South Africa captain AB de Villiers in action against England. © AFP Centurion, South Africa: South African captain AB de Villiers said on Thursday that he would like to see “a few smart heads” involved in the team’s back-up staff. De Villiers said on the eve of the fourth and final Test against England that he was keen to remain captain but he wanted to have discussions about strengthening the…
Masakadza stars as Zimbabwe draw series
Hamilton Masakadza blasted an unbeaten 93 as Zimbabwe secured a 2-2 draw in their Twenty20 series with Bangladesh with a 18-run win in Khulna. The opening batsman smashed eight fours and five sixes to lift the tourists, who kept the series alive on Wednesday, to an imposing 180 for four after opting to make first use. Masakadza’s knocks of 79, 30, 20 and now 93 make it a world record…
Tough to find spot for Khawaja – Smith
It has been quite a summer, across formats, for Usman Khawaja © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Australia’s captain Steven Smith admits it will be difficult to fit Usman Khawaja into Australia’s limited-overs teams despite his dominant recent performances across all formats of the game. Khawaja’s unbeaten century in Adelaide on Thursday night, to guide the Sydney Thunder into their first Big Bash League final appearance, was the latest standout…
Brathwaite fifty puts Barbados into final
Barbados 179 for 3 (K Brathwaite 80*, Brooks 33*) beat Windward Islands 175 (Devon Smith 44, Benn 4-26) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:27 Barbados and T&T to face off in 2014 final rematch Kraigg Brathwaite‘s unbeaten 80 off 120 balls followed up a dominant spin bowling performance by Barbados to see off Windward Islands by seven wickets in the second Nagico Super50 semi-final on Thursday night at…
Stuart Broad Back in England One-Day Squad After Liam Plunkett Injury
Stuart Broad has been included in England’s squad for the upcoming five-match one-day series against South Africa. © AFP Stuart Broad has been added to England’s squad for next month’s one-day international series in South Africa as a replacement for the injured Liam Plunkett, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Friday. (Stuart Broad Takes Over Top Spot From Ravichandran Ashwin in ICC Test Rankings) Nottinghamshire paceman Broad, who gained…
Sixers storm into final after ninth straight win
Sydney Sixers Women 0 for 55 (Healy 32*) beat Hobart Hurricanes Women 8 for 86 in 14 overs (Burns 26, Sthalekar 3-9) by 10 wickets (D/L method)Scorecard Lisa Sthalekar ended with 3 for 9 to halt the Hurricanes’ charge © Getty Images Not even the rain could stop Sydney Sixers. Inspired by the bowling of veteran Lisa Sthalekar, they romped to their ninth consecutive victory to set up a Sydney…
Steven Smith, Aaron Finch Differ With Glenn Maxwell's View of Indian Batsmen Being 'Milestone-Driven'
Aaron Finch and Steven Smith have praised Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli’s knock and disagreed with Glenn Maxwell’s view that Indian batsmen are ‘milestone-driven’. © AFP Australia skipper Steve Smith and Aaron Finch begged to differ with teammate Glenn Maxwell’s comments on the Indian batsmen being “milestone-driven”, saying it was his personal opinion. (Steve Smith Disappointed with Nature of Flat Wickets) Maxwell had criticised the Indian batsmen of being more…
Pakistan bowl, Boult replaces Astle
Toss: Someone chose to do something v Someone elseLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mohammad Rizwan replaced Sohaib Maqsood in Pakistan’s middle order © AFP With the series tied 1-1, Pakistan chose to bowl in the deciding third T20 at the Westpac Stadium. Pakistan had batted first both in Auckland, where they successfully defended 171, and in Hamilton, where New Zealand gunned down a target of 169 with all their wickets…
3rd T20: Pakistan up against NZ in series decider
Martin Guptill is an Auckland native, but Wellington Regional Stadium, where New Zealand and Pakistan play their third and final Twenty20 International on Friday (January 22), holds fond memories for him, a fact that won’t be lost on anyone in attendance come game day. It was at Wellington Regional Stadium that Guptill made 237* in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup quarter-final – AFP It was at this venue that…
Australia eye win No. 19, and clean sweep
Match facts January 23, 2016Start time 1420 local (0320 GMT) Virat Kohli has 373 runs from 373 balls in this series to lead the run charts going into the final game, but is yet to finish on the winning side © Getty Images Big Picture The first three matches in this one-day series were remarkably similar but in Canberra, Australia found a new way to win. Or India found a…