Specials – ODI cricket in Singapore, Part 2

The second triangular ODI tournament in Singapore took place three and a half years after the first, at a new venue. The Kallang Ground played host to India, the West Indies and Zimbabwe in the Coca-Cola Singapore Challenge from September 2-8, 1999, and like the Padang, it was characterised by short boundaries, which contributed towards […]

Specials – Famous Test swansongs at The Oval

By playing his final Test match at The Oval against India earlier this month, seasoned English opener Alastair Cook joined an illustrious list of cricketers to have walked into the sunset at the iconic London venue. More often than not, The Oval has hosted the concluding Test of the English summer, making it […]

Specials – Best of Indo-Pak duels in the desert

The Asia Cup group game between India and Pakistan in Dubai on September 19 was the first instance of the arch-rivals playing each other in the United Arab Emirates in over 12 years. The previous instance of the two teams meeting in the UAE was in 2006, when they played a two-ODI series in […]

Specials – ODI cricket in Singapore, Part 1

In the first of this three-part series, we look back at the first ever One-Day International (ODI) tournament to be hosted by Singapore. The subcontinental trio of India, Pakistan and newly-crowned World Cup champions Sri Lanka came together to contest the Singer Cup, a week-long round-robin competition played on the Singapore Cricket Club ground […]

Specials – Hong Kong at the Asia Cup

By virtue of winning the six-team Asia Cup Qualifier held in Malaysia, Hong Kong confirmed a return to the Asia Cup after a decade. Earlier this year, Hong Kong lost their ODI status after a wooden-spoon finish at the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, but their qualification for the Asia Cup has ensured them […]

Specials – When the USA faced the world champions

In early 2004, six Associate nations competed in an ICC Six Nations Challenge held in the United Arab Emirates, the winner of which would join the ten full members and Kenya at the ICC Champions Trophy to be played in England later in the year. The teams in the fray were Canada, Namibia, the […]

Specials – Best of the ODIs at Dambulla

The Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium is scheduled to host the first two ODIs of the five-match series between Sri Lanka and South Africa, starting from today. The ground holds a unique place among Sri Lankan venues, in that it has only hosted ODI matches since its international debut in 2000-01 (though four T20Is between […]

Specials – Zimbabwe’s most memorable T20I wins

Zimbabwe are set to host heavyweights Australia and Pakistan in a T20 international triangular series starting from July 1. This will be the first time that a T20I tri-series will be played in Zimbabwe. The week-long tournament, to be held at the Harare Sports Club, will see each of the teams play the other […]

Specials – England’s only other 5-0 triumph in ODIs

England’s 5-0 demolition of Australia was only their second instance of winning every game in a five-match ODI series, the first having come in Zimbabwe back in October 2001. A beleaguered England entered this series on the back of 11 consecutive ODI defeats, including six in the 2001 NatWest triangular series at home, which […]

Specials – Revisiting past Anglo-Scottish ODI duels

Having missed out on World Cup qualification by a whisker, Scotland will look to make a further impact when they take on England in a one-off One-Day International at the Grange Cricket Club in Edinburgh on June 10. Despite their close geographic proximity, the two teams have played only four ODIs against each other […]