West Indies skipper Shimron Hetmyer celebrates after completing his half-century against Pakistan during Under-19 World Cup at Fatullah. © ICC Mirpur: Skipper Shimron Hetmyer and Tevin Imlach hit half-centuries as the West Indies upset Pakistan by five wickets to cruise into the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup in Fataullah. (Read More in Cricket) Hetmyer scored 52 and Imlach made 54 to ensure a gallant 113 by Umaid Masood went…
Board of Control for Cricket in India Commentators Anil Kumble and Sanjay Manjrekar Get Rs 39 and 36 lakh
Anil Kumble and Sanjay Manjrekar were paid the sum for their commentary during the India-South Africa series. © AFP New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has paid former India captain Anil Kumble and batsman Sanjay Manjrekar approximate amounts of Rs 39 lakh and Rs 36 lakh respectively as their commentary fee for the home series against South Africa held between October to December. (Read more…
New Zealand bowled out for 246 in McCullum's final ODI
New Zealand 246 (Guptill 59, Elliott 50, M Marsh 3-34) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Brendon McCullum hit 47 off 27 © Getty Images Brendon McCullum’s farewell ODI cameo was to be overshadowed by a hectic late-innings collapse as Australia restricted New Zealand to a mere 246 in the deciding ODI of the Chappell-Hadlee series in Hamilton. The hosts lost their last six wickets for 23 after McCullum, Martin…
Finch likely to lose Australia T20 captaincy to Smith
Under Aaron Finch, Australia performed poorly in the T20s against India © AFP Aaron Finch is expected to be unceremoniously dumped as Australia’s Twenty20 captain when the squad for the World T20 is named on Tuesday. The Test and ODI captain Steven Smith is set to be installed as leader in all three formats following Australia’s 3-0 series hiding at the hands of India in their recent T20 series, according…
Australia bowl, New Zealand make two changes
Toss Australia chose to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Brendon McCullum was leading New Zealand for the final time in limited-overs games © Getty Images Australia’s captain Steven Smith won the toss and chose to send New Zealand in to bat in Brendon McCullum’s last ODI, the third Chappell-Hadlee Trophy match at Seddon Park in Hamilton. New Zealand left out Trent Boult due to illness, while Mitchell…
"Ugly" runs please Hales
Alex Hales was pleased with his man-of-the-match performance in the second one-day international against South Africa despite the disappointment of falling one run short of a century. The Nottinghamshire opener shelved his usual big-hitting style to accumulate 99 from 124 balls as England completed a five-wicket victory to go 2-0 up in the five-match series. Hales’ innings was his second half-century in as many games, and the 27-year-old has enjoyed…
Shrubsole: Vital to start series well
[embedded content] Anya Shrubsole highlighted the importance of England starting their one-day international series against South Africa strongly as they attempt to climb the ICC Women’s Championship. The seamer was influential in helping her side advance into a 1-0 lead in Benoni today, returning figures of 4-29 in a seven-wicket Duckworth-Lewis win. With a victory worth two points, England moved level with fourth-placed South Africa in the Women’s Championship table…
Nawaz, Pietersen set up tense Quetta win
Quetta Gladiators 139 for 7 (Pietersen 35, Afridi 2-17, Wahab 2-29) beat Peshawar Zalmi 135 for 7 (Sammy 48, Nawaz 3-29) by three wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Kevin Pietersen marshalled Quetta Gladiators’ chase of 136 © Cricket Australia/Getty Images In the second thriller of the day, Quetta Gladiators knocked off seven runs off the last over with a ball to spare to establish themselves as the early…
Shrubsole pegs back South Africa
Anya Shrubsole took 4-29 as England women fought back strongly to restrict South Africa to 196 all out in the first one-day international in Benoni. Opener Trisha Chetty made 90 and skipper Mignon du Preez compiled 38 as the hosts threatened a big score when they reached 119 for one. But Shrubsole, who had earlier snared opener Laura Wolfvaardt lbw for five, returned to the attack with devastating effect. WICKET!…
Hales hopes white-ball form can restate Test case
Alex Hales hopes his white-ball contributions will keep him in the Test frame © Getty Images Alex Hales hopes to get another chance to succeed as Alastair Cook’s Test opening partner despite an underwhelming maiden series in South Africa. Hales made 136 runs in eight Test innings but has returned to form in the subsequent ODIs, hitting 57 and 99 in back-to-back wins in Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth. Hales became…