Pakistan 281 and 32 for 0 (Azhar 16*, Aslam 15*) trail West Indies 337 (Brathwaite 142*, Chase 50, Wahab 5-88) by 24 runsLive Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kraigg Brathwaite brought up his fifth Test century in the first over of the day © Getty Images Kraigg Brathwaite’s unbeaten 142 off 318 made him the fifth West Indies batsman to carry his bat through a Test innings and helped his side…
Lunch Sri Lanka 111 for 3 (Karunaratne 65*) and 537 lead Zimbabwe 373 by 275 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Debutant Carl Mumba plugged away in the channel outside off and bowled Kaushal Silva for 7 © AFP At the end of the third day, Zimbabwe captain Greme Cremer outlined their plan: control the flow of runs with tight bowling and in-out fields. The hosts managed to execute it on…
Bangladesh’s maiden Test win against England came after more than 14 months without a match © Getty Images The buzz surrounding Bangladesh’s two-match Test series against England is yet to wear off but the decoration at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, the home of Bangladesh cricket, has already changed to T20 colours. This was inevitable due to the schedule but the quick shift of attention on this occasion seemed jarring….
Pakistan 281 and 32 for 0 (Azhar 16*, Aslam 15*) trail West Indies 337 (Brathwaite 142*, Chase 50, Wahab 5-88) by 24 runsLive Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kraigg Brathwaite brought up his fifth Test century in the first over of the day © Getty Images Kraigg Brathwaite’s unbeaten 142 off 318 made him the fifth West Indies batsman to carry his bat through a Test innings and helped his side…
Play 01:54 Temba Bavuma unafraid of Australia’s quicks The joke is that South Africans feel more at home in Perth than some Australians. With an estimated 30,000 of their countrymen permanently settled in the city, and its distance from the rest of Australia’s cities, you can understand why. South African batsmen Stephen Cook and Temba Bavuma also have reason to feel like they belong at the WACA, but it’s got…
Lunch Sri Lanka 111 for 3 (Karunaratne 65*) and 537 lead Zimbabwe 373 by 275 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Debutant Carl Mumba plugged away in the channel outside off and bowled Kaushal Silva for 7 © AFP At the end of the third day’s play Greme Cremer outlined Zimbabwe’s plan: pin down the flow of runs with tight bowling and in-out fields. The hosts stuck to the plan on…
West Indies 337 (Brathwaite 142*, Chase 50, Wahab 5-88) lead Pakistan 281 by 56 runsLive Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kraigg Brathwaite brought up his fifth Test century in the first over of the day © Getty Images Innings update: Kraigg Brathwaite became the fifth West Indies batsman to carry his bat through a Test innings with an unbeaten 142 off 318 that helped his side recover from 68 for 4…
West Indies 314 for 7 (Brathwaite 130*, Bishoo 22*, Amir 3-71) lead Pakistan 281 by 33 runsLive Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kraigg Brathwaite brought up his fifth Test century in the first over of the day © Getty Images Kraigg Brathwaite, who brought up his fifth Test century, and Devendra Bishoo, batting at No. 9, put on an unbroken eighth-wicket stand of 51 by lunch to give West Indies a…
David Warner on batting with Shaun Marsh: “When SOS [Marsh] doesn’t say much to me I think I am in a great position.” © AFP In the surest sign yet of his cricketing evolution, Australia’s vice-captain David Warner has done something once unthinkable for him and swayed out of the way of a verbal bouncer from South Africa’s spearhead Dale Steyn. Tossed a recitation of Steyn’s words about “cutting off…
Vernon Philander’s past two series against Australia have yielded disappointing results © Getty Images While some of Australia’s former players have cautioned the current crop against too much talk in the upcoming Tests, Vernon Philander warned things won’t always stay genteel from the South African side, especially not when they are up against it. “There’s going to be a time when a partnership will develop and it will require one…