Norma Astrid Godinho

Stories by Norma Astrid Godinho

November 13, 2014: Rohit makes ODI history

November 13, 2014: Rohit makes ODI history

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2020

264 remains the highest score in the 50 over format.

Minnows to Challengers: Bangladesh's 20 Test years

Minnows to Challengers: Bangladesh's 20 Test years

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2020

As Bangladesh completes 20 years in Test cricket, Norma Astrid Godinho picks nuggets about a cricket-passionate nation who no team can take lightly anymore.

7 batsmen, 4 bowlers in my All Stars XI

7 batsmen, 4 bowlers in my All Stars XI

Rediff.com   7 Nov 2020

Do you think Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer can do the job for my team?

Star Performers: Bumrah-Boult shine again

Star Performers: Bumrah-Boult shine again

Rediff.com   6 Nov 2020

Bumrah finished with figures of 4 for 14 as Delhi crumbled under his accurate spell. But it was Boult who put Mumbai Indians early in the driver's seat with the early double strike.

Turning Point: Kishan-Pandyas maul DC bowlers

Turning Point: Kishan-Pandyas maul DC bowlers

Rediff.com   6 Nov 2020

60 runs came off the last 5 overs and that's where the game tilted in the favour of the defending champions.

IPL: Is it a bird, is it a plane...

IPL: Is it a bird, is it a plane...

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2020

IPL 2020 has been an exhibition of superb fielding and here are glimpses of some of those efforts...

Turning Point: Nadeem's twin strikes

Turning Point: Nadeem's twin strikes

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2020

The left-arm spinner bowled around the wicket to Surya, darted it in wide, invited the batsman to go after it. Surya got a big stride in, missed it and Wriddhiman Saha whiped the bails off.

Star Performers: SRH bowlers pin down MI

Star Performers: SRH bowlers pin down MI

Rediff.com   4 Nov 2020

Sandeep's early inroads, coupled with Nadeem and Rashid's strikes in the middle overs, put the brakes on Mumbai.

Star Performer: Morgan sends RR packing

Star Performer: Morgan sends RR packing

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2020

Morgan (68) found runs all over the ground and seemed in a hurry from the get go as the net run rate would have been on his mind.

Turning Point: Bumrah puts Delhi out of the contest

Turning Point: Bumrah puts Delhi out of the contest

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2020

Bumrah bowled a line and length that was Test match quality. He bowled with fire and accuracy. His bowling had it all -- pace, bouncers, yorkers -- everything to make scoring difficult. He literally put Delhi out of the contest.

Star Performers: Boult, Bumrah bury DC

Star Performers: Boult, Bumrah bury DC

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2020

The duo shared six scalps among them -- the impact of their performance saw Delhi unable to make any headway into the match.

Turning Point: CSK win the mini battles

Turning Point: CSK win the mini battles

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2020

KKR did not win the mini-battles in the game and 172 eventually proved too little.

Star Performer: Rutu's 50 comes handy for CSK

Star Performer: Rutu's 50 comes handy for CSK

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2020

Every shot played by Ruturaj was a sight to behold as he played some effortless, crisply timed boundaries over after over.

Check out those CSK gogs!

Check out those CSK gogs!

Rediff.com   27 Oct 2020

It's hot, hot, hot in the UAE and the cricketers have brought out some funky shades to keep the sun out of their eyes.

Turning Point: CSK's exceptional death bowling

Turning Point: CSK's exceptional death bowling

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2020

De Villiers and Kohli's dismissals end RCB's hopes of getting to 150 odd that would have been a par score.

Star Performer: Gaikwad flattens RCB bowling

Star Performer: Gaikwad flattens RCB bowling

Rediff.com   26 Oct 2020

The 23 year old plundered bowlers, over after over, getting the fours, sixes and the singles and twos at will.

Turning Point: SRH batting collapse!

Turning Point: SRH batting collapse!

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2020

From 100 for 3 in 16.1 overs, SunRisers were all out for 114 in 19.5 overs after a spectacular no show from the SRH middle order for their sixth loss from 11 games.

Star Performer: KXIP bowlers strangle SRH

Star Performer: KXIP bowlers strangle SRH

Rediff.com   25 Oct 2020

After conceding 52 runs in the first six overs, KXIP announced a remarkable comeback as in the next six overs, the side gave away just 25 runs and took three wickets.

Turning Point: KKR fail to recover

Turning Point: KKR fail to recover

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2020

With no substantial partnerships or intent-filled batting, it was always going to be a task as all KKR managed was 84.

Star Perfomer: Siraj makes IPL history

Star Perfomer: Siraj makes IPL history

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2020

Siraj's brilliance saw KKR reduced to 14 for 4 inside 4 overs -- the lowest score by any team inside the Powerplay this season. The Hyderabad lad became the first bowler to bowl two maidens in an IPL game.