Cricket: Sri Lanka thrash Australia by 8 wickets

ADELAIDE: Sri Lanka took the tri one-day finals series into a decider with an eight-wicket thrashing of Australia in the second final at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. Australia won the toss and scored 271 for six off 50 overs, but were easily reeled in by the Sri Lankans, who scored 274 for two off 44.2 overs. Skipper Michael Clarke hit 117 and opening batsman David...

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PCB must organise PPL if not in Pakistan then abroad: Rana

ISLAMABAD: With the influx of Twenty-20 tournaments around the world, former Pakistan pacer Rana Naved-ul-Hasan believes Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should also organise Pakistan Premier League (PPL) even if they have to host the tournament outside the country. "I believe the PCB have been looking to organise a tournament similar to the BPL and IPL. Unfortunately the problem...

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Cricket: Clarke injury concern for tri-series and Windies

ADELAIDE: A hamstring injury is hampering Australian captain Michael Clarke's prospects of being fit for this month's tour of the West Indies. Clarke will have scans on his left hamstring, which was strained while making 117 in Australia's loss in the second tri-series final against Sri Lanka in Adelaide on Tuesday. He is unlikely to be fit for Thursday's deciding...

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Cricket: Asia Cup 2012 tickets go on sale

DHAKA: Tickets for Asia Cup 2012 cricket four-nation tournament went on sale Tuesday. Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and hosts Bangladesh compete in Asia Cup which starts on March 11 with match between Pakistan and Bangladesh. Final will be on March 22. City Bank Limited, ticketing partners of Bangladesh Cricket Board BCB, are responsible for selling and distributing tickets...

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Cricket: Sri Lanka thrash Australia by 8 wickets

ADELAIDE: Sri Lanka took the tri one-day finals series into a decider with an eight-wicket thrashing of Australia in the second final at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. Australia won the toss and scored 271 for six off 50 overs, but were easily reeled in by the Sri Lankans, who scored 274 for two off 44.2 overs. Skipper Michael Clarke hit 117 and opening batsman David...

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Cricket: Watling injury gives van Wyk Test debut for NZ

WELLINGTON: New Zealand will give South African-born wicketkeeper Kruger van Wyk his Test debut against the Proteas on Wednesday after a hip injury sidelined regular gloveman BJ Watling. Black Caps physiotherapist Paul Close said a problem with Watling's right hip joint meant he was unable to play in the first Test in Dunedin. "The nature of the injury is such that...

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South Africa aim for clean sweep to claim No 1 ranking

South Africa will be aiming to carry the winning momentum from its ODI series into the three-Test series against New Zealand starting in Dunedin on Wednesday which will earn it the status of the number-one Test ranked side in the world in the Reliance ICC Test Championship table at the 1 April cut-off date for the first time since the Test rankings were introduced in...

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Porterfield brimming with confidence

Ireland captain William Porterfield is confident his side can build on the recent good form to be one of the two sides to qualify from the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2012 scheduled to be held in UAE from 13-24 March. The tournament will see 16 teams from across ICC's five regions competing for the remaining two places at the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012 which...

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Cricket: Bangladesh drop Tamim for Asia Cup

DHAKA: Bangladesh cricket chiefs on Tuesday axed aggressive opening batsman Tamim Iqbal for the Asia Cup one-day tournament starting in Dhaka on March 11. Former captain Mashrafe Mortaza returned to the 14-man squad after steering Dhaka Gladiators to victory in the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Twenty20 competition. Tamim, widely regarded as Bangladesh's...

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Clarke, Warner tons as Australia score 271-6 in ODI

ADELAIDE: Skipper Michael Clarke and opening batsman David Warner scored centuries as Australia hit 271 for six off 50 overs in the second tri one-day series final against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. Clarke, once again inconvenienced by back trouble, hit 117 off 91 balls and Warner reeled off his second consecutive century with 100 off a more sedate...

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Cricket: Runako Morton killed in car crash

LONDON: The West Indies Cricket Board on Monday paid tribute to Runako Morton, after the former Test and one-day batsman was killed in a car accident. "Our deepest condolences to Runako Morton's family. Such devastating and tragic news," the board said on its official Twitter account, after the 33-year-old's death was announced. Morton, who played 15 Tests for the...

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Australia win toss, bat in second ODI final

ADELAIDE: Australia won the toss and chose to bat in the second tri-nation series one-day international final against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. Sri Lanka must win to keep the best-of-three finals series alive after losing the opening game by 15 runs in Brisbane on Sunday. David Warner, who scored 163 in a man-of-the-match performance in Brisbane, will...

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ICC declines comments on BD tour

International Cricket Council (ICC) refusing to comment on Bangladesh's tour of Pakistan said that any talks about it would be premature. Talking exclusively to  ICC's spokesman Sami-ul-Hassan Burney that the Council would announce its plans after BD's tour of Pakistan. The ICC has no role regarding security issues during BD's Pakistan's visit- the security matters...

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Mustafa Kamal asks Zaka to initiate PPL

President of Bangladesh Cricket Board Mustafa Kamal advised the Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Zaka Ashraf to initiate Pakistan Premier League. He disclosed this while talking to channel interview exclusi VelY. He also expressed satisfaction at the security arrangements and measures for Bangladesh's tour of Pakistan during the visit of BCB's delegation which he lead and...

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Cricket: Intikhab hopes Whatmore will enhance team’s performance

KARACHI: Pakistan hopes new cricket coach, Australia's Dav Whatmore, can find a magic formula to transform the country's talented players into a team that enjoys sustained, match-winning success. The team's peaks and troughs are infamous. Last month's Test whitewash of England was followed by a flop in the limited overs series, losing 4-0 in the one-day games and 2-1...

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WICB sends condolences to Morton's family

President of the West Indies Cricket Board Dr. Julian Hunte said that it is with deep sadness that the West Indies cricket family received the news of the tragic passing of Runako Morton. "Runako's passing, still in the prime of life, leaves us all in shock," President Hunte said "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends as we all try to come to terms...

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South Africa to play India in a one-off T20I

South Africa will play a one-off T20 International against India for the New Age Cup at the Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on Friday, 30 March. "This will be a wonderful way to welcome our Proteas home from New Zealand after what has been an extremely successful tour so far," commented Cricket South Africa (CSA) CEO Gerald Majola. "I believe their form in the two limited-overs...

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Bangladesh names squad minus captain and vice-captain

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for Asia Cup The players including standbys will begin training at the SBNCS, Mirpur from 7 March under head coach Stuart Law. The captain and vice-captain will be declared shortly., Squad: Imrul Kayes, Nazim Uddin, Jahurul Islam, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmud Ullah, Nasir Hossain, Masrafe Mortaza, Abdur...

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