India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni practiced his golf swing at the Chandigarh golf club ahead of Sunday’s match against Australia. (Image Credit: ANI/Twitter) © Twitter Highlights Chandigarh: Looking relaxed ahead of their World T20 knockout clash against Australia on Sunday, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni took some time out to play golf along with Rohit Sharma and team director Ravi Shastri. While all the action on the cricket field was…
NZ bat with three spinners, Guptill rested
Toss New Zealand chose to bat v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo: Henry Nicholls came in place of the rested Martin Guptill © Getty Images New Zealand’s bid to keep an unbeaten record going into the World T20 semi-final took off to a fine start when they won their fourth toss in a row and opted to bat on a “very dry surface,” in Kolkata. Kane Williamson’s thoughts…
White Ferns and Australia women reach semis
New Zealand and holders Australia both secured ICC Women’s World Twenty20 semi-final berths following victories over South Africa and Ireland respectively. Having done their bit by beating Ireland, Australia’s place in the last four was sealed when the White Ferns eliminated the Proteas courtesy of a convincing seven-wicket win in Bangalore. Sophie Devine and Leigh Kasperek both took three wickets to help dismiss South Africa for 99 in the final…
World T20: We Came Here to Win And Qualify For Semis, Says Darren Sammy
Marlon Samuels was adjudged the man of the match for his run-a-ball 44, which helped West Indies overhaul South Africa’s target. © AFP Highlights Nagpur: West Indies captain Darren Sammy has said that the team’s main objective coming into Friday’s match against South Africa was to qualify for the World T20 semifinals and he was delighted to have accomplished the task. (West Indies Seal Spot in Semis, India and Australia…
South Australia, Victoria duel in engrossing start
South Australia 8 for 325 (Ross 72, Weatherald 66, Carey 50, Holland 3-86) v VictoriaScorecard Alex Ross made an attractive 72 off 108 balls © Getty Images A banner under the scoreboard at Glenelg Oval proclaimed day one of the Sheffield Shield final to be “Chadd Sayers’ Bucks Show”. If the groom-to-be Sayers was not in the centre of the action all day, he did find himself handcuffed to the…
Relaxed Watson hopes to make the most of 'last few games'
Shane Watson: “After I announced my retirement, over the last day it’s been reminiscing a bit more. It’s the first time I really sat back and really looked at my career and the different highlights.” © Getty Images Chandigarh is not an easy place to remember; it is nigh impossible to tell one sector of its grid-based layout from another. Shane Watson can. He has vivid memories of being here…
Root says England are ready for must-win game
Joe Root insists England are fully prepared for their must-win ICC World Twenty20 clash against holders Sri Lanka in Delhi tomorrow. England, winners in 2010, have proved they can handle the pressure of big-game situations with back-to-back victories, over South Africa and Afghanistan, since their opening defeat to West Indies. They head into the Sri Lanka match knowing a third consecutive triumph will keep them in the hunt for a…
'No excuses' for being on brink of elimination – du Plessis
Play 03:22 Match Day: It happens every time for South Africa It was an over sent from the heavens. Three googlies from Imran Tahir and nearly three wickets. Marlon Samuels looked to drive the first one through the covers. The ball turned into him and forced him to hit it straighter, and in the air. Tahir got his left hand to the ball but couldn’t wrap his fingers around it….
'It's very good that we can keep our nerve' – Samuels
Play 01:29 ‘We showed we can handle pressure’ – Samuels Winning a close-run, low-scoring game against South Africa on a difficult Nagpur pitch has shown West Indies that they can handle pressure, Marlon Samuels has said. Samuels, whose 44-ball 43 helped steer West Indies to a three-wicket win that sealed a semi-final spot for them, said the experience would stand them in good stead if they are to come up…
Malan ready for fresh Middlesex challenge
In the lead up to the 2016 domestic season, ecb.co.uk will be running a series of features with all 18 first-class counties. England Lion Dawid Malan is relishing the chance to skipper Middlesex in the NatWest T20 Blast. Dawid Malan has spent the winter breaking new ground with England Lions, and has a fresh challenge to tackle on his return to the domestic scene with Middlesex. The 28-year-old averaged over…