New Zealand have played all their World T20 matches in different venues. © PTI Highlights New Zealand cricket team has been living out of its suitcases since landing in India for the ICC World T20, prompting their skipper Kane Williamson to be politely sarcastic about how the team has “embraced a variety of hotels and flights”. (A Lot Can Be Learnt From Virat Kohli’s Batting: Kane Williamson) New Zealand played…
India vs West Indies, World T20: Lendl Simmons To Replace Andre Fletcher
Lendl Simmons will replace Andre Fletcher in West Indies squad, after he was ruled out of the tournament due to a hamstring injury. © Getty Images Highlights Lendl Simmons will replace injured Andre Fletcher in the West Indies squad ahead of their semi-final against hosts India in Mumbai on Thursday. (West Indies Will Not Focus on Virat Kohli Alone: Chris Gayle) “Simmons will join the squad and Andre Fletcher has…
Kia Motors to sponsor Women’s Cricket Super League
The Women’s Cricket Super League which starts this summer will be named the Kia Super League after the car manufacturer agreed a two-year deal to further support the game as the title sponsor of the competition. The new partnership, which was revealed by the ECB with the central competition logo today, represents the first ever standalone title sponsorship for a domestic women’s cricket competition in England. Under the terms of…
Kia Motors (UK) Ltd. unveiled as title sponsor for Women’s Cricket Super League
The Women’s Cricket Super League which starts this summer will be named the Kia Super League after the car manufacturer agreed a two-year deal to further support the game as the title sponsor of the competition. The new partnership, which was revealed by the ECB with the central competition logo today, represents the first ever standalone title sponsorship for a domestic women’s cricket competition in England. Under the terms of…
Lewis fined for ball tampering
The on-field umpires talk to captain Matthew Wade before penalising Victoria for ball tampering © Getty Images Victoria’s bowling coach Mick Lewis is on his last behavioural warning from the Bushrangers after being fined $2,266 for tampering with the ball on day three of the Sheffield Shield final against South Australia at Glenelg Oval. In the 10th over of SA’s second innings Mark Cosgrove struck a boundary, and a Cricket…
England at home in Delhi – Stokes
England will have something like ‘home advantage’ over New Zealand in Wednesday’s World Twenty20 semi-final, says Ben Stokes. Stokes and his team-mates will play their third straight match at the Feroz Shah Kolta in Delhi, where they have been based for 11 days. New Zealand, by contrast, played their four groups games in Nagpur, Dharamsala, Mohali and Kolkata. Although the Black Caps won all four of those fixtures, Stokes believes…
Edwards eyes double delight
Charlotte Edwards wants two England wins on Wednesday when the women’s and men’s teams play their ICC World Twenty20 semi-finals in a double-header. First at the Feroz Shah Kolta in Delhi Edwards’ side take on holders Australia in a repeat of the World T20 final two years ago. Later at the same venue Eoin Morgan‘s men face New Zealand, who won all four of their group games. Both matches on…
Mistakes cost South Africa – du Plessis
Play 03:07 ‘Bittersweet win for us’ – du Plessis It was on the back of “one or two mistakes” against England and West Indies that South Africa’s campaign turned sour, said Faf du Plessis after his team had secured victory over Sri Lanka. South Africa failed to defend 229 against England, then scored only 122 for 8 against West Indies, despite having come to the World T20 as one of…
SA bow out of WT20 with low-key victory
Toss South Africa chose to bowl v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Angelo Mathews did not take the field for Sri Lanka’s final game of the World T20 © Associated Press Faf du Plessis opted to chase in South Africa’s final match of the World T20, which they will play with Dale Steyn in the XI. Steyn was not part of the team for the last two matches but…
Meschede believes in Glam promotion push
In the lead up to the 2016 domestic season, ecb.co.uk is running a series of features with all 18 first-class counties. Glamorgan all-rounder Craig Meschede is eyeing up the one available promotion spot in Division Two. Achieving promotion in the Specsavers County Championship will be that much tougher than normal in 2016 but all-rounder Craig Meschede is optimistic Robert Croft will lead Glamorgan back to the top flight. The former England…