Tasmania 8 for 566 dec (Dunk 190, Doolan 119, Bailey 107) beat Victoria 165 (Tremain 28, Webster 3-18, Kingston 3-40) and 265 (White 106, Boland 51, Gulbis 4-45) by and innings and 136 runsScorecard File photo – Tasmania’s huge win was built on Ben Dunk’s 190 © Getty Images Tasmania wrapped up a dominant victory over Victoria to keep them from sealing a home Sheffield Shield final berth with two…
Rohrer, Copeland seal five-wicket win for NSW
New South Wales 211 (Carters 54, Hughes 32, Mennie 4-52, Worrall 4-48) and 5 for 267 (Rohrer 109*, Copeland 49*) beat South Australia 298 (Lehmann 122, Weatherald 58, Maddinson 2-10) and 177 (Head 44, Raphael 34, Copeland 5-62) by five wicketsScorecard Trent Copeland and Ben Rohrer’s 120-run partnership sealed New South Wales’ chase © Getty Images Ben Rohrer‘s brave century and a vital supporting hand from Trent Copeland lifted New…
Taylor, Dottin fifties lead WI Women to win
West Indies Women 232 (Taylor 79, Dottin 61, Luus 3-34) beat South Africa Women 175 (Chetty 51, Matthews 2-18) by 57 runsScorecard File photo: West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor top-scored for her side with 79 off 83 balls © WICB Media/Randy Brooks West Indies Women narrowed the gap down to four points between themselves and first-place Australia in the ICC Women’s Championship points table after a 57-run win over South…
'Low-scoring pitches not good practice for World T20' – Dhoni
MS Dhoni has had a good view of the carnage through a series of low-scoring innings in Mirpur © Associated Press India captain MS Dhoni said that the pitches in Mirpur during the Asia Cup haven’t been conducive for T20s but such conditions are helping his team’s batsmen to play with more circumspection. His bowlers hit his preferred lengths to knock over Pakistan for just 83 but in response lost…
'Amir playing as if BCCI banned him for five years'
India v Pakistan was the marquee game of the league phase of the Asia Cup, with a Saturday primetime slot, and there was plenty of hype in the build-up. People offer prayers in Varanasi ahead of #IndvsPak match in Asia Cup T20 pic.twitter.com/N2THuf9MIF — ANI (@ANI_news) 27 February 2016 Tonight our part of the world stops for 3 hours! Two strong sides. Two strong countries. The ultimate clash begins #IndvsPak…
Kohli wins it for India after Amir storm
India 85 for 5 (Kohli 49, Amir 3-18) beat Pakistan 83 (Pandya 3-8, Jadeja 2-11) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details India’s pacers did most of the damage early on to set up the win © Associated Press There is a bar for international batsmen and with Pakistan it is never quite certain which way they will push it. There is never a shortage of spectacle when they play and…
Seamers set up win routing Pakistan for 83
India 85 for 5 (Kohli 49, Amir 3-18) beat Pakistan 83 (Pandya 3-8, Jadeja 2-11) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details India’s pacers did a lot of damage early on © Associated Press There is a bar for international batsmen and with Pakistan it is never quite certain which way they will push it. Whatever happens, there is never a shortage of spectacle and that box was at least ticked…
Mohammad Amir's sensational first over
Mohammad Amir almost had Rohit Sharma on the first ball © AFP When everyone would have thought the game was over after India bundled out Pakistan for 83 in Mirpur, Mohammad Amir conjured up a spectacular first over to begin the Indian chase. The over could not have had more drama – there was swing, pace and two wickets to add to the thrill of an India-Pakistan match. 0.1 Mohammad…
Ones to watch in 2016
With the 2016 county season fast approaching, ecb.co.uk picks a player from each of the first-class counties who could make a name for themselves during the upcoming campaign. Derbyshire – Matthew Critchley Initially seen as a promising leg-spinner, Critchley made Derbyshire history last May when he became the county’s youngest first-class centurion with 137 against Northamptonshire. That knock beat off competition from the likes of Martin Guptill and Michael di…
Dipping Sri Lanka face surging Bangladesh
Match facts Sunday, February 28, 2016Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT) Dinesh Chandimal may be Sri Lanka’s last hope in the opening position in the absence of Kusal Perera © AFP Big Picture When Sri Lanka were last in Bangladesh, in 2014, they seemed to be physically incapable of losing. Kumar Sangakkara spent so much time at the crease, the image of his backside is probably burned into wicketkeeper Mushfiqur…