Younis Khan recorded his 33rd Test hundred after two months out of the game due to dengue fever © Getty Images A stroll through Younis Khan‘s recent statistics in Test cricket suggested nothing had changed. He had amassed a double-hundred in his last match. Now he had made a century. He had been scratchy early on, but was sublime by the end and Pakistan once again were in a position…
Ryan McLaren brings experience to a largerly youthful Lancashire squad © Getty Images Lancashire have signed South African all-rounder Ryan McLaren as their overseas player for 2017. McLaren leaves Hampshire, whose Division One status in the Championship was saved when Durham were relegated instead because of their need for an ECB financial bail-out. But that reprieve has not been enough to keep McLaren on the south coast. Hampshire are his…
USA believe they have the best chance with captain Steven Taylor back in his familiar opening role © Peter Della Penna USA coach Pubudu Dassanayake has said that captain Steven Taylor will move back to opening the innings in the ICC World Cricket League Division Four beginning on October 29 in Los Angeles. Taylor has had a number of trials in the middle order recently, with varied results. The plan…
Sri Lanka A 318 (Weerakkody 79, K Perera 69, Johnson 4-65) and 257 for 6 dec. (Gunaratne 69) beat West Indies A 243 (Hetmyer 94, Brooks 54) and 194 (Vandersay 6-47) by 138 runsScorecard File photo: Jeffrey Vandersay picked up his ninth five-for in 29 first-class matches © AFP Legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay took 6 for 47 in the final innings to lead Sri Lanka A to victory in Dambulla. West…
File photo: Priyank Panchal’s century gave Gujarat a massive lead after a low-scoring first day in Lahli © ESPNcricinfo Mehul Patel took his second five-wicket haul and career-best figures of 5 for 35 to help Gujarat snatch the first-innings lead against Railways in Lahli. Gujarat had been bowled out for 187, after which Railways were brought down to 63 for 7 as 17 wickets fell on the opening day. Railways…
File photo – Iqbal Abdulla recorded the highest score by a Kerala No. 8 to lead them to 506 for 9 at stumps © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Sagun Kamat became the first Goa player to score a triple-century as they amassed 606 for 6, their first 600-plus score, before declaring against Services in Cuttack. Kamat began the day on 177 and reached his double-century before lunch. He put on 109 for…
Tea Pakistan 205 for 3 (Younis 84*, Misbah 35*) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Younis Khan’s unbeaten 84 contained seven fours and a six © AFP Half-centuries from Asad Shafiq and Younis Khan lifted Pakistan to a solid 205 for 3 after they lost both openers early on day one of the second Test against West Indies. From an uneasy 42 for 2 in good batting conditions, Pakistan…
Papua New Guinea 274 for 5 (Dogodo 80*, Sese 76, Siaka 70) beat Namibia 273 for 4 (Williams 109*, van Vuuren 60) by five wicketsScorecard File photo: Lega Siaka scored a vital 70 as wickets fell around him to set up PNG’s successful chase © IDI/Getty Half-centuries from Lega Siaka, Sese Bau and Dogodo Bau were vital for Papua New Guinea to recover from early setbacks and beat Namibia by…
File photo: CM Gautam (63 not out) forged crucial partnerships with the lower order to consolidate Karnataka’s lead © KSCA A bonus-point victory increasingly looked a possibility for Karnataka after they ground Delhi on the second day of their Group B fixture at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Resuming on 131 for 3, Karnataka almost batted the entire day to make 414. When the last wicket fell, in what was…
New South Wales 5 for 238 (Maddinson 86, Cowan 63) beat Victoria 242 (Finch 51, Cummins 3-46) by 31 runs by D/L methodScorecard Daniel Hughes retired hurt after being struck on the helmet by a bouncer © Getty Images Nic Maddinson produced a mature and patient innings to steer New South Wales into the Matador Cup final on an evening when history was made by the use of cricket’s first…