AB de Villiers said he committed to playing CPL because the tournament does not appear to clash with South Africa’s international calendar © AFP AB de Villiers has signed up to play for the Barbados Tridents in the 2016 Caribbean Premier League despite an assertion that he will look to reduce his workload after the World T20. In a statement from the franchise, de Villiers confirmed he will not miss…
Hamilton Masakadza blasts second-highest T20 score
File photo: Hamilton Masakadza drilled 14 fours and 11 sixes for his unbeaten 162 © AFP Zimbabwe batsman Hamilton Masakadza blitzed an unbeaten 162 for Mountaineers against Mashonaland Eagles in the Domestic Twenty20 Competition, notching the second-highest individual score in T20 cricket. Masakadza, playing his 104th T20 match, did not take long to start firing, taking 16 runs off Tafadzwa Muzarawetu’s first over. The boundaries did not stop there, and…
Kent indoor team bowled out for zero
A Kent indoor cricket side have become unfortunate record holders after being bowled out for 0 off just 20 balls. Bapchild CC had an innings and day to forget as successive batsman failed to get off the mark against Christ Church University during a recent match in Canterbury. The rare result came during the recent Kent Finals of the ECB six-a-side Indoor National Club Championship. Christ Church batted first and…
Broad in the frame as England seek to stop de Kock
Match facts Friday, February 12, 2016Start time 1330 local (1130 GMT) Play 02:09 Stopping de Kock vital in predicted run-fest Big Picture Well, that’s put the cat among the pigeons. Just when it seemed that England’s 50-over fledglings were set to spread their wings and secure a hugely impressive second overseas series victory of the winter, they were clawed back to earth by a performance that AB de Villiers, South…
Peshawar survive Bopara onslaught for three-run win
Peshawar Zalmi 182 for 4 (Hafeez 59, Tamim 37) beat Karachi Kings (Bopara 67, Wahab 2-29, Sammy 1-9) by three runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mohammad Hafeez struck a rapid fifty to take Peshawar Zalmi to 182 © PCB West Indies’ Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy held his nerve with the ball, conceding just nine runs off the final over to guide his team Peshawar Zalmi to a thrilling three-run victory against…
Albie Morkel, Saurabh Tiwary join Rising Pune Supergiants
Albie Morkel played only four matches for Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2015 © BCCI South Africa allrounder Albie Morkel and Jharkhand batsman Saurabh Tiwary will play for the Rising Pune Supergiants in the IPL 2016. The pair had played for the Delhi Daredevils franchise in IPL 2015. Morkel, who missed out on South Africa’s World T20 squad, was purchased by Delhi Daredevils in the IPL 2015 auction for Rs 30…
Rising Pune Supergiants sign Albie Morkel, Saurabh Tiwary
Albie Morkel played only four matches for Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2015 © BCCI South Africa allrounder Albie Morkel and Jharkhand batsman Saurabh Tiwary will play for the Rising Pune Supergiants in the IPL 2016. The pair had played for the Delhi Daredevils franchise in IPL 2015. Morkel, who missed out on South Africa’s World T20 squad, was purchased by Delhi Daredevils in the IPL 2015 auction for Rs 30…
Unheralded Sri Lanka look to trip up India again
Match facts February 12, 2016Start time 1930 local (1400 GMT) Tillakaratne Dilshan is available for the second T20 international, after recovering from a hand injury © Getty Images Big Picture In the first match, India’s batsmen seemed not to know much about the pitch in Pune. They also seemed not to know much about Sri Lanka’s second-string seam attack. Actually, no one did. Why would they? After a year of…
Want the opportunity to negotiate fairly – Sammy
File photo – Darren Sammy stressed that the players in the World T20 squad wanted an opportunity to negotiate the terms of their contract fairly. © Getty Images Darren Sammy, captain of West Indies’ World Twenty20 team, has reiterated his view that the players in the side are unhappy with the remuneration offered by the West Indies Cricket Board for participating in the tournament next month. He stressed that under…
'We were 20 runs short' – Miraz
Mehedi Hasan Miraz – “We thought if we score 240-250, it would be difficult for any opposition. We were short by 20 runs” © Getty Images Twice, the captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz got Bangladesh Under-19s back into the semi-final against West Indies Under-19s. But when he came to bowl his last over, with West Indies needing just eight runs off 18 balls, he was tasked with scripting a miracle. There…