Chris Morris, who smashed 62 off 38 balls in the Johannesburg ODI, pulled off another heist when he smashed 17 off 7 balls to give South Africa victory. © AFP For the second week in a row all-rounder Chris Morris conjured a victory for South Africa, taking the hosts to a three-wicket win over England off the last ball of the first Twenty20 international at Newlands on Friday. (WATCH: Winning…
Coming close to defending 134 a 'huge plus' – Morgan
Eoin Morgan: “We created chances and opportunities to win the game. It’s a huge credit to our bowling unit.” © Getty Images The shot that shaves the crossbar, the ball that pops onto the same the side of the net as the person who hit it, the second place in the photo finish. There’s one thing in common with all of them: there is no celebration. Almosts are not a…
Oman bat, Afghanistan leave out Shapoor
Toss: Oman chose to bat v AfghanistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Samiullah Shenwari came into the Afghanistan side in place of Shapoor Zadran © ICC Sultan Ahmed, the Oman captain, won the toss and chose to bat for the second time in two days in Fatullah. Oman were unchanged, after their five-run win over Hong Kong in their first match of the tournament. Afghanistan made two changes…
Brendon McCullum Shatters Records Again, Blasts Fastest Century In Farewell Test
Brendon McCullum blasted the fastest Test century as he broke plenty of records in the opening day of the second Test against Australia in Christchurch. © AFP Brendon McCullum provided a brand new definition of a fairytale finish as he blasted the fastest century in Test cricket during the second Test against Australia in Christchurch on Saturday. (SCORECARD) Australia chose to field and had New Zealand in trouble at 74/4…
Tahir showed great control with the ball – du Plessis
© Getty Images Imran Tahir‘s almost two-year-old son Gibran predicted that his father would end up with a four-for in the first T20I against England but no one can guess what the legspinner would have had done had he taken a fifth, not even the man himself. “I was talking to my wife earlier and she asked my son, ‘How many wickets is daddy going to take today?’ and he…
Sachin Tendulkar Feels Disheartened to See People Breaking Traffic Rules
Sachin Tendulkar said people need to follow basic traffic rules. © AFP Sachin Tendulkar was the epitome of responsibility when batting for India during his playing days. The Master Blaster is, however, disappointed that many of his countrymen doesn’t show the same amount of responsibility while driving. (Sachin Tendulkar’s Autobiography Enters Limca Book of Records) In an exclusive chat with NDTV, Tendulkar said that he has often seen people traffic…
Lyon gets behind Pattinson after costly no-ball
Play 01:38 ‘Unfortunately no-balls are part of our game’ – Lyon Twice in one innings at the MCG in December, James Pattinson appeared to have dismissed West Indies batsman Carlos Brathwaite, only to have the umpires retrospectively call him for no-balls. Brathwaite scored a fifty, but Pattinson’s errors did not prove too costly in the match. His latest transgression cost far more runs, and could yet be a significant moment…
'I was trying to hit every ball for four or six' – Brendon McCullum
Play 01:03 ‘You don’t set out to achieve it’ – McCullum For nearly 30 years, Viv Richards has sat on top of the list of fastest Test centuries. Few men have come seriously close to usurping King Viv, like Adam Gilchrist did at the WACA in 2006-07. His 57-ball effort was one short of Richards’ 56-ball hundred, scored against England in Antigua in 1985-86. Misbah-ul-Haq then equalled Richards’ record in…
Satterthwaite 72 sets up tight NZ victory
New Zealand Women 202 for 9 (Satterthwaite 72, Bates 43, Harris 3-32, Jonassen 3-32) beat Australia Women 193 (Mooney 53, Perry 51, Tahuhu 3-34, Bermingham 3-38) by nine runsScorecard File photo – Amy Satterthwaite’s 11th ODI half-century held New Zealand’s innings together © ICC Amy Satterthwaite stroked 72 off 88 balls and also pitched in with a wicket to send Australia Women 1-0 up against New Zealand Women with a…
Naman Ojha Harbours Hope of Being Selected For India Test Team
Naman Ojha (left) has played one Test and one ODI for India. © PTI Mumbai: Naman Ojha may not be India’s number one Test wicketkeeper but he has hopes of making the national team for its next assignment in the longest format. (India in Sri Lanka: Naman Ojha Admits He Will be Under Pressure if Selected for Colombo Test) “You need to keep performing, you need to follow certain standards…