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CRICKET: Hampshire batsman shares record-breaking 200 partnership in Sri Lanka

Hampshire batsman Tom Alsop scored 96 in a record-breaking 200 partnership with Daniel Bell-Drummond as England Lions secured a first win of their one-day series against Sri Lanka A at the Colombo Cricket Club. The Lions were in trouble at 12 for two when Alsop joined Bell-Drummond, after the loss of openers Ben Duckett and Keaton Jennings in the same over from Vikum Sanjaya.

SA strengthen bowling attack ahead of NZ Tests

Ab de Villiers’s flashing bat produced 262 runs in the five ODis at an average of 87.33. South Africa will miss AB de Villiers following his decision to opt out of Test cricket this year but their ranks have been bolstered by the return of Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander for the three-match series against New Zealand.

England call-up for Surrey bowler Tom Curran

Surrey bowler Tom Curran has been added to England’s squad to tour the West Indies as cover for Jake Ball. With Nottinghamshire star Ball due for a scan on a knee injury, Curran has been called in as cover by the England and Wales Cricket Board for the three one-day internationals in the Caribbean starting on Friday.

Harris and Elliott appointed high performance coaches at CA’s NCC

Ryan Harris and Matthew Elliotts first assignment will be to coach Australia’s Under-19 team for series against Sri Lanka A Getty Images Former Test stars Ryan Harris and Matthew Elliott were Tuesday appointed to nurture young Australian talent, with the pair’s first assignment an under-19 series against Sri Lanka . Fast bowler Harris and batsman Elliott beat off competition from 38 other applicants to be picked as high performance coaches at the National Cricket Centre, entrusted with developing the country’s future stars.”

Herath to lead SL in Test series against BAN

Veteran left-arm spinner Rangana Herath will be leading the Sri Lanka Test team when Bangladesh come over for a full series starting March. The decision to appoint Herath as the skipper came after Sri Lanka’s usual skipper Angelo Mathews was ruled out due to a hamstring injury which he sustained in the series against South Africa at Johannesburg.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) announces South Africa’s test squad against New Zealand

Cricket South Africa today named two uncapped players, Heinrich Klaasen and Theunis de Bruyn , in the Standard Bank Proteas Test squad for the three-match series against New Zealand starting next month. Morne Morkel returns to the squad after missing the recent Test series against Sri Lanka, while there is also place for fellow fast bowler Chris Morris, who was injured for a large part of last year after making his debut against England.

Jon Holland in dark over India Test cricket tour snub

Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website – Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. In-form Victorian spinner Jon Holland remains in the dark about missing out on the Australian cricket team’s tour of India and believes that will probably stay the case.

Afridi retires from international cricket

Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi says he has quit international cricket and will focus on playing Pakistan Super League for the next two years. “I have said goodbye to international cricket,” Afridi told reporters in Sharjah on Sunday night soon after his 28-ball 54 nearly pulled off victory for his team Peshawar Zalmi against Karachi Kings in the PSL.

Proteas women qualify for World Cup

The Proteas have beaten hosts, Sri Lanka by a comprehensive nine wickets to qualify for the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup to be held in the United Kingdom in June and July this year. South Africa and India are the first to qualify and will join Australia, England, New Zealand and West Indies in women’s cricket’s biggest stage.

Former players slam PCB after suspension of two players8 min ago

Karachi, Feb 10 Former cricketers today slammed Pakistan Cricket Board after Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif were provisionally suspended on charges of corruption, saying that the latest development arose due to the wrong example set by the PCB by way of recalling tainted pacer Muhammad Aamir to the national team. Both Sharjeel and Khalid, who were representing Islamabad United in Pakistan Super League second edition in Dubai, were being sent back home by the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Sport24.co.za | Roster brutality WILL catch up on Proteas

The turnaround between tours is so negligible, and rushed, that the Proteas have sacrificed their pretty traditional OR Tambo International Airport departure press conference on Saturday. Instead, a preview-purposes media opportunity ahead of the three-formats trek to New Zealand featuring coach Russell Domingo and two captains Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers has effectively been latched onto the post-match interview obligations once the SA v Sri Lanka summer finally ends with the fifth one-day international at Centurion on Friday.

