Toss: Australia chose to bowl v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details John Hastings is one of three T20I debutants in Australia’s line-up © Getty Images Australia’s captain Aaron Finch has sent india in to bat in the second Twenty20 match of the series at the MCG. The hosts are without David Warner and Steven Smith, who are both departing on Saturday for the looming tour of New Zealand, while Travis…
Zimbabwe and Namibia post crushing wins
Fiji Under-19 suffered another massive defeat in their second match of the World Cup, losing by seven wickets to Zimbabwe Under-19 in Chittagong, two days after a 299-run thrashing against England. This time Fiji batted first and were shot out for 81 in 27.4 overs, with only three batsmen making double-figure scores and no one getting past 20. Offspinner Wesley Madhevere began his tournament with figures of 5 for 24,…
Dimitri Mascarenhas Steps Down as New Zealand Bowling Coach
Dimitri Mascarenhas had replaced Shane Bond as New Zealand bowling coach in March last year. © AFP Wellington: Former England international Dimitri Mascarenhas is stepping down as bowling coach of the new Zealand cricket team. Mascarenhas, who replaced Shane Bond in the role last March, on Friday said he will leave at the end of the season to spend more time with his family. Head coach Mike Hesson said he…
Finch injured as India win series
India clinched their Twenty20 series against Australia with a 27-run win that could have further ramifications for the hosts after skipper Aaron Finch suffered a serious-looking hamstring injury. Half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and man of the match Virat Kohli inspired India to 184 for three and, for the second successive match, Australia’s chase floundered on the back of a rush of wickets. Finch had provided Australia’s best hope as he crashed…
Graham Ford Signs Up for Second Spell as Sri Lanka Coach
Graham Ford last season guided Surrey to the county championship second division title. © AFP London: Graham Ford has agreed to return to Sri Lanka for a second spell as coach, his English county championship employer Surrey announced on Thursday. (Click here for latest Cricket stories) The 55-year-old South African previously coached Sri Lanka from 2012 until 2014, before taking over the reins at Surrey. “We are extremely disappointed to…
Wesley Madhevere takes five in huge Zimbabwe win
Fiji Under-19 suffered another massive defeat in their second match of the World Cup, losing by seven wickets to Zimbabwe Under-19 in Chittagong, two days after a 299-run thrashing against England. This time Fiji batted first and were shot out for 81 in 27.4 overs, with only three batsmen making double-figure scores and no one getting past 20. Offspinner Wesley Madhevere began his tournament with figures of 5 for 24,…
Australia's preparations 'adequate' – Smith
Steven Smith was part of Australia’s squad on their last tour of New Zealand, in 2009-10, but did not get to play a Test match © Getty Images Australia’s captain Steven Smith believes his men will have adequate preparation for their Trans-Tasman Trophy defence in New Zealand despite there being no warm-up match ahead of the first Test. The two Tests in Wellington and Christchurch are preceded by three ODIs,…
India Women celebrate historic series win
India Women 0 for 69 (Raj 37*, Mandhana 22*) beat Australia Women 8 for 125 (Lanning 49, Goswami 2-16) by 10 wickets (by D/L method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details It was another strong performance from India in the field © Getty Images India Women created history at the MCG on Friday, where their ten-wicket win resulted in their first series victory over Australia Women in any format. In a rain-affected T20…
Mascarenhas to quit as NZ bowling coach
Dimitri Mascarenhas has a month left with the New Zealand team © Getty Images New Zealand are set to lose their second bowling coach in as many years, after Dimitri Mascarenhas announced he will quit at the end of the home series against Australia in February. Mascarenhas had begun the role after Shane Bond quit as bowling coach following the 2015 World Cup, but cited family reasons for his decision…
Bancroft called into T20 squad as wicketkeeper
Cameron Bancroft played nine of his ten T20s this summer for Perth Scorchers © Getty Images Cameron Bancroft will make his international debut in Sunday’s third and final Twenty20 against India in Sydney after being called in to replace Matthew Wade as wicketkeeper. Wade is one of five players in Australia’s T20 squad for the India series who will be unavailable for the final game as they fly to New…