Month: August 2017

End of innings Bangladesh 260 and 221 (Tamim 78, Lyon 6-82) lead Australia 217 by 264 runs Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Nathan Lyon brought Australia back into the game after lunch © Getty Images Bangladesh set Australia 265 to win the first Test in Mirpur, where Nathan Lyon completed a six-wicket haul on the third day. It meant a significant challenge for Australia’s batsmen on a pitch offering variable…

Tea Bangladesh 260 and 205 for 8 (Mehedi 17*, Shafiul 2*) lead Australia 217 by 248 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Nathan Lyon brought Australia back into the game after lunch © Getty Images Bangladesh’s lead ballooned to a seriously worrying size for Australia after lunch on day three in Mirpur, despite Australia fighting back with five wickets in the session. At the break, Bangladesh’s advantage was already sitting at…

Chamara Kapugedera could become the fifth Sri Lanka batsman to become unavailable for the series © AFP Stand-in captain Chamara Kapugedera’s participation in the fourth ODI has been thrown into doubt after he aggravated a back injury during the previous match, on Sunday. Kapugedera had been nursing a stiff back before the third ODI, but had batted and fielded in that game. He has not trained since, and a final…

Lunch Bangladesh 260 and 133 for 3 (Tamim 76*, Mushfiqur 25*) lead Australia 217 by 176 runs Tamim Iqbal made his second fifty of the Test © AFP Tamim Iqbal scored a second half-century in his 50th Test as Bangladesh continued to strengthen their position on the third day against Australia in Mirpur. By lunch, Bangladesh’s lead had ballooned to 176 runs and they still had seven wickets in hand,…

Josh Hazlewood left the field early in the first session © Getty Images Australia suffered an injury scare on the third morning in Mirpur, when fast bowler Josh Hazlewood left the field with soreness in his left side. Hazlewood had just delivered the first ball of his second over of the day – and his fifth of the innings – when he clutched at his side and consulted with the…

Mitchell McClenaghan was picked by Durban Qalandars in the Global T20 draft © BCCI With 82 ODI wickets in 48 matches, he stands a chance to be the fastest New Zealander to 100 ODI scalps, but it is possible Mitchell McClenaghan may not even take a shot. His request to be released from a central contract to pursue a future in overseas T20 leagues has been accepted by New Zealand…

Middlesex 26 for 2 trail Surrey 247 (Robson 57, Meaker 3-55) by 221 runs Stuart Meaker took two wickets in two balls © Getty Images A bank holiday crowd filed into the Kia Oval and sunned themselves for 93 overs. Many hit the stronger drinks before midday, safe in the knowledge that only a four-day working week stood before them. All bar a few perambulated during lunch or tea, taking…

Lancashire 112 for 3 (Livingstone 41*) trail Warwickshire 200 (Patel 47, Jarvis 6-67) by 88 runs Kyle Jarvis still shows flashes of world class form © Getty Images But for the political situation in Zimbabwe, Kyle Jarvis might right now be established as one of the world’s leading seam bowlers. He had claimed two five-wicket hauls in his first eight Tests, after all, and aged just 24, should have had…

Sussex 79 for 3 trail Glamorgan 294 (Meschede 87, Selman 58, Robinson 4-46, Archer 3-67, Jordan 3-82) by 215 runs Craig Meschede led a weakened Glamorgan side © Getty Images Warmed by the sun and a little surprised by their joy, the Bank Holiday crowd settled thankfully into their cricket and watched Craig Meschede make 87 on the first afternoon of this match. Some of the men discarded their polo…