Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill put on a world record partnership to ease New Zealand to a 10-wicket victory against Pakistan and level their Twenty20 series at 1-1. The duo put on an unbroken stand of 171 – surpassing the previous best mark set by South Africa’s Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman – as they easily chased down Pakistan’s total of 168-7 at Seddon Park. Guptill was 87 not out…
India vs Australia 3rd ODI, MCG, Melbourne Live Cricket Score – Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan Steady India
Australia have registered convincing wins in the first two ODIs despite lacking the experience. India and Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be worried that his bowlers have failed to defend a 300-plus total in two consecutive games. Will the Indian team bounce back and gain some kind of momentum in the series? Get live scores and updates here. (LIVE SCORECARD | SCHEDULE | NEWS | VIDEOS | PHOTOS) 9:28 IST: Brilliant…
India vs Australia 3rd ODI, MCG, Melbourne Live Cricket Score – Mahendra Singh Dhoni Aims to Stay Alive Against Buoyant Australia
Australia have registered convincing wins in the first two ODIs despite lacking the experience. India and Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be worried that his bowlers have failed to defend a 300-plus total in two consecutive games. Will the Indian team bounce back and gain some kind of momentum in the series? Get live scores and updates here. (LIVE SCORECARD | SCHEDULE | NEWS | VIDEOS | PHOTOS) Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led…
Australia vs India: Glenn Maxwell Says Hosts Aiming for 5-0 Whitewash
Glenn Maxwell slammed 96 to help Australia taken an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the series against India. © AFP Melbourne: The ODI series in their bag, Australian big-hitter Glenn Maxwell on Sunday said the hosts are “desperate” to achieve a 5-0 whitewash against India and a 3-0 clean sweep of the subsequent T20 series.(Match Report | Scorecard | Highlights) Maxwell hit 96 runs to guide his side to an unassailable…
Bangladesh Outclass Zimbabwe to Take 2-0 Lead in Twenty20 Series
Sabbir Rahman smashed three sixes in his unbeaten innings of 43 to help Bangladesh post 167-3. © AFP Khulna: Bangladesh crushed Zimbabwe by 42 runs as Sabbir Rahman starred with both bat and ball on Sunday in the second Twenty20 international to give the hosts a 2-0 lead in the four-match series. (Khulna T20I: Bangladesh Beat Zimbabwe by Four Wickets) Sabbir made an unbeaten 43 and then took 3-11 to…
Kohli ton steers India to 295
50 overs India 6 for 295 (Kohli 117, S Dhawan 68, Rahane 50, Hastings 4-58) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Virat Kohli’s 117 was the key for India © Getty Images In Perth 309 was insufficient, and in Brisbane 308 was not enough. What can India’s bowlers do to defend 295 at the MCG? That is the task facing them to keep the series alive after a century from…
Pakistan bat; New Zealand rest Boult, Henry
Toss Pakistan chose to bat v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details New Zealand made two changes to the XI that lost the first T20 in Auckland © Getty Images Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bat in the second T20 in Hamilton. Shahid Afridi said he expected the surface to be good for batting. Kane Williamson said he would have chosen to bat first also. New Zealand…
Sabbir stars in Tigers win
Sabbir Rahman starred with bat and ball as Bangladesh won the second T20 International against Zimbabwe in Khulna by 42 runs. Having hit an unbeaten 43 with the bat, Sabbir then took 3-11 with his leg-spin to give the hosts a 2-0 lead in the four-match series. After skipper Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and elected to bat, Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar made an impressive start with an opening…
Otago and Auckland breeze to victories
Auckland kept Wellington at the bottom of the points table, beating them by seven wickets at Basin Reserve. Wellington, having won only one game in six before this, chose to bat but could not bat out their 50. They were bowled out in 49.1 overs; only few of their batsmen got into double digits, and those who did could kick on to big scores. The top scorer was opener Michael…
2nd T20: Confident Pakistan aims for series win
Most of the focus in Friday’s first Twenty20 International between New Zealand and Pakistan in Auckland was on one man, Mohammad Amir, the 23-year old pacer, who made his international return more than five years after being blighted by his involvement in the spot-fixing scandal in 2010. While Amir’s comeback game was a decent one – he returned 1 for 31 in four overs – it was Shahid Afridi, the…