Cape Cobras 570 for 4 (Duminy 260*, Vilas 216*) drew with Lions 252 (Cook 118, Peterson 5-62) and 287 for 9 (Pretorius 101, Peterson 4-88)Scorecard File photo: Robin Peterson’s nine wickets nearly scripted a win for Cape Cobras © Getty Images Career-best scores from Test discards JP Duminy (260*) and Dane Vilas (216*) were not enough for Cape Cobras to secure their first win of the Sunfoil Series, after Lions…
Leopard's racy fifty trumps Australia
New Zealand Under-19 173 for 6 (Leopard 50*, Nair 3-30) beat Australia Under-19 169 (Page, ter Braak 3-23) by four wicketsScorecard Christian Leopard raced to an unbeaten half-century to lead New Zealand Under-19s to a six-wicket victory over Australia Under-19s in a tri-nation one-day tournament in Dubai. In a low-scoring game, he came in at No. 8 and struck 50 off 42 balls with six fours and three sixes to…
Unchanged Zimbabwe bowl in bid to level series
Toss Zimbabwe chose to bowl v AfghanistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Hamilton Masakadza’s experience at the top of the order will be crucial to a competitive total once again © Chris Whiteoak Elton Chigumbura won the toss and chose to bowl against Afghanistan in the second T20I in Sharjah. This is the first instance of a captain opting to field in both the ODI and T20 series’. Asghar Stanikzai said…
Robert Croft to work with England one-day squad
Robert Croft (right) will be one of the frontrunners to replace Toby Radford as Glamorgan coach © Getty Images Robert Croft has been appointed as a spin bowling consultant to the England ODI side. He played 21 Test and 50 ODIs during his England career and will spend 12 days with the limited-overs team in South Africa. A vastly experienced offspinner, Croft represented Glamorgan for 23 years and, even into…
Sibanda, Vitori return for Bangladesh T20s
Vusi Sibanda last played for Zimbabwe in July 2015 © Associated Press Batsman Vusi Sibanda and left-arm seamer Brian Vitori return to the Zimbabwe squad for the four T20Is against Bangladesh starting on January 15. Sean Williams, who was ruled out of Zimbabwe’s ongoing Twenty20 series against Afghanistan with a groin injury, is also part of the 16-man side. Tinashe Panyangara and Craig Ervine were notable exceptions, although reports suggested…
Carberry steals show on Scorchers return
Hampshire batsman Michael Carberry returned to form with a bang to help Perth Scorchers edge out Hobart Hurricanes by one run and reach the Big Bash League semi-finals for a fifth consecutive season. Back in the defending champions’ XI after a four-game absence, Carberry showed the Scorchers what they had been missing with a brutal 62 off just 35 deliveries. The number three hit nine fours and a six, taking…
Butt scores hundred on comeback, Asif takes two
Water and Power Development Authority 277 for 7 (Butt 135) beat Federally Administered Tribal Areas 136 (Usman 4-30) by 141 runsScorecard Playing competitive cricket after over five years, Salmat Butt scored a brisk hundred with 14 fours © AFP Salman Butt scored a hundred and Mohammad Asif picked up two wickets in six overs on their return to competitive cricket after over five years. Butt and Asif, whose spot-fixing ban…
Burns, Simmons leave Sixers' hopes in the balance
Brisbane Heat 162 for 8 (Burns 60, Simmons 54, Abbott 3-8) beat Sydney Sixers 156 for 8 (Lumb 47, Haddin 42, Swepson 2026) by six runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Joe Burns hit three fours and three sixes during his 60 © Getty Images Sydney Sixers, the finalists last season, were left all but out of contention in this season’s Big Bash League, after suffering six-run loss against Brisbane Heat. There…
Australia will Exploit WACA Bounce Against India: Aaron Finch
Aaron Finch has a decent average of 38.06 in 52 ODIs. © AP Perth: Looking to exploit the fast and bouncy conditions at the WACA, Australian opener Aaron Finch on Sunday said his team would look to corner the Indians early on in the opening cricket ODI on January 12. (Ian Chappell Tips Australia as Favourites in ODI Series Against India) India last played an ODI at the WACA against…
West Indies climb to No. 1 in T20 rankings
Sri Lanka’s 0-2 loss to New Zealand has been West Indies’ gain © AFP West Indies have claimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC T20 rankings after Sri Lanka, who had largely occupied the top rung since they won the World T20 in 2014, were caned by New Zealand in Auckland on Sunday. West Indies have 118.36 rating points, and are now marginally ahead of both Sri Lanka and…