It is not yet known if Lasith Malinga will be available for selection for Mumbai Indians straightaway © BCCI Mumbai Indians’ premier fast bowler Lasith Malinga joined the squad on Friday evening, but he is unlikely to be available for selection immediately given the ongoing issues with his knee. The Sri Lankan pacer had missed out on Mumbai’s first two matches of this IPL due to fitness concerns. Two days…
Malinga joins Mumbai Indians squad
It is not yet known if Lasith Malinga will be available for selection for Mumbai Indians straightaway © BCCI Mumbai Indians received a boost on Friday evening with their premier fast bowler Lasith Malinga joining the squad. The Sri Lankan pacer had missed out on their first two matches due to fitness concerns. However, it is not yet known whether Malinga will be available for selection immediately. Two days before…
'There's a fine line between freedom and irresponsibility'
Play 01:15 ‘We didn’t make the right decisions’ – Miller David Miller and Glenn Maxwell gone in the same over twice in two matches. Taking on the best bowler in the opposition. Matches lost right there. In Mohali, Dwayne Bravo had telegraphed a slower ball to Miller by bringing the third man up for the final ball of the over. Miller was still beaten comprehensively. In Delhi, Amit Mishra had…
Duckett named inaugural Player of the Week
Ben Duckett has been voted this season’s first Specsavers County Championship Player of the Week for 2016. The Northamptonshire opener crashed an unbeaten 282 in his side’s rain-affected draw with Sussex in the first round of matches, which proved enough to come out on top via a twitter poll. The 21-year-old left-hander romped home with 52% of the vote – more than double the share of Durham’s Keaton Jennings. Jennings,…
Mishra, de Kock hand Kings XI a thrashing
Delhi Daredevils 113 for 2 (De Kock 59*, Samson 33) beat Kings XI Punjab 111 for 9 (Vohra 32, Mishra 4-11) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Amit Mishra claimed figures of 3-0-11-4 © BCCI A fine cocktail of experience and youth delivered Delhi Daredevils their first victory of the season. The old boys – legspinner Amit Mishra, featuring in his 100th IPL match, and captain Zaheer Khan – led…
Cook helmet stance gives ECB headache
Alastair Cook strides out to bat at Chelmsford wearing his old, non-compliant England helmet © Getty Images England are wary of being dragged into an unwanted power struggle with Alastair Cook ahead of the summer Test series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan after he ignored new regulations by wearing an old-style helmet that fails to conform to new safety standards. Nevertheless, Cook’s insistence that he must be the judge of…
Player of the Week – Vote now!
After every round of Specsavers County Championship fixtures ecb.co.uk will be running a poll to see who you believe has produced the outstanding performance of the week. Below are the nominees from week one. Welcome to the opening Player of the Week vote. Take a peak at our first four contenders #ProperCrickethttps://t.co/23sP0sVN2D — County Championship (@CountyChamp) April 15, 2016 Keaton Jennings Opener Jennings became only the third Durham batsman to…
Delhi Daredevils opt to bowl; JP Duminy in
Toss Delhi Daredevils opt to bowl v Kings XI PunjabLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – JP Duminy, having recovered from a hamstring injury, replaced Mayank Agarwal © AFP Delhi Daredevils captain Zaheer Khan won the toss and opted to bowl on what he termed as a “slow surface” at the Feroz Shah Kotla. He explained that Daredevils’ young batting line-up would be better off, knowing the target, instead…
Bangalore likely to host IPL 2016 final
Rajiv Shukla, the IPL chairman, has recommended to the IPL governing council that the final of the tournament be held in Bangalore. Shukla’s suggestions were put forth after he met with the Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants franchises in Delhi, following the Bombay High Court’s ruling to move all IPL matches out of Maharashtra after April 30. If these recommendations are ratified by the governing council, then Bangalore will…
Indian Premier League: Sunrisers Hyderabad Eye First Win of Season Versus Kolkata Knight Riders
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain smashed his 24th fifty in the Indian Premier League against Royal Challengers Bangalore. © BCCI Highlights Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad, eyeing their first win of the season, would be looking to put up an improved show in their home ground where they lock horns with Kolkata Knight Riders, who would also be keen to get back to winning ways in the Indian Premier League here on Saturday. (IPL…