Toss: India chose to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details James Neesham (right) replaced Anton Devcich in New Zealand’s line-up © BCCI India’s luck at the toss continued as MS Dhoni chose to bowl first on a surface with a fair amount of grass cover in Mohali. Dhoni made his decision with the expectation of dew setting in under lights. India won three out of three tosses during…
Karnataka’s bid to reclaim the Ranji Trophy title has begun promisingly with their first win of the season coming against Delhi in Kolkata © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Fourteen years ago, Robin Uthappa, a teenage batsman who came with the reputation of being Karnataka’s batting future, replaced J Arunkumar in the state side before the start of the domestic season. Arunkumar, a senior player and part of two Ranji Trophy-winning sides in…
Lunch Bangladesh 248 (Tamim 78, Mushfiqur 48, Stokes 4-26) and 86 for 2 (Mominul 19*, Mahmudullah 2*) need another 200 runs to beat England 293 and 240 (Stokes 85, Bairstow 47, Shakib 5-85)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:33 McGlashan: Stokes ensured England didn’t seize up Imrul Kayes laid the foundations for his team with a confident and skilful innings, as Bangladesh made a strong start to their pursuit of…
New South Wales 4 for 188 (Henriques 85, Patterson 77*) beat Queensland 187 (Khawaja 35, Lyon 4-10) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Having been surplus to requirements in the previous match against Victoria, Nathan Lyon put in a more assertive display in the final © Getty Images On Friday, Nathan Lyon was dropped by New South Wales for the elimination final against Victoria. On Sunday, he responded by dismantling…
Innings break England 293 and 240 (Stokes 85, Bairstow 47, Shakib 5-85) lead Bangladesh 248 (Tamim 78, Mushfiqur 48, Stokes 4-26) by 285 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:33 McGlashan: Stokes ensured England didn’t seize up Bangladesh’s spinners needed just 20 minutes on the fourth morning at Chittagong to wrap up England’s second innings and leave their batsmen needing 286 for victory in the first Test. Resuming on 228…
South Africa Women 131 for 5 (Du Preez 44, Huddleston 2-13) beat New Zealand Women 130 (Martin 65, Klaas 3-32, Daniels 2-11, Kirsten 2-30) by five wicketsScorecard File photo – Mignon du Preez struck six fours during her 44 off 76 balls © ICC Seamers Masabata Klaas, Moseline Daniels and Odine Kirsten took seven wickets between them to dismiss New Zealand Women for 130 and give South Africa Women their…
File photo: Abhinav Mukund’s century contained 26 fours and one six © PTI Abhinav Mukund‘s second successive first-class ton led Tamil Nadu‘s strong response to Uttar Pradesh‘s 524 in Dharamsala. Abhinav, the captain, made 154 off 249 balls, which was studded with 26 fours and one six, while Dinesh Karthik and B Indrajith stroked fifties to lift their team to 398 for 6. Indrajith was unbeaten on 70 off 76…
File photo: Abhinav Mukund’s century contained 26 fours and one six © PTI Abhinav Mukund‘s second successive first-class ton led Tamil Nadu‘s strong response to Uttar Pradesh‘s 524 in Dharamsala. Abhinav, the captain, made 154 off 249 balls, which was studded with 26 fours and one six, while Dinesh Karthik and B Indrajith stroked fifties to lift their team to 398 for 6. Indrajith was unbeaten on 70 off 76…
Play 01:20 Kumble makes us mentally strong – Mishra Amit Mishra is one of three players over 30 years of age in India’s squad for the ODIs against New Zealand. He is the leader of the spin attack, yet he has played only 33 ODIs, six more than the second spinner Axar Patel. His last 50-over game, before this series, came a year ago and he may well find himself…
Ben Stokes felt that he showed new maturity in Chittagong © Getty Images Ben Stokes hailed the “most mature” performance of his career to date after saving England from a precarious position against Bangladesh in Chittagong. Coming to the crease with his side in trouble and the ball spinning sharply, Stokes responded with a mature innings of 85 to help England establish a lead of 273 with two wickets in…