Manish Pandey struck a half-century in his first ODI since October 2016 © AFP Competition for spots in India’s top five is tough, with Kedar Jadhav, KL Rahul, and Ajinkya Rahane all angling for positions. However, Manish Pandey has made a strong case that he ought to be invested In – or at least trialled – for a little longer after a half-century in his first ODI since October during…
Lasith Malinga passed reached 300 wickets in the loss, one of the few bright moments for Sri Lanka © Associated Press Sri Lanka have “lost a generation” of cricketers from the national fold, and cannot afford to do so again. Fresh from having presided over Sri Lanka’s largest ever runs defeat in ODIs, stand-in captain Lasith Malinga delivered the aforementioned grim diagnosis. Malinga’s argument is this: where for most of…
Play 01:22 Play abandoned after crossbow arrow lands on pitch Armed police were called to the final day of Surrey versus Middlesex in the County Championship after a crossbow bolt was fired onto the field, abandoning play on the afternoon of the fourth day. Police believe the 12-inch long metal-tipped bolt travelled around 800 metres before coming to ground about ten yards from the pitch. The incident took place at…
Worcestershire 363 (D’Oliveira 93, Cox 56*, Barnard 46) and 295 for 8 dec (Mitchell 130) beat Gloucestershire 258 (Taylor 101*, Barnard 4-23) and 211 (Ashwin 5-68) by 189 runs R Ashwin took eight wickets in the match © Getty Images Indian spinner R Ashwin took five second-innings wicket to ensure a winning debut as Worcestershire climbed back into the second promotion spot in the Specsavers County Championship with a 189…
Essex 159 (Browne 44, ten Doeschate 35, C Overton 4-40, van Meekeren 4-60) and 293 (Wheater 88, Browne 66*) beat Somerset 164 (Hildreth 51, Porter 5-40) and 109 (Porter 7-55, Harmer 3-29) by 179 runs Jamie Porter leads Essex off after his matchwinning display © Getty Images It was a few minutes after Essex had completed another resounding County Championship win. On a radiant afternoon, spectators were on the outfield…
Kent 313 for 9 (Northeast 97, Stevens 46, Dexter 5-76) drew with Leicestershire 350 (Hill 85*, Parkinson 75, Stevens 8-75) and 135 for 6 Mark Cosgrove played an eye-catching one-over cameo © Getty Images Two lengthy rain showers ensured Kent’s entertaining Specsavers County Championship clash with Leicestershire ended in a draw when a tea-time deluge put paid the fourth day’s play. The result means the Foxes will go into a…
India news August 31, 2017 The pair does not feature among the 45 best first-class players in India outside the Test set-up anymore – or so their omission from the Duleep Trophy squads seems to suggest Yuvraj Singh was part of the India limited-overs set-up as late as June this year © AFP Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir do not find themselves among the 45 best first-class players outside of…
India 375 for 5 (Kohli 131, Rohit 104, Pandey 50*, Dhoni 49*) beat Sri Lanka 207 (Mathews 70, Kuldeep 2-31, Bumrah 2-32) by 168 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details The last time Virat Kohli had elected to bat after winning an ODI toss, Rohit Sharma made an unbeaten 264 in an India total of 404. Now, against the same opponents, it seemed as if Kohli and Rohit were on course to…
A shot of Kia Oval during a day’s Championship cricket © Getty Images Play has been suspended in the County Championship match between Surrey and Middlesex at The Oval after a projectile landed on the pitch. The incident happened during the 69th and when the umpires were shown the object they then gestured for the players to go off and a number of them ran from the field, back to…
Lancashire 504 for 8 dec (Livingstone 224, Chanderpaul 95) and 42 for 2 beat Warwickshire 200 and 275 for 6 (Ambrose 104, Sibley 57, McLaren 3-80, Parkinson 3-44) by eight wickets Tim Ambrose completed a century before Lancashire’s win © Getty Images Lancashire completed their sixth Specsavers County Championship victory of the season from 10 matches as they chased down a target of 41 to beat Warwickshire at Emirates Old…