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…
Hales hopes white-ball form can push 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…
Bowlers help Cobras stay on top; Knights off the bottom
Beuran Hendricks justified Justin Ontong’s decision to bowl first in Paarl © Getty Images Cape Cobras consolidated their position at the top of the standings with a comfortable six-wicket win over Lions in Paarl. Lions, who were sent in to bat, were shot out for 133. Save Dominic Hendrick’s unbeaten 44, there was little of note in the innings that lasted 40.3 overs. Beuran Hendricks, the left-arm seamer, returned figures…
Shrubsole, Taylor put England 1-0 up
England 150 for 3 (Taylor 41*) beat South Africa 196 (Chetty 90, Shrubsole 4-29) by seven wickets (DLS method)Scorecard Anya Shrubsole removed the South Africa top order © Gallo Images Four wickets for Anya Shrubsole and an unbeaten 41 from Sarah Taylor were the major components of England’s seven-wicket win over South Africa in Benoni, giving new coach Mark Robinson victory in his first match in charge. England’s innings was…
Ajmal helps Islamabad clinch last-ball thriller
Islamabad United 132 for 8 (Latif 39, Sharjeel 28, Bopara 2-25) beat Karachi Kings 130 for 9 (Bopara 32*, Ajmal 3-27) by two runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Saeed Ajmal’s three-wicket haul played a key role in Islamabad United’s tense win © AFP Saeed Ajmal, playing only his second competitive match since November 2015, struck with his first ball and then produced a double-strike in his last over…
Taylor rues lack of runs
Brad Taylor reflected on a poor England batting performance that resulted in a heavy defeat by Sri Lanka in the quarter-finals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup. England had piled up big totals in each of their three group games, but lost two early wickets and were unable to recover against a Sri Lanka attack including six spinners. They were all out for 184 in the 50th over and Sri…
Yasir suspended for three months for doping offence
Yasir Shah clarified before the ICC that he had inadvertently taken his wife’s blood pressure medicine © AFP Pakistan legspinner Yasir Shah has been handed a three-month suspension by the ICC after he pleaded guilty to breaching the ICC’s Anti-Doping Code that relates to the presence of a banned substance in a player’s sample. The bowler will be available to play again from March 27, once the retrospective penalty ends….
IPL insiders shed light on Big Name snubs
Play 04:49 ‘Guptill going unsold defies logic’ Every IPL auction brings with it its regular quota of surprise picks and omissions. While many uncapped India players made the first category on Saturday’s auction, Usman Khawaja and Martin Guptill were probably the shock omissions this time around. Guptill has been one of the world’s best white-ball players in the past year; during this period, he averages 49.12 in nine T20Is with…
Dale Steyn's Close Encounter With Deadly Black Mamba
Dale Steyn has been plagued by injuries and his performance in 2015 was his worst ever since he started his international career in 2004. © Reuters Johannesburg: When one of the world’s most feared fast bowlers came face to face with one of the planet’s deadliest snakes, there was only one winner and South Africa’s Dale Steyn was happy to concede defeat. (Steyn to Miss ODI Series Against England Due…
Mithali, Pandey star in consolation win for India
India Women 234 for 5 (Raj 89, Mandhana 55) beat Australia Women 231 for 7 (Blackwell 60, Perry 50, Pandey 3-50) by five wickets.Scorecard Mithali Raj hit 12 fours in her 113-ball 89 as India won by five wickets in Hobart © Getty Images Mithali Raj and Shikha Pandey were the architects of India’s consolation win in the third and final ODI in Hobart to round off their limited-overs tour…