Bravo excelled with both the bat and ball
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West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo smashed 31 runs and took four wickets to carry his side to a 23-run win over Sri Lanka in the second Twenty20 International in Colombo.
Mathews won four major awards
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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews’ superb performance with both the bat and ball saw him pick up the Cricketer of the Year award, the Test batsman prize and the ODI batsman and all-rounder trophies at the Sri Lanka Cricket awards ceremony.
Ervine scored his second ODI century
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Zimbabwe batsman Craig Ervine scored an unbeaten 101 to not only hand his side a five-wicket win over Ireland in the second ODI in Harare, but also give them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Ali smashed three boundaries and four sixes during his match-winning knock of 46
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Pakistan pace bowler Anwar Ali smashed 46 runs off just 17 balls and captain Shahid Afridi hammered 45 runs off 22 deliveries to carry their side to a nail-biting one-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Shafiq celebrates after scoring his seventh Test century
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Pakistan batsman Asad Shafiq scored 131 and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed made 96 to get their side back into contention against Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the first Test in Galle.
“I think he has been good for India”
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Former England captain Alec Stewart has announced that India head coach Duncan Fletcher cannot be blamed for the national team’s 3-1 hammering at the hands of England in the recently concluded five-Test series.
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Bravo and Sammy demolished England’s bowling attack
West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo and all-rounder Darren Sammy helped their side draw first blood in the first ODI against England in Antigua by hammering rapid half-centuries and taking one wicket each.
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“Root has done well for England at No 6 in the past”
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has announced that England’s idea to shift Joe Root out of the openers spot in favour of Michael Carberry was a “clever move”.
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“It’s been a good contest so far”
India batsman Suresh Raina has announced that he believes the new ODI rules implemented by the International Cricket Council (ICC) puts “more pressure on the bowlers”
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“I just backed myself and played my strokes and it’s good to see the boys, all of us, gelling together and playing so well.”
Australia opening batsman David Warner has admitted to having a “tough trot” in the past couple of months, but the flamboyant big-hitter added that he was “happy to score runs for NSW [New South Wales]” after smashing back-to-back centuries for them in the ongoing Ryobi Cup.
