Play 01:21 We can play with this team in all conditions – Dhoni India’s victory over UAE was set up by a pristine spell with the new ball by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He was able to move it both ways, force the batsmen into their shell returned two wickets and 20 dot balls out of his four overs. Bhuvneshwar is quite well known for keeping it tight and providing India with…
SL, Pakistan look to mend batting chinks in dead rubber
Match facts March 4, 2016Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT) Mohammad Amir’s form in the tournament has been one of the few positives for Pakistan © AFP Big Picture With tails between their legs, two of the better nations in T20 history prepare to play out a dead rubber, two years after they had contested the final of this tournament. Their routes to this match were similar enough. Both teams…
Christian takes on Notts T20 captaincy
Dan Christian (second from right) takes over from James Taylor in Nottinghamshire’s T20 side © Getty Images Dan Christian, the Australian allrounder, has taken over as Nottinghamshire’s captain for the NatWest T20 Blast after James Taylor decided to stand down due to his England commitments. Chris Read, the club captain who leads the side in the County Championship, will take charge for the Royal London Cup. Taylor has played in…
Du Plessis wants to follow McCullum's lead at start of year-long acquaintance
SA v Aus, 1st T20, Durban March 3, 2016 South Africa and Australia will be seeing plenty of each other during the remainder of 2016, but it is hoped that it won’t lead to tempers boiling over Play 02:53 ‘We’ve got a side to win T20 tournaments’ – Smith If cricket ever wanted context, it need look no further than the upcoming T20s between South Africa and Australia. Yes, you’ve…
India crush UAE for their biggest T20I win
India 82 for 1 (Rohit 39, Yuvraj 25*) beat UAE 81 for 9 (Shaiman 43, Bhuvneshwar 2-8) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Bhuvneshwar Kumar suffocated UAE with returns of 4-2-8-2 © AFP India versus UAE was a no contest. There was precious little intent from the UAE batsmen and all India had to do was go through the motions to gain a nine-wicket victory. It was India’s biggest win…
SL, Pakistan hope to mend batting chinks in dead rubber
Match facts March 4, 2016Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT) Mohammad Amir’s form in the tournament has been one of the few positives for Pakistan © AFP Big Picture With tails between their legs, two of the better nations in T20 history prepare to play out a dead rubber, two years after they had contested the final of this tournament. Their routes to this match were similar enough. Both teams…
Teams hope to mend batting chinks in dead rubber
Match facts March 4, 2016Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT) Mohammad Amir’s form in the tournament has been one of the few positives for Pakistan © AFP Big Picture With tails between their legs, two of the better nations in T20 history prepare to play out a dead rubber, two years after they had contested the final of this tournament. Their routes to this match were similar enough. Both teams…
PCB threatens pulling out of World T20
Shaharyar Khan – “If they won’t give a public statement, then I see it’s very difficult to go to India” © AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has threatened pulling out of the World Twenty20 if they did not get a clear message about the security situation from the Indian government. Shaharyar Khan, the PCB chairman, called for India to publicly acknowledge Pakistan’s participation in the tournament and to also…
Supreme Court may allow review of Lodha panel recommendations
In January, the Lodha panel had proposed a series of sweeping changes to the BCCI’s administrative and governance structures © AFP India’s Supreme Court has told the BCCI that it might be inclined to send a few of the recommendations proposed by the Lodha committee back to the three-member panel for review. The two-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice Ibrahim Kalifullah, did not, specify, however, which recommendations…
Uncertain Australia next target for South Africa
Match facts Friday, March 4, 2016Start time 1800 local (1600GMT) Play 01:00 Steyn back for Australia series Big picture When this season started, South Africans would not have guessed the most enjoyable part would come at the end. After back-to-back Test series defeats, which would have taken supporters by surprise, the limited-overs’ squads have put smiles on faces with their feisty performances. The T20 side has even raised hope. After…