Wasim Akram: “We have Babar Azam and Rizwan is in good nick as well”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram said captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan have been in “good nick” as of late.
Williamson claimed the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal, was named T20I Player of the Year, and won the Redpath Cup
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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson took home three awards at New Zealand Cricket’s ceremony in Auckland on Thursday.
Bond finished with figures of 3-22 off his four overs
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Sagittarius Strikers pace bowler Shane Bond took three wickets and opening batsman Mahela Jayawardene hammered a brilliant 69 to lead their side to a 26-run win over the Virgo Super Kings.
Kohli struck seven boundaries and a six during his unbeaten knock of 59
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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma both smashed half-centuries as India defeated Australia by 27 runs in Melbourne to claim an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
“I’m absolutely gutted not to be selected for the tour to SA”
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England batsman Ian Bell has admitted that he was “gutted” after learning that he would not be part of the Test team for the upcoming tour of South Africa.
“It was clearly a difficult decision but he has struggled for runs in recent series”
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England batsman Ian Bell’s dismal run of form as of late has cost him dearly as he failed to make the cut for the upcoming Test series against South Africa.
Broad finished with career-best figures of 8-15 off 9.3 overs
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It was not a day to remember for Australia as England pace bowler Stuart Broad ripped through their batting line-up with a career-best eight wickets before batsman Joe Root rubbed salt in the wound by scoring an unbeaten 124.
Rogers is over the moon after scoring his fifth Test century
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Australia opener Chris Rogers made a career-best 158 not out and batsman Steven Smith scored an unbeaten 129 to leave England in dire straits on the first day of the second Test at Lord’s.
Hodge was named Man of the Match for his match-winning knock of 61
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Guyana Amazon Warriors batsman Brad Hodge made an unbeaten 61 to lead his side to a 23-run win via the Duckworth-Lewis method over the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.
Walton was named Man of the Match for his knock of 76
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Jamaica Tallawahs openers Chadwick Walton and Chris Gayle scored 76 and 64 not out respectively to lead their side to a convincing nine-wicket win over the St Lucia Zouks.
Gayle would have been pleased with his decision to bowl first as all the Zouks batsmen, with the exception of Kevin Pietersen, failed to have an impact.
It was thanks to Pietersen’s unbeaten knock of 83, which came off 57 balls and included six boundaries and four sixes, that the Zouks were able to finish on 158/4 off their 20 overs.
Pietersen made a gutsy 83
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Krishmar Santokie was the pick of the bowlers with two wickets, while Jerome Taylor and Andre Russell chipped in with one wicket apiece.
Chasing 159 to win, the Tallawahs got off to a superb start as Walton and Gayle amassed a 119-run partnership, during which Walton brought up his half-century, before he was caught by Kemar Roach at mid-on off the bowling of Fidel Edwards.
Walton’s excellent innings of 76 came off 48 balls and included nine boundaries and three sixes.
Gayle and Chris Lynn finished things off with an unbeaten 40-run partnership, during which Gayle registered his half-century.
Gayle ended up making 64 off 42 deliveries, which included three boundaries and five sixes, while Lynn remained undefeated on eight off eight balls, which included a six.
Gayle walloped three boundaries and five sixes during his unbeaten knock of 64
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Edwards was the only bowler to take a wicket.
Walton was named Man of the Match.
