Lunch England 62 for 1 (Cook 34*, Westley 24*) v South Africa Play 01:08 The value of the lesser-spotted leave Roundly rebuked for their reckless batting at Trent Bridge, England had an immediate chance to atone for their sins when the Test series against South Africa moved to the third match of four at The Oval. South of the Thames, life is supposedly informal, but not for England, who knew…
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…
Lunch England 62 for 1 (Cook 34*, Westley 24*) v South Africa Tom Westley drives against spin © AFP Roundly rebuked for their reckless batting at Trent Bridge, England had an immediate chance to atone for their sins when the Test series against South Africa moved to the third match of four at The Oval. South of the Thames, life is supposedly informal, but not for England, who knew that…
Sri Lanka 154 for 5 (Tharanga 64, Mathews 54*, Shami 2-30) trail India 600 (Dhawan 190, Pujara 153, Rahane 57, Pandya 50, Pradeep 6-132) by 446 runs Play 00:40 Agarkar: India firmly in box seat Swing, seam, pace and bounce. Dip, drift, turn and bounce. Ingredients that seemed largely absent when India piled on 600, their biggest total in Sri Lanka, haunted the home side’s reply as they ended the…
Anya Shrubsole’s six-for led England to their fourth World Cup title © Getty Images Following England medium-pacer Anya Shrubsole’s match-winning six-for at the Women’s World Cup final, the Marylebone Cricket Club has approved the decision to introduce an ODI honours board for both men’s and women’s cricketers. At the moment, the honours boards at the venue are earmarked only for five-wicket hauls and centuries in Test cricket. MCC’s chief executive,…
England won the toss and decided to bat against South Africa Play 02:14 Returning Rabada could make SA ‘unstoppable’ England fielded three debutants against South Africa at The Oval as they opted to bolster their batting in an effort to put their horrors in the Trent Bridge Test behind them. Accusations of lack of pride had not been well received in the England camp, but charges of irresponsibility and an…
Innings India 600 (Dhawan 190, Pujara 153, Rahane 57, Pandya 50, Pradeep 6-132) v Sri Lanka Play 02:27 Maharoof: SL built pressure from both ends India’s last two wickets added 83 in 71 balls in a burst of six-hitting, with Hardik Pandya completing a half-century on Test debut, as they posted 600 in the first innings of the Galle Test. Pandya was last out, holing out off Lahiru Kumara for…
Innings India 600 (Dhawan 190, Pujara 153, Rahane 57, Pandya 50, Pradeep 6-132) v Sri Lanka Play 02:27 Maharoof: SL built pressure from both ends India’s last two wickets added 83 in 71 balls in a burst of six-hitting, with Hardik Pandya completing a half-century on Test debut, as they posted 600 in the first innings of the Galle Test. Pandya was last out, holing out off Lahiru Kumara for…
Faf du Plessis with coach Russell Domingo © Getty Images Faf du Plessis is comfortable with the selection process in South African cricket and believes transformation targets are not stopping them from fielding their best teams. The South Africa Test captain was responding to fresh criticism by Graeme Pollock of a system that requires the national side to field a minimum average of six players of colour (including two black…
India 503 for 7 (Jadeja 8*, Pandya 4* Pradeep 5-88) v Sri Lanka Nuwan Pradeep soaked in the reward for his discipline © AFP Nuwan Pradeep’s maiden Test five-for led an improved bowling display from Sri Lanka but India still retained control of the Galle Test as their lower order steered their total past 500. India lost their two overnight batsmen, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, by the 11th over…