Ireland 96 for 5 (Poynter 35, Porterfield 30, Raho 3-11) beat Papua New Guinea 89 for 9 (Vanua 26, Dockrell 3-18) by seven runs(D/L method)Scorecard File photo – William Porterfield provided the early momentum with a 15-ball 30 © Getty Images Ireland sealed the T20 series with a nine-run D/L win against Papua New Guinea in Townsville, after rain reduced the match to a 11-overs-a-side contest. After a delayed start,…
Netherlands Look to Rekindle World Twenty20 Love Affair
Logan van Beek had starred with the ball as Netherlands shocked England in the World Twenty20 2014 and will once again be the key for the Dutch. © AFP Amsterdam: The Netherlands named a 15-man squad for the 2016 World Twenty20 in India, looking to rekindle the triumphs of 2009 and 2014 when they shocked England. (Negi, Mohammed Shami Included in India Squad, Mahendra Singh Dhoni to Lead) Key to…
Madhya Pradesh reach semi-final with crushing win
Madhya Pradesh 348 (Shrivastava 65, Ojha 64, Bundela 58, Harpreet 51, VP Singh 5-76) and 560 for 9 dec (Harpreet 139, Patidar 137, Bundela 72, Dane 69, Ojha 52) beat Bengal 121 (Easwaran 48, Pandey 4-45) and 432 (Tiwary 124, Shaw 118, Pandey 4-93) by 355 runsScorecard File photo – Ishwar Pandey finished with match figures of 8 for 138 © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Centuries by Rajat Patidar and Harpreet Singh…
Batsmen, Pandey seal MP's semi-final spot with huge win
Madhya Pradesh 348 (Shrivastava 65, Ojha 64, Bundela 58, Harpreet 51, VP Singh 5-76) and 560 for 9 dec (Harpreet 139, Patidar 137, Bundela 72, Dane 69, Ojha 52) beat Bengal 121 (Easwaran 48, Pandey 4-45) and 432 (Tiwary 124, Shaw 118, Pandey 4-93) by 355 runsScorecard File photo – Ishwar Pandey finished with match figures of 8 for 138 © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Centuries by Rajat Patidar and Harpreet Singh…
SL thump England to book semi-final berth
Sri Lanka Under-19s 186 for 4 (Avishka 95) beat England Under-19s 184 (Taylor 42, Hasaranga 3-34) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:39 WATCH – Sri Lanka beat England by six wickets A fine performance by Sri Lanka’s spinners was capped by a stroke-filled 95 from opener Avishka Fernando as they brushed England aside by six wickets to move into the semi-final of the Under-19 World Cup. England had…
Shah banned for three months
Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah has been banned for three months for breaching the International Cricket Council’s anti-doping code. Shah had been provisionally suspended in late December after a tested sample from the bowler revealed the presence of chlortalidone, which is under the category of “diuretics and masking agents” in the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list. The test was carried out after Pakistan’s one-day international against England in Abu Dhabi on November…
Indian Premier League: Nathu Singh's Rise From Anonymity to Super Rich Status in One Day
Nathu Singh plays for Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy. (Image credit: Nathu Singh/Facebook) © Facebook Nathu Singh’s life has changed after Saturday. At the Indian Premier League auction, he was picked for a whopping Rs 3.2 crore by Mumbai Indians, and from then on the Rajasthan fast bowler’s phone hasn’t stop ringing. (Indian Premier League Auction 2016: Who Went to Which Team) The son of a wire factory worker, the…
Yasir Shah banned for three months for failing drug test
Pakistan legspinner Yasir Shah has been banned for three months by the ICC after testing positive for a prohibited substance in December. The bowler will be available to play again after March 27, once the retrospective penalty ends. The ban rules Yasir out of the current Pakistan Super League, the upcoming Asia Cup and the World T20, and he could make his return for Pakistan only during the tour of…
Yasir Shah banned for three months
Pakistan legspinner Yasir Shah has been banned for three months after testing positive for a prohibited substance in December. The bowler will be available to play again after March 27, once the retrospective penalty ends. More to follow… Umar Farooq is ESPNcricinfo’s Pakistan correspondent. @kalson © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Sachin Tendulkar Says India Have Best Twenty20 Side in The World
Sachin Tendulkar earlier said Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led India are the favourites to win the World Twenty20. © AFP India are one of the strong favourites in the upcoming World Twenty20 in March-April. Sachin Tendulkar backed the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side to triumph in the showpiece event at home. (Sachin Tendulkar Feels India Are Favourites For World Twenty20) In an exclusive interview to NDTV, the Master Blaster said the current Twenty20…