At last the finals have arrived and New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has pulled a hamstring injury and is not playing in the finals at the Supersport Park in Centurion. He is replaced by Jeetan Patel. Brendon McCullum is leading the Kiwi’s. Australia have gone unchanged. After winning toss, New Zealand opted to bat...
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Afridi might play for New South Wales
Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi who guided Pakistan to glory in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in England may soon receive an offer to play in Sheffield Shield for the Australian domestic side New South Wales. The 29-year-old cricketer helped Pakistan win their first major title in 17 years by beating Sri Lanka by eight...
ICC T20 World Cup: Match 13 & 14
New Zealand beat Ireland by 83 runs in the first Super Eight match at Trent Bridge. In the other match, South Africa beat the host England by seven wickets. Match 13: New Zealand Vs Ireland The debutant of New Zealand team, Aaron Redmond played fantastic stroke by hitting 63 in his first international match....
Match 2: New Zealand Vs Scotland: NZ win by 7 wickets
Ross Taylor’s unbeaten 21 saw New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over Scotland in their opening Group D match in the ICC World Twenty20 at the Oval here on Saturday. In a match reduced by rain to just seven overs per side, Scotland made an impressive 89 for four thanks to rapid innings from...
Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals: Kolkata won toss and opts to bowlout Rajasthan
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and elected to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in the 53rd match of the second edition of the Indian Premier League at Kingsmead in Durban on Wednesday. Rajasthan have replaced Graeme Smith with Tyron Henderson. Rajasthan have stuttered in the tournament and have rarely looked like...
Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: McCullum and Hodge helps Kolkata register 7 wicket win
A spectacular run-chase by the Kolkata Knight Riders stunned the Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets in a thrilling last-ball finish at the Super Sport Park on Monday. After Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni powered the Super Kings to 188-3, Brendon McCullum came out with all guns blazing, smashing a 48-ball 81. Brad...
Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Chennai Set 189 Target
An forceful 52 by Suresh Raina, and his 75-run third wicket partnership with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (40 not out), helped Chennai Super Kings post a formidable 188 for three against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match at SuperSport Park, Centurion, on Monday. Local boy Albie Morkel played a cameo in...
Royal Challengers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Challengers bounce back
Ross Taylor smashed an unbeaten half-century as the Royals Challengers Bangalore kept themselves in contention for an Indian Premier League semi-final spot with a six-wicket victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders. Taylor’s 81 off 33 deliveries overshadowed an unbeaten 84 off 64 from Brendon McCullum, which had helped the Knight Riders reach 173 for...
Delhi Daredevils Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Kolkata struggling for a win
Delhi Daredevils’ winning streak is unlikely to face much challenge from a battered Kolkata Knight Riders when the two sides square off in an Indian Premier League match on Sunday. Daredevils and Knight Riders faced each other for the first time in the competition on Tuesday and Brendon McCullum’s men, without a win for...
Delhi Daredevils Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: Delhi won by 9 wickets
An unbeaten 71 from opener Gautam Gambhir propelled Delhi Daredevils to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after a nine-wicket win over bottom placed Kolkata Knight Riders at the Kingsmead here on Tuesday. Knight Riders slumped to their seventh overall and fifth consecutive loss despite putting up a competitive 153 for three...
