South Africa beat Australia by three wickets in their first Twenty20 on Friday as David Miller hit a maiden half-century at the end to send the Proteas home in the last over. Miller hit three sixes and three fours in his 53 not out and tail-ender Kyle Abbott collected the winning runs with a four over the bowler’s head with […]
» Read moreFormer New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe has died of lymphoma, his family said on Thursday. Crowe was first diagnosed with follicular lymphoma in 2012 and after chemotherapy, he was thought to be in remission. But Crowe announced in September 2014 that the cancer, which he called “my friend and tough taskmaster,” had returned. Crowe is survived by his wife, […]
» Read moreBangladesh have beaten Pakistan by five wickets and booked their place in the final of the Asia Cup T20 2016, where they will face India. Soumya Sarkar was their star as his run-a-ball 48 was pivotal in ensuring that Bangladesh got over the line. Bangladesh lost the wicket of Tamim Iqbal early in the innings for just seven, trapped in […]
» Read moreIndian skipper M.S. Dhoni won the toss and elected to bowl first against arch-rivals Pakistan, led by Shahid Afridi, in the fourth match of the Asia cup 2016. Pakistan s batting proved to be lack lustrous as not one batsman out of the 11 was able to stick to the crease for some overs and make any significant contribution. Indian bowlers striked […]
» Read moreIndia has beaten Bangladesh by 45 runs in the Asia Cup at Sher—e—Bangla National Cricket Stadium. India 166—6 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 83, Hardik Pandya 31; Al—Amin Hossain 3—37), def. Bangladesh 121—7 in 20 overs (Sabbir Rahman 44, Mushfiqur Rahim 16 not out; Ashish Nehra 3—23) by 45 runs.
» Read moreGujarat wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel has been summoned to Dhaka for the Asia Cup Twenty20 as a cover for skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. A BCCI release said that Dhoni “suffered a muscle spasm in the back during a training session” at Dhaka on Monday. Patel, 30, has been recalled for a Twenty20 international after four and half years. He kept wicket […]
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