Adil Rashid got the better of England and Yorkshire team-mate David Willey as Adelaide Strikers defeated defending champions Perth Scorchers to move two points clear at the top of the Big Bash League. Willey was threatening to fire the Scorchers to an unlikely victory, hitting three sixes and a four, but Rashid had him caught in the deep in the 17th over for 31 off 17 balls. Willey was the…
Counties fear power grab to hasten City-based T20
Some counties fear plans afoot at the ECB © ESPNcricinfo Ltd There is growing concern amid the first-class counties at what some of them claim is a “power grab” from the ECB designed eventually to pave the way to a city-based T20 competition. An ECB spokesman has dismissed the suggestion that a governance review and the ongoing debate over the restructuring of the county game are linked as “a conspiracy…
Hider, Hom, Nurul named in T20 squad
Soumya Sarkar is back in Bangladesh’s T20 squad after a side strain forced him to miss their series against Zimbabwe in November © AFP Bangladesh have named the uncapped trio of Shuvagata Hom, Abu Hider and Nurul Hasan in their 14-man squad for the first two T20s against Zimbabwe, to be played on January 15 and 17. Shakib Al Hasan and Soumya Sarkar also return to the fold after missing…
Momentum with Zimbabwe in series decider
Match facts Monday, January 6, 2016Start time 1500 local (1100GMT) Zimbabwe’s bowling attack has shown better adaptability on slow Sharjah decks, with Nevill Madziva and Graeme Cremer being central to their plans © Chris Whiteoak Big picture The series was nearly dead and buried when Afghanistan, cruising high and happy on a 2-0 lead, reduced Zimbabwe to 45 for 7 shortly into the third ODI. Then Afghanistan took their foot…
Bavuma shines to stem England surge
Tea South Africa 525 for 6 (Bavuma 52*, Morris 24*) trail England 629 for 6 dec by 104 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:20 Butcher: England missing a legspinner Hashim Amla secured his fourth Test double-hundred as he guided South Africa towards safety in in Cape Town. When his steadfast resistance finally expired shortly after lunch, his 201 represented the third-longest Test innings in South Africa, in terms of…
Bangladesh to host Zimbabwe for four T20Is
Bangladesh and Zimbabwe played three ODIs and two T20Is in November © Associated Press Zimbabwe will take on hosts Bangladesh in a four-match T20 series to be held in Khulna from January 15, the BCB announced on Tuesday. This will be Bangladesh’s longest T20 series, and used as preparation for the upcoming Asia Cup T20s and World T20. The BCB had been saying for the past couple of weeks that…
Steyn on course for Wanderers comeback
Dale Steyn suffered a shoulder injury during the Durban Test © Getty Images Dale Steyn gave South Africa’s pace pack a boost ahead of the third Test in Johannesburg by resuming bowling on Tuesday. However, Vernon Philander remains a doubt as he is still recovering from torn ankle ligaments. Steyn, who injured his shoulder during the Boxing Day match and sat out the current Test at Cape Town, tweeted his…
Jayawardene, Head lift Strikers into BBL lead
Adelaide Strikers 174 for 2 (Jayawardene 57, Head 51*) beat Perth Scorchers 138 (Rashid 3-23) by 36 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Travis Head struck one four and three sixes in his unbeaten 31-ball 51 © Getty Images After a 24-hour period where the BBL was muddied by scandal, the Adelaide Strikers’ dominant performance over the previously white-hot Perth Scorchers ensured the focus reverted on-field. The Scorchers would have been confident…
Sharjah ODI: Zimbabwe Crush Afghanistan by 65 Runs to Set up Decider
Chamu Chibhabha’s four wickets were instrumental in dismantling Afghanistan for 161. (Photo credit: Chris Whiteoak) Sharjah: Zimbabwe bowled out Afghanistan for 161 as they swept to a commanding 65-run victory on Monday to level the five-match one-day international series at 2-2.(Scorecard) Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first in Sharjah, with half-centuries from openers Peter Moor (52) and Chamu Chibhabha (53) setting a solid platform after a first-wicket…
Welch joins Lions ahead of Pakistan A series
Graeme Welch will join the England Lions coaching staff before their five-match 50-over series against Pakistan A in Dubai this month. Derbyshire’s Elite Performance Director will team up with Andy Flower, Worcestershire’s Steve Rhodes and the rest of the Lions staff – including Gary Kirsten, the former India and South Africa coach who will join the squad next week in a consultancy role. “I’m going out there to work with…