The biggest surprise of round one of bidding at the IPL auction was the in-form New Zealand opener Martin Guptill going unsold © Getty Images Australia allrounder Shane Watson was the IPL 2016 auction’s first million-dollar man, going to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 9.5 crore* after bidding for him began at Rs 2 crore. Yuvraj Singh was the second but the Rs 7 crore Sunrisers bid for him was…
Arup eight-for puts Assam into semis
Assam 323 (Syed Mohammad 121, Das 46, Kaul 4-99) and 101 (Arup 31, Sran 5-43, Kaul 4-25) beat Punjab 137 (Sidhana 80, Arup 3-41) and 236 (Gurkeerat 64, Arup 8-83) by 51 runsScorecard File photo: Arup Das (second from left) returned match figures of 11 for 124 © PTI Assam needed just 20 balls on the fourth day to take the final two wickets to put them in the semi-finals…
Queensland bowlers deliver 173-run victory
Queensland 6 for 474 dec and 8 for 258 dec beat South Australia 315 and 244 (Mennie 43, Swepson 3-110) by 173 runsScorecard James Hopes was typically effective and collected 2 for 20 from 13 overs (file photo) © Getty Images Queensland’s bowlers picked up 10 wickets on a good batting pitch on the final day at Adelaide Oval to secure a 173-run victory over South Australia. Set an unlikely…
Williamson, Santner lift NZ to 281
New Zealand 281 for 9 (Williamson 60, Santner 45*, Hazlewood 3-61) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kane Williamson pulls en route to his 60 © Getty Images New Zealand tallied 281 for 9 in Wellington despite a much improved Australian bowling and fielding effort in a match the visitors must win to keep the Chappell-Hadlee series alive. Kane Williamson made a smooth 60 but it was a late-innings partnership…
Watson auction's first million-dollar buy
Kevin Pietersen was the first player to be auctioned at the 2016 IPL auction in Bangalore on Saturday, and he was bought by Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs 3.5* crore after a bidding war with the other new team in the tournament, Gujarat Lions. His base price was Rs 2 crore. The two teams also faced off for West Indies opener, Dwayne Smith, who was eventually secured by Lions for…
List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2016
Sold players Kevin Pietersen (Base price INR 20000000) – sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 35000000 Dwayne Smith (Base price INR 5000000) – sold to Gujarat Lions INR 23000000 Unsold players © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Pietersen opens IPL auction, bought by Pune
Kevin Pietersen was the first player to be auctioned at the 2016 IPL auction in Bangalore on Saturday, and he was bought by Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs 3.5* crore after a bidding war with the other new team in the tournament, Gujarat Lions. His base price was Rs 2 crore. The two teams also faced off for West Indies opener, Dwayne Smith, who was eventually secured by Lions for…
Nevill helps New South Wales stave off defeat
New South Wales 402 and 5 for 155 (Nevill 69, Paris 4-37) drew with Western Australia 491Scorecard Peter Nevill scored an important 69 ahead of the Test series (file photo) © Getty Images Australia’s wicketkeeper Peter Nevill warmed up for the Test series in New Zealand with a patient half-century to help New South Wales play out a draw with Western Australia in Lincoln. Nevill scored 69 in the second…
Petersen ton sets up narrow Lions win
File photo: Alviro Petersen hit his fifth ton of the season © BCCI Alviro Petersen continued his fine form in the Momentum One Day Cup, stroking his fifth century of the season to guide Lions to an eight-run win against Dolphins at Senwes Park. Petersen now has 594 runs from six innings, at an average of 118.80. Lions, after being inserted, rode on a 116-run partnership between Petersen and Temba…
The player auction as it happens
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