Haseeb Hameed has taken a few blows during the series © AFP England hope that Haseeb Hameed will be able to bat in the second innings at Mohali* but his involvement in the rest of the tour is in doubt, with the severity of his finger injury yet to be determined. Hameed’s short-term prognosis appeared uncertain when he did not open the batting in England’s second innings. He did not…
Rajshahi Kings 128 for 7 (Reza 44*, Mehedi 41* Sunny 3-31) beat Rangpur Riders 79 (Nazmul 3-8, Abul 3-11) by 49 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mehedi Hasan struck 44 off 32 and returned figures of 2 for 12 © Raton Gomes/BCB Rajshahi Kings improved their chances of a top-four finish after complete a stunning comeback to register a 49-run win against Rangpur Riders. After being reduced to 43 for 7…
England 283 and 78 for 4 (Root 36*, Batty 0*) trail India 417 (Jadeja 90, Ashwin 72, Kohli 62, Jayant 55, Pujara 51, Stokes 5-73, Rashid 4-118) by 56 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:55 Ganguly: Jadeja should see himself as more than a No. 8 India gave a lesson in how to take a grip on a Test match that was in the balance. Firstly their lower order…
England 283 and 78 for 4 (Root 36*, Batty 0*) trail India 417 (Jadeja 90, Ashwin 72, Kohli 62, Jayant 55, Pujara 51, Stokes 5-73, Rashid 4-118) by 56 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:55 Ganguly: Jadeja should see himself as more than a No. 8 India gave a lesson in how to take a grip on a Test match that was in the balance. Firstly their lower order…
Sharjeel Khan retained his place in the Pakistan Test squad © Getty Images Pakistan have named an unchanged squad for the three-match Test series against Australia next month. Sharjeel Khan and Mohammad Rizwan, who were Pakistan’s only inclusions for the Test series against New Zealand, retained their place despite not having played a game on that tour. Pakistan squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam, Sharjeel Khan, Younis Khan, Asad…
Mohammad Amir has had more than ten catches dropped off his bowling since he returned to Test cricket © Getty Images Mohammad Amir has had awful luck since he returned from suspension, having at least 11 catches go down off his bowling in Tests; but he had a sense of humour about his misfortune, and suggested the team suffers more from dropped catches than he does. Amir had four chances…
Russell Domingo urged that Stephen Cook be given more time © Getty Images Russell Domingo wants to bring back consistency to the South Africa line-up, which will return home from a third successive series triumph in Australia this week. Under Domingo’s watch, South Africa slipped from No. 1 to No. 7 on the Test rankings last summer, but have now begun to climb. They are at No. 5 currently, and…
Haseeb Hameed has taken a few blows during the series © AFP Haseeb Hameed‘s short-term prognosis appeared uncertain when he did not open the batting in England’s second innings in Mohali, due to a finger injury which will be x-rayed after the Test ends. Hameed did not field throughout India’s 138.2-over first innings but, because the injury to the little finger on his left hand was classed as an external…
Darren Lehmann wasn’t sold on the idea of adding more members to the Australian team’s support staff © Getty Images Australia’s coach Darren Lehmann bristled at suggestions that he or his support staff needed further change or “reinvention” following a drought-breaking victory over South Africa in Adelaide, at the same time revealing how much pressure he has been under in recent weeks. Lehmann did not enjoy being told through the…
Queensland 422 and 4 for 130 lead Western Australia 6 for 340 dec (Bancroft 103, Cartwright 84)Scorecard Cameron Bancroft scored his first hundred of the summer (file photo) © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Cameron Bancroft scored his first century of the season and Hilton Cartwright, who has been called into Australia’s ODI squad, made 84 as Western Australia reached 6 for 340 before declaring behind on the third day in Townsville….