Mohammad Hafeez was ruled out due to knee injury in the matches against New Zealand and Australia. © AFP Highlights Karachi: A furious Mohammad Hafeez hit back at the critics who had alleged that he had faked injury to skip the last two matches of the ICC World T20, terming them as “mentally sick people”. (Pakistan Team Arrives to Hostile Reception After World T20 Heartbreak) The top-order batsman was ruled…
Chris Gayle rested, West Indies bowl again
Toss West Indies chose to bowl v AfghanistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:57 Afghanistan seek final hurrah West Indies captain Darren Sammy decided to bowl against Afghanistan in Nagpur because he did not want to change the strategy that has been working for his side in this World T20. West Indies have won all their group matches chasing. Chris Gayle was rested and was replaced by Evin Lewis, who…
World T20: Javed Miandad Refuses to Attend Meetings of Fact-finding Committee For Pakistan Debacle
Javed Miandad earlier criticised Shahid Afridi for his ‘loved in India’ comment. © AFP Highlights Karachi: Former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad has refused to attend meetings of the fact-finding committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board to probe into the national team’s poor performance in the Asia Cup and World T20. (Pakistan Team Arrives to Hostile Reception After World T20 Heartbreak) “Every time we do badly in a big tournament, the…
Dean, Handscomb put Victoria in sight of first-innings lead
Victoria 4 for 269 (Dean 111, Handscomb 79*, Worrall 3-51) trail South Australia 340 (Ross 72, Weatherald 66, Carey 50, Tremain 3-73, Holland 3-86) by 71 runsScorecard © Getty Images Back in October, Travis Dean was the talk of Australian cricket, as only the second man after Arthur Morris to make dual centuries on his state debut. As Victoria sought to squeeze South Australia, Dean joined another select group by…
'Wanted to prove I deserve to be here' – Travis Dean
Travis Dean also showed resilience in making the hundred days after losing his grandmother © Getty Images Travis Dean hopes he has proven himself as something more than a hundreds-on-debut trivia question by constructing a fine century in the Sheffield Shield final. Following his twin hundreds for Victoria against Queensland in October he had not reached three figures again, but fought his way to 111 on a day when South…
Pakistan Team Arrives to Hostile Reception After World T20 Heartbreak
Shahid Afridi has failed to inspire Pakistan team during the World T20. © AFP Highlights Lahore: The Pakistan cricket team, sans captain Shahid Afridi, returned to a hostile reception in Lahore and Karachi after their disastrous World Twenty20 campaign which also included a loss to arch-rivals India. (Shahid Afridi Admits He’s Not Fit to Lead Pakistan After Loss to Australia in World T20) The team returned home in batches in…
World T20: Seniors Did Not Step up, Says Sri Lanka Captain Angelo Mathews
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews throws his bat in frustration following the his team’s loss to England in the World T20. © AFP Highlights New Delhi: Defending champions Sri Lanka were knocked out of the World T20 following their loss to England and skipper Angelo Mathews said that the senior players did not do enough to inspire the inexperienced teammates. (England Enter Semi-Finals, Dump Sri Lanka out of World T20)…
World T20: Indian Women Bow Out With Loss to West Indies
West Indies women’s team celebrates after defeating India in World T20. © PTI Mohali: The Indian women’s cricket team was on Sunday knocked out of the World T20 after suffering a narrow three-run defeat against the West Indies, here. (Women’s World T20: India Face Do-or-Die Situation Against West Indies) Replying to West Indies total 114 for eight, India made a mess of their chase, managing 111 for nine and suffered…
Windies women secure semi-final spot
Deandra Dottin starred with the bat and ball to lead West Indies into the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 semi-finals with a three-run victory over hosts India. Dottin and captain Stafanie Taylor hit 45 and 47 respectively as they helped Windies recover from 26 for three. Both were the only batswomen to post double figures in their innings after India won the toss and chose to bowl. Harmanpreet Kaur took 4-23 and Anuja Patil…
England hold their nerve to progress
26 March 2016 | David Clark Tweet England reached the semi-finals of the ICC World Twenty20 for the first time since they lifted the trophy in 2010 with a dramatic 10-run win over Sri Lanka in New Delhi. Jos Buttler thrashed 66 from 37 balls as England posted 171 for four from their 20 overs, and that looked way out of Sri Lanka’s reach when…