England women 220 for 7 (Knight 67, Beaumont 42, Fletcher 3-33) beat West Indies women 128 for 9 (Matthews 29, Sciver 3-3) by 92 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Heather Knight brought England back into the game with a well-paced half-century © Getty Images West Indies threw away a top-class spin-bowling performance by showing a dismal lack of intent with the bat on a slow and low pitch in Bristol. Having…
India women 265 for 7 (Raj 109, Krishnamurthy 70, Kaur 60, Kasperek 3-45) beat New Zealand women 79 (Satterthwaite 26, Gayakwad 5-15, Deepti 2-26) by 186 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mithali Raj and Veda Krishnamurthy put up a 108-run partnership to set the platform for India © Getty/ICC Suzie Bates‘ decision to bowl first in a virtual knockout seemed to be working out perfectly for the first hour of the…
Tea England 184 for 6 (Moeen 14*, Dawson 2*) trail South Africa 335 (Amla 78, de Kock 68, Philander 54, Anderson 5-72) by 151 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:51 Maharaj magic provides SA inspiration The panache of Joe Root, a young captain eager to assert himself, provided England’s main sustenance as South Africa’s bowlers made regular inroads of the second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge….
Rangana Herath picked five wickets in the first innings © AFP Sri Lanka ended the first day of the Colombo Test against Zimbabwe 63 runs adrift, with only three first-innings wickets in hand, and their own lead spinner has sounded out a warning: batting fourth on this track “won’t be easy”. Khettarama is not a venue where Tests are often played – the most recent one was four years ago….
Zimbabwe are eyeing an opportunity to take a first-innings lead thanks to their captain Graeme Cremer’s work © AFP Concurring with Rangana Herath that batting will be tough in the fourth innings, Zimbabwe coach Heath Streak said his side would aim to have Sri Lanka chasing 200 at a minimum. With the hosts still 63 runs behind, Zimbabwe have a rare chance to take a first-innings lead. “I’d like to…
South Africa 335 (Amla 78, de Kock 68, Philander 54, Anderson 5-72) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Joe Root took a sharp catch at second slip to remove Keshav Maharaj © Getty Images James Anderson made clinical use of a good bowling morning at Trent Bridge to collect a five-wicket haul as England took the last four South Africa wickets in only 6.2 overs for the addition of only…
Rahul Dravid and Zaheer Khan were handed roles with the national team just four days ago © Delhi Daredevils The BCCI has done a U-turn on the appointments of Zaheer Khan as bowling consultant and Rahul Dravid as overseas Test batting consultant; the appointments were announced on July 11. Now, the chairman of the committee of administrators (CoA) has said those were mere recommendations that needed action from the CoA…
Tea Sri Lanka 184 for 3 (Chandimal 44*, Mathews 16*) trail Zimbabwe 356 (Ervine 160, Raza 36, Herath 5-116) by 172 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Upul Tharanga fell for 71, run out at the non-striker’s end after Donald Tiripano got a hand on the ball © AFP The loss of three wickets for 32 runs threatened to derail Sri Lanka’s innings soon after lunch, but new captain Dinesh Chandimal,…
Tea Sri Lanka 184 for 3 (Chandimal 44*, Mathews 16*) trail Zimbabwe 356 (Ervine 160, Raza 36, Herath 5-116) by 172 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Upul Tharanga fell for 71, run out at the non-striker’s end after Donald Tiripano got a hand on the ball © AFP The loss of three wickets for 32 runs threatened to derail Sri Lanka’s innings soon after lunch, but new captain Dinesh Chandimal,…
South Africa 335 (Amla 78, de Kock 68, Philander 54, Anderson 5-72) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Joe Root took a sharp catch at second slip to remove Keshav Maharaj © Getty Images James Anderson made clinical use of a good bowling morning at Trent Bridge to collect a five-wicket haul as England took the last four South Africa wickets in only 6.2 overs for the addition of only…