Australia 8 for 348 (Finch 107, Warner 93, Smith 51, Ishant 4-77) beat India 323 (Dhawan 126, Kohli 106, Richardson 5-68) by 25 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Aaron Finch and David Warner laid a solid platform with an opening stand of 187 © AFP In turn imperious then inept, India tripped over in sight of the finish line at Manuka Oval to gift Australia a fourth victory from as many…
Edwards and Knight recognised for WBBL displays
England skipper Charlotte Edwards and vice-captain Heather Knight have both been recognised for their performances in the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League with places in the team of the tournament. Perth Scorcher Edwards and Knight, a Hobart Hurricane, have helped their respective franchises into the semi-finals with impressive displays. The Scorchers finished fourth in the 14-game standings, setting up a last-four clash against table-topping Sydney Thunder tomorrow, with 444 runs…
Suresh Raina, Prashanth Gupta Guide Uttar Pradesh to Maiden Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 Title
Suresh Raina of Uttar Pradesh in action against Baroda during the final match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 tournament in Mumbai. © PTI Uttar Pradesh clinched their maiden Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy with a thumping 38-run win over two-time champions Baroda in the final under lights at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. (Read More in Cricket) Displaying all-round display UP pulled out all stops, to put it across the champions…
New Zealand conditions will suit my bowling – Sayers
Chadd Sayers has collected 16 Sheffield Shield wickets at 25.81, a solid tally at the halfway point of the season © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Australia’s selectors have made no secret of their desire to pick fast bowlers for the national team. Fast, not medium-fast. That is one of the reasons Jackson Bird‘s Test career stalled after three appearances, despite the fact that he was Man of the Match…
Australia move 4-0 ahead as India crumble
India failed to build on centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli as a dramatic collapse saw them crumble to a 25-run defeat that handed Australia an 18th consecutive completed one-day international victory on home soil. The tourists were on course to pull a game back in the five-match series, which Australia were leading 3-0, when Dhawan and Kohli took the score to 277 for one in the 38th over…
Dale Steyn Ruled Out of Fourth Test Against England Due to Shoulder Injury
Dale Steyn has played 82 Tests fro South Africa, picking 406 wickets. © AFP Centurion: South African fast bowler Dale Steyn has been ruled out of the fourth and final Test against England starting in Centurion on Friday. (Dale Steyn Ruled Out of Third Test Against England Due to Shoulder Injury) Steyn failed to recover from a shoulder injury which he suffered during the first Test. South Africa are already…
BCCI selector, media manager face conflict allegations
Selector Vikram Rathour (left) is the subject of the newest conflict of interest allegation filed by Niraj Gunde © Fotocorp The BCCI ombudsman Justice AP Shah has received a fresh set of complaints alleging conflict of interest, this time involving BCCI media manager Nishant Arora and national selector Vikram Rathour. Freelance journalist Niraj Gunde wrote an email to Shah on Tuesday saying Arora and his wife were involved in a…
Australia Call up Uncapped Chadd Sayers For New Zealand Series
Chadd Sayers has (left) 145 first-class wickets at 24.82. (Image credit: Chadd Sayers/Twitter) © Twitter Melbourne: Australia on Wednesday named uncapped paceman Chadd Sayers and recalled Jackson Bird to the Test squad to face New Zealand next month, as they look to reclaim the number one ranking. (Read more cricket stories here) Selector Rod Marsh said while the batting line-up picked itself, it was a matter of choosing the best…
Zimbabwe bat; four debutants for Bangladesh
Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sikandar Raza came back into the Zimbabwe XI © AFP A slight drizzle delayed the toss in the third T20 in Khulna but not the match as Zimbabwe’s stand-in captain Hamilton Masakadza opted to bat, still looking for their first win of the series. Compared to Bangladesh’s five changes with four debutants, Zimbabwe made only two by bringing in…
Plunkett is injury doubt for South Africa ODIs
Liam Plunkett has had a frustrating winter © Getty Images Liam Plunkett‘s involvement in England’s one-day series in South Africa has been thrown into doubt by a thigh injury picked up while playing for England Lions in the UAE. Plunkett picked up a “tight thigh” in a Lions warm-up match against a UAE XI ahead of their five-match ODI series against Pakistan A – enough to rule him out of…