Cheteshwar Pujara made 54 off 52 balls but it was not enough for Saurashtra. © AFP Jharkhand reached the knockout stage after producing a disciplined all-round performance to comfortably beat Saurashtra by seven wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy . Opting to bowl, Jharkhand restricted Saurashtra to 128 for five in the stipulated 20 overs at Nehru Stadium, before overhauling the target with three balls to spare, reaching 132…
Barinder Sran's Left-Arm Pace An Advantage for India, Says Bowling Coach Bharat Arun
Left-arm pacer Barinder Sran has impressed in both the warm-up games against Western Australia XI. © AFP Perth: India’s bowling coach Bharat Arun said rookie Barinder Sran, being a left-armer, gives the team “added advantage”, indicating that the youngster may be blooded into the side for opening ODI against Australia. (Dominant India Register 64-Run Win Over Western Australia) “He is a bowler with a lot of potential. He has been…
Yuvraj Singh's Blazing Fifty Upstaged by Sanju Samson's Blitz in Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20
Yuvraj Singh’s blazing fifty was upstaged by Sanju Samson as Punjab lost to Kerala in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. © AFP Sanju Samson smashed 72 off 56 balls as Kerala completed a five wicket win over Punjab to cruise into the quarterfinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. (Syed Mushtaq Ali News) Yuvraj Singh (54 off 44) took Punjab to 135 for 7 before Samson stole the show…
Sourav Ganguly Takes Dig at Detractors in Cricket Association of Bengal, Accuses of Misinformation
Sourav Ganguly said Eden Gardens will have a new electronic scoreboard by February 15. © PTI Kolkata: The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly’s differences with some of the other office-bearers came out in the open when the former India captain spoke how misinformation was being spread by a section about Eden Gardens’ branding coming under the ambit of ambush marketing. (New CAB Chief Sourav Ganguly Promises to…
Priest, spinners hand Renegades Women easy win
Melbourne Renegades Women 139 for 8 (Priest 57, van Niekerk 29) beat Sydney Thunder Women 103 (Blackwell 45, Strano 3-20, Molineux 3-18) by 36 runsScorecard Molly Strano picked up 3 for 20 © Cricket Australia/Getty Images The early throes of the Women’s Big Bash League have delighted and drawn smiles for many reasons. The cricket has been impressive, a meeting of the world’s finest female cricketing minds, and the crowds…
Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20: Irfan Pathan Continues Magnificent Form, Cheteshwar Pujara's Knock Goes in Vain
Irfan Pathan continued to contribute at vital times as he helped Baroda register victory over Andhra Pradesh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. © AFP Irfan Pathan continued to shine in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 competition as he helped Baroda enter the knockouts. Delhi held off Goa in a low-scoring thriller to reach the knock-outs stages while Himachal Pradesh kept their chances alive. Cheteshwar Pujara continued his aggressive form…
Fulton, Nicholls steer Canterbury to bonus-point win
Canterbury 245 for 4 (Fulton 65, Henry Nicholls 56) beat Auckland 243 for 7 (B Cachopa 107, Grobbelaar 45*, Astle 3-44) by six wicketsScorecard File photo – Peter Fulton’s 55-ball 65 helped Canterbury chase down the target in 37.4 overs © Getty Images Fifties from Peter Fulton and Henry Nicholls stretched Canterbury’s unbeaten run in this season’s Ford Trophy to five, as they collected a six-wicket victory against Auckland. Chasing…
Sri Lanka play for pride, and top ranking
Match facts January 10, 2016Start time 1500 local (0200 GMT) For Sri Lanka it is a case of lose the game, then lose the series and the No. 1 T20 ranking too © Getty Images Big Picture New Zealand have usually outclassed Sri Lanka with ease across two southern summers, but even in the matches that the visitors have dominated, New Zealand have still found the means to prevail. Sri…
Paris hoping for home ODI debut
Joel Paris has taken 14 wickets at 16.85 at WACA, which also happens to be his home ground © Cricket Australia/Getty Images In the months after the 2011 World Cup, James Pattinson made his ODI debut. So did Pat Cummins. So did Mitchell Marsh. All players who have impacted international cricket, and who got their first chance near the start of a new World Cup cycle. Selectors view one-day cricket…
Pakistan ban Umar Akmal for first NZ Twenty20
Karachi – Pakistan’s departure for their New Zealand tour late Saturday night was hit by a one-match ban on dashing batsman Umar Akmal, punished for violating the dress code in a domestic match earlier this week. Pakistan’s Umar Akmal bats during the first T20 cricket match between Pakistan and England at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on November 26, 2015 © AFP/File Ineke Zondag Team manager Intikhab Alam…