Tea South Africa 93 for 3 (Bavuma 30*, du Plessis 6*) trail England 362 (Bairstow 99, Stokes 58, Root 52) by 269 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:59 Bairstow leaves South Africa on the back foot Temba Bavuma produced a dogged but essential innings of 30 from 62 balls on the second afternoon at Old Trafford to keep alive South Africa’s hopes of first-innings parity in the fourth Investec…
Aiden Markram has ended up spending the full Test tour in England © Getty Images Aiden Markram will have the opportunity to push for a place in the South African Test squad for the upcoming home season when he captains the A side in two four-day matches against India A. Markram is currently with the senior team in England, and will remain in Manchester and not return home with Vernon…
During this year’s IPL, Chris Lynn sustained a shoulder injury for the third time in less than two years © BCCI Australia batsman Chris Lynn is hopeful of recovering from a shoulder surgery in time for the Big Bash League this season. However, he said that another shoulder injury could be “career ending”. “Longevity was why I took that option to have the operation. It’s a short-term loss for a…
Lunch South Africa 12 for 1 (Amla 5*, Kuhn 4*) trail England 362 (Bairstow 99, Stokes 58, Root 52) by 350 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:57 Kimber: Lack of big scores could come back to bite England Jonny Bairstow fell for 99 to an excruciatingly tight lbw call from Kumar Dharmasena, but his masterful exhibition of ball-striking and strike-farming had nevertheless handed his team control of the fourth…
Sri Lanka 183 (Dickwella 51, Ashwin 5-69, Shami 2-, 13, Jadeja 2-84) and 209 for 2 (f/o) (Mendis 110, Karunaratne 92*) trail India 622 for 9 dec by 230 runs Play 01:18 Dasgupta: Mendis, Karunaratne showed confidence with their footwork For the morning session, India were like the pink panther, playing pranks, drawing laughs and having life be ever so blissful. They bowled the opposition out for 183, gained a…
Sri Lanka 183 (Dickwella 51, Ashwin 5-69, Shami 2-, 13, Jadeja 2-84) and 209 for 2 (f/o) (Mendis 110, Karunaratne 92*) trail India 622 for 9 dec by 230 runs Play 01:18 Dasgupta: Mendis, Karunaratne showed confidence with their footwork For the morning session, India were like the pink panther, playing pranks, drawing laughs and having life be ever so blissful. They bowled the opposition out for 183, gained a…
Tea Sri Lanka 183 (Dickwella 51, Ashwin 5-69, Shami 2-13, Jadeja 2-84) and 118 for 1 (f/o) (Mendis 61*, Karunaratne 55*) trail India 622 for 9 dec by 321 runs Play 02:53 Maharoof: None of the batsmen put a price on their wicket Balls darted past the outside edge like smooth criminals. The stumps had a target on them and India’s bowlers lined up like broke bounty hunters to claim…
Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram will come together at the Pakistan Super League’s newest franchise Multan Sultans. While Younis will feature as the team’s mentor and head coach, Akram, who left Islamabad United, is going to take the role of Sultans’ operations director. According to a report by ESPNcricinfo, the signing of the agreement will be done later in August in Karachi. Akram spent two seasons with Islamabad United and…
Lunch Sri Lanka 183 (Dickwella 51, Ashwin 5-69, Shami 2-, 13, Jadeja 2-84) trail India 622 for 9 dec by 439 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Balls darted past the outside edge like smooth criminals. The stumps had a target on them and India’s bowlers lined up like broke bounty hunters to claim the reward. The poor Sri Lanka batsmen were simply bystanders caught in the chaos. Bowled out for…
Nuwan Pradeep is the only frontline quick in Sri Lanka’s attack at the SSC © Associated Press Nuwan Pradeep has become the second Sri Lanka player to be ruled out of the Test series against India after suffering an in-game injury. Pradeep could complete only four balls of his 18th over on day one, and left the field clutching his left hamstring. Sri Lanka cricket manager Asanka Gurusinha has now…