35, Mishra 3-60) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kane Williamson’s boundaries were well calculated as he made his second ODI century as captain, and eighth overall © BCCI It took five matches, but a New Zealand batsman finally recorded a hundred on this tour. Kane Williamson came to the crease in first over and would’t budge until the 43rd. By that…
West Indies look to carry pink-ball fight into red-ball contest
Match facts October 21-25, 2016Start time 10am local time (0600 GMT) West Indies will hope Darren Bravo’s outstanding form in Asia continues in the remainder of the series © Getty Images Big Picture After lop-sided T20 and ODI series, West Indies fought to make the day-night Test in Dubai a thriller. While Pakistan eventually won in the last hour of play on the fifth day, they had to work hard…
England battle back as Mehedi stars on debut
England 258 for 7 (Moeen 68, Bairstow 52, Mehedi 5-64) v BangladeshScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:18 Will Cook find his perfect partner in Bangladesh? Bangladesh’s teenage offspinner, Mehedi Hasan, claimed figures of 5 for 64 on his first day of international cricket, as England were forced to dig deep into their batting reserves in the first Test at Chittagong. After stumbling to 21 for 3 in the first hour…
Australia win Women's Championship, qualify for World Cup
Australia have recorded six series victories in the ICC Women’s Championship © Getty Images Australia have won the ICC Women’s Championship with their last set of matches still to go. Australia, currently on 30 points, emerged the winners after England beat West Indies by five wickets in Kingston. It was West Indies’ last match of the Championship, and they are in third place with 22 points, behind England who moved…
Leicestershire turn to Ackermann
Leicestershire have turned to South Africa to bolster their batting strength, signing batsman Colin Ackermann on a two-year contract. © Getty Images The signing will encourage the belief that English counties are eager to raid South African players who suspect their chances of progression may be limited in their own country because of stiffened transformation policies. Ackermann, a former South Africa U-19 international, will qualify as a non-overseas player. He…
PSL 2017 final will be held in Pakistan – Najam Sethi
Pakistan last hosted a Full Member team in May 2015, when Zimbabwe toured for a limited-overs series © Associated Press The final of the 2017 Pakistan Super League will be held in Lahore, according to PSL chairman Najam Sethi, who made the announcement during the player draft in Dubai on Wednesday. The remaining matches in the tournament will be played in the UAE in February and March 2017 as scheduled….
PSL 2017 final will be held Pakistan – Najam Sethi
Pakistan last hosted a Full Member team in May 2015, when Zimbabwe toured for a limited-overs series © Associated Press The final of the 2017 Pakistan Super League will be held in Lahore, according to PSL chairman Najam Sethi, who made the announcement during the player draft in Dubai on Wednesday. The remaining matches in the tournament will be played in the UAE in February and March 2017 as scheduled….
Baseball-style conference structure proposed for Tests
The future of Test cricket has been under discussion for some time © Getty Images Conferences, rather than divisions, may be the answer to the ICC impasse over the future structure of Test cricket, allowing a two-year build to a championship playoff without dividing the game into haves and have-nots. The concept of a conference-based split among 12 Test-playing nations – allowing room for the likes of Afghanistan or Ireland…