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Proteas elect to bowl after winning the toss

Proteas captain AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to bowl upon his return to ODl cricket in the series opener against Sri Lanka on Saturday. Photo: Muzi Ntombela/Backpagepix captain AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to bowl upon his return to One-Day International cricket in the series opener against Sri Lanka also welcomed back Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis, JP Duminy and Kagiso Rabada after they all missed the T20 series defeat to the Sri Lankans.

Live: South Africa v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI

Catch all the live cricket score updates, ball by ball cricket commentary from the 1st ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Port Elizabeth Wayne Parnell struck early in successive overs to give Sri Lanka quick blows. Both the openers – Niroshan Dickwella and Sandun Weerakkody – fell cheaply to the left-arm pacer.

Alex Hales: Ruled out by a broken hand

Of the 15-man squad selected for the ODI series against India, which England lost 2-1, Hales’ absence is the only change, with no replacement selected. That gives Sam Billings three more matches to press his case as an alternative partner for Jason Roy at the top of the order but seamers Stuart Broad, Steven Finn and Chris Jordan have been overlooked.

David Warner surges to top spot, Kohli slips to third in Icc Odi Rankings

Dubai [UAE], Jan.27 : Australia opener David Warner has surged to the top spot in the latest ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen with a stupendous run in recent matches. The attacking left-hander has attained the top ranking for the first time, leapfrogging South Africa’s AB de Villiers and India captain Virat Kohli after amassing 367 runs in the five-match home series against Pakistan which his side won 4-1.

Mickey Arthur: Pakistan are still a fledgling ODI side

“We’re ranked eighth at the moment and I think you could see the gap between eight and one. So we’ve got a lot of work to do in that regard,” said Mickey Arthur A Getty Images Following an embarrassing 4-1 loss in the just concluded One-Day International series, Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur stated that following the loss, the scenario is clear as why hosts Australia are the No.

Virat Kohli’s losing streak on captaincy debut and other statistical…

The first T20I of the three-match series between India and England at Green Park, Kanpur was totally dominated by the Eoin Morgan ‘s men against Virat Kohli and his co. After restricting India to 147 for 7, English batsman got off a good start before openers Jason Roy and Sam Billings both were dismissed in the fourth over by leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Captain Morgan then took charge along with Joe Root, and anchored the innings with their 83-run partnership.

Injured Watling sidelined for three weeks

New Zealand have taken advantage of a gap in their test schedule to rest injured wicketkeeper BJ Watling from all cricket. The experienced gloveman won’t play at any level for three weeks to rest a sprained right knee which has been hindering him.

Jonathan Trott is excited by the new set-up at Edgbaston.

JONATHAN Trott today reflected upon the back-room restructuring at Warwickshire and admitted: “It excites me to see the club striving to get better.” Monday, 9th January was a momentous one at Edgbaston as Jim Troughton was appointed first team coach with responsibility for all first-team matters while Ashley Giles returned to the club in an overarching strategic role as sport director.

Scorpions look for positive Super50 start

Captain of Jamaica Scorpions Nikita Miller is hopeful of a positive start when the team takes on Combined Colleges and Campuses Marooners in the opening game of the 2017 Regional Super50 Tournament at Three W’s Oval in Barbados. The contest, which is set to start 8 a.m. Jamaica time, is one of two scheduled on the opening day.

Rex Tillerson: confirmation approval from Senate committee

‘Our intention is never to lie to you’: White House press secretary attempts to smooth over feud with the media – before repeating claims about Trump’s inauguration getting a record audience Now it’s Carribean sunshine for Michelle Obama: Ex-First Lady quits washout Palm Springs and heads to billionaire Richard Branson’s island on his private jet What exactly is she plotting? Hillary Clinton is getting briefings on what went wrong in her campaign and she and Bill WILL make some sort of political comeback say friends ‘It was inexcusable’: SNL writer apologizes for her ‘offensive words’ after she is SUSPENDED from show for tweeting that ten-year-old Barron Trump will be ‘this country’s first homeschool shooter’ A sophisticated beauty look fit for a First Lady! As Melania Trump settles into her new role, FEMAIL details her $900 inauguration hair and make-up Marco Rubio says he WILL vote for … (more)

