When Trent Boult was undone by the Auckland winds © Getty Images The swirlerEden Park is a well-enclosed ground, but in the fifth over, Tillakaratne Dilshan managed to get a ball into the windswept higher reaches of the stadium. This ultimately worked to his advantage. Spotting a short-of-a-length delivery from Mitchell McClenaghan, Dilshan swung hard across the line and gave up a big top edge. The ball shot up in…
Munro shatters Guptill's record as New Zealand crush Sri Lanka
New Zealand147 for 1 (Guptill 63, Munro 50) beat Sri Lanka142 for 8 (Mathews 81*, Elliott 4-22) by nine wicketsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Colin Munro smashed one four and seven sixes in his unbeaten 14-ball 50 © AFP An abject Sri Lanka collapse full of witless batting, a clinical performance by New Zealand’s seamers, and a fast start from Martin Guptill, all featured in Sri Lanka’s final heavy defeat…
Munro shatters Guptill's record as New Zealand win
New Zealand147 for 1 (Guptill 63, Munro 50) beat Sri Lanka142 for 8 (Mathews 81*, Elliott 4-22) by nine wicketsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Colin Munro smashed one four and seven sixes in his unbeaten 14-ball 50 © AFP An abject Sri Lanka collapse full of witless batting, a clinical performance by New Zealand’s seamers, and a fast start from Martin Guptill, all featured in Sri Lanka’s final heavy defeat…
New Zealand bowl at Eden Park
Toss New Zealand chose to bowl v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:00 Sri Lanka target positive end to dismal tour Kane Williamson chose to bowl first after winning the toss for the second T20I, in Auckland. Sri Lanka made three changes to the side that lost in Mount Maunganui. Seamers Nuwan Kulasekara and Suranga Lakmal were left out. Left-arm seamer Isuru Udana and fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera…
Australian Pacer Joel Paris Set to Wear Glenn McGrath's No.11 Jersey
Australian pacer Joel Paris has picked up 24 wickets in 13 List A games in domestic cricket. (Image credit: Joel Paris/Twitter) © Twitter Perth: Australia’s rookie pacer Joel Paris is set to don Glenn McGrath’s No.11 jersey when he makes his likely international debut in the first cricket ODI against India on January 12. (Joel Paris Feels India Can be Tamed With Accuracy) Paris, 23, is the same age as…
Twenty20 Will Kill Tests, International Cricket Council Must Step in: Players' Union Chief
The lure of tournaments like Indian Premier League has made the future of Tests bleak, according to FICA CEO Tony Irish. (Image for representational purpose only) © BCCI Melbourne: Federation of International Cricketers’ Association (FICA) CEO Tony Irish has warned that the lure of Twenty20 leagues like Indian Premier League (IPL) and Big Bash is jeopardising the future of Test cricket, which will struggle to survive if the ICC does…
Hope, Ottley partnership secures T & T win
Play 02:08 Bishop: Exceptional partnership by Hope, Ottley Defending champions Trinidad & Tobago made it two from two to start the 2016 Nagico Super50 with a nine-wicket trouncing of Barbados at Port-of-Spain on Saturday. Kyle Hope and Kjorn Ottley each finished unbeaten with 70 and 80 respectively in a 162-run second-wicket stand to blow past a Barbados first innings total of 161 with 14.1 overs to spare. Barbados found themselves…
Botham: Stokes better than me at same age
Sir Ian Botham is confident that Ben Stokes is a better player than he was at the same age. Stokes might have a long path to travel if he is to match Botham’s decorated career in terms of statistics, but already the 24-year-old has proved he has the same headline-grabbing talent. That was spectacularly proved when he smashed Botham’s 33-year record for the fastest double-century by an England batsman during…
Broad and Finn visit rhino project
England pacemen Stuart Broad and Steven Finn have joined the fight against rhino poaching after visiting the Shamwari Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre this week. The loss of rhino is one of the most significant conservation issues facing South Africa and the England duo were given a rare opportunity to see first hand the steps being made to save the animal’s population. Broad and Finn met representatives from Investec Rhino Lifeline at…
England in position to strike – Woakes
Chris Woakes believes England are well placed to beat South Africa and begin 2016 with the notable scalp of the world’s top-ranked Test team in their own backyard. England have controlled the majority of the first two Tests, highlighted by a thumping 241-run win in Durban, and head to Johannesburg tomorrow knowing they can wrap up the series when the third Test starts on Thursday. There are signs, however, that…