After electing to bat first, Rising Pune Supergiants lost Ajinkya Rahane early but Faf du Plessis’ 69 and skipper MS Dhoni’s cameo helped the tourists post a fighting total. In reply, Aaron Finch’s 50 and Brendon McCullum’s 49 helped the hosts win the match by seven wickets with 12 balls to spare. Get all the highlights of Gujarat Lions (GL) vs Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) here. (SCORECARD | POINTS TABLE…
Scotland to host UAE in August
Rain has frustrated Scotland in two of their three Intercontinental Cup matches so far © Donald MacLeod / Cricket Scotland Scotland will host UAE for an Intercontinental Cup match and two World Cricket League fixtures in August. The four-day Intercontinental Cup match will be held from August 9 to 12 at Mannofield Park in Aberdeen, and the same ground will host the two WCL games – which will have full…
Player development over stars for Bangar's Kings XI
Sanjay Bangar: ‘Players have played here as unknown quantities and have gone on to play the next level. That has been the vision of our franchise’ © BCCI Kings XI Punjab went into the auction ahead of IPL 2016 with a purse of Rs 23 crore. On their priority list were fast bowlers and a legspinner. By the time they had finished shopping, they had added eight players to their…
Ireland to host Afghanistan in July
Ireland fans are set to enjoy a busy summer of ODI action © ICC Ireland are set to host Afghanistan in a five-match ODI series from July 10 to 19. All five matches will be held at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont, Belfast. It will be Ireland’s first ever five-match ODI series. Ireland are also set to host two ODIs each against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the…
Jess Jonassen to have knee surgery
Jess Jonassen had had an ongoing knee injury managed through the 2015-16 season © Getty Images Jess Jonassen, the Australia Women left-arm spinner, is set to undergo surgery on her left knee later this month. Jonassen had been “managing” an ongoing injury through the 2015-16 season, the team’s physiotherapist Kate Mahoney said, and the surgery has been scheduled for the off season. “Jess is managing an ongoing left-knee injury, which…
Can't government carry out BCCI's public functions, asks Supreme Court
‘Suppose a law, by which the Indian team can be selected by Indian parliament,’ the bench mulled © PTI Persistent opposition from the BCCI and its member associations to the recommendations made by the Lodha committee have provoked the Supreme Court to observe that public functions relating to cricket can be taken over by the government, with the enactment of a law in parliament. “Why can’t the public function of…
Stokes and Bairstow receive Wisden recognition
England’s 2015 Ashes-winners Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow have been chosen among Wisden’s five Cricketers of the Year. All-rounder Stokes and wicketkeeper-batsman Bairstow, whose prolific run of form for Yorkshire helped win him back his Test place last summer and bring a second successive Specsavers County Championship to Headingley, are joined by New Zealanders Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson and new Australia captain Steve Smith. Wisden has also named Williamson…
Rohit, Buttler brush aside 188 target
Mumbai Indians 188 for 4 (Rohit 84*, Buttler 41) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 187 for 5 (Gambhir 64, Manish 52) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mitchell McClenaghan’s promotion to No. 4 spelled the end for Kolkata Knight Riders © BCCI It was entirely bewildering. Mitchell McClenaghan walked out at No. 4 for Mumbai Indians. It isn’t like the side is short of hitters. They spent INR 3.8 crores acquiring…
Smith steers Notts to victory
Nottinghamshire are the early leaders in Division One of the Specsavers County Championship after defeating Surrey by three wickets at Trent Bridge. Set 169 in their second innings, the hosts reached their target in 42.4 overs for the loss of seven wickets, although the match remained in the balance right up until the winning blow. Surrey were bowled out, on the stroke of lunch, for 389 in their second innings,…
Dawson's grit defies Warwickshire's strong push
Hampshire 202 (McLaren 85, Barker 5-53) and 185 for 5 (Dawson 50*) drew with Warwickshire 360 (Bell 174, Woakes 66)Scorecard Ian Bell extended his innings to 174 © Getty Images When hands were shaken at 5.52pm, both teams, you sense, left sunny Southampton satisfied; Warwickshire, shorn of the services of the hamstrung – although not seriously – Chris Woakes, have shown off their Championship credentials, even if three days was…