Pakistan 157 for 5 (Hafeez 70) beat Sri Lanka 142 for 9 (Thirimanne 45, Wasim 4-25) by 15 runsScorecard Mohammad Hafeez regained some form with an unbeaten 70 off 49 balls © AFP Pakistan’s top order moved into better touch in their only World T20 practice match, as Mohammad Hafeez composed 70 not out from 49 balls, to help set up a 15-run victory over Sri Lanka. New addition Ahmed…
Heartthrobs brace up to battle heavyweights
Match facts Tuesday, March 15, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Play 03:09 Styris: India are favourites for a reason Big picture The tournament proper is upon us. Its name – Super 10s – says big billing. Its first match caters to the same. India are the heavyweights. New Zealand are the heartthrobs. Considering the World T20 began with fingers dangled at the organisers for their ticketing strategy and the…
Heartthrobs brace against heavyweights
Match facts Tuesday, March 15, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Martin Guptill will need to mind the pace of the Indian pitches first before sending balls into the sky © AFP Big picture The tournament proper is upon us. Its name – Super 10s – says big billing. Its first match caters to the same. India are the heavyweights. New Zealand are the heartthrobs. Considering the World T20 began…
The Heavyweights against the heartthrobs
Match facts Tuesday, March 15, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Martin Guptill will need to mind the pace of the Indian pitches first before sending balls into the sky © AFP Big picture The tournament proper is upon us. Its name – Super 10s – says big billing. Its first match caters to the same. India are the heavyweights. New Zealand are the heartthrobs. Considering the World T20 began…
World T20: Confident India Begin Title Bid With New Zealand Game
India, going into the World T20, are the No. 1 team. They won the Asia Cup recently. © AFP Nagpur: India’s superb build-up run has made Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men favourites for an unprecedented second World T20 title. The in-form hosts, however, will have to guard against complacency when they take on a spirited New Zealand in their campaign-opener here on Tuesday. (India Should Focus on Winning World T20, Not…
Tamim Iqbal Keeps a Promise as Bangladesh Batsman Sounds Warning to Pakistan in World Twenty20
Tamim Iqbal struck an unbeaten 103 against Oman in a World T20 qualifier on Sunday. © Reuters New Delhi: Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal kept his promise and struck the first century of this year’s World Twenty20 tournament to help secure a place in the main draw with a 54-run victory over Oman in their rain-hit match on Sunday. (World T20: Tamim Iqbal Stars as Bangladesh Beat Oman to Qualify For Super…
Leicestershire snap up Rossouw for Blast
Rilee Rossouw will provide cover for Umar Akmal © AFP Leicestershire has further strengthened its plans for NatWest T20 Blast with the signing of powerful South Africa batsman Rilee Rossouw. He will play in the final six NatWest T20 Blast group games of the summer to provide cover for Umar Akmal, who is playing in the Caribbean Premier League. Rossouw’s first game will be against Derbyshire Falcons at the Fischer…
Tamim Iqbal Ton Blows Away Oman, Top Bangladeshi Targets Pakistan Next in T20 World Cup
Tamim Iqbal is now the first Bangladesh batsman to score 1000 T20 runs. © Getty Images In stunning form in the T20 World Cup qualifiers, Tamim Iqbal wants to play a leading role for Bangladesh in the all-important Super-10 clash against Pakistan in Kolkata on March 16. Bangladesh, on Sunday, became the second team after Afghanistan to qualify for the main round of the T20 World Cup. (World T20: Tamim…
ESPNcricinfo panel positive about professional revamp
Surrey celebrate promotion to Division One – limited to only one county in 2016 © Getty Images The ESPNcricinfo panel:Will Smith: Hampshire and previously Nottinghamshire and captain of Durham.Jack Shantry: Worcestershire.Steven Crook: Northamptonshire and previously Lancashire and Middlesex.Steven Croft: Lancashire captain.Ian Bell: Warwickshire captain. Will Smith: ‘The season becomes a war of attrition’ © Getty Images Do you feel you’re asked to play too much cricket at present?WS: Yes. The…
World T20: Josh Hazlewood's Hat-Trick in Warm-up Game May Not be Enough to Enter Australia's Playing XI
Josh Hazlewood returned with figures of 3/13 against West Indies in a World T20 warm-up game. © AFP Kolkata: Josh Hazlewood might have grabbed a hat-trick against West Indies in a World T20 warm-up game but he has hinted that it would not be enough to get a place in the playing XI. (World T20: AB De Villiers Toughest Batsman to Bowl at, Says Josh Hazlewood) “They’ve probably got their…