Match facts January 17, 2016Start time 1500 local (0900 GMT) Sabbir Rahman grabbed his opportunity to bat at No. 3 in the first T20I, scoring a swift 46 © AFP Big picture Both Bangladesh and Zimbabwe view this series as a chance to experiment ahead of the World T20, but neither side could fiddle too much during the first T20, which Bangladesh won in a manner that reflected the growing…
James Pattinson Rested For Big Bash League Clash Due to Shin Soreness
James Pattinson took 13 wickets in the recent Test series against West Indies but complained of shin pain during the Sydney Test. © AFP Australia fast bowler James Pattinson will not be available for his Melbourne Renegades team in the Twenty20 Big Bash League on Monday due to shin soreness. (James Pattinson Says He Ditched New Action to Destroy West Indies) Pattinson, who took 13 wickets in the recent Test…
Pakistan will 'not go to India' in 2017 – Sethi
India are due to host Pakistan in 2017 according to the FTP, but that appears unlikely after the PCB executive chariman Najam Sethi insisted the BCCI “fulfill what they owe us” © Getty Images Another series between India and Pakistan is in doubt after PCB executive committee chairman Najam Sethi has said Pakistan will “not go to India” in 2017, as the FTP currently states, until the BCCI “fulfill what…
Moeen Ali Withdraws From IPL Auctions After Talking to Andrew Strauss
Moeen Ali in action for England. © AP Johannesburg: England all-rounder Moeen Ali has withdrawn his name from next month’s Indian Premier League auction after discussions with former captain and ECB’s Director of Cricket Andrew Strauss.(All the Latest Cricket Updates) According to an ESPN Cricinfo report, Strauss got in touch with Moeen and his representatives yesterday to discuss his involvement in the tournament as January 21 is the last date…
Kerala upset Baroda in last-over thriller
Kerala 164 for 6 (Gomez 47*, Baby 44, Pathan 2-14) beat Baroda160 for 6 (Pathan 35*, Prasanth 2-15) by four wicketsScorecard File photo – Irfan Pathan’s unbeaten 35 and two wickets went in vain for Baroda © BCCI Kerala upset favourites Baroda, notching up a thrilling four-wicket win in a Group A clash of the Super League at the Wankhede Stadium. Chasing 161, Kerala were only 51 for 2 at…
Rana half-century guides Delhi home
Delhi 138 for 5 (Rana 60*, Aaron 3-27) beat Jharkhand 134 for 7 (Virat Singh 45, Jaggi 42, Awana 3-28) by five wicketsScorecard File photo – Varun Aaron rocked Delhi’s top order and finished with figures of 3 for 27 © Getty Images An unbeaten half-century from Nitish Rana helped Delhi overcome a poor start and pull off a five-wicket win over Jharkhand at the Bandra Kurla Complex. Rana walked…
Sixers Women go seven in a row with derby win
Sydney Sixers Women 6 for 172 (Gardner 55, McGlashan 49*) beat Sydney Thunder Women 9 for 151 (Carey 53, Kapp 4-18, Sthalekar 3-34) by 21 runsScorecard Ashleigh Gardner struck five fours and two sixes in her 36-ball 55 © Getty Images Sydney Sixers are on the charge. After losing their first six games in the WBBL, they now have seven wins on the spin and a win in their last…
Series on the line for under-pressure India
Match facts January 17, 2016Start time 1420 local (0320 GMT) Play 04:26 Chappell: Don’t see India winning while chasing either Big picture You travel 7286 kilometres, two-and-a-half hours ahead in time, to arguably the most isolated city in the world, where your batsmen pile up runs but you don’t come close to defending 309. So you travel another 4338 kilometres from Perth to Brisbane, another two hours ahead in time,…
New Zealand hope for middle-order revival
Match facts January 17, 2015Start time 1900 local (0600 GMT) Colin Munro has made 106 runs off 41 balls across his last two T20 innings © Getty Images Big Picture Sri Lanka and Pakistan have become used to rubbing each others’ backs over the past few years, as their boards have buddied up and organised tours an annual basis. In New Zealand, Sri Lanka have gone the extra mile to…
Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy: Gautam Gambhir Flops Again as Delhi Outplay Jharkhand
Gautam Gambhir of Delhi in action during a match against Jharkhand at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Mumbai. © PTI Delhi outplayed Jharkhand by five wickets for their first win in the Super League stage of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, riding on Nitesh Rana’s unbeaten half-century to pull things back after being precariously placed at one stage in Mumbai. (Read More in Cricket) Put into bat, Jharkhand…