Zimbabwe 344 for 8 (Ervine 151*, Raza 36, Waller 36, Herath 4-106) v Sri LankaScorecard and ball-by-ball updates Craig Ervine’s unbeaten 151 was his highest Test score, going past the 146 he made against New Zealand last year © AFP A career-best unbeaten 151 from Craig Ervine held a resurgent Zimbabwe together on the first day at the Premadasa Stadium, lifting them from a shaky 70 for 4 to a…
Play 05:55 Ugra: Old BCCI challenging Supreme Court The Supreme Court of India has asked N Srinivasan and Niranjan Shah to explain their position in a week’s time, after the committee of administrators (CoA) had made a scathing appraisal of the former office-bearers’ role in stalling the implementation of the Lodha Committee recommendations. The court will hear the matter on July 24, two days before the next BCCI SGM to discuss…
Lunch South Africa 56 for 1 (Kuhn 34*, Amla 16*) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:49 Kuhn, Amla justify SA’s batting gamble James Anderson’s 300th Test wicket in England was a statistical landmark in an otherwise mournful start to the second Investec Test with only 23 overs possible as Trent Bridge endured a morning of blustery winds and occasional rain flurries. Anderson became the first fast bowler to…
Toss South Africa opt to bat v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:12 Cook wary of South Africa backlash South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first on a cloudy morning in Nottingham. England captain Joe Root admitted he would have chosen to bowl first had he won the toss. With Kagiso Rabada suspended, South Africa have brought in Duanne Olivier for his second Test, while Faf…
It could boil down to a contest between the spinners from both sides © Getty Images The last day of the league phase will determine the fourth semi-finalist of the tournament, with Australia, England and South Africa already through. Much of the focus will be in Derby, with a knockout between India and New Zealand. It’s a clash between a side fighting demons from within against one that is under…
Tea Zimbabwe 213 for 6 (Ervine 84*, Herath 3-57) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball updates A successful review led to Lahiru Kumara dismissing the debutant Tarisai Musakanda © AFP Defiance so nearly defined Zimbabwe’s afternoon session, but Peter Moor holed out to long on with fewer than 15 minutes to tea, and put a dent in Zimbabwe’s recovery. Yet, a recovery of sorts it remained. Craig Ervine, who grew…
Lunch Zimbabwe 96 for 4 (Ervine 19*, Raza 17*, Herath 2-36) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball updates A successful review led to Lahiru Kumara dismissing the debutant Tarisai Musakanda © AFP There was a little grass on the pitch on the eve of the game, and the quicks got their token new-ball overs, bless ’em, but one look at the tawny pitch at Khettarama, and you knew Rangana Herath…
Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball updates Dinesh Chandimal will take the field as Sri Lanka’s 15th Test captain © Associated Press Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat first on a Khettarama track expected to be full of runs on the first day. The form their top order carries over from the ODIs may also have played a role in that decision. Tarisai…
Essex 170 for 6 (ten Doeschate 56) beat Somerset 148 for 9 (Water 3-28, Harmer 3-39) by 22 runsScorecard Ryan ten Doeschate produced the innings of the night © Getty Images South African spin bowler Simon Harmer led a parsimonious attack in defending a total of 170 to give Essex their first win of the NatWest T20 Blast campaign. Harmer, who has taken the red-ball domestic cricket by storm with…
Middlesex 161 for 9 (Malan 41, Batty 4-14) beat Surrey 158 for 9 (Sangakkara 70, Helm 3-29) by one wicketScorecard Kumar Sangakkara sustained Surrey until he misjudged a ramp shot © Getty Images Steven Finn hit a dramatic winning boundary off Ravi Rampaul to earn Middlesex a nerve-shredding one-wicket victory in the NatWest T20 Blast against Surrey before a near sell-out 27,205 London derby crowd at a floodlit Lord’s. A…