File photo: Parvez Rasool took 5 for 89 for J&K against Goa © BCCI Jammu & Kashmir beat Goa by 116 runs in their second-round Group C match in Surat. This was Goa’s second outright loss this season. They began the day on 22 for 0 in chase of 412. Openers Darshan Misal (42) and Swapnil Asnodkar (47) put on 87 before Samiullah Beigh separated them to trigger a collapse…
Karthik counter-attack revives TN; Punjab eye outright win
File photo: Dinesh Karthik’s counter-attack put Tamil Nadu in a strong position © PTI Centuries from Abhinav Mukund, the captain, and Dinesh Karthik helped Tamil Nadu set Railways an improbable 401 for victory in Bilaspur. Railways, who took the first-innings honours, were driven by Saurabh Wakaskar (54) and Shivakant Shukla (52) as they ended on 108 without loss. Tamil Nadu, who resumed on 161 for 1 after conceding a 52-run…
Bangladesh struggle for Test bowling options
Chandika Hathurusingha faces a selection challenge © BCB Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha has said that finding new players less than a week before the first Test against England is a formidable challenge. It was a brutally realistic assessment of the home team’s prospects in their first Test in more than 14 months which they will play without three of their top fast bowlers Mashrafe Mortaza, Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed….
Pervez, Dhindsa help Canada beat USA, retain Auty Cup
Canada 216 (Dutta 43, Jasdeep 4-51, Hutchinson 2-20) beat USA 199 (Dodson 73, Babar 62, Dhindsa 4-37, Pervez 3-42) by 17 runsScorecard Another superb spell by Cecil Pervez helped Canada stave off USA’s lower order and retain the Auty Cup, as they secured a 17-run win in the second match at Woodley Park on Friday. Pervez followed up his 3 for 38 in the first match on Thursday with 3…
Voges 90* steers Western Australia home
Western Australia 6 for 268 (Voges 90*, Marsh 70, Kingston 3-44) beat Tasmania 8 for 267 (Doolan 93, Michael 89, Agar 2-46) by four wicketsScorecard Adam Voges struck an unbeaten 90 to lift his team to third place in the Matador Cup © Getty Images Western Australia beat Tasmania by four wickets in Sydney to pip New South Wales and move to third place in the Matador Cup points table….
Pervez, Dhandsi help Canada beat USA, retain Auty Cup
Canada 216 (Dutta 43, Jasdeep 4-51, Hutchinson 2-20) beat USA 199 (Dodson 73, Babar 62, Dhindsa 4-37, Pervez 3-42) by 17 runsScorecard Wicketkeeper Hamza Tariq celebrates the final wicket as Canada retain the Auty Cup © Peter Della Penna Another superb spell by Cecil Pervez helped Canada stave off USA’s lower order and retain the Auty Cup, as they secured a 17-run win in the second match at Woodley Park…
Triple experience would have been better in Pakistan – Azhar Ali
Play 01:26 Azhar Ali ‘proud of big achievement’ Pakistan opener Azhar Ali, after making his team’s historic 400th Test even more memorable by scoring a triple-hundred, has rued the lack of crowds at the Dubai International Stadium. Unable to host matches at home since 2009 due to security concerns, Pakistan now play their “home” matches in the UAE, but they rarely get big crowds for Test cricket in venues like…
ICC to make DRS presentation to BCCI
Play 01:27 Will look to introduce DRS in future – Kohli In a fresh attempt to convince the BCCI, ICC general manager Geoff Allardice will travel to India next week to carry out a presentation on the Decision Review System (DRS). India are the only team to not have subscribed to the DRS after being the first to experiment with it, in 2008. The BCCI’s reluctance is well known and…
Shrubsole ruled out of tour with injury
Anya Shrubsole will miss the remainder of the tour © Getty Images Anya Shrubsole has been ruled out of any part in England Women’s tour of the Caribbean after picking up a series of injuries Shrubsole, the Somerset opening bowler, had hoped to be fit for the third ODI in Kingston after being ruled out of the first two matches in Montego Bay. However, upon returning to training, Shrubsole developed…
Winfield and Sciver set up England victory
England Women 220 (Winfield 79, Sciver 58) beat West Indies Women 108 (Gunn 2-8) by 112 runsScorecard Lauren Winfield restored England’s series lead © Getty Images Lauren Winfield top-scored with 79 and Nat Sciver made 58 as England’s women reclaimed the lead in their ODI series against West Indies in Jamaica with a crushing 112-run victory at Sabina Park. Despite a repetition of the batting frailties that cost England dearly…