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New Zealand have rested a majority of their T20 regulars for the home series against Pakistan with the IPL around the corner. The series, comprising five T20Is, begins March 16 while the IPL begins March 22. Michael Bracewell, who was one of the main performers for New Zealand in the Champions Trophy, will lead the side in the absence of Mitchell Santner. Besides Bracewell, six more players in the T20 squad featured in the 50-over Champions Trophy. New Zealand lost the final to India on Sunday. Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra and white-ball captain Santner were unavailable for selection due to IPL commitments. Kyle Jamieson and Will O'Rourke have been included only for the first three games of the series, as the selectors seek to manage the workload of the pace bowlers returning from the Champions Trophy. Matt Henry, who finished as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament despite missing the final through injury, has been selected for games four
Sachin Tendulkar's 64-run knock went in vain as a dominant Australia crushed India by a huge margin of 95 runs in their International Masters League contest here. Set an imposing target of 270, India folded for a mere 174 in 20 overs and Tendulkar's 33-ball innings, studded with seven fours and four sixes, was the only bright spot for the team while Yusuf Pathan hit a 15-ball 25 with three fours and a six. For Australia, it was a complete performance with skipper Shane Watson (110 not out) and Ben Dunk (132 not out) putting on 236 runs for the second wicket, powering them to a huge 269 for one in 20 overs batting first. In reply, India captain Tendulkar waged a lone battle for his side, peppering both the sides of the wicket with spectacular shots but his effort was not enough. Tendulkar's late cuts and straight drives were on full display as he took on the Australian attack with fearless intent to raise his fifty off 27 deliveries. Tendulkar's effort kept India in hunt as they ..
West Indies Masters rode on an all-round effort to hand England Masters an eight-run defeat for their second victory in the International Master League here on Thursday. After being put in to bat, the West Indies opened with a dominant 77-run partnership between Chris Gayle and Dwayne Smith in just over 7 overs. However, England's spinners, led by Chris Schofield and Monty Panesar, turned the game in their favour. Schofield broke the opening stand, taking two wickets in three balls, while Panesar claimed three quick wickets. The West Indies slumped from 90/2 in 10 overs to 113/5 in 15. But a late flourish from Deonarine (35 not out off 23) and Ashley Nurse (29 off 13) powered them to 179/6. England's chase faltered early, with the top order falling to Ravi Rampaul and Jerome Taylor. Despite a quick 35 from Phil Mustard and 22 from captain Eoin Morgan, the West Indian bowlers kept the pressure on, reducing England to 76/5 by the 10th over. Sulieman Benn (2/11) and Ashley Nurse (2
The iconic Sachin Tendulkar rolled back the years with a 21-ball 34 as India Masters notched up a convincing nine-wicket win over their counterparts from England in the International Masters League (IML) here on Tuesday. Set a target of 132, India Masters completed the chase in 11.4 overs at the DY Patil Sports Academy. Skipper Tendulkar delighted those present inside the stadium with five fours and a six before getting dismissed by Chris Schofield. Gurkeerat Singh Mann top-scored for the home team with an unbeaten 63 off 35 balls, while the flamboyant Yuvraj Singh remained not out on 27 off 14 deliveries, as India registered their second successive win. It was a throwback to his prime years as Tendulkar smashed three consecutive boundaries in the fifth over, while finding the gaps with ease. Earlier in the evening, India Masters won the toss and opted to field, and the decision proved to the right one as the Tendulkar-led side restricted England Masters to a modest 132 for ...
Sophie Ecclestone produced a superb all-round show to hand UP Warriorz a sensational win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the first-ever Super Over of the Women's Premier League here on Monday. Sent into bat, Ellyse Perry and Danni Wyatt-Hodge sparkled with the bat to guide RCB 180 for six. Perry smashed an unbeaten 90 off 56 balls while opener Wyatt-Hodge made 57. But Ecclestone, who registered economical figures of 4-0-29-0, showed her prowess with the bat, scoring 33 off 19 balls to help UP Warriorz made a remarkable comeback to tie the match and take it to the Super Over, where they came out on top. UP Warriorz managed just eight runs in the super over bowled by Kim Garth. The onus was then on RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh to chase down the target of nine runs against Ecclestone but the English cricketer came out on top, conceding just four runs. Earlier, RCB lost Mandhana early, bowled by Deepti Sharma in the fourth over. Perry joined hands with Wyatt-Hodge