England have returned home following a long tour of South Africa, consisting of four Tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20s, that produced some special memories. Here ecb.co.uk takes a look at the top-five moments from the trip. [embedded content] 1. Stuart Broad’s series-clinching spell in Johannesburg Broad produced another one of his outstanding spells of bowling to lead England to a Test series-clinching victory at a sold-out Wanderers last month….
Dhoni praises Rohit's adaptability under duress
Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya put on 61 for the fifth wicket in just 27 balls © AFP/Getty Images A top-order batsman scored big, which led to a comfortable victory in limited-overs cricket in the subcontinent. Seems just another Wednesday for the Indian team. Except the pitch in Mirpur had a considerable amount of live grass on it, India were invited to bat first and were afforded very few bad…
Bangladesh bolder, but falter through errors
Sabbir Rahman scored 44 but struggled to find partners to pursue India’s 166 © AFP/Getty Images Bangladesh made enough mistakes to lose the Asia Cup opener to India by 45 runs and they will have to duly improve in those areas quickly. But their general approach was fresh towards the format and opponent. The home side, perhaps influenced by India’s recent troubles on a similar pitch in Pune against Sri…
The best of Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi is ready for another chapter in his stellar career, after the Pakistan international was announced as a Hampshire player for the 2016 NatWest T20 Blast season. The 35-year-old will be available for the entire T20 Blast campaign, and is sure to thrill crowds in his usual swashbuckling style. Here ecb.co.uk charts the all-rounder’s best career moments to date. 1. A dazzling debut In October 1996, a 16-year-old Afridi…
Rohit, Nehra hand Bangladesh a thrashing
India 166 for 6 (Rohit 83, Pandya 31, Al-Amin 3-37) beat Bangladesh 121 for 7 (Sabbir 44, Nehra 3-23) by 45 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Rohit Sharma’s counterattacking fifty lifted India to a competitive total © AFP/Getty Images Rohit Sharma is a one-day nerd. He takes his time at the start, gets accustomed to conditions and cashes in only once he is set. India were sent in on a noticeably…
Dottin five-for derails South Africa Women
West Indies Women 214 for 7 (Matthews 56, Cooper 55*, van Niekerk 2-25) beat South Africa Women 198 (Kapp 69*, Dottin 5-34) by 16 runsScorecard File photo: Hayley Matthews scored 56 off 68 balls, with eight fours © Cricket Australia Fifties from Hayley Matthews and Britney Cooper, followed by a five-wicket haul from fast bowler Deandra Dottin set up West Indies Women’s 16-run win against South Africa Women in East…
Experienced SL a test for UAE's T20 cred
Lasith Malinga has not played a competitive game since November © AFP Match facts Thursday, February 25, 2016Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT) Big Picture After the 2-1 loss to India in their previous assignment, Sri Lanka have a chance to ease their way into the Asia Cup by taking on the UAE in their first match. The return of the captain Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Rangana Herath and Nuwan…
Bangladesh bowl in Asia Cup opener; Dhoni fit
Toss: Bangladesh opt to bowl v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details MS Dhoni was ruled fit to play in the Asia Cup opener, after an onset of back spasms during training in Fatullah on Monday © PTI Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza, who is part of a four-man pace attack, won the toss and opted to bowl on a noticeably green pitch in the Asia Cup opener in Mirpur. It had…
Australia regain top spot in ICC Test rankings
Australia regained top spot in the International Cricket Council Test rankings after completing a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand to wrap a a 2-0 series sweep at Christchurch. Steve Smith, who recorded his 16th Test fifty, and Adam Voges steered the tourists to their target of 201 shortly after lunch on the final day to replace India in the Test rankings – the first time since 2014. New Zealand skipper…
Finger injury forces Alex Gidman retirement
Alex Gidman reached England Lions level during his days with Gloucestershire © Getty Images Alex Gidman, the former Gloucestershire captain who moved to Worcestershire in 2015, has been forced to retire at the age of 34 due to a finger injury he suffered in the latter stages of his first season at New Road. After picking up the injury in the penultimate week of the season, ahead of a match…