Giles Clarke will renew his relationship with the PCB © Getty Images Giles Clarke, the ECB president, is set to renew his relationship with the Pakistan Cricket Board, after being tasked alongside Dave Richardson, the ICC chief executive, to explore ways to boost the board’s economy in the absence of any home international matches. The decision was taken at the quarterly ICC board meeting that concluded in Cape Town on…
Azhar's triple-century cements Pakistan's dominance
Innings West Indies 69 for 1 (Brathwaite 32*, Yasir 1-13) trail Pakistan 579 for 3 dec (Azhar 302*, Aslam 90, Bishoo 2-125) by 510 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Azhar Ali became the fourth Pakistan player to register a triple-century © Getty Images Confronted with bowling that was toothless at best and ragged at worst, Azhar Ali marched to 302 not out, becoming the fourth Pakistan player to score a…
'A monumental effort'
Pakistan v West Indies, 1st Test, Dubai, 2nd day October 14, 2016 ESPNcricinfo staff ‘Nothing less than a dream performance’ © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Login To Post Comments . Your ESPN name ” will be used to display your comments. Please click here to edit this. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Pakistan declare on 579 after Azhar's 302*
Innings Pakistan 579 for 3 dec (Azhar 302*, Aslam 90, Bishoo 2-125) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Azhar Ali cruised past 250 by dinner on the second day © Getty Images Confronted with bowling that was toothless at best and ragged at worst, Azhar Ali marched to 302 not out – his first Test triple-century – to anchor Pakistan’s mammoth first innings total of 579 for 3 declared….
Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status
John Bracewell is optimistic about Ireland’s future after the awarding of first-class status to its domestic competition © Getty Images/Sportsfile Ireland’s domestic four-day competition, the Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Championship, has been awarded first-class status – and the country’s T20 and 50-over competitions have been elevated to List A – following the ICC board meeting in Cape Town this week. Ireland, who earlier this year launched an ambitious five-year plan aimed…
Azhar cruises past 250 as Pakistan continue grind
Dinner Pakistan 530 for 3 (Azhar 272*, Misbah 10*) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Azhar Ali cruised past 250 by dinner on the second day © Getty Images Confronted with bowling that was toothless at best and ragged at worst, Azhar Ali marched to his second Test double-century as Pakistan continued to build a huge first-innings total in the day-night Test in Dubai. He was well supported, first…
Vishaul Singh, Cornwall headline WI A's dominance
West Indies A 509 for 9 dec (Vishaul 161, Hamilton 99, Asalanka 4-104) and 216 for 3 dec (Chandrika 68, Hamilton 56*, Brooks 53*) beat Sri Lanka A 245 (Dickwella 88, Karunaratne 68, Cornwall 6-91) and 147 (Vandersay 47, Johnson 2-13, Roach 2-24) by 333 runsScorecard File photo – Rahkeem Cornwall took his fourth five-wicket haul in as many matches © AFP Batsman Vishaul Singh‘s career-best 161, and offspinner Rahkeem…
Kumar's all-round efforts take Canada past USA
Canada 239 for 8 (Wijeratne 66, Kumar 60, Taylor 5-47) beat United States of America 205 (Babar 63, Pervez 3-38) by 34 runsScorecard Srimantha Wijeratne and Nitish Kumar added 104 for the second wicket © Peter Della Penna Nitish Kumar‘s half-century and two wickets in a momentum-shifting bowling spell led Canada past USA by 34 runs in the opening 50-over contest of the 2016 Auty Cup in Woodley Park on…
Karnataka on top after Samarth's double ton
File photo: R Samarth spent over 11 hours at the crease to put Karnataka in a dominant position © PTI R Samarth‘s maiden first-class double-century was the highlight of Karnataka’s dominant batting performance against Jharkhand in Greater Noida. Karnataka had gone into stumps on the opening day on 248 for 3, with Samarth on 118 and Kaunain Abbas on 28. On Friday, Samarth scored 235 and Abbas made 55, while…
Samarth's double-century studs Karnataka's dominance
File photo: R Samarth spent over 11 hours at the crease to put Karnataka in a dominant position © PTI R Samarth‘s maiden first-class double-century was the highlight of Karnataka’s dominant batting performance against Jharkhand in Greater Noida. Karnataka had gone into stumps on the opening day on 248 for 3, with Samarth on 118 and Kaunain Abbas on 28. On Friday, Samarth scored 235 and Abbas made 55, while…