Shane Watson was Islamabad United’s leading run scorer at the time of his injury © PSL Islamabad United allrounder Shane Watson has been ruled out of the remainder of his team’s Pakistan Super League campaign due to an abdominal injury. The PSL’s official Twitter handle confirmed the news: “JUST IN Bad news for @IsbUnited as their star player @ShaneRWatson33 is out of the #HBLPSL with an abdominal injury.” The injury…
Hard-fought contest goes the distance
Match facts Sunday, February 14Start time 10am local (0800 GMT) England thought they had the series won with South Africa eight down – until Chris Morris intervened © Getty Images Big Picture There was more “To me, to you” about the Johannesburg ODI than an episode of Chucklevision, as both teams traded the advantage back and forth. England appeared to have thrown the game away, going from 87 for 1…
Verma grinds but Saurashtra take opening day honours
Assam 193 for 7 (Verma 74*, Arun Karthik 59, Rathod 3-37, Unadkat 3-60) v SaurashtraScorecard Amit Verma’s unbeaten 74 helped Assam stay afloat, but by only just, on the opening day of the Ranji Trophy semi-final in Vadodara © Fotocorp Saurashtra’s seam bowling has been an underrated virtue this season largely because of the havoc created by the Jadejas – Ravindra and Dharmendrasingh – on the raging turners of Rajkot….
Farrant replaces injured Brunt
Yorkshire fast bowler Katherine Brunt has been ruled out of the remainder of England women’s tour of South Africa due to a back injury. Brunt, who only bowled five overs during England women’s second One-Day International against South Africa after suffering from a back spasm, will return to the UK at the start of next week to undergo further investigation and start a rehabilitation programme. She is expected to be…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Insists India Will Continue to Try Different Things Ahead of World Twenty20
India’s Twenty20 captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (centre) said he will continue to experiment with team combinations. © AFP Ranchi: After a series-levelling win over Sri Lanka, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the team will continue to experiment in the lead up to the World Twenty20 to be held at home in March-April. (Ranchi Twenty20: Dhawan Powers India to Series-Levelling Win Over Sri Lanka) “Experimenting is a word banned from…
Momentum with India in series decider
Match facts Sunday, February 14, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Dushmantha Chameera’s tight bowling performance was one of the few bright spots in Sri Lanka’s loss in Ranchi © BCCI Big Picture Sri Lanka, with their raw-but-aggressive seam attack, prospered on a greentop, but on the dry Ranchi surface, the visitors were never in the game. Seam and pace appear to be Sri Lanka’s surest route to rattling the…
Iyer, Lad lift Mumbai to 327
Mumbai 327 for 7 (Iyer 90, Tare 68, Lad 57*, Sakure 4 for 102) v Madhya PradeshScorecard File photo – Shreyas Iyer’s 90 took his tally of fifty-plus scores in Ranji Trophy 2015-16 to nine © K Sivaraman A brisk 90 from Shreyas Iyer and complementing fifties from captain Aditya Tare (68) and Siddhesh Lad (57*) led Mumbai to a strong 327 for 7 on the first day of the…
Wellington Test: Adam Voges Betters Don Bradman's Average as Australia Take Control
Adam Voges scored his fifth Test hundred. © AP Wellington: Adam Voges boosted his Test average to more than 100 on Saturday as he and Usman Khawaja scored centuries to set Australia up for a huge lead in the first Test against New Zealand. (Scorecard) Australia were 463-6, heading New Zealand by 280 on the first innings at stumps on the second day. Khawaja was out for a classic 140…
Momentum with India in series deider
Match facts Sunday, February 14, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Dushmantha Chameera’s tight bowling performance was one of the few bright spots in Sri Lanka’s loss in Ranchi © BCCI Big Picture Sri Lanka, with their raw-but-aggressive seam attack, prospered on a greentop, but on the dry Ranchi surface, the visitors were never in the game. Seam and pace appear to be Sri Lanka’s surest route to rattling the…
Million-dollar Morris proves his worth to SA
Chris Morris proved his worth for South Africa with a spectacular display of hitting © Getty Images Chris Morris gave South Africa one of their most memorable ODI victories in Johannesburg on Friday night but not even the man himself thinks it has secured him a place in a side packed with allrounders but still searching for middle-order muscle. “I’m trying my hardest to cement a spot in the team,”…