AB de Villiers powered to a 57-ball century the last time he played in Mumbai © Associated Press Wankhede Stadium. Twenty20 centuries. AB de Villiers 1- Chris Gayle 1. While Gayle grooved his way to an undefeated hundred in his first T20I game at the venue on Wednesday, de Villiers’ T20 ton, a frenetic 59-ball razzle dazzle, had come last year in an IPL game here. The reason why it…

“That’s the beauty of tournament cricket – you have a game in two days’ time so you don’t get too caught up in what’s just happened.”  That’s Jos Buttler on England’s opportunity for rapid redemption as they gather hearts and heads for the “must-win” clash against familiar foes South Africa tomorrow. Eoin Morgan’s side were blown away by Chris Gayle’s outstanding stand-and-deliver batting in the World T20 group one opener…

File photo: Marshall Ayub scored an unbeaten 101 to cap off a successful tournament as the highest run-getter © Raton Gomes/BCB Central Zone sealed their second Bangladesh Cricket League title, following a drawn game against North Zone in Mirpur. Central Zone had won the inaugural BCL tournament in the 2012-13 season, before South Zone won it in the following two seasons – 2013-14 and 2014-15. Central Zone, who were on…

Toss: Afghanistan chose to bat v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo: Lahiru Thirimanne was playing his first T20I since May 2014 © AFP Asghar Stanikzai, the Afghanistan captain, chose to bat in his team’s Super 10 opener against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens. Stanikzai expected the pitch to play a little slow, and hoped his side could put up a good total. Lasith Malinga, who had been…

Covers made frequent appearances ahead of Australia’s game against New Zealand © Getty Images Rhythm, momentum and form are words usually thrown around at world events, but try telling New Zealand that. As it is, momentum counts for little in Twenty20 tournaments, but New Zealand are just going from one set of extreme conditions to another. They have survived a spitting cobra in Nagpur, but they will be asked to…

England 153 for 7 (Edwards 60, Jahanara 3-32) beat Bangladesh 117 for 6 (Nigar 35, Shrubsole 2-27) by 36 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Charlotte Edwards led the way for England with 60 © International Cricket Council Charlotte Edwards‘ first T20I fifty in 18 months set up England’s 36-run win over Bangladesh in Bangalore. She struck 60 off 51 balls with seven fours before the England bowlers restricted Bangladesh to 117…

England 153 for 7 (Edwards 60, Jahanara 3-32) beat Bangladesh 117 for 6 (Nigar 35, Shrubsole 2-27) by 36 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Charlotte Edwards led the way for England with 60 © International Cricket Council Charlotte Edwards‘ first T20I fifty in 18 months set up England’s 36-run win over Bangladesh in Bangalore. She struck 60 off 51 balls with seven fours before the England bowlers restricted Bangladesh to 117…

Meg Lanning felt the key to tackling spin would be to play the ball with the turn, and as late as possible © Getty Images Nagpur is baking. Nagpur is dry, literally. Water crisis has been prevalent here for a number of years. While it is highly unlikely that water shortage has affected pitch preparation, the surfaces here have been anything but batsmen-friendly in recent times. All of this has…

The court might decide to approach the Lodha Committee to review ‘very limited points’ © Getty Images The BCCI is likely to face further chin music on Friday from the two-judge bench of the Supreme Court hearing the case relating to how the Indian board plans to implement the various recommendations proposed by the Lodha Committee in January. At the last hearing, held on March 3, the bench comprising Chief…