Western Australia 3 for 247 (Harris 120, Bancroft 85*, Bolinger 2-14) trail New South Wales 316 (Hughes 124, Rohrer 78, Paris 4-61) by 69runsScorecard File photo – Joel Paris claimed 4 for 61 to clean up New South Wales’ tail © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Ben Rohrer’s 78, built on Daniel Hughes’ 124 from the first day, took New South Wales to 316 in their first innings. Unbeaten on 62 at…
Pettini handed Foxes one-day captaincy
Mark Pettini will captain Leicestershire Foxes in limited-overs cricket this season, while Mark Cosgrove will continue to skipper the County Championship side. Cosgrove, who last season oversaw Leicestershire’s first Championship win for three years, will be assisted by newly-appointed vice-captain Paul Horton . New signing Pettini previously led Essex to the Friends Provident Trophy and will lead his new county in the Royal London One-Day Cup and NatWest T20 Blast….
Unadkat runs riot as Saurashtra complete Assam demoliton
Saurashtra 353 (Pujara 126) and 21 for 0 beat Assam 234 (Verma 98, Arun Karthik 59, Unadkat 6-77) & 126 (Unadkat 5-45) by 10 wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Saurashtra entered their first Ranji Trophy final in three seasons © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Jaydev Unadkat’s second five-wicket haul that took his match tally to 11 scalps triggered Assam’s disintegration and facilitated Saurashtra’s win that gave them their first entry into the final…
India Always a Top Contender in Shorter Formats, Says Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrates with teammates after India won the T20 series against Sri Lanka. © BCCI Visakhapatnam: The emphatic triumph over Sri Lanka giving a perfect start to their World Twenty20 build-up, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his side will be one of the top contenders at the showpiece even though some top batsmen are yet to get enough time in the middle. Due to India’s deep batting,…
India Always Top Contenders in Shorter Formats, Says Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrates with teammates after India won the T20 series against Sri Lanka. © BCCI Visakhapatnam: The emphatic triumph over Sri Lanka giving a perfect start to their World Twenty20 build-up, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his side will be one of the top contenders at the showpiece even though some top batsmen are yet to get enough time in the middle. Due to India’s deep batting,…
SLC likely to scrap zonal first-class tournament
The move to overhaul the proposed tournament has drawn criticism from the former board members who had played a role formulating it © Getty Images The zonal first-class tournament scheduled for March and April by the previous Sri Lanka Cricket board is unlikely to go ahead this season, newly-elected SLC secretary Mohan de Silva has said. The new board affirmed its commitment to a provincial model, but were unhappy with…
Bancroft joins Gloucestershire for early season
Cameron Bancroft was in line for a Test debut before Australia’s tour of Bangladesh was called off © Getty Images Gloucestershire have signed Cameron Bancroft, the Western Australia wicketkeeper-batsman, for the first two months of the English season. Bancroft, who made his Australia debut in the final T20 against India in Sydney this month, comes with the recommendation of Western Australia team-mate Michael Klinger for who Bancroft will stand in…
Not Playing Well in Powerplay Cost us Series: Dinesh Chandimal
Dinesh Chandimal also rued the lack of experienced players in the side to counter the Indian team. © BCCI Visakhapatnam: A disappointed Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal said not playing well in the Powerplay overs cost his inexperienced side the just-concluded Twenty20 series against India. In Ranchi, the Lankan bowlers bled runs throughout while here in the final match, they lost half the side inside first six overs. “Throughout the…
Harris keeps WA steady after Bollinger's double-strike
Western Australia 2 for 150 (Harris 83*, Bancroft 52*, Bolinger 2-14) trail New South Wales 316 (Hughes 124, Rohrer 78, Paris 4-61) by 166 runsScorecard File photo – Joel Paris claimed 4 for 61 to clean up New South Wales’ tail © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Ben Rohrer’s 78, built on Daniel Hughes’ 124 from the first day, took New South Wales to 316 in their first innings. Unbeaten on 62…
Boland five-for keeps Victoria on top
Victoria 9 for 325 dec. (Maxwell 79, Dean 60, Mennie 3-73) and 3 for 72 (Dean 26, Zampa 2-11) lead South Australia 224 (Raphael 48, Lehmann 41, Boland 5-38) by 173 runsScorecard File photo – Scott Boland took 5 for 38 © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Scott Boland, the pacer, took 5 for 38 as Victoria bowled South Australia out for 224 to take a 101-run first-innings lead at…