Kagiso Rabada completed the second-best bowling figures in South African Test history © Getty Images Kagiso Rabada completed a dream sequence with 13 wickets in the match as South Africa thumped England by 280 runs in the final Test at Centurion. England won the series 2-1, and can claim the bragging rights, but South Africa have their first Test win in 10 outings and evidence that the future is not…
Chanderpaul deserved proper send-off – Lara
“I don’t think people in the West Indies understand exactly his contribution.” © AFP Brian Lara has expressed his disappointment at Shivnarine Chanderpaul not getting a ‘proper send-off. Lara called Chanderpaul, who announced his retirement on Saturday, one of the giants of West Indies cricket. “I was very disappointed that Shiv was not allowed a couple of more Test matches, not necessarily to break the record but to have a…
Mitchell McClenaghan Injury: Teammate Trent Boult Says Bouncer Blows Are 'Part of Game'
Mitchell McClenaghan will undergo surgery for a fractured eye socket. © AFP Wellington: New Zealand paceman Trent Boult on Tuesday described seeing teammate Mitchell McClenaghan felled by a bouncer as “stomach churning” and “scary”, but insisted such deliveries are an intrinsic part of the game. McClenaghan was poleaxed during the Black Caps’ win over Pakistan in Wellington on Monday when an Anwar Ali delivery smashed through his helmet grille, fracturing…
Kohli spoils Australia's party in Adelaide
Australia had little to celebrate on Australia Day as India claimed a 37-run victory in the first Twenty20 international in Adelaide. Virat Kohli continued his blistering form against Australia hitting 90 not out, having already notched two hundreds and two half-centuries in their 4-1 one-day international series defeat. Despite losing two wickets in the fourth over, Kohli and Suresh Raina, who hit 41, helped the tourists set a testing target…
Meschede signs permanent Glamorgan deal
Craig Meschede has completed a permanent move to Glamorgan after signing a three-year deal with the Welsh club. The all-rounder spent last summer at the SSE Swalec on loan from Somerset, where he had come through the age groups. The 24-year-old became a key part of Glamorgan’s side across the formats and the prospect of greater first-team opportunities has prompted him to make the move permanent. “This has been a…
India vs Australia: Mahendra Singh Dhoni Pleased with Collective Effort in First Twenty20I
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli helped India post a 180-plus total against Australia on Tuesday. © AP Adelaide: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni extolled his bowlers for keeping the Australian batsmen under check as they outplayed the hosts to win the first Twenty20I comfortably, here on Tuesday. (After Virat Kohli’s Brilliant 90, Spinners Help India Clinch Adelaide Twenty20 vs Australia) India bundled out Australia for 151 while defending a…
India sent in, Pandya and Head to debut
Toss Australia chose to field v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:17 Australia’s batting bench-strength very healthy – Finch Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to chase, sending India in to bat in the first Twenty20 international at Adelaide Oval. Both teams named debutants, with batsman Travis Head included for his first match for Australia and India including allrounder Hardik Pandya and fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah for their…
Delhi And District Cricket Association to Move Court For Sri Lanka Twenty20I
The Feroz Shah Kotla last hosted India-South Africa Test match in December. © BCCI New Delhi: The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) has decided to move court to get requisite compliance certificates which are mandatory for hosting the Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla on February 12. (India to Play Three-Match Twenty20 Series vs Sri Lanka at Home) Accordingly, DDCA has intimated the Boar of…
Rath, Nizakat give HK win on home ODI debut
Hong Kong 259 (Rath 97, Nizakat 94, Evans 4-41) beat Scotland 150 (MacLeod 57, Afzal 3-20, Nadeem 4-26) by 109 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Nizakat Khan boosted the Hong Kong innings with a well-paced 94 off 93 balls Martin Hunter / © IDI/Getty Rain may have spoiled the maiden first-class match from being played on Hong Kong soil last week, but the weather behaved long enough for…
India Look Favourites to Win ICC World Twenty20: Sunil Gavaskar
India beat Australia by 37 runs in the first Twenty20 to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. © AFP India romped home to a 37-run win over Australia in the first Twenty20 International thanks to some impressive bowling and a Virat Kohli blitzkrieg. Praising the performance of the visitors, former captain Sunil Gavaskar said that India look like favourites to win the World Twenty20 at home, starting March…