Like before every India-Pakistan match, there was plenty of hype in the build-up. My SandArt with message “Good luck” at #PuriBeach, india. #T20WorldCup today’s Match Men #IndVsPakWomen #IndVsPak pic.twitter.com/moXF4zDDNt — sudarsan pattnaik (@sudarsansand) March 19, 2016 Pakistan were given a pep talk by their greatest ever cricketer. Chairman @ImranKhanPTI with @SAfridiOfficial and the team now; Motivational talk ahead of #PAKvsIND pic.twitter.com/nL26iEOyFx — PTI (@PTIofficial) March 19, 2016 But there were…
Kohli special steers India home on a turner
Toss India chose to bowl v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:00 Raja: Pakistan have forgotten how to beat India Everyone wanted to be at the India-Pakistan game. Even the rain. The Eden Gardens, for all its history, is not best equipped to handle wet weather. But they had brought in new covers and an extra super sopper which prevented the water from seeping into the turf. So an…
Lyth targeting successful summer
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. Yorkshire’s Adam Lyth discusses the posibilities of his side completing a hat-trick of titles in the Specsavers County Championship. The anticipation ahead of each cricketing summer is full of questions, surrounding the domestic competitions and the national team. Adam Lyth hopes to be a significant player in two…
Jayawardene praise for 'special' England batting performance
Play 03:26 Jayawardene: It was something special Mahela Jayawardene has praised the character shown by England’s young batsmen after they pulled off the second-highest successful run chase in T20 internationals. Led by Joe Root‘s 83 from 44 balls, England achieved a target of 230 to beat South Africa with two balls to spare in Mumbai and Jayawardene, who has been working with the team as a batting consultant, called it…
Past Champion County games in Abu Dhabi
Since 2010, the annual Champion County match between the previous season’s County Championship Division One winners and Marylebone Cricket Club has taken place in Abu Dhabi. After claiming their 32nd Championship last season – their second successive title – Yorkshire will look to add another victory when they face off against MCC from tomorrow, having claimed a nine-wicket win last year in the annual four-day match. Here, ecb.co.uk takes a…
Previous Champion County matches in Abu Dhabi
Since 2010, the annual Champion County match between the previous season’s County Championship Division One winners and Marylebone Cricket Club has taken place in Abu Dhabi. After claiming their 32nd Championship last season – their second successive title – Yorkshire will look to add another victory when they face off against MCC from tomorrow, having claimed a nine-wicket win last year in the annual four-day match. Here, ecb.co.uk takes a…
'Won't take Afghanistan lightly' – Amla
Play 01:17 ‘Minnows in the running in T20’ – Amla South Africa will not dare to take Afghanistan lightly as they bid to bounce back from their chastening opening-round defeat to England at the Wankhede Stadium, according to Hashim Amla. Despite a riotous start to South Africa’s innings, Amla’s 58 from 31 balls and a 91-run stand for the first wicket with Quinton de Kock proved insufficient to set up…
We are out to beat South Africa – Stanikzai
Asghar Stanikzai backed legspinner Rashid Khan to be a threat against South Africa © Associated Press Afghanistan’s captain, Asghar Stanikzai, has said that his team will be in it to win it when they face South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, and backed his spin trio of Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan and Hamza Hotak to cause plenty problems in a contest that their opponents cannot afford to lose….
India bowl on 'sticky' pitch; Pakistan bring in Sami
Toss India chose to bowl v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:00 Raja: Pakistan have forgotten how to beat India Everyone wanted to be at the India-Pakistan game. Even the rain. The Eden Gardens, for all its history, is not best equipped to handle wet weather. But they had brought in new covers and an extra super sopper which prevented the water from seeping into the turf. So an…
We know how to keep Gayle quiet – Graham Ford
Like against Afghanistan in their World T20 opener, Graham Ford hopes that the Sri Lanka can bat around one senior batsman © AFP Chris Gayle might be the world’s most-feared T20 batsman. He has scored more World T20 runs than anyone else still playing. But in their four most recent games against him, Sri Lanka have felt they cracked Gayle – his scores in those matches: 5,2,3 and 3. Sri…