Archive for the ‘Cricket’ Category
ENGLAND WON BY FIVE WICKETS
The Swalec Stadium was only three-quarters full on a humid, overcast day after a dreadful week for Pakistan with further newspaper allegations of corruption in their camp emerging overnight. England, set 127 to win in the first of two matches scheduled for Cardiff, were struggling on 62 for five at the halfway stage with Pakistan [...]
MOHAMMAD AAMER TOOK SIX WICKETS FOR 47 RUNS
England were 185 for seven at tea — having been 47 for five — after the 18-year-old Aamer, in his 14th match at this level, had become the youngest bowler to take 50 Test wickets. Their total owed much to Trott’s well-made 77 not out during an innings where most of the England top-order failed [...]
ENGLAND : FIRST INNINGS 39 FOR 1
England were 39 for one for at tea after rain had washed out the entire morning session before bad light then stopped the match in only the 13th over. Cook, dropped on one, was 10 not out and Jonathan Trott eight not out with England 2-1 up in this series after Pakistan’s four-wicket win across [...]
INDIA WON BY SIX WICKETS
Virender Sehwag scored his runs from exactly 100 balls with the help of 11 fours and two sixes as India raced to the target of 171 in 34.3 overs to earn the much-needed one bonus point. Earlier, the Indian bowlers put in a disciplined bowling performance to restrict the Lankans to 170. Paceman Praveen Kumar [...]
NEW ZEALAND WON BY 200 RUNS
It was New Zealand’s biggest one-day victory over India by run-margin, the previous being by 108 runs at Dunedin in 1990.Sri Lanka are the third team in the tournament. Each side will play the other twice in the preliminary league before the top two qualify for the final on August 28. New Zealand were indebted [...]
ENGLAND WON BY NINE WICKETS
England, set 118 to win, finished on 118 for one as they went an unbeatable 2-0 up in this four-match series with more than a day to spare.Opening batsman Strauss and Jonathan Trott were both 53 not out, with England winning their sixth Test in a row. “We had a few butterflies because we knew [...]
PAKISTAN ALL OUT IN 72 RUNS
This slump came just five days after Pakistan had been dismissed for their previous lowest against England of 80 in the first of a four Test series that the hosts won by a crushing 354 runs at Trent Bridge on Sunday. England compounded Pakistan’s plight by reaching 43 without loss at tea. Andrew Strauss, the [...]
PONTING IS NOT PLANNING TO RETIRE
Australia’s selection chairman is hoping he maintains the desire to stay on. Ponting’s camp has dismissed speculation he is considering standing down and Andrew Hilditch has stepped in to support the 35-year-old’s long-term ambitions. Hilditch does not believe Ponting, who has been in charge for 71 matches, is mapping out his retirement plans. “I’d be [...]
TENDULKAR IS THE BOOS !
The 37-year-old champion batsman, who holds almost every batting record, overtook retired former Australian captain Steve Waugh with whom he was tied at 168 matches after the second Test at SSC. Tendulkar, who has been around for two decades now, has also played 442 one-day internationals, just a couple of matches less than Sri Lankan [...]
ENGLAND VS PAKISTAN TEST MATCH
England won the toss and decided to bat against Pakistan. Salman Butt, the Pakistan captain, said he would also have batted first but he won’t be overly disappointed to be able to unleash his new-ball attack straight away. England, who won the toss, were in trouble at 118 for four shortly after lunch, with Kevin [...]
