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…
ODIs Preview: New Zealand keen to replicate success in ODIs
There will be spring in the steps of New Zealand when it takes on Pakistan in the first One-Day International of the five-match series at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Monday (January 25). Latham will be expected to step up in McCullum’s absence as he partners with Guptill at the top – AFP Also Read: Pakistan’s cricket skipper buries hatchet with Amir New Zealand’s confidence stems from the way…
Pakistan’s cricket skipper buries hatchet with Amir
Wellington – The rehabilitation of Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir takes another step forward Monday with one-day captain Azhar Ali welcoming him into the side for the series against New Zealand. Pakistani cricket one-day captain Azhar Ali initially refused to play alongside Mohammad Amir who is making his return to the international scene after a prison term and five-year ban for spot-fixing © AFP/File Arif Ali Ali, who takes over the…
Knights win; Lions stalled despite Petersen double
Knights 270 (Biljon 96, Coetsee 44, Walters 3-42. Magala 3-52) and 212 for 6 (Second 65, Rossouw 43, Coetsee 40) beat Warriors 252 (Ingram 89, Price 62, Siboto 6-54) and 226 (Vallie 105, Ackermann 68, van Schalkwyk 4-44)Scorecard File photo: Alviro Petersen scored 203, nearly 70% of Lions’ total score of 298 in the first innings © AFP Knights have secured their third victory of the season – par with…
Siboto six-for paves way for Knights victory
Knights 270 (Biljon 96, Coetsee 44, Walters 3-42. Magala 3-52) and 212 for 6 (Second 65, Rossouw 43, Coetsee 40) beat Warriors 252 (Ingram 89, Price 62, Siboto 6-54) and 226 (Vallie 105, Ackermann 68, van Schalkwyk 4-44)Scorecard File photo: Alviro Petersen scored 203, nearly 70% of Lions’ total score of 298 in the first innings © AFP Knights have secured their third victory of the season – par with…
Rabada's seven-wicket best keeps SA on victory track
South Africa 475 and 42 for 1 (Cook 23*, Amla 16*) lead England 342 (Cook 76, Root 76, Rabada 7-112) by 175 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:08 Rabada continues his rapid coming-of-age Four specialist bowlers and one of them succumbing to injury. For Kagiso Rabada, an up-and-coming fast bowler acting as spearhead one moment, workhorse the next, it was an onerous burden. But Rabada was up to the task,…
Rabada undermines England resistance
England fought gamely on day three of the fourth Test at Centurion but face an uphill task to save the match after Kagiso Rabada took 7-112. The 20-year-old quick recorded the best South African figures against England since the Proteas’ readmission to undermine half-centuries from Alastair Cook, Joe Root and Moeen Ali, as the home side secured a 133-run first-innings advantage. South Africa then reached 42 for one at stumps,…
Ntini excited to begin 'dream' of coaching
‘The most important thing is that the team qualifies for the main draw [of the World T20]’ – New Zimbabwe bowling coach Makhaya Ntini © Associated Press Five years after completing a very successful career as an international cricketer for South Africa, Makhaya Ntini has a chance to nurture young talent and bring them to the big stage, having signed on as Zimbabwe’s bowling coach. His two-year run will begin…