ICC starts ‘Big Three’ rollback despite BCCI opposition

The International Cricket Council had agreed in principle to rollback the ‘Big Three’ domination in the game’s finances and administration process which was decided in 2014. A new executive committee was decided to form in 2014 which comprises of Board of Control for Cricket in India , Cricket Australia and England and Wales Cricket Board to make most of the key executive decisions.

SA vs SL, 3rd ODI: Another batting collapse for visitors as they fold up for 163

The 3rd ODI between South Africa and Sri Lanka witnessed an hour-long stoppage due to invasion from bees Getty Images Sri Lanka had to win the third match of the five-game One-Day International series at any cost to keep the series alive after losing the first two games by a heavy margin. However, another batting collapse saw the tourists fold up for a paltry 163 on their 69th Independence Day.

Hussey warns Aus to avoid angering Kohli

Australia need a clear strategy to keep Virat Kohli in check and refrain from getting into verbal confrontations with the India captain during the four-Test series starting this month, former batsman Mike Hussey has said. Under leading batsman Kohli, India are unbeaten in their last 18 Tests, registering series wins in Sri Lanka and West Indies, while thumping South Africa, New Zealand and England at home.

Finch to lead Australia against SL in T20 series

Aaron Finch was Australia’s T20 captain before Steven Smith was handed the reins in all three formats. Opening batsman Aaron Finch will lead Australia in the absence of regular captain Steve Smith in next month’s three-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, the country’s cricket board said on Tuesday.

Sport24.co.za | Domingo: Is 77.78% a ‘fail’, then?

It is a far cry from when they looked such a motley, debilitated crew by the middle of 2016, following early exit from a triangular one-day international series in the Caribbean, another failed major-tournament quest , a home Test series loss to England and away thumping in that format by the Indians. But the turnaround of the national side in the two most relevant landscapes – Tests and ODIs – has been nothing short of startling … making it seem an especially jarring development that head coach Russell Domingo now knows, almost seven months before the completion of his current contract period, that he will have to reapply for the post.

India vs Bangladesh: Imrul Kayes working hard for fitness

Imrul Kayes stood as wicketkeeper in place of injured Mushfiqur Rahim in the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington Getty Images Dhaka: Left-handed batsman Imrul Kayes is working hard to get fit in time for Bangladesh ‘s one-off Test against India in February in Hyderabad. The opener stood as wicketkeeper in place of injured Mushfiqur Rahim in the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington and then opened the Bangladesh innings, reports bdnews24.com.

Stuart Law appointed as Windies head coach

St. John’s, Antigua [West Indies], Jan. 28 : The West Indies Cricket Board has appointed former Australian batsman Stuart Law as the head coach of the team. Law takes over the position that has been lying vacant ever since WICB sacked Phil Simmons last September on disciplinary grounds.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Shakib Al Hasan bounces back from wild Tim Southee throw to punish…

Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan defied the pain in his ankle from a wild Tim Southee throw to reclaim the advantage for the tourists on day two of the first cricket test. A poor act from senior New Zealand paceman Southee, when he fired a throw back at Shakib and hit him a nasty blow on the left ankle, marred the first session as Bangladesh once again showed fight with the bat.

How Australia is getting this spinner ready for India Tests

‘He has had a lot less red ball match practice than other players that are likely to tour India and it is important he gets as much bowling in the format he is going to play.’ teve O’Keefe’s hopes of joining the Australian slow-bowling attack in the four-Test series in India from next month have been boosted after the left-arm spinner was withdrawn from the remainder of the Big Bash League to prepare for the tour.

MS Dhoni retires: BCCI pays tribute to Captain Cool

Ever since Mahendra Singh Dhoni gave up the captaincy of Indian cricket team in the one-day internationals and T20 internationals, tributes have been pouring in for him. On Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India also paid a small tribute to the former India captain by sharing a video on their social platforms like Facebook and Twitter.