Bad light denies Sri Lanka A in high-scoring game

October 30, 2016

West Indies A 305 for 5 (Mohammed 105*, McCarthy 102) in 47 overs beat Sri Lanka A 248 for 7 (Gunathilaka 58) in 38 overs by eight runs (D/L method)Scorecard File photo – Dasun Shanaka was playing a vital innings for Sri Lanka A when bad light stopped play © Getty Images Bad light denied Sri Lanka A in Colombo as they fell eight runs short of the Duckworth-Lewis revised…

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SL strike after Tharanga ton gives them 537

October 30, 2016

Zimbabwe 88 for 1 (Mawoyo 41*, Masakadza 33*) trail Sri Lanka 537 (Tharanga 110*, Perera 110, Cremer 4-142) by 449 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Upul Tharanga anchored Sri Lanka’s innings with an unbeaten 110 © AFP For a brief period on the second morning, Zimbabwe made run-scoring look strenuous. For the rest of the day, Sri Lanka’s batsmen enjoyed a placid Harare surface and a tiring bowling attack to pile…

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Mawoyo, Masakadza fluent after Sri Lanka amass 537

October 30, 2016

Stumps Zimbabwe 88 for 1 (Mawoyo 41*, Masakadza 33*) trail Sri Lanka 537 (Tharanga 110*, Perera 110, Cremer 4-142) by 449 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Upul Tharanga anchored Sri Lanka’s innings with an unbeaten 110 © AFP For a brief period on the second morning, Zimbabwe made run-scoring look strenuous. For the rest of the day, Sri Lanka’s batsmen enjoyed a placid Harare surface and a tiring bowling attack to…

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Cook rues lack of 'world-class' spin as Bangladesh seal historic win

October 30, 2016

Alastair Cook shakes hands with Mushfiqur Rahim after Bangladesh’s victory © Associated Press Alastair Cook admitted England have “a lot to work on” as they approach their five-Test tour of India. England slipped to a 108-run defeat in Mirpur on Sunday – their first loss to Bangladesh in Test cricket – after the morning saw them drop a host of chances and the evening saw them lose 10 wickets in…

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Cook frustrated after Stokes receives fine

October 30, 2016

Ben Stokes was fined 15 percent of his match fee for his altercation with Sabbir Rahman © Associated Press Alastair Cook has expressed his “frustration” with the umpires’ treatment of Ben Stokes during the second Test in Mirpur. Stokes, the England allrounder, was fined 15 percent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur. The incident happened during the…

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Lanning 190 betters her own domestic record

October 30, 2016

Apart from her domestic record, Meg Lanning also holds the score for the highest individual score in Women’s T20I cricket © Getty Images Meg Lanning surpassed her own record for the highest individual score in Australian women’s domestic cricket by smashing 190 off 153 balls during Victoria’s 157-run win against Tasmania in the Women’s National Cricket League in Hobart on Saturday. Lanning bettered the 175 she scored against ACT in…

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Hardik Patel seven-for demolishes UP

October 30, 2016

File photo – Ashok Dinda’s five-wicket haul earned Bengal six points against Railways © PTI Hardik Patel picked up seven wickets for Gujarat on day four as they beat Uttar Pradesh by 132 runs in Delhi. Chasing 308, UP went from 144 for 4 to 175 all out in the space of 19 overs as Hardik achieved his best first-class figures of 7 for 72 and 11 for 143 for…

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Stokes fined for Sabbir altercation

October 30, 2016

Ben Stokes was fined 15 percent of his match fee for his altercation with Sabbir Rahman © Associated Press Ben Stokes, the England allrounder, has been fined 15 percent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur. The incident happened during the morning session on Sunday when Stokes ignored the on-field umpires’ requests to stop “verbally engaging” with Bangladesh…

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Gabriel, Bishoo pin Pakistan down

October 30, 2016

Tea Pakistan 148 for 3 (Aslam 72*, Misbah 18*, Gabriel 2-39) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sami Aslam looked increasingly assured as his innings progressed © Getty Images After reeling at 1 for 2 in the first over, Pakistan were able to grind their way into a strong position with half-centuries from Younis Khan and Sami Aslam in the Sharjah Test. They went to tea at 148 for…

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Tharanga, Perera tons help SL amass 537

October 30, 2016

Innings Sri Lanka 537 (Tharanga 110*, Perera 110, Cremer 4-142) v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Upul Tharanga anchored Sri Lanka’s innings with an unbeaten 110 © AFP For a brief period on the second morning, Zimbabwe made run-scoring look strenuous. For the rest of the day, Sri Lanka’s batsmen enjoyed a placid Harare surface and a tiring bowling attack to pile on 537. Upul Tharanga displayed admirable patience against…

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