49.4 overs New Zealand 285 (Latham 61, Neesham 57, Jadhav 3-29) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Replacing Anton Devcich in New Zealand’s line-up, James Neesham scored 57 off 47 balls to lift New Zealand to 285 © Associated Press James Neesham and Matt Henry added 84 for the ninth wicket to rejuvenate New Zealand after a mid-innings collapse had left them floundering at 199 for 8. It was an…
Railways lost six wickets for 30 runs on the fourth day, lurching from 176 for 4 to 206 all out, to hand Gujarat a 294-run victory in Lahli. Resuming from a score of 171 for 4 in a mammoth chase of 501, Railways lasted only 16.2 overs as seamers Ishwar Chaudhary and Rush Kalaria and debutant offspinner Karan Patel mopped up the lower order once overnight batsman Mahesh Rawat was…
Tea West Indies 224 (Bravo 43, Holder 31*, Yasir 4-86) trail Pakistan 452 by 228 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Yasir took two quick wickets with the second new ball © Getty Images Save for a frustrating 27-run tenth-wicket partnership, Pakistan maintained an iron grip on proceedings on day three in Abu Dhabi, stifling the batsmen while picking up regular wickets to bowl West Indies out for 224 and establish…
Haryana needed only 22 overs on the fourth day to wrap a 161-run win over Chhattisgarh in Guwahati. Haryana captain Mohit Sharma and seamer Harshal Patel took two wickets each on the final day to bowl Chhattisgarh out for 117 in their chase of 279, after they had been reduced to 50 for 6 by stumps on the third evening. Abhimanyu Chauhan resisted with a top score of 46, while…
ECB chief executive Tom Harrison speaking during a radio interview in Chittagong © Getty Images Tom Harrison has insisted the ECB’s treatment of Durham has been harsh but “appropriate”. Harrison, the ECB’s chief executive, defended the decision to relegate Durham in the County Championship, impose a raft of points deductions in each of the 2017 domestic competitions and withdraw their status as a Test-hosting ground in return for a financial…
Papua New Guinea 213 for 4 (Morea 67, Vala 55) beat Namibia 212 (Gavera 3-39, Vanua 3-38) by six wicketsScorecard Papua New Guinea fast bowlers Norman Vanua and Willie Gavera took three wickets each and played leading roles during a collapse in which Namibia lost six wickets for 57 runs in Port Moresby. PNG successfully chased the target of 213 with two overs to spare, with opener Vani Morea and…
Tea Bangladesh 248 and 179 for 5 (Mushfiqur 22*, Sabbir 25*) need another 107 runs to beat England 293 and 240 (Stokes 85, Bairstow 47, Shakib 5-85)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details England removed both Bangladesh openers before lunch © Getty Images England’s cricketers were facing a test of nerve in the face of a confident, no-regrets run-chase from Bangladesh’s batsmen, as the first Test at Chittagong built towards a thrilling…
West Indies 151 for 6 (Chase 11*, Hope 1*, Rahat 3-45) trail Pakistan 452 by 301 runs Rahat Ali had Jermaine Blackwood caught behind to give Pakistan their first breakthrough of the day © Getty Images Pakistan made slow but steady progress towards a position of dominance in the second Test, taking two wickets on the third morning and conceding just 45 runs during a session in which they kept…
A shoulder injury had forced Salma Khatun out of the Ireland tour last month © International Cricket Council Allrounder Salma Khatun has returned to the Bangladesh Women’s squad for next month’s Asia Cup in Thailand after recovering from a shoulder injury. Salma was forced out of the team’s tour of Ireland last month after suffering the injury during a training session in August. The 15-member squad also includes batsman Sharmin…
Play 01:39 ECB announces first day-night Test The ECB are planning to stage a round of Championship matches under lights at the end of June next season as England prepare for their first day-night Test. England are scheduled to play two Tests under lights in 2017. First they will play West Indies at Edgbaston in August, before playing one of the Ashes Tests in Australia at the end of the…