Mumbai, March 13 – A stunning display of powerful batting from Angelo Matthews and Owais Shah guided Kolkata Knight Riders to a comprehensive 11-run win over defending champions Deccan Chargers in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Friday. Chasing 162, Deccan Chargers could made 150 for seven in 20 overs after [...]
Karachi, March 10 – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned two of its world-class batsmen, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf, from playing international cricket for life and barred former captain Shoaib Malik and medium-pacer Rana Naveed-ul-Hassan for one year for ‘unbecoming behaviour’ leading to Pakistan’s poor showing recently in Australia. All-rounder Shahid Afridi was [...]
Dubai, March 9 – Former India captain Kapil Dev has been inducted into the International Cricket Council(ICC) Hall of Fame. A commemorative cap was presented to Kapil by ICC president David Morgan, in front of fellow Hall of Famer Clive Lloyd, as well as an audience of ICC officials and other invited guests. ‘I am [...]
Mumbai, March 7 – The Indian Premier League (IPL) bids for the new two new franchises will be held afresh after two weeks as the bidders objected to some of the financial clauses which were not there at the time of the bidding for the first edition. The new tenders, which were to be opened [...]
Chittagong, Jan 21 – Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra ran through the Bangladesh second innings as India won the first Test by 113 runs here Thursday. Chasing an improbable victory target of 415 runs, Bangladesh put up a fight with Mushfiqur Rahim (101) putting up up resistance, but folded up for 301. Ishant, who struggled [...]
Chittagong, Jan 21 – Scoreboard of the first cricket Test between India and Bangladesh on the fifth and last day here Thursday. India: First innings 243 all out Bangladesh: First innings 242 all out India: Second innings: 413/8 declared Bangladesh: Second innings (overnight 67/2) Tamim Iqbal c Dravid b Sehwag 52 Imrul Kayes c Karthik [...]
Chittagong, Jan 21 – India defeated Bangladesh by 113 runs in the first cricket Test here Thursday. Chasing a tough victory target of 415 runs, Bangladesh were all out for 301 in 75.2 overs on the fifth day. Ishant Sharma (3-48) and Amit Mishra (4-92) were the wicket-takers. Mushfiqur Rahim scored 101. India scored 243 [...]
Centurion, Oct 6 – Australia retained the Champions Trophy with a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the final at the SuperSport Park here Monday. Chasing a target of 201, Shane Watson (105 not out) scored his second consecutive century and Cameron White made 62, as Australia made 205 for four in 45.2 overs and [...]
Centurion, Oct 5 – New Zealand made 200 for nine in 50 overs against defending champions Australia in the final of the Champions Trophy at the SuperSport Park here Monday. Martin Guptill was the top scorer with 40 while Neil Broom made 37. For Australia, spinner Nathan Hauritz picked up three for 37 while fast [...]
Centurion, Oct 5 – New Zealand stand-in captain Brendan McCullum won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the final of the Champions Trophy at the SuperSport Park here Monday. New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has been ruled out of the game with a hamstring injury and has been replaced with Jeetan Patel. [...]
Centurion, Oct 4 – Defending Australia will look to make it two in a row when they take on underdogs New Zealand in the Champions Trophy final here Monday. New Zealand shocked everyone when they beat a strong Pakistan side by five wickets in Saturday’s semi-final. No one expected them to cross the league stage, [...]
Johannesburg, Oct 4 – The Australian team was fined for slow over-rate during their nine-wicket victory over England in Friday’s Champions Trophy semi-final at the Centurion. The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) match referee Jeff Crowe fined Ricky Ponting’s side after it was found two overs short at the end of the match. In accordance with [...]
Johannesburg, Oct 4 – New Zealand set-up a final clash with defending champions Australia after defeating Pakistan by five wickets in a thrilling semi-final at the New Wanderers Stadium here Saturday. New Zealand, who won the title in 2000 when it was known as the ICC Knock Tournament, achieved the target of 234 runs in [...]
Johannesburg, Oct 4 – The following is the scoreboard of the semi-final between Pakistan and New Zealand in the Champions Trophy at the New Wanderers Stadium here Saturday. Pakistan: Imran Nazir c Taylor b Bond 28 Kamran Akmal c Redmond b Butler 24 Shoaib Malik c Taylor b Butler 2 Younis Khan c Taylor b [...]
Johannesburg, Oct 4 – New Zealand defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Wanderers here Saturday. New Zealand will face Australia in Monday’s final. New Zealand achieved the target of 234 runs by losing five wickets in 47.5 overs after Grant Elliot made an unbeaten 75 [...]
Johannesburg, Oct 3 – Pakistan captain Younis Khan won the toss and opted to bat against New Zealand in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Wanderers here Saturday. Teams: New Zealand: Brendan McCullum (wicketkeeper), Aaron Redmond, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Neil Broom, James Franklin, Daniel Vettori (captain), Kyle Mills, [...]
Johannesburg, Oct 3 – Pakistan made 233 for the loss of nine wickets in 50 overs against New Zealand in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy here Saturday. Umar Akmal was the top scorer with 55 while Mohammad Yousuf made 45. For New Zealand, Ian Butler took four for 44 while skipper Daniel [...]
Centurion, Oct 3 – Unbeaten centuries from opener Shane Watson and skipper Ricky Ponting kept defending champions Australia in contention to retain the title after they knocked out England from the Champions Trophy with nine wickets in the semi-final at the SuperSport Park here Friday. Chasing a target of 258, Watson (136 not out) and [...]
Centurion, Oct 3 – The following is the scoreboard of the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy between title-holders Australia and England at the SuperSport Park here Friday. England: Andrew Strauss c Hopes b Siddle 14 Joe Denly c Paine b Siddle 36 Owais Shah c Paine b Lee 0 Paul Collingwood c Paine b [...]
Centurion, Oct 3 – Defending champions Australia stormed into the final of the Champions Trophy with a brilliant nine-wicket win over England in the semi-final at the SuperSport Park here Friday. Shane Watson scored an unbeaten 136 while captain Ricky Ponting remained unbeaten on 111, as Australia easily achieved the target of 258 in 41.5 [...]
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