The 37-year-old, who retired from Test cricket in January, is expecting more barracks from Black Caps fans during the series, who will be in Auckland for the second and third matches on Friday and Sunday. “Honestly, the hard truth here is that we are neighbors and we love to beat each other at sports,” Warner […]
Whether fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, who played all three Tests against Pakistan, can return for the other two is another unknown. Boland will be included if the selectors decide to rest one of them. The selectors also announced a 13-man squad for the one-day series against the West Indies after […]
He almost missed on 23 when he skied Sajid to mid-on, but Aamir Jamal could not get his hands on the ball before it hit the ground and the chance was wasted. Earlier, Mohammad Rizwan and Jamal challenged the Australian attack for almost the first hour and added 41 runs to the night’s score before […]
“It was something I said during the World Cup, to get through it and win it in India, I think it’s a big achievement. “So I will decide today to retire from those formats, which allows me to go and play in some other (T20) leagues around the world and help the one-day team grow […]
A larger-than-life character, Warner also took 89 catches as one of the most consistent slip fielders in the game. “He’s probably the greatest player we’ve ever had across three formats. He’s going to be a loss,” Australian coach Andrew McDonald said on Saturday. “Others have been targeting him for a while but for us, internally, […]
Khurram Shahzad dropped him soon after completing his milestone, but he was in command until Jamal tempted him with a short ball and Imam-ul-Haq had him caught near the ropes. Khawaja, wearing a black armband in solidarity with the people of Gaza, was happy to play the second innings after scoring 126 in the opening […]
With the help of centuries from openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh, Australia defeated Pakistan by 62 runs in the World Cup match in Bengaluru on Friday. Australia’s total of 367-9 was scored by Warner’s 163 runs and Marsh’s 121 runs on his 32nd birthday. Pakistan’s defeat was due to poor bowling and fielding which […]
Glenn Maxwell, who was sent at number three to maintain the pace, was caught out by Babar Azam on the very first ball of Shaheen’s ball, while Steve Smith was caught and bowled by Mir’s ball on seven runs. Warner continued the storm with three more sixes and was out to Rauf at long-on. Australia’s […]
With the help of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s last innings and disciplined bowling, Chennai Super Kings came close to making it to the IPL playoffs by registering a 27-run win over Delhi Capitals on Wednesday. Dhoni, who scored a nine-ball 20, shared a crucial 38-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Ravindra Jadeja, who made […]
In the opening match, du Plessis and Virat Kohli, who scored 59, shared an opening partnership of 137 runs to lay the foundation for Bangalore’s 174-4 in Mohali. Siraj then returned impressive figures of 4-21 as they bowled out Punjab for 150 in 18.2 overs to hand Bangalore their third win in six matches. Kohli […]
Flamboyant opener David Warner battled a searing heat to score an unbeaten 135 in his 100th Test on Tuesday, completing 8,000 Test runs in the process as Australia extended their advantage against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The hosts were 231–2 at tea on the second day of the second Test, a 42-run […]
