Mitchell McClenaghan picked up the injury when a bouncer burst through the gap in his helmet © AFP New Zealand fast bowler Mitchell McClenaghan has suffered a hairline fracture just above his left eye, during the first ODI against Pakistan in Wellington. He picked up the injury when a bouncer burst through the gap in his helmet in the final over of New Zealand’s innings on Monday. It rules him…
ICC Under-19 World Cup: Khaleel Ahmed, Sarfaraz Khan Star as India Beat Pakistan in Warm-up Tie
India and Pakistan in action during their U-19 World Cup warm-up match. © ICC Dhaka: A brilliant five-wicket haul by pacer Khaleel Ahmed followed by Sarfaraz Khan’s quickfire 81 helped India post a comfortable five-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan on the final day of the warm-up matches of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup here on Monday. In a match which was reduced to 45 over-a-side due to a delayed…
Nicholls leads revival to sink Pakistan
New Zealand 280 for 8 (Nicholls 82, Santner 48, Henry 48, Amir 3-28, Anwar Ali 3-66) beat Pakistan 210 ( Azam 62, Hafeez 42, Boult 4-40, Elliott 3-43) by 70 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details New Zealand’s 280 was built on Henry Nicholls’ measured 82 © Getty Images New Zealand were on the ropes at 99 for 6, and already missing their three-most experienced players, were further hamstrung by an injury…
Khawaja near certainty for World T20 squad, says selector
Australia national selector Rod Marsh on Khawaja: ‘Usman is right up there as far as being included in the T20 World Cup squad’ © K Sivaraman Usman Khawaja is a near certainty to be chosen in Australia’s squad for the World T20 in India despite being overlooked for both the upcoming T20s against India and the ODI squad to tour New Zealand. Australia’s national selector Rod Marsh said Khawaja would…
India vs Australia: Experience Can't be Bought in Super Market, Says Ravi Shastri
Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh are set for a comeback when India face Australia in the first T20I. © AFP Adelaide: India’s Team Director Ravi Shastri on Monday said that while “experience cannot be bought in super market” the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra will play only if they fit into the combination that the team is looking for going into ICC World T20.(India Look for…
Yuvraj Singh an Impact Player, Match-Winner For India: Ravi Shastri
Yuvraj Singh has played 40 T20 Internationals for India and averages 31.22 with a strike rate of 144.69. © PTI Adelaide: Yuvraj Singh came in for some praise from India team director Ravi Shastri, who dubbed the stylish southpaw as an impact player, match-winner and someone whose record speaks for itself. India take on Australia in a three-match Twenty20 series starting on Tuesday. (Finch Confident of Nullifying Threat of Yuvraj…
Late surge drives New Zealand to 280
New Zealand 280 for 8 (Nicholls 82, Santner 48, Henry 48, Amir 3-28, Anwar Ali 3-66) v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details New Zealand’s 280 was built on Henry Nicholls’ measured 82 © Getty Images Pakistan’s pace quartet blasted New Zealand’s top order out, reducing them to 99 for 6 within 23 overs, but the hosts bided some time, then blasted right back in the final ten overs. Their eventual…
Moeen keeps the faith
Moeen Ali is confident England can still emerge from the fourth Test with a positive result despite seeing South Africa take full control on day three at Centurion. The hosts will take a 175-run lead into the penultimate day after dismissing England for 342 and then closing on 42 for one. That leaves the tourists with an uphill battle on a surface that is offering plenty of variable bounce and…
Pakistan bowl in series opener, Malik injured
Toss Pakistan chose to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:10 Pakistan look to bounce back Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first, as Azhar Ali hoped to exploit life from the hard, green-tinged Basin Reserve surface, as well as swing in the air under cloudy skies. The venue’s characteristic wind had not yet begun to blow strongly at the toss, but it is forecast…
Khawaja, Burns left out of ODI squad
Khawaja and Burns were omitted as Australia did not want to tinker with a settled batting line-up © Getty Images Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns will enter Australia’s tilt for the No.1 Test ranking without a single warm-up innings on New Zealand soil, after the national selectors resisted temptation to significantly alter the ODI squad. The only concession to the two Tests in Wellington and Christchurch was the omission of…