Chris Nash dedicated the 20th first-class hundred of his career to former team-mate Matt Hobden as Sussex shaded the first-day honours against Essex in Division Two of the Specsavers County Championship at Hove. Nash and his team-mates had attended a pre-match ceremony where Hobden’s parents and his two brothers planted a tree in memory of the 22-year-old, who died in January, before both teams stood in a minute’s silence at…
Shami returns; Daredevils opt to bowl
Mohammed Shami (R) is returning to competitive cricket from a hamstring injury © Delhi Daredevils Mohammed Shami returned to play his first IPL game in two seasons as Delhi Daredevils elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bangalore on what is expected to be a flat batting track at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Shami, who hasn’t played a competitive fixture since the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in January because of a…
McKay keeps Glamorgan in check
Clint McKay took 6-73 to restrict Glamorgan to 348 all out on day one of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two contest with Leicestershire at SSE SWALEC. The Australian repeatedly checked the hosts’ progress as four batsmen made half-centuries, before Leicestershire openers Paul Horton and Angus Robson reached 15 without loss at stumps. Glamorgan won the toss and chose to bat but McKay struck twice in the fifth over of…
Vijay, Vohra fifties give Kings XI first win
Toss: Rising Pune Supergiants chose to bat v Kings XI PunjabLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Irfan Pathan makes his debut for Rising Pune Supergiants © Associated Press MS Dhoni, the Rising Pune Supergiants captain, chose to bat first in the afternoon game against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali. With temperatures in the mid-30s at the start of the game, Dhoni preferred that his team field in cooler evening conditions, and…
Mumbai, Sunrisers look to break early rut
Match facts Monday, April 18, 2016Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT) Sunrisers Hyderabad will be in search of answers © BCCI Big picture It is early days yet, but both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians find themselves in the wrong half of the IPL points table. Sunrisers have lost both matches till date, by sizeable margins, while Mumbai have lost two of their first three. The losers of Monday’s clash…
Onus on top four to carry our batting – Warner
David Warner underlined the importance of using their available resources in the best possible way © BCCI David Warner, the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain, thinks his side hasn’t played to potential over the last two years, but hopes they will be able to overcome two successive losses and bounce back into contention this year. In 2013, they qualified for the playoffs, but drew a blank in 2014 and 2015. The biggest…
Hughes guides Derbyshire to strong position
Chesney Hughes fell four short of a hundred as Derbyshire posted 242 for three against some accurate Gloucestershire bowling on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship match at the Brightside Ground, Bristol. The powerful left-hander shared a century opening stand with Ben Slater, who made 42, and had batted for four-and-three-quarter hours, facing 206 balls and hitting 16 fours, when bowled trying to force off-spinner Jack Taylor through…
Knee injury rules Malinga out of IPL
Sri Lanka Cricket’s doctors will assess Lasith Malinga to determine whether the fast bowler requires surgery. © BCCI Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga has been ruled out of the IPL, after Mumbai Indians’ medical team deemed him unfit for at least another four months. The bone bruise to his left knee is also expected to keep Malinga out of Sri Lanka’s forthcoming tour of England, as well as the…
Supergiants bat, pick Irfan Pathan
Toss: Rising Pune Supergiants chose to bat v Kings XI PunjabLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Irfan Pathan makes his debut for Rising Pune Supergiants © Associated Press MS Dhoni, the Rising Pune Supergiants captain, chose to bat first in the afternoon game against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali. With temperatures in the mid-30s at the start of the game, Dhoni preferred that his team field in cooler evening conditions, and…
Herath retires from ODIs, T20Is
In the last few years, Rangana Herath was largely picked for major limited-overs tournaments © Getty Images Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has announced his retirement from limited-overs cricket in order to focus on the remainder of his Test career. Herath informed Sri Lanka Cricket of his decision to step away from the shorter formats in the past week, and the board has since accepted his decision. “In the…