Category: Sport

Junaid’s five makes it Pakistan’s day

Pakistan 27 for 0 (Hafeez 17*, Taufeeq 8*) trail Sri Lanka 197 (Mathews 52*, Paranavitana 37, Junaid 5-38, Gul 2-37) by 170 runs.Sri Lanka squandered away what seemed to be an inviting proposition in the morning – being put in to bat on a flat wicket under the hot sun against inexperienced bowlers – by refusing to score, and ultimately succumbed against a relentless Pakistan attack. Angelo...

Afridi withdraws retirement

Shahid Afridi has withdrawn his international retirement and says he is available for selection for Pakistan in the limited-over formats. Afridi had announced a ‘conditional’ retirement from international cricket in May, after having been...

Bangladesh win after routing West Indies for 61

Bangladesh 62 for 2 (Tamim 36*) beat West Indies 61 (Shakib 4-16, Nasir 2-3) by eight wickets Scorecard and ball-by-ball details DHAKA-The threat of rain loomed over gloomy Chittagong but the weather stayed clear enough for Bangladesh to demolish West...

Guptill, McCullum set up T20 sweep

New Zealand 187 (Guptill 67, B McCullum 64) beat Zimbabwe 154 (Chibhabha 65, N McCullum 3-23) by 34 runs under D/L method Scorecard and ball-by-ball details The brothers McCullum ensured that New Zealand sealed their two-match Twenty20 series against...

Kohli hundred seals huge victory

India 238 for 2 (Kohli 112*, Gambhir 84*) beat England 237 (Pietersen 46, Vinay 4-30) by eight wickets Scorecard and ball-by-ball details A series of double-strikes at vital junctures in England’s innings helped India limit the visitors to a below-par...

Parnell, Theron give South Africa victory

South Africa 148 for 7 (Botha 34, Theron 30*) beat Australia 147 for 8 (White 39, M Marsh 36, Tsotsobe 2-11) by 3 wickets Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Wayne Parnell and Rusty Theron rescued South Africa from a seemingly hopeless position to snatch...

New ODI rules confusing for now, says Kohli

NEW DELHI: India’s middle-order batsman Virat Kohli finds the new ODI rules introduced by the ICC confusing and feels that the playing condition, which allows for a run out if a batsman is deemed to have obstructed the field, is “vague”. The...

\New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets

New Zealand 127 for no loss (Brendon McCullum 81*, Guptill 40*) beat Zimbabwe 123 for 8 (Taylor 50*, Mills 2-15) by 10 wickets. Scorecard and ball-by-ball details New Zealand were playing their first international fixture since the World Cup semi-final...

West Indies beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets

West Indies 221 for 2 (Samuels 88*, Simmons 80) beat Bangladesh 220 (Mushfiqur 69, Nasir 50, Roach 3-49, Rampaul 2-27) by eight wickets. Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out Bangladesh became only the fourth ODI side to score 200 after...

England collapse in India to lose opening one-dayer

India 300-7 (50 overs) beat England 174 (36.1 overs) by 126 runs Match scorecard England suffered a middle-order collapse on their way to a 126-run defeat against India in Hyderabad. Chasing 301, captain Alastair Cook scored 60 but his dismissal sparked...

Nine teams likely for IPL 2012

The IPL is likely to comprise nine teams in 2012 and players from the terminated Kochi Tuskers Kerala franchise could be made available to the other franchises through a player auction early next year, ESPNcricinfo has learnt. The 2012 IPL is also expected...

West Indies beat Bangladesh by 40 runs

West Indies 298 for 4 (Simmons 122, Samuels 71) beat Bangladesh 258 for 7 (Naeem 52, Shakib 67) by 40 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details DHAKA-Five years after his debut, Lendl Simmons finally made his first international hundred, and with the help...

Venezuela stun Argentina in World Cup qualifier

PUERTO LA CRUZ (Venezuela) – Argentina’s impressive opening qualifying victory over Chile last week was soon forgotten when the two-time World Cup winners were handed a humiliating 1-0 defeat by Venezuela on Tuesday. Venezuela, no longer the...

Can Bangladesh live up to expectations?

When Mushfiqur Rahim slammed the penultimate ball of the tour opener for a match-winning six, the packed stands in Mirpur erupted as one. It was a spontaneous expression of joy from a crowd that hadn’t seen their side winning a Twenty20 international...

Test Championship could be delayed until 2017

A long-awaited ICC Test Championship is in severe danger of being delayed until at least 2017 because the ICC member nations are not prepared to accept a short-term financial hit to accommodate it. The championship had been scheduled for 2013 in England,...

Mushfiqur secures dramatic victory

West Indies Bangladesh 135 for 7 (Rahim 41*, Samuels 2-14) beat West Indies 132 for 8 (Samuels 58, Shafiul 2-19, Shakib 2-25) by three wickets Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mushfiqur Rahim began his captaincy tenure with a nerveless, unbeaten 41...

Pakistan cricketers’ trial: Australian ‘rigging’ claims

LONDON – Australian and Pakistani cricket stars rigged their games, according to a cricket agent accused of taking bribes, a London court has been told. At the corruption trial of former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif,...

Mushfiqur targets strong start

DHAKA - Mushfiqur Rahim had to break a long-held superstition after being appointed Bangladesh’s captain. For the past six years, he has made it a point not to speak to anyone in the media on the eve of an international match. Though he stuck to...

Champion League winner Mumbai Indians No. 1 on Facebook too

NEW DELHI: Champions League Twenty20 winners Mumbai Indians have emerged as one of the biggest sports brand on social networking site Facebook in India amassing 2.2 million fans in the last 18 months. Red Digital, their social media specialist, who have...

Mumbai Indians beat Bangalore to win 2011 CLT20

Mumbai Indians 139 (Franklin 41, Bhatkal 3-21, Vettori 2-30) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 108 (Dilshan 27, Harbhajan 3-20, Chahal 2-9, Malinga 2-23) beat by 31 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out On a night of mediocre cricket,...

BCB XI v West Indians: All-round Samuels sets up easy victory

West Indians 195 for 3 (Samuels 102*, Russell 58) beat Bangladesh Cricket Board XI 120 for 6 (Samuels 2-18, Sammy 2-23) by 75 runs Scorecard DHAKA: Marlon Samuels slammed a century and then picked up two wickets to power the West Indians to a comprehensive...