Archive for April, 2008

Hoggard included in Lions squad

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Matthew Hoggard has been named in the England Lions 12-man squad to face New Zealand on 8 May at the Rose Bowl.
The seamer has been given an early chance to impress the England selectors after he was dropped after the first Test defeat to New Zealand in March.
“He is a fighter and he will not […]

Rajasthan receive Mascarenhas boost

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Dimitri Mascarenhas, the England and Hampshire allrounder, joined the Rajasthan Royals on Monday, and he will be available for five IPL matches before returning home on May 12.
Mascarenhas’ arrival will bolster Rajasthan, who are now second in the IPL standings after three-successive victories, and he hoped that his team would be able to sustain their […]

Jayasuriya and Bravo seal Mumbai win

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Inspired by Sanath Jayasuriya’s 3 for 14, the best figures of the tournament, the Mumbai Indians put their off-field troubles aside and pulled off their first win. On a slow Eden Gardens pitch, though not the minefield of the previous game, Mumbai had a nervy start and were 25 for 3 before Dwayne Bravo and […]

How and Marshall find form for Kiwis

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Jamie How and James Marshall helped themselves to some important time in the middle as New Zealand reached 92 for 1 shortly after tea on a rain-interrupted second day against Kent at Canterbury. The prospects of any play at all had seemed bleak at the start of the day, when torrential rain wiped out the […]

IPL, Match 16, UPDATE: Kolkata vs Mumbai

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

5th Over: Dinda into the attack, replacing Agarkar. WICKET! Pandey drags it onto his stumps. The Eden erupts in joy. Bravo the new man in. FOUR! Bravo is away. Played it well at the end with a soft bottom hand. Mumbai are 29-3

4th Over: Jayasuriya living dangerously as Sharma goes past the outside edge again. […]

Dhoni: We are improving with every match

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Chennai skipper MS Dhoni has said he believes that his side was improving with every passing game in the IPL and they were poised to finish on top.
“We are playing very well and the players are playing their part to a nicety. This gives me a hunch that we are poised to play better in […]

Mumbai restrict Kolkata to 137

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Sanath Jayasuriya took 3 for 14, the best figures of the tournament, to give the struggling Mumbai Indians a great chance to pull off their first win. On a slow pitch, though not as difficult to bat on as previous game at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata needed the efforts of two local players, Debabrata Das […]

Key captains strong England Lions

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Robert Key has been given a golden opportunity to enhance his case for an England recall, after being named as captain of a strong England Lions squad to face New Zealand in their final four-day warm-up at the Rose Bowl on May 8.
Key dominated the Kiwi attack at Canterbury on Monday, milking them for an […]

Hair set to return in second Test

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Umpire Darrell Hair will return to top-flight cricket in May when he stands in the second Test between England and New Zealand.
He was removed from the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) elite panel after the infamous Oval Test in 2006.
Pakistan refused to continue the game after being accused of ball tampering. Read more
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Hay in Emerging Players squad

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

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IPL: Bangalore slump to defeat

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

The Chennai Super Kings claimed six wickets in the final four overs as the Bangalore Royal Challengers collapsed with victory in sight in their IPL clash on Thursday.
The Royal Challengers slumped from 142 for four to 165 all out as their opponents completed a 13-run win to extend their perfect start to the competition.
Ross Taylor […]

Key hopes ton can ignite summer

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Batsman Rob Key said he hoped to earn a recall to the England Test squad after scoring his third century against a New Zealand touring side on Monday.
Kent captain Key hit an unbeaten 178 to follow his twin tons in the nine-wicket victory over the Black Caps in 2004. Kent closed the first day on […]