Month: February 2017

Tea Bangladesh 246 for 6 (Mushfiqur 47*, Mehedi 9*, Umesh 2-61) trail India 687 for 6 dec by 441 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Umesh Yadav’s reverse-swing was too much for Bangladesh’s top order © Associated Press India made deep inroads into the Bangladesh batting line-up, despite a 107-run partnership in 165 balls between the old firm of Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim. After Umesh Yadav’s reverse-swing wiped out…

Victoria 184 and 4 for 198 (Finch 58*, White 19*) lead South Australia 178 (Lehmann 92, Holland 4-26) by 204 runsScorecard File photo – Aaron Finch struck a brisk 58 to push Victoria’s lead past 200 © PA Photos Victoria wicketkeeper Sam Harper was taken to hospital with a heavy concussion after he was inadvertently struck on the helmet by the bat of Jake Lehmann on day two of the…

Tasmania 198 and 4 for 58 (Bailey 31*, Stevenson 5*) trail South Australia 410 (Cartwright 94, Bancroft 84) by 154 runsScorecard File photo – Hilton Cartwright struck nine fours and four sixes in his 145-ball 94 © Getty Images A solid first-innings batting effort from Western Australia extended their advantage against Tasmania in their Sheffield Shield match in Hobart. Resuming on 1 for 149, Western Australia went on to post…

Matt Henry did damage at the start and end of Wellington’s innings © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Canterbury defended 250 to seal their spot in the final of the Ford Trophy 2016-17. Wellington fell short of their target by 28 runs, but will get a second go at making the title bout on February 15 when they play Central Districts in the third-preliminary final. This is courtesy their top-of-the-table finish in…

Queensland 0 for 85 (Forrest 48*, Burns 34*) trail New South Wales 6 for 603 dec. (Henriques 265, Nevill 143*, Larkin 86) by 518 runsScorecard File photo – Moises Henriques struck a career-best 265 to put New South Wales in command © Getty Images Moises Henriques and Peter Nevill combined for the highest partnership for New South Wales against Queensland as bat dominated ball for the second consecutive day of…

Russell Domingo: ‘I need to weigh up where I am with my life, with my family, with my career and make a call closer to the time’ © Getty Images Russell Domingo is not ready to reveal whether he will reapply for his job as South Africa’s head coach after CSA’s board decided it would begin a recruitment process for a national coach to take over after the tour to…

Lunch Bangladesh 125 for 4 (Shakib 29*, Mushfiqur 6*, Umesh 2-33) trail India by 562 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Umesh Yadav’s reverse-swing was too much for Bangladesh’s top order © Associated Press Umesh Yadav, who got rid of Soumya Sarkar on the second day, wiped out the rest of Bangladesh’s top order and interrogated the middle order with reverse-swing and seam movement on the third morning. Umesh was at…