BANGLADESH TOUR OF INDIA, 2019 by Atif Azam • Last updated on ShareTweet Neil McKenzie - Bangladesh's batting consultant - has been a busy man as the visitors prepare for the massive challenge ahead © BCB Despite losing the just concluded Twenty20 series against India, Bangladesh is taking inspiration from their maiden win against the hosts in the format as they prepare for the upcoming two-match Test series, scheduled to begin in Indore from November 14. Bangladesh shift their focus on red ball cricket for the time being before moving it towards pink ball as the series-concluding second Test will be played under lights at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The visitors, led by newly appointed Test skipper Mominul Haque, started their preparation for the series opener at Holkar Stadium on Tuesday, putting behind their disappointment of squandering the golden opportunity of earning a maiden T20I series win against India. According to … [Read more...] about Bangladesh determined to counter India’s “world class” bowlers
Nida Dar’s efforts in vain as Scorchers prevail in low-scoring thriller
WBBL 2019 by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on ShareTweet Nida Dar made 43 in the chase but Thunder still lost by 11 runs. © Getty Natalie Sciver and Heather Graham both scored 27 each and picked two wickets apiece in Perth Scorcher's third victory on the trot in the WBBL, this time beating Sydney Thunder by 11 runs in a low-scoring thriller at the WACA. Inserted to bat first, Scorchers lost top-order wickets at regular intervals that denied them any sort of momentum. The only notable contribution came from captain Meg Lanning, who took 29 balls for her 25. Sciver and Graham then put on a 43-run partnership for the fifth wicket that lasted six overs and took the hosts past the 100-run mark. Sciver was the first to be dismissed,off the first ball of the 19th over, after a 26-ball knock that included just a solitary boundary. Graham was run out halfway through the final over, for a run-a-ball 27, giving Scorchers a below par 116 from … [Read more...] about Nida Dar’s efforts in vain as Scorchers prevail in low-scoring thriller
Imran Butt ton puts Balochistan in control
QUAID-E-AZAM TROPHY, 2019 by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on ShareTweet Butt scored his second ton of the season. © PCB Balochistan vs Central Punjab Imran Butt scored a breezy century as Balochistan continued to dominate their Quaid-e-Azam fixture against Central Punjab on the second day. Butt's hundred was his second ton of the season and his eighth in first class cricket, underscoring the 23-year-old's burgeoning potential. Butt's 137 was complemented by Imran Farhat's 87, the pair putting on 167 for the third wicket. Balochistan's top-order ensured Aizaz Cheema's 37th first class five-fer was not enough to turn the tables in the context of the match. Central Punjab slipped deeper into the quagmire by the end of the day's play, falling to 28 for 2 inside eight overs with Taj Wali and Mohammad Asghar grabbing a wicket apiece. Brief scores: Balochistan 450 (Imran Butt 137, Imran Farhat 87; Aizaz Cheema 5-100) lead Central … [Read more...] about Imran Butt ton puts Balochistan in control
SMA Wrap: Chahar’s near miss with the double treble
SYED MUSHTAQ ALI TROPHY 2019-20 by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on ShareTweet Chahar finished with figures of 4 for 18. © Getty Karnataka scale 250 barrier Led by a rampaging hundred from captain Manish Pandey, Karnataka scaled the 250-barrier against Services in Bokaro. Rohan Kadam's early dismissal in the first over got Pandey to the crease and he just put the Services bowlers to the sword in a 167-run second-wicket stand with Devdutt Pallikal. Pallikal was impressive in his own right with a knock of 75 off 43 balls before being dismissed in the 15th over. However, Pandey brought a different level of belligerence altogether. He smashed 12 fours and 10 sixes enroute his unbeaten 129 off just 54 balls which propelled the score to 250 for 3 at the completion of 20 overs. Off-spinner Pulkit Narang had the worst of it, going for 60 in his three overs. Services couldn't get close to the target, falling short by 80 runs as Shreyas … [Read more...] about SMA Wrap: Chahar’s near miss with the double treble
Walt Disney company gambles future on playing catch up with Netflix
The Walt Disney Company on Tuesday launches its Disney+ video streaming platform in the US and Canada, in an attempt to recoup ground lost to Netflix. In doing so, the entertainment giant also takes on Amazon Prime, Apple TV+ and even Hulu — a streaming competitor Disney co-owns with Comcast's NBC Universal. TV industry insiders predict Disney will seize on the opportunity to bypass the regular distribution channels for its blockbuster movies, series and own-brand TV channels, and put almost everything it creates on the new platform. "They have very aggressive ambitions for Disney+, which for the first time allows them to connect directly with global consumers," Tony Gunnarsson, a streaming analyst at the London-based media consultancy Ovum, told DW. Read more: As smoking on Netflix rises, fears of normalization grow Watch video 01:17 Share Mossack Fonseca sues Netflix over 'Panama Papers' film Send Facebook Twitter google+ Whatsapp Tumblr … [Read more...] about Walt Disney company gambles future on playing catch up with Netflix
