“I thought it was pretty disappointing”
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Australia captain Steven Smith has cautioned left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Starc after he was fined 50 per cent of his match fee for throwing a ball at New Zealand batsman Mark Craig on the final day of the first Test in Brisbane.
Morkel (right) was named Man of the Match for his bowling figures of 3-12 off four overs
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South Africa produced a spectacular all-round performance to crush India by six wickets in the second Twenty20 International in Cuttack. However, the game was marred and postponed twice due to fans throwing bottles onto the pitch.
Smith (left) will lead Australia after the ongoing Ashes series, while Warner (right) will serve as his deputy
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As expected, Steven Smith will succeed Michael Clarke as Australia’s captain, while explosive opening batsman David Warner has been handed the vice-captaincy role.
Pakistan celebrate after beating Sri Lanka by 29 runs
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Pakistan put up a superb all-round performance to ease past Sri Lanka by 29 runs in the first Twenty20 International in Colombo.
Hafeez excelled with both the bat and ball
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Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez scored 103 and took four wickets to lead his side to a comfortable six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Dambulla.
Bravo finished with figures of 4-18 off his four overs
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Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel captain Dwayne Bravo claimed four wickets as his side defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors by three wickets in a thrilling showdown in St Kitts.
Fletcher was named Man of the Match for his knock of 77
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St Lucia Zouks opener Andre Fletcher hammered 77 and batsman Kevin Pietersen smashed 73 to lead their side to a 30-run win over the Barbados Tridents.
Dhawan’s excellent form with the bat continued
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India opener Shikhar Dhawan scored 75 and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni made 69 to lead their side a to 77-run win over Bangladesh in the third ODI in Mirpur.
Rahman became only the second bowler after Zimbabwe’s Brian Vitori to take five-wicket hauls in his first two ODIs
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Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman was the star of the show once again as he sliced through India’s batting line-up to help his side win their first ever bilateral series against India.
“You can almost predict who the top eight will be”
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Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid and former South Africa captain Graeme Smith both believe that the World Cup format is too long and predictable.
