Match facts Sunday, January 15, 2017Start time 1330 local (0800 GMT) Play 05:46 Agarkar: Can’t leave out Yuvraj after picking him in the squad Big picture The cricketing gods must be crazy. We are living in an era where India are regularly winning Test series 3-0 and 4-0, having done so only twice in their history until 2012. In ODIs, on the other hand, they are not starting as favourites…
Mushfiqur Rahim had injured his hamstring earlier in the tour © BCB Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim will remain under observation for another 48 hours after no fracture was found in the x-ray he had before play on the third day of the first Test in Wellington. Mushfiqur was taken to hospital after he hurt his left thumb and right index finger while batting on the second day, when he made…
Match facts January 15, 2017Start time 1420 local (0320 GMT) David Warner made 156 in his last ODI innings at the MCG © Cricket Australia Big picture Barely an hour into the first ODI at the Gabba on Friday, Pakistan looked well placed to secure their first win over Australia in Australia in any format since 2005. In the 17th over, the hosts had stumbled to 5 for 78 –…
Play 02:28 UAE conditions not foreign to us – Dockrell Once the undisputed leaders of the Associate world, Ireland arrive in the UAE for the Desert T20 challenge playing more like paupers than princes over the last two years in Twenty20 cricket. Entering the tournament as the lowest-seeded side in part due to their winless performance at the 2016 World T20, Ireland are hoping that a return to the site…
New Zealand 293 for 3 (Latham 119*, Williamson 53) trail Bangladesh 595 for 8 dec (Shakib 217, Mushfiqur 159, Mominul 64, Tamim 56, Sabbir 54*, Wagner 4-151) by 303 runsLive Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Tom Latham picked up 83 of his 119 runs behind the wicket © Getty Images Winds of change blew over Wellington on the third day as Tom Latham became only the second New Zealand opener to…
Tea New Zealand 186 for 2 (Latham 65*, Taylor 36*) trail Bangladesh 595 for 8 dec (Shakib 217, Mushfiqur 159, Mominul 64, Tamim 56, Sabbir 54*, Wagner 4-151) by 412 runsLive Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kane Williamson was exquisite off the back foot during his 53 off 55 balls © AFP Bangladesh were not unlike that person who becomes the life of the party for the first time. They began…
New Zealand 55 for 1 (Latham 27*, Williamson 1*) trail Bangladesh 595 for 8 dec (Shakib 217, Mushfiqur 159, Mominul 64, Tamim 56, Sabbir 54*, Wagner 4-151) by 540 runsLive Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sabbir Rahman made a half-century in his first Test innings away from home © Getty Images New Zealand conceded their second-biggest total after opting to field as Bangladesh declared on 595 for 8 on the third…
Innings Bangladesh 595 for 8 dec (Shakib 217, Mushfiqur 159, Mominul 64, Tamim 56, Sabbir 54*, Wagner 4-151) v New ZealandLive Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sabbir Rahman made a half-century in his first Test innings away from home © Getty Images New Zealand conceded their second-biggest total after opting to field as Bangladesh declared on 595 for 8 on the third morning in Wellington. The eighth wicket pair of Sabbir…
Play 03:26 Morgan the driving point of our ODI goal – Stokes Ben Stokes, the England allrounder, has put his name up for next month’s IPL auction in an attempt to use the experience of playing in overseas T20 leagues to expand his game. Should he land a deal, he will become the third player from the current English side, after captain Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler, to feature in…
“I am not trying to focus on the past. I am trying to ask myself, what will I end up from six months ago until the end” © Associated Press JP Duminy has admitted he wants to improve his average as he enters the autumn of his career, with an eye on keeping the No. 4 spot in the batting line-up. In 13 innings since being promoted to the position…