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Queensland was 2 for 58 at lunch in response to Victoria’s 305 on day two of the Sheffield Shield final at the MCG.
Rookie Chris Lynn was unbeaten on 31, with opener Ryan Broad holding firm on 13.
Wade Townsend (1) and Lee Carseldine (7) were the men out, dismissed by new-ball bowlers Darren Pattinson and Damien [...]

Victoria has been dismissed for 305 early on day two of the Sheffield Shield final against Queensland at the MCG.
Resuming on 9 for 286, last pair Darren Pattinson and Bryce McGain frustrated the Bulls attack for almost another hour before the former fell for 25, well-caught by Wade Townsend off the bowling of Ben Cutting.
The [...]

West Indies defeated Zimbabwe by four wickets on Saturday morning (AEDT) to wrap-up the one-day series after the visiting side suffered another batting meltdown.
Dwayne Bravo undermined Zimbabwe with 4 for 21 to leave the West Indies to chase a modest 142 for a victory that gave them an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.
But [...]

Had India not lost four wickets in the opening hour on the first day here in Ahmedabad, chances are this Test match would have fallen asleep long before lunch on the fifth day, and both captains admitted that there was little they could have done to get a result on the surface.
“I wouldn’t play any [...]

London, Aug 23(ANI): Australian cricketer Marcus North, who took four wickets with his part time off-spinners on the low turning pitch in England’s second innings of the final Ashes Test at The Oval, has said that his team might be able to chase down a record 546.

“History is against [...]

London, Aug 21(ANI): Australian paceman Peter Siddle has become the leading wicket taker in this Ashes series, and following the struggle that he had to go through in the first two Test matches, he is delighted with the achievement.

Siddle took four wickets for 63 runs on the opening day [...]

Dubai, May 27 (ANI): Stuart Broad has become England’s highest-ranked bowler in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers after a successful series against the West Indies which ended at Edgbaston on Tuesday.

Broad finished as the leading wicket-taker in the series with six wickets, including 4-46 in [...]

Centurion, May 21 (ANI): Delhi Daredevils skipper Verender Sehwag and opener Gautam Gambhir led their team to a thumping victory over Mumbai Indians on Thursday.

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field first.

Mumbai made a shaky start, losing three quick wickets — [...]

Lahore, May 10 (ANI): Disappointed by 3-2 series loss against Australia in the Dubai one-day international tournament, Pakistan cricket chief selector Abdul Qadir has said that non-performers would not be tolerated in the team.

“I just want to say that those players who don’t perform up to the expectations of the nation will not be tolerated [...]

Cape Town (South Africa), May 9 (ANI): South African left arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe calls the Indian Premier League an “unfair advantage” but is happy for the role it has played in his call-up to the national squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in England next month.

The “Roelfie” phenomenon that has been [...]

London, May 8 (ANI): Debutant pacer Graham Onions was in dreamland on Thursday after his five-wicket haul for England against the West Indies at Lord’s.

Onions took four wickets in seven balls yesterday and then admitted: “It’s still sinking in. It is a day I’ll never forget.”
His 5-38 stunned the Windies as England took control [...]

Abu Dhabi, May 4 (ANI): Pakistani coach Intikhab Alam has revealed that he was sure that Pakistan would win the one-day series against Australia, but the Aussies shattered his dreams by winning the third match.

“Australia never dominated us really, and we should have [...]

Abu Dhabi, May 1 (ANI): Despite being 2-1 down in the five game series against Australia, Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam believes his side could still manage to win the remaining two games to pocket the series.

After defeating the Kangaroos in the first match by four wickets, Pakistan lost two consecutive games, but Alam believes [...]

New Delhi, Apr 7 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil has congratulated Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on his team winning the Test series in New Zealand today.

In her message, the President said, “I congratulate all members of your team on the magnificent achievement of winning the just concluded Test Series against New Zealand [...]

Wellington, Apr.7 (ANI): Though rain played spoilsport on the fifth and final day of the third test match between India and New Zealand forcing a draw from absolute victory, India achieved the cherished goal of a series victory here after 41 years.

Chasing 617 runs for an improbable victory, New Zealand ended on 281 for the [...]

Wellington (New Zealand), Apr. 6 (ANI): On the fourth day of the final Test against India, New Zealand could put together only 167 runs at the loss of four wickets before play was suspended due to bad light.

India was just six wickets away from a historic series triumph over New Zealand after marginalizing Kiwis [...]

Harbhajan Singh and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni resurrected India’s innings after tea with half centuries on the first day of the third test against New Zealand to lead them to 375 for nine at the close of play.
The last pair of Ishant Sharma (15) and Munaf Patel (14) were together for the visitors at the [...]

Wellington, Apr 5 (ANI): New Zealand coach Andy Moles has rubbished suggestions that Jeetan Patel should be picked regardless of whether a pitch favours spinners or seamers.

“We always look at the surface first and the team is selected based on that. Jeetan bowled really well in Napier and there’s no doubting that when the [...]

Johannesburg (South Africa), Mar.31 (ANI): Ricky Ponting insists Australia’s South African tour hasn’t run off the rails despite three successive losses to the Proteas.

Ponting’s men must regroup for the opening one-day international in Durban on April 3 after losing the third Test by an innings and 20 [...]

Sydney, Mar 22 (ANI): Fast bowler Nickyi Shaw responded magnificently to a last-minute call-up when she starred in England’s thrilling four-wicket victory over a spirited New Zealand in the final of [...]