Sabbir Rahman starred with bat and ball as Bangladesh won the second T20 International against Zimbabwe in Khulna by 42 runs. Having hit an unbeaten 43 with the bat, Sabbir then took 3-11 with his leg-spin to give the hosts a 2-0 lead in the four-match series. After skipper Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and elected to bat, Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar made an impressive start with an opening…
Otago and Auckland breeze to victories
Auckland kept Wellington at the bottom of the points table, beating them by seven wickets at Basin Reserve. Wellington, having won only one game in six before this, chose to bat but could not bat out their 50. They were bowled out in 49.1 overs; only few of their batsmen got into double digits, and those who did could kick on to big scores. The top scorer was opener Michael…
2nd T20: Confident Pakistan aims for series win
Most of the focus in Friday’s first Twenty20 International between New Zealand and Pakistan in Auckland was on one man, Mohammad Amir, the 23-year old pacer, who made his international return more than five years after being blighted by his involvement in the spot-fixing scandal in 2010. While Amir’s comeback game was a decent one – he returned 1 for 31 in four overs – it was Shahid Afridi, the…
Australia field, India name two debutants
Toss Australia chose to field v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 04:26 Chappell: Don’t see India winning while chasing either Steven Smith won the toss and chose not to change a winning formula, sending India in to bat in the third ODI at the MCG. Australia have won the first two matches by chasing and Smith said on a pitch that looked dry and would get better under lights,…
Brilliant Broad seals series win for England
Stuart Broad treated a 28,000 sell-out Wanderers crowd to a sensational spell of fast bowling to inspire England to a seven-wicket victory inside three days that completed a Test series triumph over a shellshocked South Africa in Johannesburg. The 29-year-old, well renowned for delivering game-changing spells during his international career, took five wickets for just one run in 31 balls in 49 breathtaking minutes before returning to wrap up the Proteas’…
Broad: 'I made use of perfect conditions'
Stuart Broad offered a modest assessment of his latest match-winning spell as he fired England to a series win against South Africa in Johannesburg. Broad scythed through the Proteas batting on the third afternoon at the Wanderers – at one point taking five wickets for just one run in 31 balls – in front of a gobsmacked 28,000 sell-out crowd. It was just another devastating burst in an already long…
Cook full of pride after series win
Alastair Cook revealed his pride to captain the current England team after they secured a memorable series triumph over South Africa on the back of a stunning Stuart Broad spell. Broad ripped through the Proteas order on the third afternoon at the Wanderers – at one point taking five wickets for a single run in 31 balls – as England powered towards a seven-wicket win. Few could have expected such…
Cook in command of England's new beginnings
Play 04:12 A changing of the guard at The Wanderers? Alastair Cook isn’t really the type to flash a ‘Talk nah, KP’ note in the moment of triumph, but he probably could have been forgiven had he done so in Johannesburg. Victory here means Cook is the only man in history to lead his side to Test series victories in India and South Africa. When you add in a couple…
Timeline of Stuart Broad's spell
Stuart Broad produced another barely-believable spell of bowling on the third afternoon in Johannesburg to catapult England to the brink of a series win over South Africa. There are few greater sights in Test cricket than a quick in full flow and few can claim to have wreaked the type of devastation Broad has proved himself capable of time and time again in a single spell. Today’s spell further furnished…
Broad's best Test spells
Stuart Broad added yet another stunning spell to his already long list of devastating Test bursts on the third afternoon of third Test against South Africa in Johannesburg. Broad scythed through South Africa in a 49-minute period during which he also surpassed Bob Willis to become England’s third-highest Test wicket-taker. It was the seventh time in Tests that the Nottinghamshire right-armer has taken five wickets in a spell and left…