World Cricket News and Events Thread - 2015

David Warner hit his maiden double-century as Australia piled up 416-2 against New Zealand on the first day of the second Test at the Waca. The left-hander scored an unbeaten 244 off just 272 balls to break the record for the most runs scored by an opening batsman in a single day's play

 

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has retired from all forms of international cricket.
He is Australia's fourth-highest Test wicket-taker, with 313 in 73 matches, and also took 239 one-day wickets.

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Australia drew with New Zealand in the 2nd Test in Perth
Australia 9 for 559 dec (Warner 253, Khawaja 121) and 7 for 385 dec (Smith 138, Voges 119, Southee 4-97) - New Zealand 624 (Taylor 290, Williamson 166, Starc 4-119) and 2 for 104 (Johnson 2-20)
Australia lead the series 1-0

 

The second Test between India and South Africa in Bangalore ended in a draw after a fourth successive day's play was washed out.

 

Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez has said he will not play in the same team as disgraced ex-team-mate Mohammad Amir.
This one could get interesting!

 

South Africa with 8 1st innngs wickets standing trail India by 204 runs at the end of Day 1 of the 3rd Test in Nagpur
South Africa 11 for 2 - India 215 (Vijay 40, Harmer 4-78, Morkel 3-35)

 

India beat South Africa by 124 runs in the 3rd Test in Nagpur
India 215 (Vijay 40, Harmer 4-78, Morkel 3-35) and 173 (Dhawan 39, Tahir 5-38) beat South Africa 79 (Ashwin 5-32, Jadeja 4-33) and 185 (Ashwin 7-66, Mishra 3-51) by 124 runs
India lead series 2-0 with 1 to play
South Africa went more than nine years and 15 away trips without losing a series - that came to an end on extremely spin friendly wickets prepared by the home team

 

Australia beat New Zealand by 3 wickets in the 3rd test at Adelaide
Australia 224 (Nevill 66, Smith 53, Bracewell 3-18) and 7 for 187 (S Marsh 49, Boult 5-60) - New Zealand 202 (Latham 50, Starc 3-24, Hazlewood 3-66) and 208 (Santner 45, Hazlewood 6-70, M Marsh 3-59)

 

The ICC has called the Nagpur pitch used for the third Test between India and South Africa as "poor." The match finished inside three days and there were several occasions of the ball misbehaving off the surface. Batsmen had to contend with variable turn, variable pace and variable bounce even on the first day of the game.
The match referee Jeff Crowe's report included concerns raised by the match officials and it was submitted to the ICC. The BCCI has also been informed and will have 14 days to provide its response.

 

ICC Teams of the year have been announced:

Test team of the year: David Warner, Alastair Cook (captain), Kane Williamson, Younis Khan, Steven Smith, Joe Root, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Stuart Broad, Trent Boult, Yasir Shah, Josh Hazlewood, R Ashwin (12th man)

ODI team of the year: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Hashim Amla, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), AB de Villiers (capt), Steven Smith, Ross Taylor, Trent Boult, Mohammed Shami, Mitchell Starc, Mustafizur Rahman, Imran Tahir, Joe Root (12th man)

 

India beat South Africa by 337 runs in the 4th Test in Delhi
India 334 (Rahane 127, Ashwin 56, Abbott 5-40, Piedt 4-117) and 267 for 5 dec (Rahane 100*, Kohli 88, Morkel 3-51) - South Africa 121 (Jadeja 5-30) and 143 (de Villiers 43, Ashwin 5-61, Umesh 3-9)
India win series 3-0

 

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kusal Perera has tested positive for a banned substance and has been sent home from their tour of New Zealand.

 

New Zealand are 409 for 8 at the end of the first day of the 1st Test against Sri Lanka at Dunedin
New Zealand 409 for 8 (Guptill 156, Williamson 88, McCullum 75)

 

Australia are 3 for 438 at the end of the first day of the 1st Test against West Indies at Hobart
Australia 3 for 438 (Voges 174*, S Marsh 139*)
438 Runs scored on the first day in Hobart - the seventh highest on any day of a Test in Australia and the highest at this venue. The previous highest scored in a day of play in Hobart was the 411 scored by the hosts against New Zealand in 2001-02. This is also the third-highest score on the first day of a Test in Australia. This is the most runs conceded by Wet Indies in a day

 

Mitchell Starc is almost certainly out of the World Twenty20 in India after deciding to undergo surgery for his long-term ankle problems while also recovering from a foot fracture he suffered during the Adelaide Test.

 

Sri Lanka with 6 1st innings wickets standing trail New Zealand by 234 runs at the end of the 2nd Day of the 1st Test in Dunedin
Sri Lanka 197 for 4 (Karunaratne 84, Chandimal 83*) - New Zealand 431 (Guptill 156, Williamson 88, McCullum 75, Pradeep 4-112)

 

West Indies with 4 !st innings wickets standing trail Australia by 376 runs at the end od the 2nd Day of the 1st Test in Hobart
West Indies 6 for 207 (Bravo 94*, Roach 31*, Lyon 3-43) - Australia 4 for 583 dec (Voges 269*, S Marsh 182)

 

Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh put on 449 against an insipid West Indies in Hobart. It was the highest fourth-wicket stand in Test history, and the sixth-biggest of the near 70,000 Test partnerships that have ever been compiled. By only two runs did the 451-run Bradman-Ponsford stand against England at The Oval in 1934 survive in first place among Australian partnerships.

 

Australia beat West Indies by an innings and 212 runs in the 1st Test at Hobart
Australia 4 for 583 dec (Voges 269*, S Marsh 182, Warner 64, Warrican 3-158) - West Indies 223 (Bravo 108, Hazlewood 4-45, Lyon 3-43) and 148 (Brathwaite 94, Pattinson 5-27, Hazlewood 3-33)

 

New Zealand lead Sri Lanka by 308 runs at the end of the 3rd Day of the 1st Test in Dunedin
New Zealand 431 (Guptill 156, Williamson 88, McCullum 75, Pradeep 4-112) and 171 for 1 (Latham 72*) - Sri Lanka 294 (Karunaratne 84, Chandimal 83)

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