kiwis beat zim in 2nd odi
harare: Openers Martin Guptill and Tom latham both struck centuries as New Zealand crushed Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the second one-day international on Tuesday.
Chasing 236 to level the three-match series at Harare Sports Club, Guptill finished unbeaten on 116 while latham was 110 not out as New Zealand achieved the target with almost eight overs to spare. Zimbabwe were grateful to Sikandar Raza Butt for hauling them to a vaguely respectable score, with his 100 not out rescuing the home side from 68 for five and then 146 for eight.
Brief Scores: NZ: 236/0 (Guptill 116 not out, latham 110 not out) beat Zim: 235/9 (Raza 100 not out; Sodhi 3/38) by 10 wickets.
srt heaps praise on Malinga
hyderabad: Appreciating speedster lasith Malinga, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday said the Sri lankan is a world-class bowler and that it was a fantastic experience to play with him in the Indian Premier league. "It's a difficult answer. Malinga, it's totally a different type of action. I don't think any other bowler in the world, I have seen at the international level, who comes even 50 per cent close to that. A truly world-class bowler, true champion." he said.
‘no issues with being dropped’
karachi: Pakistan wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed sought to downplay the controversy surrounding his exclusion from the playing XI in the recently-concluded T20 series in Sri lanka. "I am just happy that the team won the T20 series and improved its international rankings," Sarfaraz said. "I have no issues if I am rested because of team requirements. My job is to give my best performances whenever I play and I always try to do that," Sarfaraz said here on arrival. The wicketkeeper's exclusion from the T20 series caused a big uproar in Pakistan cricket.