West Indies Women 154 for 4 (Taylor 90, Pandey 3-31) beat India Women 150 for 4 (Kaur 68*, Krishnamurthy 50, Selman 2-26) by six wicketsScorecard File photo – Stafanie Taylor dominated a third-wicket stand of 70 with Merissa Aguilleira to help West Indies chase down 151 © Getty Images/ICC Stafanie Taylor dominated West Indies’ chase of 151, slamming 90 off 51 balls to take them to 154 for 4 in…
New South Wales 2 for 95 trail Victoria 6 for 510 dec (Handscomb 215, Dean 134, White 75*) by 415 runsScorecard Peter Handscomb scored the first double-century of his first-class career © Getty Images Victoria batsman Peter Handscomb made his case for inclusion in Australia’s Test squad almost irresistible by raising 215 against New South Wales at the SCG. In front of selector Mark Waugh, and against Test captain Steven…
Hashim Amla believes the tampering claims against Faf du Plessis are ‘a ridiculous thing’ © Getty Images South Africa consider the ball-tampering allegations against Faf du Plessis to be “ridiculous,” and “a joke,” and believe their stand-in captain has done “absolutely nothing wrong.” That was the message from the team’s senior-most batsman Hashim Amla, who addressed the media at the MCG on Friday afternoon, accompanied by the entire South African…
India 455 (Kohli 167, Pujara 119, Ashwin 58, Moeen 3-98) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:29 Compton: Moeen’s pace, direction make him effective England wrapped up India’s innings for 455 in the first hour after lunch on the second afternoon at Visakhapatnam, after R Ashwin and the debutant Jayant Yadav had bolstered the lower-order with a 64-run stand for the eighth wicket. First to go after lunch was…
Ravindra Jadeja should have reviewed his lbw decision © ESPNcricinfo Ltd First dates are hard, and the one India are having with DRS has thrown up its share of adorable and awkward moments. Batting for the first time in front of his home crowd in a Test match, Cheteshwar Pujara used the system to overturn an lbw decision against him and score a “special century” in front of his family…
Faf du Plessis has led South Africa to a series win over Australia © Getty Images Faf du Plessis, South Africa’s stand-in captain, has been charged by the ICC with a level 2 offence relating to ball tampering. Du Plessis has pleaded not guilty and is seeking legal advice to further contest the charge. A hearing date is yet to be confirmed. The ICC confirmed in a statement on Friday…
India 415 for 7 (Ashwin 47*, Jayant 26*) v EnglandScorecard and ball-by-ball details Moeen Ali took three quick wickets to pull back India © Associated Press Moeen Ali revived England’s fortunes in the second Test at Visakhapatnam – but at the same time served as a harbinger of the challenge to come – by claiming three quick wickets in the second hour of the morning to undermine India’s dominant position….
Pakistan 133 (Misbah 31, De Grandhomme 6-41, Southee 2-20) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Colin de Grandhomme helped justify Kane Williamson’s decision to bowl first © Getty Images All through a wretched India tour, Kane Williamson couldn’t win a toss. On the first day of New Zealand’s home summer, the second of the Christchurch Test, he had the rub of the green when Misbah-ul-Haq called wrong and elected…
Pakistan 133 (Misbah 31, De Grandhomme 6-41, Southee 2-20) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Colin de Grandhomme helped justify Kane Williamson’s decision to bowl first © Getty Images All through a wretched India tour, Kane Williamson couldn’t win a toss. On the first day of New Zealand’s home summer, the second of the Christchurch Test, he had the rub of the green when Misbah-ul-Haq called wrong and elected…
Pakistan 88 for 4 (Shafiq 16*, Misbah 15*, De Grandhomme 3-23) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Colin de Grandhomme helped justify Kane Williamson’s decision to bowl first © Getty Images Colin de Grandhomme made an immediate impact on Test debut, picking up three of the four Pakistan wickets in a session of contrasting halves on a green Hagley Oval surface in Christchurch. Under sunny skies, a stark contrast…