Play 02:19 Attacking the captain key to tripping up Australia – Steyn Whether Dale Steyn sees the Australian team as a snake or a ship, his intention is to stop them simply by stopping Steven Smith. “If you can cut off the head of the snake, the rest of the body tends to fall,” Steyn said at the series launch in Perth. “We’ve done that in the past. We’ve tried…
Tea Sri Lanka 512 for 8 (Tharanga 96*) v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Upul Tharanga anchored Sri Lanka’s innings with an unbeaten 96 © 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 512 for 8 at tea. Upul Tharanga displayed admirable…
Bangladesh’s cricketers celebrate a famous victory over England © Getty Images Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh captain, said his team retained the belief they could win the second Test, even when England reached 100 without loss at tea. What followed was an extraordinary final session in which England lost all ten wickets for 64, offspinner Mehedi Hasan taking 6 for 77 to finish with the best match figures by a Bangladesh…
File photo – Krishnappa Gowtham’s figures of 7 for 108 were his best in first-class cricket © PTI Krishnappa Gowtham ran through Assam, picking up his second five-wicket haul in successive matches as Karnataka completed a 10-wicket win and earned a bonus point at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Assam, resuming on 48 for 1 in their second innings and trailing by 197, were bowled out for 264, with the…
Duvvarapu Siva Kumar and Bhargav Bhatt cleaned up Haryana‘s lower order to deliver a 77-run win for Andhra in Mumbai, their second of the tournament. Siva Kumar took 4 for 71 while Bhatt had returns of 3 for 82 as Haryana collapsed in their chase, crumbling from 242 for 4 to 293 all out. Opener Shubham Rohilla‘s maiden first-class century was in vain. Haryana began the fourth day with Rohilla…
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 Pakistan recovered from a rocky start to grind their way to a strong position, courtesy fifties from Younis Khan and Sami Aslam and a stubborn knock from Misbah-ul-Haq, leading his team for a 49th time. After reeling at 1 for…
Tea England 244 and 100 for 0 (Duckett 56*, Cook 39*) need a further 173 to beat Bangladesh 220 and 296 (Imrul 78, Rashid 4-52)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ben Duckett started England’s run-chase with intent © Getty Images England’s openers put on a century stand to give themselves an excellent chance of chasing down a target of 273 to win the Mirpur Test. Bangladesh had pushed their overnight position…
Lunch Sri Lanka 397 for 5 (Tharanga 51*, Gunaratne 23*) v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Upul Tharanga struck his sixth Test fifty on the second morning © AFP On the second morning, Zimbabwe’s bowlers found their discipline. On a placid Harare surface, offering nothing to seam or spin, the bowlers combined to choke Sri Lanka’s run-rate for a majority of the morning session. Sri Lanka still…
Josh Hazlewood on Peter Siddle’s presence in the side: “He is valuable come team-meeting time.” © Getty Images Josh Hazlewood has expressed his desire to see Peter Siddle chosen as Australia’s third seamer for the WACA Test against South Africa, which starts from November 3, amid talk that a strong first-class record in Perth may play in favour of the potential debutant paceman Joe Mennie. On what the Australians ardently…
Tea England 244 and 100 for 0 (Duckett 56*, Cook 39*) need a further 173 to beat Bangladesh 220 and 296 (Imrul 78, Rashid 4-52)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ben Duckett started England’s run-chase with intent © Getty Images England’s openers put on a century stand to give themselves an excellent chance of chasing down a target of 273 to win the Mirpur Test. Bangladesh had pushed their overnight position…