Maharaj on Proteas capitulation: 'We need to be more proactive than reactive'
It was another torrid day for the Proteas on Friday as India soundly beat them in the fourth T20 international.
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Ranji Trophy: Kumar Kartikeya Stars As Madhya Pradesh Defeat Bengal To Make First Final In 23 Years
Bengal needed 350 runs to win a tough semi-final but left-arm spinner Kumar Kartikeya bowled out an under-pressure team to exactly half of the target to take Madhya Pradesh to Ranji Trophy final after 23 years. Kartikeya, who has been impressive in an otherwise disastrous IPL campaign for Mumbai Indians, bowled 32 overs out of the 65.2 overs that Bengal faced to make 175. His final figures read 32-10-67-5 for a match haul of 8 for 128.
PCB Suspends National Level Coach After Molestation Allegations: Report
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has suspended one of its national level coaches after a player alleged he had molested her. The coach, Nadeem Iqbal of Multan region, was a well-known pace bowler in his playing days and made his first class debut for the same team as fast-bowling great Waqar Younis. A PCB official confirmed that they had initiated an inquiry into the matter to find out if Nadeem had breached his terms of employment with the board.
Dawid Malan Joins Elite Club, Becomes Second England Male Batter After Jos Buttler To Achieve This Unique Feat
England's first ODI in a three-match series against Netherlands saw a lot of records getting broken on Friday in Amstelveen. While the Three Lions bettered their own record to post the highest total by a team in the ODI format, the likes of Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone too achieved different milestones during the match. England's Dawid Malan also found himself among the ones to get their names enter the record books. He became only the second England male batter to score a hundred in all three formats.
Pakistan Cricket Board suspends coach after molestation allegations
The coach, Nadeem Iqbal of Multan region, was a well-known pace bowler in his playing days and made his first class debut for the same team as fast-bowling great Waqar Younis. A PCB official confirmed that they had initiated an inquiry into the matter to find out if Nadeem had breached his terms of employment with the board. "Obviously we can't carry out any criminal investigation that is for the police to do but our inquiry will find out if he was in breach of his terms of contract with us," the official said.
Is 500 inevitable for England? We'll keep trying, says Buttler
Jos Buttler says England will continue to target the score of 500 in one-day international cricket after falling just two runs short of that mark during a devastating performance against the Netherlands.
Dinesh Karthik Surpasses MS Dhoni For This Massive T20I record
Dinesh Karthik on Sunday surpassed former India captain MS Dhoni to become the oldest Indian cricketer to score a T20I half-century. The 37-year-old Indian batter on Friday scored his first half-century in the shortest format of the game for India. Karthik put on a show in Rajkot against South Africa in the 4th T20I of the five-match series as Men in Blue levelled the series 2-2. He smashed 55 off merely 27 deliveries.
India vs South Africa 5th T20I: Pacers, Middle-Order Make Hosts Favourites In Decider
A lot of grey areas are yet to be addressed but a young Indian team, with an admirable collective temperament, will start as favourites in the series-deciding fifth T20 International against South Africa in Bengaluru on Sunday. In a space of eight days, this Indian team has played four games. It fielded an identical XI, which is in sync with Rahul Dravid's "school of continuity", seen the nadir in the first two games, only to break its own record of highest margin of victories over the Proteas -- by 47 runs in the third game and by 82 runs in the fourth.