Scotland 140 for 5 (Machan 43, Berrington 42) beat Netherlands 103 (Cooper 32, Watt 5-27) by 37 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mark Watt was taken for 15 runs in his first over but came back to take five wickets © IDI/Getty Images Scotland left-arm spinner Mark Watt‘s maiden T20 five-for bundled Netherlands out for 103, setting up a 37-run win for his side in Dubai. After the first-ball loss of…
Captain Mehedi hails Zakir's calming influence
Mehedi Hasan – “Zakir told me that we will just play on singles, rotate the strike. We won’t go for fours or sixes. His words worked quite well for us” © ICC When Bangladesh Under-19’s captain Mehedi Hasan and wicketkeeper-batsman Zakir Hasan came together in the 29th over against Nepal Under-19, it was amidst much tension in Mirpur. The home side were 98 for 4 chasing 212 with a place…
Patidar's century leaves Bengal on the ropes
Madhya Pradesh 348 (Shrivastava 65, Ojha 64, Veer Pratap 5-76) & 338 for 5 (Patidar 137, Bundela 72, Naman 52) lead Bengal 121 (Easwaran 48, Ishwar 4-45, Datey 3-30, Sakure 3-38) by 565 runsScorecard Naman Ojha struck his second half-century in the match © PTI Rajat Patidar‘s third century in only his fifth match was the centerpiece of Madhya Pradesh’s batathon that has all but shunted Bengal out of the…
World Twenty20: Delhi and District Cricket Association Gets NOC From Land and Development Office
The Feroz Shah Kotla is slated to host several World Twenty20 matches, including a semifinal. © AFP New Delhi: There was some positive news for the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) as they got ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC) from the central government’s Land and Development Office (L&DO) on Thursday. (ICC World Twenty20: Feroz Shah Kotla in Danger of Not Hosting Matches) Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in…
IPL Auction 2016: Yuvraj Singh, Shane Watson, Kevin Pietersen Among Hot Picks – Five Things to Know
Ashish Nehra, Yuvraj Singh, Kevin Pietersen and Shane Watson will be the marquee buys in the 2016 IPL Auction. © NDTV Indian Premier League veterans Yuvraj Singh, Shane Watson and Kevin Pietersen will lead a galaxy of Twenty20 specialists as eight teams pick their squads for the 2016 edition of the tournament that will be played between April 9 and May 29. (IPL Auction: Yuvraj Singh, Kevin Pietersen in Rs.2…
BCCI not shying away from Lodha report – Thakur
BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur has said that it is justified for the board to take the time that it has in responding to the Lodha panel recommendations © PTI The Supreme Court of India’s ruling on Thursday might have suggested its annoyance with a perceived lack of seriousness on the BCCI’s part in implementing the Lodha committee recommendations, but Anurag Thakur, the BCCI secretary, has insisted the board is following…
Ravichandran Ashwin Feels India Need to Adjust Quickly to Home Conditions
Ravichandran Ashwin is Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led India’s spin spearhead. © Reuters Gurgaon: Ravichandran Ashwin believes India, which has recorded a historic Twenty20 series win in the recently-concluded tour to Australia, will need to adjust to the home conditions quickly if they desire to win the ICC World Twenty20 for a second time. (2016 World Twenty20: Pawan Negi, Mohammed Shami Included in India Squad, Mahendra Singh Dhoni to Lead) “Now we…
Unadkat's nine helps Saurashtra stroll into semis
Saurashtra 375 (Jogiyani 130, Jackson 122, Yadav 5-81) beat Vidarbha 151 (Unadkat 5-70) and 139 (Jaffer 48, Unadkar 4-35) by an innings and 85 runsScorecard Jaydev Unadkat’s nine-wicket haul helped Saurashtra wrap up a one-sided contest inside three days in Valsad © Getty Images Saurashtra thrashed Vidarbha by an innings and 85 runs to book their place in the Ranji Trophy semifinal for the first time in three seasons. Jaydev…
Zakir, Mehedi fifties guide Bangladesh U-19s to semi-finals
Play 03:45 WATCH – Bangladesh survive Nepal scare A splendid 113-run fifth-wicket stand between captain Mehedi Hasan and Zakir Hasan steered Bangladesh Under-19s to the semi-finals after completing a six-wicket win against Nepal Under-19s in Dhaka. The pressure steadily built on the pair after Joyraz Sheikh was dismissed for a patient 38. However, they found the boundary, rotated the strike and compiled fifties in the process as Bangladesh reached the…
Australia Women ace 253 chase to seal series
Australia Women 4 for 253 (Bolton 77, Lanning 61) beat India Women 8 for 252 (Mandhana 102, Raj 58, Perry 3-54) by six wicketsScorecard Nicole Bolton’s 77 laid a strong platform for Australia’s chase © Getty Images Half-centuries from Meg Lanning and Nicole Bolton trumped a maiden hundred from Smriti Mandhana, as Australia Women gunned down 253 against India Women to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series….