Innings West Indies 357 (Bravo 87, Samuels 76, Yasir 5-121) trail Pakistan 579 for 3 dec (Azhar 302*, Aslam 90, Bishoo 2-125) by 222 runs File photo – Yasir Shah bowled Miguel Cummins to get his 100th Test wicket © AFP Yasir Shah took the first three wickets on day four to become the joint-second fastest to take 100 Test wickets, getting to the mark in his 17th match. It…
Shaun Marsh suffered a hamstring injury while making 70 for Western Australia in the Matador Cup on Saturday © Getty Images Australia’s plans for the Test series against South Africa have been upset by a hamstring injury to Shaun Marsh, making him an unlikely starter for the opening match at the WACA Ground in Perth. Marsh, who has a long history of hamstring trouble, suffered the injury while batting for…
Sabbir Rahman is set to make his Test debut for Bangladesh © Associated Press Bangladesh have made six changes to their squad for the first Test against England at Chittagong, starting on October 20, with the batsman Sabbir Rahman a notable inclusion following his performances in the ODI series earlier this month. Rahman, who has played 29 ODIs and 26 T20Is but has yet to make his Test debut, made…
England XI 2 for 0 (Duckett 2*) trail BCB XI 294 (Mazid 106, Shanto 72, Ansari 4-68) by 292 runsScorecard Abdul Mazid celebrates his hundred © Getty Images Abdul Mazid and Nazmul Hossain Shanto dominated proceedings for the BCB XI on either side of the lunch interval but they didn’t deter the England bowlers from picking up regular wickets on the first day of their second warm-up match at the…
Innings New Zealand 190 (Latham 79*, Southee 55, Pandya 3-31, Mishra 3-49) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Tom Latham hit seven fours and a six in his unbeaten 79 © BCCI Tom Latham became the tenth batsman to carry his bat through an ODI innings as India bowled New Zealand out for 190 in seam-friendly conditions in Dharamsala. New Zealand were 65 for 7 at one stage, in danger…
Toss India chose to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Hardik Pandya makes his ODI debut after playing 16 T20Is © Getty Images India handed Hardik Pandya an ODI debut and chose to bowl in the first ODI in Dharamsala. MS Dhoni, their captain, did not expect too much help for his spinners from the pitch, and preferred that they bowled before dew set in under lights. Kane…
Play 01:31 No conventional or reverse swing with soft pink ball – Wahab Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz said that dew in the final session of the second day in the Dubai Test against West Indies had a significant impact on the pink ball, making it difficult for bowlers to find conventional or reverse swing well into the third day’s play on Saturday. Wahab, who took two late wickets on…
Stumps West Indies 315 for 6 (Bravo 87, Samuels 76, Wahab 2-53) trail Pakistan 579 for 3 dec (Azhar 302*, Aslam 90, Bishoo 2-125) by 264 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Marlon Samuels was strong on the cut and the drive © Getty Images Having enjoyed the first two days of their 400th Test, piling on runs on another Dubai featherbed, Pakistan were made to toil for their gains for…
David Capel coaches England women in 2013 © Getty Images The BCB has appointed former England all-rounder David Capel as the head coach of the Bangladesh women’s team for four months. He will join the training camp ahead of the team’s Asia Cup campaign in Thailand next month. He is the third foreign coach after former India player Mamatha Maben and former Sri Lanka pace bowler Chanak Gamage. Capel, who…
Play 02:12 ‘My wicket was the turning point’ – Dodson USA wicketkeeper-batsman Akeem Dodson has pinned the team’s batting struggles against Canada during the Auty Cup on a mental block that needs to be cleared before the team opens up ICC WCL Division Four in two weeks. Dodson, who top-scored with 73 in USA’s 17-run loss, believes his side but needs a little more time to get comfortable in their…