Cricket

Durban:-Nathan Lyon has been fined 15% of his match fee by the ICC for dropping the ball near AB de Villiers after the South Africa batsman was run out on day four of the Durban Test. After the incident was reviewed by the match referee Jeff Crowe, Lyon was charged with conduct contrary to the spirit of cricket, a level ...

Australia 351 (M Marsh 96, Smith 56, Warner 51, Maharaj 5-123, Philander 3-59) and 227 (Bancroft 53, Maharaj 4-102, Morkel 3-47) beat South Africa 162 (de Villiers 71*, Starc 5-34) and 298 (Markram 143, de Kock 83, Starc 4-75, Hazlewood 3-61) by 118 runs Mitchell Starc missed out on a hat-trick but Australia had little trouble in wrapping up a ...

DUBLIN: The International Cricket Council (ICC) are looking into a heated off-field exchange between players on day four of the first test against South Africa in Durban on Sunday. CCTV footage from the players tunnel at Kingsmead showed Australia vice-captain David Warner and home wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock involved in a fiery exchange as players climbed the stairwell to their dressing ...

DUBAI: Lahore Qalandars’ South African all-rounder Cameron Delport is likely to miss most of his remaining PSL matches after the death of his mother in South Africa. An official of Lahore Qalandars told media that Delport’s mother passed away on Monday and the South African cricketer is set to leave for Durban to attend the funeral of his mother. “It ...

KARACHI: The big news for the residents of Karachi is that the international cricket will return to the city with Pakistan Super League’s final match on March 25. The National Stadium, which had the honour of hosting 41 test matches, 46 One Day Internationals and one T-20, is currently undergoing the process of renovation. Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Najam Sethi ...

WELLINGTON: Ben Stokes´ brilliant diving catch proved the catalyst for a spectacular middle-order collapse, while Chris Woakes bowled a superb final over as England beat New Zealand by four runs in their third one-day international on Saturday. The hosts had looked comfortably placed to chase down England´s 234 when Stokes turned the game as spinners Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid ...

SHARJAH: Peshawar Zalmi suffered a double blow ahead of tonight’s match against Lahore Qalandars, with their captain Darren Sammy and middle-order batsman Haris Sohail both ruled out for at least a week. “Peshawar Zalmi captain Darren Sammy [has been] ruled out from today’s PSL game vs Lahore Qalandars because of injury. Mohammad Hafeez will lead the side today. Haris Sohail ...

SHARJAH: Imran Tahir stunned Quetta Gladiators with the second hat-trick of this PSL to guide Multan Sultans to a comprehensive 9-wicket win in Sharjah on Saturday. Tahir’s 3 for 19, along with Player of the Match Sohail Tanvir’s 3 for 14, bundled out Quetta for 102, which was easily chased down by Multan in the 17th over. The South African ...

Durban:-Mitchell Starc produced high-quality reverse-swing to claim five wickets against South Africa as Australia seized control of the first Test in Durban with a first innings lead of 189 at the close on day two. Australia were all out for 351 after Mitchell Marsh top-scored with 96 before Starc, who took five for 34, and the off-spinner Nathan Lyon (3-50) ...

 SHARJAH: Shaniera Akram is excited to be cheering for Multan Sultans – the debutant franchise in the third edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) headed by her husband, ‘Sultan of Swing’ Wasim Akram. “Multan Sultans is my new family, new teammates.. it’s an exciting time. I’m very, very excited to be part of it,” she told private Tv, after rain ...