The Feroz Shah Kotla is slated to host several World Twenty20 matches, including a semifinal. © AFP New Delhi: Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur on Friday confirmed that a final decision will be taken on February 8 whether Feroz Shah Kotla can host four matches of World Twenty20. (ICC World Twenty20: Feroz Shah Kotla in Danger of Not Hosting Matches) Delhi is scheduled to host…
Marsh proves his value in Wellington
Mitchell Marsh had a day to remember after steering Australia to a series-levelling win over New Zealand and being handed a new lucrative Indian Premier League deal. The hard-hitting all-rounder was named man of the match in Wellington after his unbeaten 69 helped Australia home with four wickets and 21 balls to spare. Marsh’s innings came just moments after he was purchased by new IPL franchise Rising Pune Supergiants for…
De Villiers 73 as South Africa make 262
50 overs South Africa 262 for 7 (de Villiers 73, Topley 4-50) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details AB de Villiers made 73 but fell when well set © Getty Images AB de Villiers, the hard yards done and his form flooding back, signalled his intentions as South Africa reached the last 10 overs by lashing Chris Jordan over midwicket for six. At 198 for 3, they must have had…
Alex Hales Leads England to Win Against South Africa
Alex Hales en route to scoring 99 against South Africa. © AFP Port Elizabeth: Alex Hales fell one run short of a century but did enough to set up a five-wicket win for England over South Africa in the second one-day international at St George’s Park on Saturday. (Scorecard) The victory gave England a two-nil lead in the five-match series after a game where batsmen from both sides struggled to…
Shashank Manohar Wants to Return India's Share of International Cricket Council Revenue: Bangladesh Cricket Board Chief
International Cricket Council chairman Shashank Manohar, who is also president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, earlier said the dominance of the ‘Big Three’ needs to change. © AFP Dhaka: International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Shashank Manohar is mulling the option of giving away six percent of India’s 22 percent share of revenues back to the apex body, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said on…
Logan van Beek in Netherlands squad for World T20
Logan van Beek has not played for Netherlands since the 2014 T20 World Cup in Bangladesh © Getty Images Canterbury-born allrounder Logan van Beek has been named in Netherlands’ 15-man squad for the World T20 in India, which starts from March 8. Van Beek had played seven matches in the previous T20 World Cup in Bangladesh for five wickets and 78 runs, but has not played for Netherlands since. In…
Pant ton fires India into semi-finals
India Under-19s 349 for 6 (Pant 111, Sarfaraz 76, Jaafer 64) beat Namibia Under-19s 152 (Dagar 3-25, Anmolpreet 3-27) by 197 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Rishabh Pant slammed 14 fours and two sixes for his century © ICC Rishabh Pant continued his fine run of form in the Under-19 World Cup, slamming his third successive fifty-plus score to guide India into the semi-finals following a 197-run win against Namibia. Pant,…
Tillakaratne Dilshan Ruled Out of First Twenty20 Against India With Hand Injury
Tillakaratne Dilshan has played 68 Twenty20Is for Sri Lanka, scoring 1618 runs. © AFP Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan was on Saturday ruled out of the first Twenty20 International against India with a hand injury, prompting Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to call wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella as cover. (Virat Kohli Rested for Twenty20 Series vs Sri Lanka; Pawan Negi Selected) Dilshan, who did not travel with the team to India, is…
IPL Auction 2016: Shane Watson, Yuvraj Singh Receive High Bids; Chris Morris, Mohit Sharma the Big Surprises
Shane Watson’s magnificent performances for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League made him one of the most wanted players in the IPL auction 2016. © BCCI The Indian Premier League 2016 auction got off to an exciting start as the likes of Shane Watson, Yuvraj Singh, Ishant Sharma and Kevin Pietersen received big bids, especially with Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions trying to build a team almost from scratch….
Dickwella replaces injured Dilshan for first T20
Niroshan Dickwella has played four Tests and one ODI for Sri Lanka © AFP Wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella has been added to Sri Lanka’s squad as cover for Tillakaratne Dilshan, who was ruled out of the first T20 against India with a hand injury. Dilshan did not travel with the team to India on Saturday. He will instead spend a few days recovering from injury at home, before joining the side…