Pakistan strolled to an easy win in their tournament opener against Afghanistan © International Cricket Council Pakistan U-19 romped to a comfortable six-wicket win in their tournament opener against Afghanistan U-19 in their Group B game in Sylhet. The damage was done early on, as Shadab Khan and Hasan Mohsin combined to take seven wickets and elicit a spectacular collapse as Afghanistan stumbled from 98 for 3 to be bowled…

Coach Mike Hesson on Mitchell McClenaghan’s injury: ‘It appears that the fracture is a little worse than first thought’ © Getty Images New Zealand fast bowler Mitchell McClenaghan has been ruled out of the forthcoming one-day series against Australia, after the fracture above his left eye was diagnosed to be more serious than initially thought. “It’s certainly going to take at least a couple of weeks for him to recover,”…

The reason for Robbie Frylinck’s suspension is as yet unknown © BCCI Allrounder Robbie Frylinck has been suspended from his franchise, Dolphins, with immediate effect, although the reason for his sanction is unknown. Dolphins CEO Pete de Wet told News24 that the length of Frylinck’s suspension is undetermined and that he will be disciplined internally, but added that the matter had “nothing to do” with the current fixing scandal swirling…

Australia’s middle-order batsmen, like Chris Lynn, may have to rethink their tactics after the defeat in Adelaide © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Match facts January 29, 2016Start time 1938 local (0838 GMT) Big Picture On their Republic Day, India went all retro to dampen the Australia Day spirit a little. There was Ashish Nehra, there was Yuvraj Singh, and there was control, which must seem like a substance of vintage for…

Australia’s middle order batsmen like Chris Lynn may have to rethink their tactics after the defeat in Adelaide © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Match facts January 29, 2016Start time 1938 local (0838 GMT) Big Picture On their Republic Day, India went all retro to dampen the Australia Day spirit a little. There was Ashish Nehra, there was Yuvraj Singh, and there was control, which must seem like a substance of vintage…

Angelo Mathews is nursing a groin strain that largely prevented him from bowling in New Zealand © Getty Images Sri Lanka are likely to send a depleted squad to India next month to play the scheduled T20 series, given a number of injuries to key players. Among them are fast bowler and T20 captain Lasith Malinga, allrounder Angelo Mathews, spinner Rangana Herath and fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep. India and Sri…

Match abandoned New Zealand v PakistanScorecard and ball-by-ball details The rain left the outfield too wet for play at McLean Park © AFP The second ODI, in Napier, was abandoned without a ball being bowled, after heavy rain persisted until mid afternoon, and left the ground too sodden for play to begin. The skies had begun to clear well ahead of the game’s cut-off time of 7:19 pm, but with…

When Pakistan began the tour of New Zealand, winning by 16 runs in the first Twenty20 International, it appeared that the side had the resources to push the home side. Fast forward to nearly two weeks later, and it seems that was just a minor hiccup on New Zealand’s part. Pakistan has the firepower lower down the order, but runs at the top of the order will go a long…

Head Coach Trevor Bayliss believes a collective team effort was the key to their 2-1 Test series victory away to South Africa. England ended their four-match series with a 280-run defeat in the fourth Test at Centurion but despite the manner in which they lost, Bayliss was proud of the achievement of his side. The 53-year-old can add an away Test victory against the world top-ranked Test team to their…