MS Dhoni felicitated by Kapil Dev at innings break during third ODI in Kolkata30 min ago

Kolkata, Jan 22: Mahendra Singh Dhoni , who relinquished the One-Day International and T20 captaincy recently, was felicitated by Cricket Association of Bengal for his contribution to Indian cricket during the innings break of the third ODI against England here on Sunday. Dhoni, who led India to two World Cups – one 50-over and one T20 – along with a Champions Trophy, received a crystal trophy from India’s first 50-over World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev to loud cheers of “Dhoni, Dhoni” from the 55,000-odd spectators.

Rain washes out day three of second Black Caps test with Bangladesh

A member of the ground staff at Hagley Oval sweps water from the wicket block covers before play of day three of the second cricket test was abandoned. Bangladesh’s final tour match in New Zealand has been reduced to a four-day test after showers prevented any play on the third day of the second test at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval on Sunday.

Watch now: Second day begins

Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan steadied the ship after the fall of two early wickets with a 127-run third-wicket stand on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch yesterday. PHOTO: BCB Bangladesh and New Zealand have stepped onto the Hagley Oval for the start of the second day of the first Test.

CRICKET: Davey denied T20 glory by former Somerset teammates

Somerset bowler Josh Davey missed out on taking home a winners medal from the inaugural Desert T20 challenge after seeing his Scotland side defeated by Ireland in Friday’s semi-final. Having starred in the win over the Netherlands earlier in the week , Davey was in fine form going into the match but ended up seeing ex-Somerset duo George Dockrell and Kevin O’Brien progress to the final in Dubai.

Close-in: The young turks of India

There’s no time like now to play cricket for India and there are quite a few talented young players, like Parthiv Patel, to choose from The last few weeks have been an exciting period in Indian cricket. The finals of the Ranji Trophy resulted in a historic win for Gujarat.

Centre moves SC against Lodha panel reforms

The Centre entered the BCCI’s legal battle against cricketing reform panel as it asked the Supreme Court to withdraw Lodha Committee recommendations objecting to the bar on appointment of government servants and ministers as members of the Indian cricket board. Arguing for railway ministry, armed forces and cricket associations of universities that have been downgraded by the Lodha panel by taking away their voting rights, attorney general of India Mukul Rohatgi said that cricketing reforms needed a bigger debate and sought the matter to be referred to a larger bench.

South Africa vs Sri Lanka – 3rd T20I

This is the third and final Twenty20 International of the ongoing T20I series between South Africa and Sri Lanka. After a disappointing Test series, the visitors are seeking some positives as they will play some limited-overs cricket.

South Africa vs Sri Lanka – 2nd T20I

Sri Lanka will hope for better returns in limited-overs leg of the South African tour, when they face the hosts in the second T20I at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. This is the same venue where Sri Lanka succumbed to an embarrassing defeat by an innings and 118 runs in the third and final Test, inside three days.

India vs England – 3rd ODI

Hosts India take on visitors England in the third and final One-Day International , at the historic Eden Gardens Stadium, in Kolkata on Saturday. India, who are known to be a dangerous side back at home, will be the favourites to win this tie, as they aim to come up with a stellar performance and prove the English players, why they are still one of the formidable side at home.

Sri Lanka eager to hit back after Test whitewash

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews wants his side to start afresh in the limited-overs section of their tour of South Africa after a whitewash defeat to the Proteas in the Test series. Reuters/Ed Sykes Johannesburg – Sri Lanka are eager to regain some pride after a dismal Test series when they start the limited-overs section of their tour with the first of three Twenty20 internationals on Friday.

Stints in tennis ball cricket helped Kedar Jadhav

Considering the attention he has been getting post the knock, the Pune boy is not sure whether he will be able to hang out with his friends at Vaishali without being recognised by people. PUNE: After his match-winning knock of 120 against England in the first ODI in Pune on Sunday, life has changed for India batsman Kedar Jadhav .