Ravichandran Ashwin is Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led India’s spin spearhead. © Reuters Gurgaon: Ravichandran Ashwin believes India, which has recorded a historic Twenty20 series win in the recently-concluded tour to Australia, will need to adjust to the home conditions quickly if they desire to win the ICC World Twenty20 for a second time. (2016 World Twenty20: Pawan Negi, Mohammed Shami Included in India Squad, Mahendra Singh Dhoni to Lead) “Now we…
Unadkat's nine helps Saurashtra stroll into semis
Saurashtra 375 (Jogiyani 130, Jackson 122, Yadav 5-81) beat Vidarbha 151 (Unadkat 5-70) and 139 (Jaffer 48, Unadkar 4-35) by an innings and 85 runsScorecard Jaydev Unadkat’s nine-wicket haul helped Saurashtra wrap up a one-sided contest inside three days in Valsad © Getty Images Saurashtra thrashed Vidarbha by an innings and 85 runs to book their place in the Ranji Trophy semifinal for the first time in three seasons. Jaydev…
Zakir, Mehedi fifties guide Bangladesh U-19s to semi-finals
Play 03:45 WATCH – Bangladesh survive Nepal scare A splendid 113-run fifth-wicket stand between captain Mehedi Hasan and Zakir Hasan steered Bangladesh Under-19s to the semi-finals after completing a six-wicket win against Nepal Under-19s in Dhaka. The pressure steadily built on the pair after Joyraz Sheikh was dismissed for a patient 38. However, they found the boundary, rotated the strike and compiled fifties in the process as Bangladesh reached the…
Australia Women ace 253 chase to seal series
Australia Women 4 for 253 (Bolton 77, Lanning 61) beat India Women 8 for 252 (Mandhana 102, Raj 58, Perry 3-54) by six wicketsScorecard Nicole Bolton’s 77 laid a strong platform for Australia’s chase © Getty Images Half-centuries from Meg Lanning and Nicole Bolton trumped a maiden hundred from Smriti Mandhana, as Australia Women gunned down 253 against India Women to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series….
India Women retain Australia series-winning squad for World T20
India Women won their first bilateral series against Australia Women last month © Cricket Australia/Getty Images India Women have retained the squad that won a historic T20I series against Australia recently for the Women’s World Twenty20 which starts in India from March 15. The team will be captained by Mithali Raj. In January, the 15-member squad, led by Raj, had achieved their first bilateral series win over Australia Women in…
Quinton de Kock Capitalises on Purple Patch in Second Coming
Quinton de Kock smashed his ninth century and third in four innings as South Africa were thwarted by rain in Johannesburg. © AFP Quinton de Kock is in the midst of a purple patch with the bat. In his last four one-day international innings, he has hit three centuries. In the fourth Test against England in Centurion, he finally broke his drought by registering his first century. (Jos Buttler Leads…
Zakir, Mehedi fifties guide Bangladesh U-19 to semi-finals
A splendid 113-run fifth-wicket stand between captain Mehedi Hasan and Zakir Hasan steered Bangladesh Under-19s to the semi-finals after completing a six-wicket win against Nepal Under-19s in Dhaka. The pressure steadily built on the pair after Joyraz Sheikh was dismissed for a patient 38. However, they found the boundary, rotated the strike and compiled fifties in the process as Bangladesh reached the target with 10 balls to spare. Earlier in…
Ross Taylor Ruled Out of First Test Against Australia, Tim Southee Included
Ross Taylor is currently sidelined by a side strain which he suffered during the Twenty20 series against Pakistan. © AFP Ross Taylor has been ruled out of next week’s first Test against Australia, putting rising batting star Henry Nicholls in line for his debut. (Ross Taylor Out of ODI Series Against Australia Due to Injury) However, Tim Southee, who suffered a foot injury in the series against Sri Lanka, has…
Karim Janat 156 powers Afghanistan's win
Karim Janat smashed a 132-ball 156 to propel Afghanistan Under-19s to a massive 226-run victory against Fiji Under-19s in the ninth-place playoff in Cox’s Bazar. After being inserted to bat, Afghanistan piled on 340 for 9 and then bowled out Fiji for 114 in the 32nd over. Perwez Malakzai (74 off 69) combined with Janat to add 130 in a fourth-wicket stand to rescue Afghanistan from 47 for 3. The…
Usman Khawaja Recalled For Second ODI Against New Zealand, Australia Aim to Stay Alive
Usman Khawaja has been in fine form across all formats in the 2015/16 summer and his omission for the first ODI in Auckland took everyone by surprise. © AFP Usman Khawaja has been recalled to the Australian side as the world champions fight to stay alive in their one-day international series against New Zealand on Saturday. (NZ Pacers Destroy Australia to go 1-0 Up) Victory for New Zealand at their…