Kusal Mendis (left) took a sharp catch to remove JP Duminy on the opening day © Gallo Images It is a record that may never see the light of the day. Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal split the wicketkeeping duties during South Africa’s first innings at Newlands. Chandimal had suffered a fever leading into the match and the Sri Lanka management decided not to overburden him on the opening day….
Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading India’s charge in Sri Lanka © IDI/Getty Images Allrounder Mona Meshram lost her spot in India’s 14-member squad for the upcoming Women’s World Cup Qualifier matches, which will be played in Colombo from February 3. She was the only player who missed out from the 15-member squad that played West Indies in November 2016, India’s previous ODI assignment. Sukanya Parida and Devika…
Sydney Sixers 7 for 191 (Hughes 85) beat Brisbane Heat 6 for 186 (Burns 51*, Peirson 44, Abbott 3-38) by three wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Daniel Hughes hit four sixes in his 55-ball 85 © Cricket Australia With just two balls to spare, a top-edged six over the wicketkeeper’s head by Sean Abbott off Ben Cutting saw Sydney Sixers home by three wickets over Brisbane Heat at the Gabba. It…
Mumbai 406 (Tare 83, Suryakumar 73, Nayar 58, Shardul 52, Shankar 4-59) lead Tamil Nadu 305 (Indrajith 64, Shankar 50, Gandhi 50, Nayar 4-66, Thakur 4-75) by 101 runsScorecard File photo: Aditya Tare top scored for Mumbai with 83 off 181 balls © AFP Captain Aditya Tare and Abhishek Nayar, Mumbai’s chief crisis managers this season, roused the lower middle order with a 121-run stand to nudge their team past…
Kane Williamson twice skied the ball over the heads of outfielders during the course of his unbeaten 73 © AFP Twice during New Zealand’s chase in the first T20I against Bangladesh in Napier, Kane Williamson escaped being caught at the boundary, with the fielder stationed several yards inside the rope on both occasions. First, with New Zealand needing 61 off 41 balls, Soumya Sarkar was about 10 yards inside the…
South Africa 392 (Elgar 129, de Kock 101, Kumara 6-122) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Quinton de Kock’s century powered South Africa’s morning © AFP Quinton de Kock secured his third Test century as South Africa secured a strong position in the second Test in Cape Town. They were dismissed in a slightly extended morning session for 392 with de Kock falling for 101, one of six wickets…
David Warner said his opening partner Matt Renshaw, who ended day one batting on 167, has a ‘bright future ahead of him’ © Getty Images Victor Trumper. Charlie Macartney. Don Bradman. Majid Khan. David Warner. The only five men ever to score a Test century before lunch on the first day. No Virender Sehwag. No Chris Gayle. Just five men in the 140 years of Test history, in the 2245…
Australia 3 for 365 (Renshaw 167*, Warner 113, Handscomb 40*) v PakistanScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 04:42 Chappell: ‘Misbah played into Warner’s hands’ David Warner enshrined himself among the greats of the game’s past before Matt Renshaw secured his Australian future. On a day of contrasting openers and innings at the SCG, Warner blasted his way to the first century before lunch in Tests in Australia, then 20-year-old Renshaw dug…
Nuwan Pradeep was unable to bowl on the second morning at Newlands © Getty Images Sri Lanka face the possibility of playing the remainder of the Newlands Test match with only three frontline bowlers, after the thigh pain that had hampered Nuwan Pradeep on day one continued into day two. Pradeep failed to complete his 16th over – the 70th of the innings – when he left the field with…
New Zealand 143 for 4 (Williamson 73*, de Grandhomme 41*) beat Bangladesh 141 for 8 (Mahmudullah 52, Ferguson 3-32)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kane Williamson made his highest T20 score of 73 not out © AFP Kane Williamson timed his unbeaten 73 beautifully to help New Zealand to a six-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first T20 in Napier. Along with Colin de Grandhomme, he rode out a early wobble as…