Hong Kong opt to bat v AfghanistanScorecard and ball-by-ball details Hong Kong need nothing short of victory to give themselves any chance of pulling off a miracle in the qualifying stages of the World T20 © AFP Tanwir Afzal won the toss as Hong Kong elected to bat in their must-win World Twenty20 qualifiers clash against Afghanistan at the VCA Stadium. Afghanistan boosted their pace bowling stocks by including comeback…
Zimbabwe hold on to end Scotland's World T20
Zimbabwe 147 for 7 (Williams 53) beat Scotland 136 (Berrington 36, Masakadza 4-28) by 11 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:38 Highlights – Zimbabwe beat Scotland for second win Scotland’s chances of further participation at the World T20 ended in a match they will rue letting slip away. They took regular wickets to keep Zimbabwe to under 150 and then recovered from 20 for 4 to stay in the chase…
Rattled Ireland face Bangladesh test in must-win
Match facts Friday, March 11, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Ireland will fall by the wayside should they lose to Bangladesh © Associated Press Big Picture The format of the qualifying stages of the World T20 means that Ireland have one step out of the door already, following their shock two-wicket defeat to Oman on Wednesday. But given how Bangladesh too were rattled by the Netherlands despite the eight-run…
Netherlands know Oman feelgood can be shortlived
Oman’s players celebrate their win against Ireland © International Cricket Council Match facts Friday, March 11, 2016, DharamsalaStart time 1500 local (0930 GMT) Big Picture “The lad at the back end played really well,” said William Porterfield, the Ireland captain, after his side’s defeat to Oman. Everybody knows the “lad” now. The 37-year-old marketing manager of an Indian restaurant in Oman. Bespectacled and the antithesis of a modern athlete, Amir…
Masakadza sends Scotland packing
Spinner Wellington Masakadza took 4-28 as Zimbabwe ended Scotland’s ICC World Twenty20 ambitions with an 11-run victory in Nagpur. The Scots, who needed a win to harbour any hopes of progressing to the Super 10 stage of the competition after losing their opening match against Afghanistan, suffered a top-order collapse in pursuit of 148 for victory. Richie Berrington, Preston Mommsen and Josh Davey made a game of it as the…
East Zone win thriller, but Central consolidate top spot
File photo – Alok Kapali’s contributions with bat and ball helped East Zone to a thrilling win © AFP East Zone beat North Zone by four wickets in a dramatic last session at the Sheikh Kamal Ground in Cox’s Bazar. East Zone chased down 139 in 22.1 overs, after play was extended by 13 minutes after the mandatory last hour ended at 4.43pm. They were in trouble at 37 for…
Taskin, Sunny reported for suspect actions, coach Hathurusingha livid
Play 01:05 WATCH – Taskin and Arafat bowling in the game against Netherlands The ICC officials have expressed their concerns about the bowling actions of Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny being suspect, which has left the Bangladesh team livid. Their coach Chandika Hathurusingha informed reporters that his team had received written and official communication from the match officials that they were “concerned” the actions of the duo. He said, though,…
Fazal, Nair stun Mumbai in historic chase
Rest of India 306 (Nair 94, Nayar 3-35) and 482 for 6 (Fazal 127, Nair 94, Jackson 59*, Binny, 54, Abdulla 5-154) beat Mumbai 603 (Suryakumar 156, Bista 104, Jayant 4-132) and 182 (Lad 60, Suryakumar 49, Jayant 4-93, Unadkat 3-16) by four wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo: Faiz Fazal set the base for Rest of India’s daunting chase of 480 with a well-crafted 127 © PTI A day…
World T20: India Women's Cricket Team Warm-Up With Easy Win Over Ireland
Harmanpreet Kaur (in pic) and Smriti Mandhana put on 72 runs for the third wicket after India had been reduced to 16/2.(Harmanpreet Kaur’s official Facebook page) © Facebook Bengaluru: Hosts India warmed-up for the ICC women’s World T20 with a 29-run win over Ireland in a warm-up match on Thursday. (Mithali Raj Aims Says Indian Team Eying Semi-Final Spot in World T20) Smriti Mandhana, a 19-year-old left-hander from Mumbai, hit…
World T20: Afghanistan Outplay Hong Kong For Second Straight Win
Afghanistan players celebrate the dismissal of a Hong Kong player in a World T20 match. © AFP Nagpur: Afghanistan defeated Hong Kong by six wickets for their second straight win in the ICC World T20 qualifier here on Thursday. (Scorecard) All-rounder Mohammad Nabi picked a four wicket haul to help Afghanistan restrict Hong Kong to 116 for six. They chased down the target in 18 overs after openers Mohammad Shahzad…