Agarwal, Gowtham set up victory for Karnataka
January 30th, 2017 | by
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Mayank Agarwal top-scored with 67 and put on 102 off 52 balls with pinch-hitter Krishnappa Gowtham, who scored a 29-ball 60, as Karnataka defeated Kerala by 19 runs at the Guru Nanak College Ground in Chennai. Karnataka lost R...
Stress-free Johnson routs the Stars
January 25th, 2017 | by
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Mitchell Johnson has mellowed and is unmoustachioed these days, but the menace remains. That much was clear at the Waca as he blasted Perth Scorchers into their fifth BBL final in the competition’s six seasons. After...
De Villiers’ return adds intrigue to series showdown
January 24th, 2017 | by
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Match facts January 25, 2016 Start time 1800 local (1600 GMT) Big Picture South Africa do not agree (which team that squanders a lead ever does?) but this is the way the series was supposed to end: with everything to play for in...
Panchal, Gandhi help Gujarat stay ahead despite collapse
January 23rd, 2017 | by
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Gujarat 358 and 227 for 8 (Panchal 73, Gandhi 55*, Nadeem 4-53) lead Rest of India 226 (Pujara 86, Gaja 4-60) by 359 runs Gujarat’s second innings was in many ways a déjà vu of the first: they lost an early wicket,...
Saha 123*, Pujara 83* lead Rest of India fightback
January 23rd, 2017 | by
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Rest of India 266 for 4 (Saha 123*, Pujara 83*) and 226 need a further 113 to beat Gujarat 358 and 246 (Panchal 73, Gandhi 70, Nadeem 4-64) Wriddhiman Saha’s mind has had a lot to process lately. This is his first...
Sehwag named head of Kings XI cricket operations
January 23rd, 2017 | by
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Virender Sehwag is likely to have greater say in the coaching and decision-making at Kings XI Punjab after the franchise appointed him head of cricket operations and strategy. Sehwag represented Kings XI for two years from 2014,...
Miller powers SA to victory in 10-over thrash
January 21st, 2017 | by
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South Africa 126 for 5 (Miller 40) beat Sri Lanka 107 for 6 (Dickwella 43, Ngidi 2-12) by 19 runs There is no substitute for experience in international cricket and South Africa showed that as they claimed the T20 series lead in...
Gandhi’s maiden ton lifts Gujarat to 300
January 20th, 2017 | by
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Gujarat 300 for 8 (Gandhi 136*, Juneja 47, Kaul 4-73) v Rest of India After the big guns failed to fire, Chirag Gandhi’s unbeaten maiden first-class hundred kept Gujarat afloat on a day where the Rest of India seamers, led...
CA unhappy with on-air tactics exchange
January 20th, 2017 | by
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Cricket Australia’s integrity unit is looking into an incident during Wednesday’s Big Bash League game between Sydney Thunder and Adelaide Strikers after the broadcasters, Channel Ten, passed on tactical information...
Focus on Saha, Parthiv in Irani Cup clash
January 20th, 2017 | by
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The match-up between Parthiv Patel and Wriddhiman Saha for a Test spot didn’t appear on the horizon until a couple of months ago. After MS Dhoni had retired at the end of 2014, Saha seemed to have finally sewed up his place...