Match facts Sunday, October 30, SharjahStart time 10am local (0600 GMT) Misbah-ul-Haq is set to become Pakistan’s most capped captain © AFP Big picture Pakistan have already won the series, after taking a 2-0 lead with their victory in Abu Dhabi, but the final Test in Sharjah presents them with an opportunity to set some benchmarks. In their sights is a sixth series whitewash, and a chance to complete a…
Harmanpreet Kaur (right) has captained India in three ODIs and six T20Is so far © IDI/Getty Images Allrounder Harmanpreet Kaur has been named captain of the India women’s T20 team and will lead the side in the home series against West Indies and the Asia Cup T20 tournament in Thailand next month. Mithali Raj, meanwhile, will lead the side in the home ODIs against West Indies, which starts on November…
Bangladesh 220 and 152 for 3 (Imrul 59*) lead England 244 (Root 56, Mehedi 6-82) by 128 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Imrul Kayes helped Bangladesh into the lead with an unbeaten fifty © Associated Press Bangladesh’s pursuit of a first Test win over England has been nothing if not absorbing. Following their narrow defeat in Chittagong, they once again fought themselves into a promising position in the second Test, leading…
Lunch Sri Lanka 91 for 0 (Silva 49*, Karunaratne 42*) v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kaushal Silva struck eight boundaries in his unbeaten 49 © Associated Press Sri Lanka’s openers may have worn the widest smiles on their journey to Zimbabwe. In their home series against Australia, Sri Lanka’s opening stands amounted to 27 in six innings, an average of 4.5. In their first Test since that series, Dimuth…
Chris Woakes put in a vital innings-rescuing performance © Getty Images Chris Woakes battled his way through to a vital 46 on the second afternoon in Mirpur to give England a priceless first-innings lead. However, he might have been dismissed half an hour before his eventual departure, after being given a controversial reprieve off a waist-high full toss. Facing up to the legspin of Sabbir Rahman, Woakes had made 38…
Tea England 244 (Root 56, Mehedi 6-82) lead Bangladesh 220 by 24 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid carried England into a first-innings lead © Getty Images A record stand for the ninth wicket between Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid led to another stark reversal of fortunes in the second Test at Mirpur, as England eked out a precious first-innings lead of 24 having been eight…
Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:34 Herath versus the class of ’99 In their first Test since 2004, Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain Rangana Herath won his first toss and chose to bat against Zimbabwe in Harare. Sri Lanka handed debuts to 19-year-old fast bowler Lahiru Kumara and allrounder Asela Gunaratne, who had played his first international match against India in a T20…
Toss India chose to bat v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jayant Yadav (right) came into India’s XI to make his ODI debut in place of Hardik Pandya © AFP India handed offspinner Jayant Yadav an ODI debut as they chose to bat in the series decider in Visakhapatnam. MS Dhoni, India’s captain, based his decision on the expectation that the pitch, which looked hard and likely to be…
Lunch England 163 for 8 (Woakes 12*, Rashid 7*) trail Bangladesh 220 by 57 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:22 Butcher: Tamim century could be the difference Mehedi Hasan’s second five-wicket haul in as many Tests left England sagging on the ropes in Mirpur as Bangladesh continued the fightback they had begun with the ball on the first evening. A battling fifty from Joe Root was as good as…
Saqlain Mushtaq is set to help the England spinners again after a brief stint during the summer © Getty Images Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq will join up with the England squad on November 2 as they prepare for the Test series in India. Saqlain made a good impression in a brief stint as England’s spin bowling consultant during the home Test series against Pakistan. The ECB made no secret…