Innings: Sri Lanka 291 (Perera 92*, Mathews 83, Jadeja 3-67, Shami 2-45) trail India 600 by 309 runs India declined to enforce the follow-on after wrapping up a 309-run first-innings lead in Galle. Ravindra Jadeja ended the Sri Lankan innings nine balls after lunch on day three, beating Lahiru Kumara’s defensive bat with one that turned just enough to miss the outside edge and hit off stump. At the non-striker’s…
Lunch: Sri Lanka 289 for 8 (Perera 90*, Kumara 2*, Shami 2-45, Jadeja 2-67) trail India 600 by 311 runs A resourceful, unbeaten 90 from Dilruwan Perera kept India’s bowlers waiting as Sri Lanka went to lunch eight down and trailing by 311 on the third day of the Galle Test. Showing a far more proactive approach against the spinners than on the second afternoon, Sri Lanka scored 135 runs…
Kent 181 for 3 (Northeast 54*) beat Somerset 197 for 7 (Myburgh 64, Davies 62) by seven wickets (DLS method) Sam Northeast led Kent home in their chase © Getty Images Kent skipper Sam Northeast hit the winning boundary and finished with an unbeaten 54 as Kent secured a seven-wicket win under the DLS method over Somerset in a rain-affected NatWest T20 Blast clash at Canterbury. Pursuing a revised target…
Northamptonshire 160 for 3 (Levi 47) beat Worcestershire 158 (D’Oliveira 52, Gleeson 3-12, Kleinveldt 3-25) by seven wickets Richard Gleeson picked up early wickets © Getty Images Richard Levi and Adam Rossington helped blast Northamptonshire to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Worcestershire at Wantage Road to keep them firmly in the qualification mix from the North Group of the NatWest T20 Blast. Levi and Rossington hammered 72 from the first…
Middlesex 203 for 6 (McCullum 63, Simpson 51, Lawrence 3-21) beat Essex 131 (Foster 50, Helm 5-11) Brendon McCullum smashed 63 off 28 balls © Getty Images Brendon McCullum led from the front with an exhilarating 63 off 28 balls as Middlesex, who totalled 203 for 6, then dismissed Essex Eagles for 131 to win by 72 runs in front of a 27,000 sell-out crowd at a floodlit Lord’s. Middlesex…
England 171 for 4 (Cook 82*, Stokes 21*) v South Africa Play 00:42 Stomach bug doesn’t slow Philander down Recklessness was the charge laid against England after their double collapse at Trent Bridge, but rarely, if ever, has such an accusation been levelled against Alastair Cook. England presented him as the chief witness for the defence at The Oval – and defence is what he diligently delivered. On a crabby…
Lahore fans express their delight at cricket’s return to Pakistan © AFP A radical overhaul of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan’s premier first-class tournament, is set to be presented before the PCB’s governing board on Friday. Though there has been some resistance to the changes, ESPNcricinfo understands that the resolution is likely to win the seven votes that are required for its approval. If approved, it will mean that regional sides…
Babar Azam and Mohammad Hafeez walk off victorious © AFP Three players from Pakistan’s Champions Trophy-winning team have been roped into the upcoming Caribbean Premier League which begins on August 4: Babar Azam has been named a replacement for the injured Chris Lynn for the Guyana Amazon Warriors, while St Kitts and Nevis Patriots have called up Mohammad Hafeez in place of Ben Cutting and Hasan Ali for Kieran Powell….
Chamari Atapattu’s 178 in the recently-concluded Women’s World Cup was the third-highest score in the tournament’s history © Getty Images/ICC Chamari Atapattu has become the first Sri Lankan woman to sign a contract with a franchise-based T20 league. She will represent Yorkshire Diamonds in the second edition of the Kia Super League that kicks off from August 10. Atapattu has been picked as a replacement for Beth Mooney, the Australia…
Southern Vipers won the inaugural Women’s Super League title in 2016 © Getty Images The ECB has shelved plans for a women’s domestic 50-over competition to mirror the T20 Kia Super League. The second edition of the KSL, which commences in August, was originally supposed to pave the way for an additional 50-over version involving the same teams, starting this summer. But the ECB will instead expand the KSL next…