Match facts Saturday, February 27, 2016Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT) Play 06:16 Agarkar: Contest between Pakistan’s bowling and India’s batting Big picture The teams trained with a glint in their eyes. The media swarmed around them, hoping to pick up on something; anything that can be used to enhance coverage. Smartly-dressed security personnel were out on patrol; ten of them to one player from either XI. No one wanted…
Naman Ojha to lead Rest of India in Irani Cup
Naman Ojha peeled off four successive fifty-plus scores in the Ranji Trophy knockouts © PTI Madhya Pradesh wicketkeeper-batsmanNaman Ojha, who finished the Ranji Trophy season with 645 runs including four successive fifty-plus score in the knockouts, has been named as the captain of the 15-man Rest of India squad. They will play 41-time Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai in the Irani Cup at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, starting March 6….
UAE win toss, put Bangladesh in to bat
Toss UAE chose to bowl v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Bangladesh left out Imrul Kayes in place of Nurul Hasan © AFP UAE captain Amjad Javed decided to field against Bangladesh in Mirpur and hoped his team could reproduce their bowling effort against Sri Lanka on Thursday. He also urged his team to put up a better batting performance. Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said they would have batted had…
Lasith Malinga Hints at Retirement After Starring in Sri Lanka's Win vs UAE in Asia Cup 2016
Lasith Malinga has played 62 Twenty20 internationals for Sri Lanka, taking 78 wickets at an economy rate of 7.26 © AP Dhaka: Lasith Malinga, Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 captain, has hinted that he might call time on his international career after the ICC World Twenty20 in India. (Malinga Admits he is Not Fully Fit) At the post-match media conference, Malinga was asked if he would like to quit after the upcoming…
Asia Cup: Lasith Malinga Admits he is Not Fully Fit After Guiding Sri Lanka to Win
Lasith Malinga played his first match for Sri Lanka on Thursday, since November. © AP Mirpur: Lasith Malinga, after picking up a match winning four-wicket haul in his first outing since November, said he is still not fully fit, raising questions on his participation further in the Asia Cup. (Asia Cup Twenty20: Lasith Malinga Guides Sri Lanka to Victory over United Arab Emirates) “I am not alright. I have still…
Surrey move for big-hitting Morris
Explosive all-rounder Chris Morris has become the latest big-name to join Surrey after signing to play in the NatWest T20 Blast this summer. Surrey, who recently announced Michael Di Venuto as their new head coach, already have international stars such as Aaron Finch, Kumar Sangakkara and Dwayne Bravo in their ranks and look set to be a strong side for the coming campaign after adding the South Africa all-rounder. Morris…
SLC unhappy with Jayawardene's England consulting role
Mahela Jayawardene had previously worked with England during their tour to the UAE last year © Getty Images Sri Lanka Cricket has taken a dim view of Mahela Jayawardene‘s resumption of a consulting role with England for 10 days of the forthcoming World T20. SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala labeled Jayawardene’s temporary job “sad and disappointing”, even while the present board rejected the clustered provincial first-class tournament Jayawardene had played a…
Steven Finn Out of World Twenty20
England’s Steven Finn was in fine form and was expected to lead the pack for England during the World Twenty20. © AP London: England’s World Twenty20 hopes suffered a setback on Friday when fast bowler Steven Finn was ruled out with a strained left calf. (Read More in Cricket) The 26-year-old Middlesex quick was down to lead England’s attack at next month’s global tournament in India despite missing the white…
Asia Cup 2016: Bangladesh Thrash United Arab Emirates by 51 runs
Bangladesh’s captain Mashrafe Mortaza (center) celebrates with teammates after dismissing United Arab Emirates’ Shaiman Anwar during an Asia Cup Twenty20 international match. © AP Mirpur: Mahmudullah Riyadh produced an all-round effort to guide hosts Bangladesh to a comprehensive 51-run win against United Arab Emirates in the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament. (Scorecard | Highlights) Batting first, Bangladesh managed only 133 for eight largely due to rearguard action from Man-of-the-Match Mahmudullah, who…
Mumbai seal 41st Ranji title with innings win
Mumbai 371 (Iyer 117, Lad 88, Unadkat 4-118) beat Saurashtra 235 (Vasavada 77, Mankad 66, Kulkarni 5-42, Thakur 3-89) and 115 (Pujara 27, Thakur 5-26) by an innings and 21 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Shardul Thakur finished with a maul haul of eight wickets © PTI Saurashtra somehow contrived to get themselves into a terrible mess courtesy poor catching and defensive tactics against Mumbai’s last-wicket pair of…