South Africa women 69 for 2 (Lee 37*) beat Bangladesh women 68 (Kirsten 4-10, Letsoalo 3-13) by eight wicketsScorecard File photo: Lizelle Lee made 37 of the 68 runs South Africa needed to win © Milton Ahmed Phenomenal spells of bowling from Odine Kirsten and Marcia Letsoalo helped South Africa women topple Bangladesh women for 68 and take the ODI series 4-1 in Cox’s Bazar. For the hosts, it was…
The VCA Stadium in Nagpur will host the two youth Tests in February © Getty Images Some of the doubts over the Under-19 series between India and England were addressed on Friday when the BCCI announced the schedule for the seven-match tour. The confusion began two weeks ago when the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, which was meant to host the two youth Tests, expressed its inability to do so because…
Nick Cummins has seen Thunder transform from a side that finished last to being BBL champions in 2015-16 © Cricket Australia Nick Cummins has become the first Big Bash League executive to graduate to a role of shepherding one of Australia’s state associations, moving from the Sydney Thunder to succeed the longtime Tasmania chief executive David Johnston. In a significant generational change to cricket administration in the Apple Isle, Cummins…
Nick Cummins has seen Thunder transform from a side that finished last to being BBL champions in 2015-16 © Cricket Australia Nick Cummins has become the first Big Bash League executive to graduate to a role of shepherding one of Australia’s state associations, moving from the Sydney Thunder to succeed the longtime Tasmania chief executive David Johnston. In a significant generational change to cricket administration in the Apple Isle, Cummins…
Bangladesh 289 (Sarkar 86, Shakib 59, Nurul 47, Southee 5-94, Boult 4-87) v New ZealandScorecard and ball-by-ball details Soumya Sarkar hit 11 fours in his 104-ball 86 © Getty Images Tim Southee and Trent Boult shared nine wickets as New Zealand bowled Bangladesh out for 289, pegging the visitors back after a 127-run third-wicket stand between Soumya Sarkar and Shakib Al Hasan had threatened to set up a big first-innings…
Scotland 134 for 3 (Cross 47, MacLeod 35*) beat Oman 133 (Nawaz 23, Sharif 3-33) by seven wicketsScorecard Calum Macleod polished off Scotland’s chase with an unbeaten 35 © Peter Della Penna Scotland remained undefeated at the Desert T20 Challenge after another composed chase of 134 with an over to spare and seven wickets in hand, over Oman on Thursday night. That meant Oman will have to come back to…
Tea: Bangladesh 225 for 5 (Nurul 31*, Nazmul 15*, Boult 3-63) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Soumya Sarkar hit 11 fours in his 104-ball 86 © Getty Images A third-wicket stand of 127 at nearly five an over between Soumya Sarkar and Shakib Al Hasan drove Bangladesh to a strong 165 for 2 before New Zealand’s quicks hit back in the second session. Trent Boult and Tim Southee…
Lunch: Bangladesh 128 for 2 (Sarkar 64*, Shakib 39*) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Tamim Iqbal fell for 5 in his first innings as Bangladesh’s Test captain © Getty Images Summoned back into an injury-torn line-up and opening the batting for the first time in Tests, Soumya Sarkar scored his maiden half-century as Bangladesh moved to 128 for 2 after a fast-scoring first session at the Hagley Oval….
New Zealand chose to bowl v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Soumya Sarkar came in to open the batting for the first time in Test cricket © AFP New Zealand went in with an unchanged XI as their captain Kane Williamson chose to bowl in the second Test at the Hagley Oval. On a pitch that looked hard and dry, Williamson hoped his bowlers would give him a better start…
‘This is not a time to blame and destroy Mathews’ captaincy. This is a time we have to strengthen Mathews’ – Jayasuriya © AFP Sri Lanka Cricket and Sanath Jayasuriya, the head of the national selection committee, backed captain Angelo Mathews after SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala announced that he will remain captain until the 2019 Cricket World Cup. The decision came despite criticism following Sri Lanka’s recent 3-0 Test series…