England 205 and 79 for 4 (Bairstow 12*, Stokes 5*) need 395 more runs to beat South Africa 335 and 343 for 9 decLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Chris Morris knew he’d produced a good one to remove Joe Root © Getty Images Brilliant bowling by South Africa’s pace attack threatened to turn the Trent Bridge Test into a rout as England lost four wickets on the fourth morning in…
M Vijay had suffered wrist and shoulder injuries recently © Associated Press A wrist injury that had troubled M Vijay during the home series against Australia has resurfaced to rule him out of the upcoming Sri Lanka Tests. He will be replaced by Shikhar Dhawan in the 16-man squad. Viijay complained of pain in his right wrist while playing a preparatory match and the BCCI medical team has advised him…
Tea Sri Lanka 346 and 56 for no loss (Karunaratne 29*, Tharanga 27*) need another 332 runs to beat Zimbabwe 356 and 377 (Raza 127, Waller 68, Herath 6-133, Perera 3-95)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Rangana Herath completed his eighth 10-wicket haul in Tests © AFP Sri Lanka’s openers began the chase of 388 with some fluency, moving the score to 56 for no loss by tea, after Zimbabwe’s stubborn…
Innings Zimbabwe 356 and 377 (Raza 127, Waller 68, Herath 6-133, Perera 3-95) lead Sri Lanka 346 (Tharanga 71, Chandimal 55, Cremer 5-125) by 387 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sikandar Raza’s maiden Test century helped Zimbabwe consolidate their lead © AFP Sri Lanka will have to pursue 388 – the highest total ever chased on the island, and the fifth highest overall – after Zimbabwe posted 377 in the…
Lunch Zimbabwe 356 and 340 for 8 (Raza 127, Waller 68, Cremer 35*, Herath 5-112) lead Sri Lanka 346 (Tharanga 71, Chandimal 55, Cremer 5-125) by 350 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sikandar Raza’s maiden Test century helped Zimbabwe consolidate their lead © AFP Sikandar Raza reached a maiden Test ton off the second ball he faced on the fourth morning, No. 9 batsman Graeme Cremer made a spirited 35…
Lancashire 155 for 5 (Buttler 42*) beat Derbyshire 152 for 8 (Madsen 52, Critchley 40, Parkinson 3-17, Junaid 3-28) by five wicketsScorecard Jos Buttler guided Lancashire to victory © Getty Images A measured unbeaten 42 off 37 balls from Jos Buttler helped Lancashire reel in a 153 target to end Derbyshire’s winning start to their NatWest T20 Blast campaign at Emirates Old Trafford. The Falcons had won their first two…
Glamorgan 224 for 5 (Ingram 114, Cooke 49) beat Essex 219 for 4 (Chopra 103*, Bopara 63) by five wicketsScorecard Colin Ingram is one of the stars of the NatWest Blast © Getty Images Colin Ingram blazed his way to a second century in the space of eight days as Glamorgan clinched a five-wicket NatWest T20 Blast victory over Essex in a run-fest at Chelmsford. Ingram survived being dropped on…
England 205 and 1 for 0 need another 473 runs to beat South Africa 335 and 343 for 9 dec (Amla 87, Elgar 80, du Plessis 63, Moeen 4-78)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:09 Amla returns to his best to defy England South Africa squeezed the pulp from England’s attack in the second Investec Test with a resolution that has not only set them up for victory at Trent Bridge,…
Ben Stokes fell for a duck in England’s first innings at Trent Bridge © Getty Images The increased prioritisation of T20 cricket might be a contributory factor in England’s top-order issues, according to their batting coach, Mark Ramprakash. England have failed to adequately replace Andrew Strauss, who retired in 2012, or Jonathan Trott, who retired in 2015, in their top three, leading to a fragility in their top-order which looks…
Somerset 207 for 9 (Hose 59, Hildreth 38, Gregory 37, Sowter 3-43) beat Middlesex 186 for 7 (Stirling 39, Higgins 35*, C Overton 3-24) by 21 runsScorecard Adam Hose arrested Somerset’s run of defeats © Getty Images Somerset claimed their first win of the NatWest T0 Blast campaign by plundering 207 for 9 at Uxbridge and then restricting Middlesex to 186 for 7 in reply. Adam Hose top-scored for Somerset…