Pakistan 8 for 271 (Younis 136*, Azhar 71, Lyon 3-98) trail Australia 8 for 538 dec by 267 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Younis Khan made his 34th Test century, drawing level with Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara and Mahela Jayawardene © AFP Good things come to those who wait. For the SCG crowd it was a couple of sessions of full-blooded play after waiting more than four hours in the rain….
Matt Renshaw was also hit on the helmet on day one when he attempted to evade a lifter from Mohammad Amir © Getty Images Matt Renshaw, Australia’s opening batsman, left the field for assessment after complaining of a headache following a blow to the helmet while fielding at short leg on the third day against Pakistan at the SCG. It was the second time in the match that Renshaw had…
Wellington 155 for 7 (Papps 45, Marshall 36, Astle 3-18) beat Canterbury 151 for 7 (Bowes 56, Nicholls 34, Bennett 3-18, Patel 2-22) by three wicketsScorecard File photo – Hamish Bennett bowled Wellington into the final with his career-best T20 effort © Getty Images Hamish Bennett and Jeetan Patel, along with the Wellington openers, came to the fore to give the home team a hard-earned three-wicket win over Canterbury in…
Match facts Friday, January 6, 2017Start time 1500 local (0200 GMT) Play 00:56 Bangladesh aim to stop the rot Big Picture New Zealand will have to adjust well to a slow pitch at the Bay Oval for the second T20 in their bid to seal the series. Bangladesh, lurching from one defeat to the next on this tour so far, can look forward to a better batting and bowling day…
Match facts Friday, January 6, 2017Start time 1500 local (0200 GMT) Play 00:56 Bangladesh aim to stop the rot Big Picture New Zealand will have to adjust well to a slow pitch at the Bay Oval for the second T20 in their bid to seal the series. Bangladesh, lurching from one defeat to the next on this tour so far, can look forward to a better batting and bowling day…
Tea Pakistan 3 for 177 (Younis 84*, Misbah 18*) trail Australia 8 for 538 dec by 361 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Azhar Ali’s run-out ended a stubborn century stand © Getty Images Younis Khan and Pakistan maintained a solid vigil at the crease after play finally resumed on a rain-blighted Jane McGrath Day of the SCG Test match. Play was delayed until 2.45pm by light but persistent showers, reducing…
Ross Taylor returned to domestic one-day cricket in New Zealand after his surgery with scores of 80 and 82* © Getty Images Ross Taylor has been named in the New Zealand squad for the two home Tests against Bangladesh. Taylor had scored a hundred in the second Test against Pakistan before undergoing an eye surgery in December and missed the subsequent ODIs against Australia and the ongoing T20 series against…
Ross Taylor returned to domestic one-day cricket in New Zealand after his surgery with scores of 80 and 82* © Getty Images Ross Taylor has been named in the New Zealand squad for the two home Tests against Bangladesh. Taylor had scored a hundred in the second Test against Pakistan before undergoing an eye surgery in December and missed the subsequent ODIs against Australia and the ongoing T20 series against…
Peter Handscomb took the wicketkeeping gloves after an ill Matthew Wade left the field © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Australia’s wicketkeeper Matthew Wade is expected to take no further part in the third day’s play against Pakistan at the SCG after returning to the team hotel due to illness. Rain delayed the start of play until 2.35pm and Wade took the field with the team when play finally began, but he…
Andre Russell has been ruled out of the remainder of the BBL with multiple injuries © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Andre Russell‘s problematic Big Bash League campaign has been ended by a combination of hamstring and knee injuries, with the Sydney Thunder calling up his West Indies T20 team-mate Carlos Brathwaite to replace him. Having entered the tournament still waiting on a verdict from the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission over allegations of…