Australia captain Steven Smith shakes hand with India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the toss in the Canberra ODI. © AFP Canberra: Australia skipper Steven Smith won the toss and opted to bat against India in the fourth cricket One-day International at Manuka Oval, here on Wednesday. (Scorecard | Updates) India have replaced left-arm paceman Barinder Sran with experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Australia have made two changes to their side with…
Zimbabwe Upset Bangladesh to Stay in Twenty20 Series
Zimbabwe cricketer Vusi Sibanda (right) plays a shot as the Bangladesh wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan looks on during the third T20 match at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium. © AFP Malcolm Waller and Vusi Sibanda set up a big total as Zimbabwe crushed Bangladesh by 31 runs in the third Twenty20 international in Khulna on Wednesday to stay alive in the four-match series. (Scorecard) Opener Sibanda struck 44 off 33 balls…
Zimbabwe hit back
Zimbabwe gave themselves a chance of securing a draw in their Twenty20 international series with Bangladesh following a 31-run win in Khulna. Having lost the first two matches, the tourists defended 187 for six to ensure all is to play for in the final match at the same venue on Friday. Max Waller smashed two fours and four sixes in a brutal knock of 49 off just 23 balls, dominating…
Virat Kohli Has Same Aura as Sachin Tendulkar, Says Brett Lee
India’s Virat Kohli struck a brilliant century against Australia in the fourth ODI against Australia in Canberra, in the process, equalled Sachin Tendulkar’s record of scoring 15 centuries while chasing. © AP Australian pace legend Brett Lee heaped accolades on Virat Kohli, describing the swashbuckling Indian batsman as a legend whose aura is comparable to the iconic Sachin Tendulkar. (Match Report) Kohli notched up his second successive hundred, a 92-ball…
Chennai Super Kings's Plea to Lift Suspension Dismissed by Madras High Court
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended for two years from the Indian Premier League. © BCCI Madras High Court dismissed a petition by owner of Chennai Super Kings challenging Justice Lodha Committee’s order suspending the Indian Premier League team for two years over the 2013 betting scam involving its top official Gurunath Meiyappan. (IPL Scandal: Purity of Cricket at Stake, Ex-Judges Suspend Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals for…
Shaun Tait Feels Privileged to be Back in Australian Colours
Shaun Tait will aim for a spot in the Australian Squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in India. © AFP Adelaide: Shaun Tait terms his Australia T20 call-up as a “privilege” and is not thinking in the lines of how many matches he will get to play in the series for Australia. “I feel pretty privileged to be called in at this stage of my career. With a few injuries…
Overton out of Lions series
England Lions suffered a double injury blow before the first match of their 50-over series against Pakistan A in Dubai today. Jamie Overton has been ruled out for the series and will return to Somerset after the foot injury he suffered in the second warm-up match against UAE on Saturday was diagnosed as soft tissue damage. Liam Plunkett was also ruled out of the opening match with a strained muscle…
Former Galle curator suspended by ICC
The former chief curator of the Galle stadium in Sri Lanka, Jayananda Warnaweera, has been suspended for three years by the ICC for failing to cooperate with the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) in an ongoing investigation. He had already been suspended from all cricket activities for two years by Sri Lanka Cricket on the same charge in November last year. Warnaweera had failed to attend scheduled interviews with the ACU on…
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Advice Helped me: India U-19 Skipper Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni had given him tips on how to handle pressure situations. © Facebook Mumbai: India Under-19 cricket team’s captain Ishan Kishan on Tuesday said he received valuable advice from the senior team’s limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni recently on how to tackle things during pressure situations. Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batsman Kishan played alongside Dhoni in the recent Vijay Hazare Trophy in the domestic season for…
Maxwell's finish gives Australia 348 after Finch 107
50 overs Australia 8 for 348 (Finch 107, Warner 93, Smith 51, Ishant 4-77) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Aaron Finch and David Warner laid a solid platform with an opening stand of 187 © AFP Australia piled up an enormous tally of 348 for India to chase after batting first for the first time this series, in the fourth ODI at Manuka Oval in Canberra. In front of…