Darren Sammy has urged the West Indies Cricket Board to compromise with the players © AFP The prospect of a full-strength West Indies squad boycotting the World Twenty20 due to a contracts impasse appears less likely after the team captain, Darren Sammy, informed the West Indies Cricket Board that the team wants to play the tournament, which starts in India from March 8. In an email sent to the board…
James Anderson receives OBE at Buckingham Palace
James Anderson and his wife Danielle at Buckingham Palace © PA Photos James Anderson has received an OBE from the Prince of Wales during an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, in recognition of his achievement in taking over from Ian Botham as the leading wicket-taker in England’s Test history. Anderson, who overhauled Botham’s mark of 383 wickets in the Caribbean last year, overtook Richard Hadlee during England’s Test series win…
De Villiers to play for Tridents in CPL 2016
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…