David Gower is calling for the evolution of Test cricket. © AFP Chennai: Former England captain David Gower suggested reducing the Test matches to four days, limiting the first innings to certain time and keep the pace of the game up to make Test cricket more interesting.(All the Latest Cricket Updates) “Probably we need to do something to reinvent Test cricket to make it more appealing,” said Gower, who delivered…
Namibia defeated South Africa by two wickets to dump the defending champions out of the U19 World Cup. © ICC Dhaka: Namibia upset defending champions South Africa by two wickets in a thrilling chase to join hosts Bangladesh in the quarterfinals from Group A of the ICC Under-19 cricket World Cup in Dhaka on Sunday. (Latest Cricket News) Bangladesh beat Scotland by 114 runs here for their second win and…
Toss: Australia chose to bowl v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Shaun Tait returned to Australia’s side after missing the second T20I in Melbourne © Getty Images Australia’s stand-in captain Shane Watson chose to bat against India in the third Twenty20 match at the SCG after the visitors wrapped up the series in Melbourne. The hosts made another five changes to their team, bringing in Usman Khawaja and the part-time…
Kyle Coetzer provided a reminder of his talent with a swashbuckling innings of 70 that helped Scotland beat Hong Kong by 37 runs to draw the two-match Twenty20 international series. The 31-year-old, released by Northamptonshire last year, smashed five fours and six maximums in a brutal 40-ball knock in Mong Kok. Coetzer, dismissed for a duck in the Scots’ defeat yesterday, and Matthew Cross overcame the third-ball loss of George…
Kyle Coetzer provided a reminder of his talent with a swashbuckling innings of 70 that helped Scotland beat Hong Kong by 37 runs to draw the two-match Twenty20 international series. The 31-year-old, released by Northamptonshire last year, smashed five fours and six maximums in a brutal 40-ball knock. Coetzer and Matthew Cross overcame the third-ball loss of George Munsey with a second-wicket partnership of 71 to set the platform for…
New Zealand 265 for 7 (Williamson 84, Guptill 82) beat Pakistan 290 (Azam 83, Hafeez 76) by three wickets (D/L method)Scorecard and-ball-by-ball details Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson added 159 for the second wicket © Getty Images There was a large top-order stand and a middle-overs collapse from either team, and perhaps it was an umpiring error that separated the sides in the end. New Zealand needed 53 from 45…
Australia Women 5 for 136 (Perry 55*) beat India Women 8 for 121 (Perry 4-12) by 15 runsScorecard Ellyse Perry finished with career-best figures of 4 for 12 © Getty Images Ellyse Perry played a dominant part in the Southern Stars’ consolation victory over India, in the third match of the women’s Twenty20 series, at the SCG. Having chosen to play in the third T20 match rather than appear in…
Darren Lehmann: ‘Until medical clearance comes through that I can fly, I’ll have to wait and see. But feeling a lot better’ Andrew Matthews / © PA Photos Australia’s coach Darren Lehmann remains marooned in Sydney awaiting medical clearance to fly after his deep vein thrombosis scare, and is no certainty to travel to New Zealand for the Test series that could give his side the world No. 1 ranking….
47.3 overs Pakistan 290 (Azam 83, Hafeez 76) v New ZealandLive scorecard and-ball-by-ball details Babar Azam’s 83 was the best score of his young career © Getty Images Babar Azam and Mohammad Hafeez set Pakistan on track for a mammoth score with their 134-run third-wicket stand off 17.5 overs, but they fell away during the middle overs, losing three wickets in eight overs, before New Zealand’s quicks blew the tail…
James Taylor’s well-crafted century paved the way for England to thrash South Africa A by 163 runs at the Diamond Oval in their warm up for the one-day international series. A beautifully paced run-a-ball 116 from the Nottinghamshire batsman on a slow surface laid the foundations before Jonny Bairstow and the lower order upped the ante to post 368 for seven. England scored 127 from the last 10 overs, with…