Play 03:50 Highlights – Namibia qualify for 2018 World Cup Canada Under-19s routed Fiji Under-19s by eight wickets in a comfortable win in their 15th place playoff game in Cox’s Bazar, after bowling them out for 83. Canada needed 20 overs to knock off the target of 84. Fiji got off to a solid start after being inserted to bat, with the openers putting on 26 in 34 balls. Things…
England face strong South Africa A T20 team
England will face a strong South Africa A team in their Twenty20 tour match at Boland Park in Paarl next Wednesday. Captained by Morne van Wyk, the party includes Proteas World Twenty20 members Farhaan Behardien, Aaron Phangiso and David Miller. Wayne Parnell, who has played 85 times for his country, and Beuran Hendricks, with five Twenty20 international appearances to his name, have also been included after recovering from injuries. Cricket South…
Essex pull off Wahab Riaz coup
Wahab Riaz will play seven matches for Essex © AFP Essex have pulled off a marquee signing for the NatWest T20 Blast campaign with the signing of the Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz. Riaz will feature in seven matches for the Essex Eagles, before being replaced by the New Zealander Adam Milne. Riaz has 106 Twenty20 wickets at an impressive average of 22.21, and has had spells with Kent Spitfires…
Essex pull of Wahab coup
Wahab Riaz will play seven matches for Essex © AFP Essex have pulled off a marquee signing for the NatWest T20 Blast campaign with the signing of the Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz. Riaz will feature in seven matches for the Essex Eagles, before being replaced by the New Zealander Adam Milne. Riaz has 106 Twenty20 wickets at an impressive average of 22.21, and has had spells with Kent Spitfires…
Springer carries West Indies Under-19s into final
West Indies Under-19s 230 for 7 (Springer 62*, Hetmyer 60, Shawon 3-37) beat Bangladesh Under-19s 226 (Miraz 60, Paul 3-20) by three wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Shamar Springer had plenty to dance about after an incisive spell with the ball and a match-winning unbeaten 62 © Getty Images West Indies Under-19s ended up stunning over 10,000 fans at the Shere Bangla Stadium by chasing down 227, with three wickets in…
Brutal Bopara knock in vain
Essex limited-overs skipper Ravi Bopara blasted 67 off 33 balls but fell just short of leading Karachi Kings to victory over Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League. Bopara breathed new life into the Kings’ chase of 183 by hitting five fours and four sixes, only to smack a full-toss from Darren Sammy down long-on’s throat with five runs needed from four balls. West Indies Twenty20 skipper Sammy, formerly of…
Australia Recall Pacer Jackson Bird For First Test Against New Zealand
Jackson Bird, who made his debut in 2012 against Sri Lanka, has played three Tests for Australia, taking 13 wickets. © AFP Wellington: Australia have included paceman Jackson Bird in the squad for the first Test against New Zealand starting in Wellington on Friday as both sides revealed their line-ups on the eve of the match. (Marsh’s Controversial ODI Dismissal Has Australia Fired up For Tests Against New Zealand) Bird,…
Hamilton Masakadza Betters Brendon McCullum, Blasts Second-Highest Score in Twenty20s
Hamilton Masakadza blasted the second-highest individual score in Twenty20s by smashing 162 in a Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 competition. © AFP Zimbabwe batsman Hamilton Masakadza notched up the second-highest individual score in Twenty20 history when he blasted an unbeaten 162 off 71 balls in the match between Mountaineers and Mashonaland Eagles in Harare on Thursday. (Latest Cricket News) Masakadza’s 162 was made of just 71 balls and it included 14 fours…
Riaz swoops in for Eagles stint
Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz has become the latest high-profile player to sign up for this summer’s NatWest T20 Blast after agreeing to join Essex Eagles. The left-arm quick will be available for the Eagles’ first seven games, before being replaced by New Zealander Adam Milne. Riaz, who regularly sends the ball down at 90 miles per hour, has taken 117 Twenty20 wickets at an impressive average of 21.77, and…
Virat Kohli Takes To Twitter to Post Most Beautiful Selfie
Virat Kohli has been rested for the current three-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka. © AFP Virat Kohli, who has been rested for the three-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, took to Twitter recently to post a beautiful selfie. The dashing right-hander tweeted on his handle @imVKohli. (Virat Kohli Can Bat at Night Without Lights, Say Sunil Gavaskar) A beautiful day with the most beautiful woman in the world. My…