Lancashire have announced New Zealand paceman Neil Wagner as their overseas signing for the 2016 season. The left-armer will be available from the start of the season and will be primarily used in the County Championship following Lancashire’s promotion to the top-tier. Wagner, 29, will add experience and a whole-hearted attitude to the Red Rose attack having played 18 Tests and taken 67 wickets for New Zealand. “We are delighted…
Shakib cameo seals tense Bangladesh win
Bangladesh 166 for 6 (Sabbir 46, Shakib 20*, Cremer 2-32) beat Zimbabwe 163 for 7 (Masakadza 79, Mustafizur 2-18) by four wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Bangladesh outdid Zimbabwe in Khulna by being the scrappier of the two sides, winning the first T20 by four wickets. Zimbabwe suffered a middle-order collapse which left them with a much lower score than they had hoped for, and Bangladesh eventually gunned down their target…
West Indies cricket standout Powell eyes switch
Miami – Kieran Powell, a 25-year-old West Indies cricketer, has worked out before a host of Major League Baseball scouts in hopes of switching sports. Kieran Powell of the West Indies warms up in Queenstown on January 1, 2014 © AFP/File Marty Melville In 2012 Powell, a left-handed opener, became the first West Indies player to hit two centuries in a Test since Brian Lara, scoring 117 & 110 against…
2nd ODI: Australia cruise to win despite Rohit Sharma ton
Brisbane (Australia) – Australia set a new record for a run chase at the Gabba in Brisbane on Friday as they cruised to a seven-wicket victory over India in the second one-day international. Australia’s George Bailey and Glenn Maxwell celebrate victory against India in the second one-day international in Brisbane on January 15, 2016 © AFP Patrick Hamilton After Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and chose to…
S. Africa’s Viljoen strikes as England lose openers in 3rd Test
Johannesburg – Hardus Viljoen took a wicket with his first ball in Test cricket as England lost both their opening batsmen cheaply on the second day of the third Test against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday. South Africa’s Hardus Viljoen (left) celebrates the dismissal of England batsman Alastair Cook on day two of the third Test at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on January 15, 2016 ©…
Shakib eases Tigers nerves
Bangladesh began their Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe with a hard-fought four-wicket win at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna. Shakib Al Hasan’s unbeaten 20 steered the Tigers home after Sabbir Rahman’s 46 from 36 balls kick-started a pursuit of 163 for seven. Zimbabwe had been on course for more as Hamilton Masakadza found his range, scoring 79 from 53 balls, after combining in a century opening stand with Vusi…
Waqar Younis Tells Team to be Prepared For Strong New Zealand Comeback
Waqar Younis has been Pakistan coach since June, 2014. © Getty Images Auckland: Pakistan’s head coach Waqar Younis has cautioned his players to be ready for a strong comeback from New Zealand in the second T20 international on Sunday after the green shirts won the first match in Auckland on Friday. (All-Round Shahid Afridi Helps Pakistan Defeat New Zealand in First Twenty20) “It is great to have this win under…
Rohit Sharma Continues Brilliant Run, Slams Fifth Century Against Australia
Rohit Sharma continued to bash Australia as he smashed his fifth ODI century against them during the second ODI in Brisbane. © AFP Rohit Sharma’s love affair with Australia continued as he smashed his 10th ODI century and fifth against Australia off 111 balls in the second ODI in Brisbane on Friday. Rohit, who smashed an unbeaten 171 in the first ODI at Perth, continued from where he left off…
Another Rohit ton, another Australia win
Australia 3 for 309 (Bailey 76*, Marsh 71, Finch 71) beat India 8 for 308 (Rohit 124, Rahane 89, Kohli 59) by 7 wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Rohit Sharma scored his second consecutive ODI century © Getty Images In the first ODI in Perth, India batted first, Rohit Sharma scored a century, and Australia were set 310 for victory. In the second ODI in Brisbane, India batted first, Rohit Sharma…
Viljoen makes his mark as England stumble in reply
South Africa 313 (Elgar 46, Stokes 3-53) v EnglandScorecard and ball-by-ball details Alex Hales fell early when he edged Kagiso Rabada to slip © Getty Images Hardus Viljoen made a memorable entrance to Test cricket when he claimed the scalp of England’s captain Alastair Cook with his first delivery – and on his home turf at The Wanderers. The achievement was quite something, even if the delivery itself was unexceptional,…