 Cricket commentator Dean du Plessis gauges the on-field action with his ears: a bowler's grunt as he reaches the crease, the drag of feet across the pitch, or the crack of a bat slamming into a ball.© AFP Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:14:48 GMTIn last match of their New Zealand tour, Zimbabwe made a valiant attempt to prevent another win for the home side but Kane Williamson plundered 20 runs in five deliveries to help his side overhaul a 201-run target in the second T20. Having suffered l© eContent.in Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:51:10 GMTMartin Guptill blazed his way to 91 runs off 54 balls to help New Zealand overhaul a competitive 160-run target in the first T20 against Zimbabwe at Auckland. The Kiwi chase was jolted by two early blows but Guptill and Kane Williamson shared a centu© eContent.in Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:15:34 GMT© eContent.in Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:44:59 GMTNew Zealand crushed Zimbabwe by 202 runs in the final one-day international in Napier on Thursday to complete a 3-0 series whitewash over the out-classed tourists.© AFP Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:02:17 GMTIn a one-sided affair at Whangarei, New Zealand crushed a listless Zimbabwe by 141 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Powered by a calm century from Rob Nicol and bustling knocks from Jacob Oram and Martin Guptill, New Z© eContent.in Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:27:59 GMTDespite a stop-start batting effort, New Zealands 248 proved to be a Herculean task for out-of-sorts Zimbabwean batting in the first ODI at Dunedin. The hosts eased to a 90-run win to take 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Zimbabwe folded for 158 i© eContent.in Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:14:39 GMTZimbabwe won the toss and chose to bowl against New Zealand on a green-tinged wicket in the first one-day international in Dunedin on Friday.© AFP Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:59:22 GMTZimbabwe is confident that the addition of experienced spin duo Prosper Utseya and Ray Price will play a big part in the ODI series against New Zealand.© ANI Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:29:43 GMTThe International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to reduce its president to a figurehead from 2014 and instead appoint a chairman to head the powerful Board and run its affairs. The decision was made at its two-day Board meeting at its Dubai headq© HT Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:20:11 GMTThe International Cricket Council (ICC) plans to reduce the powers enjoyed by its president and covert it to an ambassadorial role.© ANI Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:17:04 GMTThe International Cricket Council (ICC) is planning to raise the prize money for the top four Test cricket teams as part of plans to promote the inaugural Test Championship in 2017.© ANI Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:22:36 GMT© eContent.in Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:59:35 GMTNew Zealand captain Ross Taylors participation in the first cricket test against Zimbabwe and the rest of the series is in doubt after he suffered a suspected torn calf muscle.© ANI Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:59:42 GMTTorrential rain dashed New Zealand's hopes of building an imposing first-innings lead in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe on Friday, with an injury to captain Ross Taylor further frustrating the home side.© AFP Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:59:42 GMTAn unbeaten century from skipper Ross Taylor put New Zealand in a commanding position at five for 331 on the first day of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Napier on Thursday.© AFP Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:59:42 GMTNew Zealand's openers blunted Zimbabwe's attack to make 98 without loss at lunch after being sent in to bat on the opening day of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in Napier.© AFP Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:34:42 GMTNew Zealand''s cricketers are hoping to frighten touring Zimbabwe batsmen on a green top in Napier.© ANI Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:50:42 GMTVirender Sehwag smashed 219 in the fourth ODI against the West Indies here Thursday for the highest individual score in ODIs, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's 200 unbeaten against the South Africa. The following are the top-10 ODI scores:© IANS Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:02:57 GMTAnother exhilarating Chris Gayle half century went in vain as his Matabeleland Tuskers missed out a domestic Twenty20 final slot, going down by 23 runs to Mashonaland Eagles in the playoff here.© IANS |