Explosive all-rounder Chris Morris has become the latest big-name to join Surrey after signing to play in the NatWest T20 Blast this summer. Surrey, who recently announced Michael Di Venuto as their new head coach, already have international stars such as Aaron Finch, Kumar Sangakkara and Dwayne Bravo in their ranks and look set to be a strong side for the coming campaign after adding the South Africa all-rounder. Morris…
SLC unhappy with Jayawardene's England consulting role
Mahela Jayawardene had previously worked with England during their tour to the UAE last year © Getty Images Sri Lanka Cricket has taken a dim view of Mahela Jayawardene‘s resumption of a consulting role with England for 10 days of the forthcoming World T20. SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala labeled Jayawardene’s temporary job “sad and disappointing”, even while the present board rejected the clustered provincial first-class tournament Jayawardene had played a…
Steven Finn Out of World Twenty20
England’s Steven Finn was in fine form and was expected to lead the pack for England during the World Twenty20. © AP London: England’s World Twenty20 hopes suffered a setback on Friday when fast bowler Steven Finn was ruled out with a strained left calf. (Read More in Cricket) The 26-year-old Middlesex quick was down to lead England’s attack at next month’s global tournament in India despite missing the white…
Asia Cup 2016: Bangladesh Thrash United Arab Emirates by 51 runs
Bangladesh’s captain Mashrafe Mortaza (center) celebrates with teammates after dismissing United Arab Emirates’ Shaiman Anwar during an Asia Cup Twenty20 international match. © AP Mirpur: Mahmudullah Riyadh produced an all-round effort to guide hosts Bangladesh to a comprehensive 51-run win against United Arab Emirates in the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament. (Scorecard | Highlights) Batting first, Bangladesh managed only 133 for eight largely due to rearguard action from Man-of-the-Match Mahmudullah, who…
Mumbai seal 41st Ranji title with innings win
Mumbai 371 (Iyer 117, Lad 88, Unadkat 4-118) beat Saurashtra 235 (Vasavada 77, Mankad 66, Kulkarni 5-42, Thakur 3-89) and 115 (Pujara 27, Thakur 5-26) by an innings and 21 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Shardul Thakur finished with a maul haul of eight wickets © PTI Saurashtra somehow contrived to get themselves into a terrible mess courtesy poor catching and defensive tactics against Mumbai’s last-wicket pair of…
Queensland firm after WA declare on 436
Queensland 2 for 168 (Labuschagne 76*) trail Western Australia 6 for 436 dec (Bancroft 171, Marsh 95, Harris 65, Steketee 3 for 64) by 268 runsScorecard File photo – Nathan Coulter-Nile bowled tidily on his return to the Western Australia side after injury © Getty Images Queensland made a firm start in their pursuit of Western Australia’s 6 for 436 declared on day two of the Sheffield Shield match at…
WT20 ticket process makes life hard for overseas fans
The uncertainty over Delhi’s status as a host left the travel plans of fans in limbo © BCCI Fans travelling from abroad for the World T20 in India have expressed anger and disappointment over the delay in announcing the tournament’s schedule and the ambiguity surrounding the ticketing process. While the fixtures were announced on December 11 – about three months before the event – the first phase of ticket sales,…
Tigers maul UAE
Bangladesh kick-started their Asia Cup campaign by condemning United Arab Emirates to a second defeat in as many days in Mirpur. The Tigers, beaten by India in their first outing on Wednesday, dismissed UAE, who lost to Sri Lanka yesterday, for 82 to claim a 51-run victory. Only three UAE batsmen made double figures, Muhammad Usman top-scoring with a run-a-ball 30, as Mustafizur Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shakib Al Hasan and…
Asia Cup 2016: Virat Kohli Asserts His Dominance Over Pakistan in Twenty20 Internationals
Virat Kohli is the highest run-getter in India vs Pakistan Twenty20 clashes, scoring 150 runs in four games at an average of 75. © AFP Contests between India and Pakistan have always been a tense and high-voltage affair. Usually, it’s been a contest between India’s batting and Pakistan’s bowling. While Pakistan hold the edge over India in one-day internationals and Tests, India have a big advantage over Pakistan in Twenty20…
World Twenty20: Delhi and District Cricket Association Assures Feroz Shah Kotla Will be Ready by Sunday
Feroz Shah Kotla will host four matches of the World Twenty20 including the first semifinal. It will also host six matches of women’s World Twenty20. © BCCI New Delhi: The controversy ridden Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), which got last minute nod to host the World Twenty20 matches at the Feroz Shah Kotla, has assured that the stadium will be fully ready by Sunday for the showpiece event. (Feroz…