Ireland swept the two-match One-Day international series with a clinical eight-wicket win over United Arab Emirates, at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Saturday (March 4). Brief scores: UAE 202 all out in 47.5 overs (Shaiman Anwar 48, Rameez Shahzad 41; Andy McBrine 3-42, Craig Young 3-48) lost to Ireland 203/2 in 41.5 overs (William Porterfield 76, Andrew Balbirnie 58*, […]
» Read moreThe Indian women’s hockey team continued their fine run in the ongoing five-match Test series, scoring a 2-1 victory over Belarus in the second match on Friday. India got off to a good start by earning a penalty corner in the 9th minute. It was striker Rani Rampal who successfully converted the PC to give her team a 1-0 lead.
» Read moreFaf du Plessis led South Africa to a resounding six-wicket victory over New Zealand in their crunch one-day international finale in Auckland Saturday to wrap up the series 3-2. South Africa needed less than 33 overs to overhaul New Zealand’s 149 with du Plessis ending the game with a boundary which also brought up his half-century. The New Zealand innings […]
» Read moreNathan Lyon took eight wickets to help Australia bundle out India for 189 in their first innings on the opening day of the second test at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. Lyon’s figures of 8-50 are the best of his career as India opener Lokesh Rahul top-scored for his side with a patchy 90. Score: KL Rahul c Renshaw […]
» Read moreAustralia have named an unchanged playing XI on the eve of the second Test in Bangalore. After gaining an early 1-0 lead in the four-match series following Australia’s 333-run win in Pune, Steve Smith, confirmed that the visitors will retain the same side despite the expectedly different wicket at the M Chinnaswamy stadium. “It looks a little bit different to […]
» Read moreNew Zealand have picked offspinner Jeetan Patel ahead of leggie Ish Sodhi, while going in with Jimmy Neesham as an extra option for the all-rounder’s spot, for the forthcoming first of the three-match Test series against South Africa, starting March 8. New Zealand play their first Test in Dunedin before heading to Wellington and Hamilton for the next two Tests. […]
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