Sri Lanka 291 and 85 for 2 (Karunaratne 44*, Mendis 24*) need another 465 to beat India 600 and 240 for 3 dec (Kohli 103*, Abhinav 81) Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav struck an early blow each after India declared early on the fourth morning to set Sri Lanka the task of surviving the best part of two full days or chasing an improbable 550. Sri Lanka ended an extended…
Sri Lanka 291 and 85 for 2 (Karunaratne 44*, Mendis 24*) need another 465 to beat India 600 and 240 for 3 dec (Kohli 103*, Abhinav 81) Virat Kohli declared after scoring his 17th Test hundred and his 10th as captain © Associated Press Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav struck an early blow each after India declared early on the fourth morning to set Sri Lanka the task of surviving…
Virat Kohli is seemingly disappointed after being dismissed for 3 © AFP Sri Lanka are scheduled to play India a second time in 2017, when they pay a return visit to the subcontinent for three Tests, five ODIs and a T20I in November and December. That tour could have an impact on India’s tour of South Africa, which is also in December; the itineraries of both series have not yet…
Sri Lanka 291 and 0 for 0 need 550 to beat India 600 and 240 for 3 dec (Kohli 103*, Abhinav 81) Virat Kohli declared after scoring his 17th Test hundred and his 10th as captain © Associated Press Sri Lanka have the best part of two full days to bat out to save the Galle Test, or an improbable 550 to chase, after India declared their second innings 5.3…
Play 03:46 What is the Cricket Australia-ACA pay dispute all about? From a point where the national team came within days of going on strike in December 1997, resolution of Australian cricket’s previous pay war was the result of compromise on both sides to take the heat out of the situation. The players, having previously indicated their willingness to down tools for the nascent Australian Cricketers Association, announced they would withdraw…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wants Virat Kohli to step down from his job as a manager in ONGC. And it’s not just Virat, the BCCI has on its hit list the likes of Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and at least a hundred other cricketers. After CoA, which was appointed by the honourable Supreme Court of India, the board has told all…
The Indian team are currently playing in Sri Lanka in a gruelling and long series of Tests and limited over cricket. Though the middle order is settled with a strong backbone to support the rest of the team, the top-order is constantly reshuffling because of either injury or bad form. This has left the team with a problem. A good problem and one that doesn’t look anywhere close to being…
Durham 90 for 4 ( Coughlin 38*, Collingwood 34) beat Leicestershire 88 for 2 (Ronchi 63*, Coughlin 2-30 ) by six wickets Paul Coughlin (right) played a key role with bat and ball © Getty Images Durham captain Paul Coughlin led the bottom club to their first win of the NatWest T20 Blast North Group campaign at the expense of Leicestershire in a match shortened by rain to seven overs…
Hampshire 121 for 3 (Roussouw 45*, Vince 42, Taylor 2-29 ) beat Gloucestershire 174 for 5 (Klinger 101* ) by 24 runs (D/L method) Michael Klinger’s unbeaten hundred was in vain © Getty Images Michael Klinger‘s seventh T20 century was not enough to save Gloucestershire from a 24-run NatWest Blast defeat by Hampshire under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern at soggy Bristol. The experienced Australian carried his side’s innings of 174 for 5 in…
Vernon Philander was outstanding on the opening despite battling illness © Getty Images Vernon Philander will be kept in hospital overnight on Friday, with a suspected viral infection, and a call will be taken on his availability for the ongoing Oval Test on Saturday morning. Philander was only able to bowl five overs on the second day and spent most of it off the field. As his condition worsened, was…