The Faf du Plessis-led South African side will look to emulate the heroics of their predecessors in 2014 © AFP Rabada strikes South Africa seemed a touch flat as they kept searching for that opening wicket. Eventually, their spearhead, Rabada, provided the breakthrough by dislodging Gunathilaka. It swung in the air a tad and then […]
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Despite leaking 22 in his first over, Hardik finished with a career-best 4 for 38. © Getty “The plus point what I have is that my bowling and batting (skills) are equal. Obviously, batting will be a more stronger point but I am quite a good enough bowler as well. I bowl quick too. I […]
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Pollard put up a fine all-round show (one wicket and 37 runs) to ensure Toronto Nationals clinched a thriller. In what turned out to be a cliffhanger, Toronto Nationals usurped Montreal Tigers off the final of the match in Global T20 Canada, on Sunday (July 8). Toronto needed two off the last ball bowled by […]
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The southpaw has been in decent touch, evidenced by the 143 runs he compiled at an average of over 35 in the Royal London One-Day Cup. Shaun Marsh, the Australian batsman, injured his left shoulder while fielding in the T20 Blast game between Glamorgan and Sussex in Cardiff on Sunday (July 8). Marsh is also […]
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Sunil Ambris scored a century in the second innings but it was left to their lower order to help the side escape with a draw India A almost pulled off a dramatic victory over Windies A at the Kent County Cricket Ground on the final day where they ended up just three wickets short of […]
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The TNCA, though, is yet to give up hope and will take a final decision in a Governing Council meeting on Monday morning. There will be no outstation players in the third edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) after all. The CoA informed the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) in a mail on […]
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Indications are that the mudslinging in KCA is only going to intensify as they know that elections are around the corner. Top office-bearers of the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) including its president Ronkiln John, secretary Jayesh George and joint secretary Syed Ziabuddeen resigned at the Special General Meeting of the state cricket body in Alappuzha […]
Continue Reading”We just need to build few partnerships in the middle and it will help us to recover from the disappointment of the opening Test.” One or two partnership in the middle will help Bangladesh regain their composure in the ongoing Test series against West Indies, Bangladesh’s wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan said on Saturday (July 7). Nurul […]
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In pursuit of a massive total, Royals had a poor start as Luke Ronchi was dismissed in the fourth over. Andre Fletcher (47), Agha Salman (73) and Farhaan Behardien (62) played crucial hands as Edmonton Royals overcame Winnipeg Hawks by five wickets in the Global T20 Canada on Saturday (July 7). Royals chased down the […]
Continue ReadingEngland may have to take the hard call of sitting Joe Root out to include Stokes. The bigger picture of India’s full tour of England was always going to be about what transpires in the ODIs and Tests. ODIs, because it gives a glimpse of where two solid contenders for the 2019 World Cup final in less […]
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