England 258 for 7 (Moeen 68, Bairstow 52, Mehedi 5-64) v BangladeshScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:18 Will Cook find his perfect partner in Bangladesh? Bangladesh’s teenage offspinner, Mehedi Hasan, claimed figures of 5 for 64 on his first day of international cricket, as England were forced to dig deep into their batting reserves in the first Test at Chittagong. After stumbling to 21 for 3 in the first hour…
Australia have recorded six series victories in the ICC Women’s Championship © Getty Images Australia have won the ICC Women’s Championship with their last set of matches still to go. Australia, currently on 30 points, emerged the winners after England beat West Indies by five wickets in Kingston. It was West Indies’ last match of the Championship, and they are in third place with 22 points, behind England who moved…
Leicestershire have turned to South Africa to bolster their batting strength, signing batsman Colin Ackermann on a two-year contract. © Getty Images The signing will encourage the belief that English counties are eager to raid South African players who suspect their chances of progression may be limited in their own country because of stiffened transformation policies. Ackermann, a former South Africa U-19 international, will qualify as a non-overseas player. He…
Pakistan last hosted a Full Member team in May 2015, when Zimbabwe toured for a limited-overs series © Associated Press The final of the 2017 Pakistan Super League will be held in Lahore, according to PSL chairman Najam Sethi, who made the announcement during the player draft in Dubai on Wednesday. The remaining matches in the tournament will be played in the UAE in February and March 2017 as scheduled….
Pakistan last hosted a Full Member team in May 2015, when Zimbabwe toured for a limited-overs series © Associated Press The final of the 2017 Pakistan Super League will be held in Lahore, according to PSL chairman Najam Sethi, who made the announcement during the player draft in Dubai on Wednesday. The remaining matches in the tournament will be played in the UAE in February and March 2017 as scheduled….
The future of Test cricket has been under discussion for some time © Getty Images Conferences, rather than divisions, may be the answer to the ICC impasse over the future structure of Test cricket, allowing a two-year build to a championship playoff without dividing the game into haves and have-nots. The concept of a conference-based split among 12 Test-playing nations – allowing room for the likes of Afghanistan or Ireland…
Tea England 173 for 5 (Moeen 61*, Bairstow 26*) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:52 ‘Bangladesh have a lopsided team’ Moeen Ali led a charmed life to revive England’s fortunes on the first day in Chittagong, after the 18-year-old debutant, Mehedi Hasan, had ripped through their top-order to give Bangladesh the upper hand in the opening exchanges of the first Test. By tea, England had reached 173 for…
India chose to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo: Trent Boult was back in the New Zealand XI after he was rest for the first ODI on Sunday © Getty Images India went five out of five for tosses in the series against New Zealand and have opted to bowl again in Delhi. The possibility of dew in the evening factored into MS Dhoni’s decision. He…
Bangladesh v England, 1st Test, Chittagong, 1st day October 20, 2016 ESPNcricinfo staff Recapping a hectic period of play on the first day in Chittagong where Kumar Dharmasena became a little trigger happy Moeen Ali was out, then not out, three times in six deliveries © Associated Press Moeen Ali and Kumar Dharmasena have been closely associated with each other since the net session at Lord’s in 2014, during the…
Pakistan last hosted a Full Member team in May 2015, when Zimbabwe toured for a limited-overs series © Associated Press The final of the 2017 Pakistan Super League will be held in Lahore, according to PSL chairman Najam Sethi, who made the announcement during the player draft in Dubai on Wednesday. The remaining matches in the tournament will be played in the UAE in February and March 2017 as scheduled….