Trent Boult took 5 for 76 in the first Test against Pakistan but aggravated a right knee injury in the process © Getty Images New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult has been ruled out of the second Test against Pakistan by a knee injury. Doug Bracewell has been added to the squad in place of Boult. Boult had “irritation in the joint of his right knee” since the tour of…
Jos Buttler made one unsuccessful first-class appearance for Lancashire last season © Getty Images Mark Ramprakash has warned against expecting too much of Jos Buttler if he is selected for the third Test against India. While Ramprakash, the England batting coach, rated Buttler as one of the “top five batsmen in the world in one-day cricket,” he accepted that his lack of red-ball experience could compromise his chances of success….
Evin Lewis battled cramps and struck three sixes after bringing up his century but West Indies fell short © AFP The Queens Sports Club has witnessed a tie, and a one-run defeat, but still no cigar for West Indies. For the second time in two matches, they went into the final over of a chase with a chance to win. But yet again, they fell just short. Captain Jason Holder…
Sri Lanka 330 for 7 (Dickwella 94, Kusal Mendis 94, Dhananjaya de Silva 58, Holder 3-57) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Niroshan Dickwella, reprieved on 39, made West Indies pay © AFP Niroshan Dickwella enhanced his growing reputation of a steady top-order batsman; his 106-ball 94 and a 107-run stand for the third wicket with Kusal Mendis, who made an effervescent 94, studded Sri Lanka’s 330 for 7…
File photo – Nitin Saini scored his maiden double-hundred © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Kerala conceded a slender first-innings lead before half-centuries from Bhavin Thakkar and captain Rohan Prem led them to a healthy lead of 222 with five wickets in hand, against Andhra in Guwahati. Andhra added 53 to their overnight score of 173 for 6 with the help of Ricky Bhui’s half-century. He stretched his score from 47 to 62…
File photo – Anupam Sanklecha took career-best figures of 8 for 73 to leave Assam stumbling towards deafeat © PTI Anupam Sanklecha took his second consecutive ten-wicket haul in a match – also bettering his career-best in consecutive games – to bring Maharashtra within four wickets of an innings-victory against Assam in Chennai. Assam, who had put up 132 for 3 at stumps on the second day in response to…
File photo – Devendra Bundela put MP on the verge of taking a first-innings lead with his 26th first-class century © Sivaraman Kitta Kaushik Gandhi‘s career-best 164 helped Tamil Nadu open up a 70-run lead over Punjab in Nagpur. After Tamil Nadu resumed on 218 for 4 in response to Punjab’s first-innings 284, Gandhi built on his overnight 75 not out for his second century this season, to go along…
Australia women 1 for 174 (Lanning 80*, Bolton 77*) beat South Africa women 8 for 173 (Lee 102, du Preez 36, Harris 3-31) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Nicole Bolton scored her first fifty of the series, an unbeaten 77, to help Australia women win the third ODI © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Nicole Bolton and Meg Lanning scored unbeaten fifties to put on an unbroken 161-run stand…
Australia women 174 for 1 (Lanning 80*, Bolton 77*) beat South Africa women 173 for 8 (Lee 102, Du Preez 36, Harris 3-31) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Nicole Bolton scored her first fifty of the series, an unbeaten 77, to help Australia women win the third ODI © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Nicole Bolton and Meg Lanning scored fifties and put on an unbroken…
Sri Lanka 330 for 7 (Dickwella 94, Kusal Mendis 94, Dhananjaya de Silva 58, Holder 3-57) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Niroshan Dickwella, reprieved on 39, made West Indies pay © AFP Niroshan Dickwella enhanced his growing reputation of a steady top-order batsman; his 106-ball 94 and a 107-run stand for the fourth wicket with Kusal Mendis, who made an effervescent 94, glittered Sri Lanka’s 330 for 7…