Victoria 367 (Finch 102, Harper 80, Mennie 4-64) and 0 for 36 need another 165 runs to beat South Australia 405 and 162 (Head 52, Holland 4-25, Stoinis 3-45)Scorecard Jon Holland picked up 4 for 25 (file photo) © Getty Images Victoria’s Jon Holland and Marcus Stoinis sparked a South Australia collapse that gave the Bushrangers the upper hand on the third day at the MCG. The Redbacks had earned…
Tasmania 209 (Doran 66, Copeland 6-54) and 1 for 24 need another 391 runs to beat New South Wales 5 for 495 dec and 1 for 128 dec (Cowan 66*)Scorecard Trent Copeland picked up 6 for 54 (file photo) © Getty Images Trent Copeland completed a six-wicket haul as New South Wales continued to dominate on the third day against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval. Copeland picked up 6 for 54…
Lunch India 354 for 7 (Jadeja 70*, Jayant 26*) lead England 283 by 71 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ben Stokes ended a 97-run stand by dismissing R Ashwin © Associated Press Ravindra Jadeja produced one of his most mature Test innings to reach lunch with a career-best, unbeaten 70 to earn India a potentially match-defining lead of 71 on the third day in Mohali. His stand with R Ashwin…
Pakistan 216 and 1 for 0 need 368 to beat New Zealand 271 and 313 for 5 dec (Taylor 102*, Latham 80, Imran 3-76)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ross Taylor scored the bulk of his 102 runs behind the wicket © Getty Images Ross Taylor’s 16th Test hundred drove New Zealand to a declaration 20 minutes from stumps on the fourth day, setting Pakistan an improbable 369 to win the Hamilton…
Lunch India 354 for 7 (Jadeja 70*, Jayant 26*) lead England 283 by 71 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ben Stokes ended a 97-run stand by dismissing R Ashwin © Associated Press Ravindra Jadeja produced one of his most mature Test innings to reach lunch with a career-best, unbeaten 70 to earn India a potentially match-defining lead of 71 on the third day in Mohali. His stand with R Ashwin…
Pakistan 216 and 1 for 0 need a further 368 to beat New Zealand 271 and 313 for 5 dec (Taylor 102*, Latham 80, Imran 3-76)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ross Taylor scored the bulk of his 102 runs behind the wicket © Getty Images Ross Taylor’s 16th Test hundred drove New Zealand to a declaration 20 minutes from stumps on day four, setting Pakistan an improbable 369 to win the…
Tea: New Zealand 271 and 181 for 3 (Taylor 37*, Nicholls 9*) lead Pakistan 216 by 236 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Tom Latham hit 12 fours in his 150-ball 80 © Getty Images Tom Latham’s 80 led a strong top-order performance that stretched New Zealand’s lead to 235 by tea on day four of the Hamilton Test. Latham added 96 for the second wicket with Kane Williamson and 52…
Lunch: New Zealand 271 and 97 for 1 (Latham 53*, Williamson 37*) lead Pakistan 216 by 152 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mohammad Amir dismissed Jeet Raval early, and was denied another wicket when Sami Aslam dropped Tom Latham © Getty Images An unbroken 86-run partnership between Tom Latham and Kane Williamson stretched New Zealand’s lead to 152 by lunch on day four of the Hamilton Test. Pakistan’s seamers strove…
File photo: Farhaan Behardien’s cameo helped Titans set a competitive total © AFP Titans beat Knights by 10 runs in Kimberly to open up a 10-point lead at the top of the league standings. Their fifth win in six matches was orchestrated by Heino Kuhn (40) and Farhaan Behardien (37 not out), who helped post 168 for 5. Patrick Kruger nearly knocked off half the target by striking 10 fours…
Despite the defeat to Sri Lanka in the tri-series final, Graeme Cremer was positive about Zimbabwe’s overall performance through the series © AFP There was a kind of symmetry to this tri-series, which started and ended with a capitulation by Zimbabwe’s batsmen. The difference, for captain Graeme Cremer, was that this time around his team made Sri Lanka work much harder for their win. Defending 160, Zimbabwe took a wicket…