3:32 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The Duke’s debut The PCB inducted English Duke balls on their premier first-class circuit in a bid to prepare for the two-match Test series in England next year. However, several players – bowlers and batsmen alike – complained about the quality of the ball. According to players, it is ‘extraordinarily hard’ on the bat and in the hands for the fielders, specifically in the slips….
3:00 AM ET England 294 for 1 (Bairstow 141*, Roy 96) beat West Indies 288 for 6 (S Hope 72, Gayle 40) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Jonny Bairstow made his second century of the Royal London series to help England to a resounding victory over West Indies. Bairstow, who was promoted to open the batting following a spell of poor form that saw Jason Roy dropped, followed his…
2:06 PM ET After more than 150 overs and two days in extreme heat and humidity, Pakistan do not regret going into the first Test against Sri Lanka with just the solitary specialist spinner. Choosing three fast bowlers and just Yasir Shah was a significant break from the policy under Misbah-ul-Haq who played, as much as possible, two specialist spinners in UAE Tests. Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Abbas and Hasan Ali…
12:34 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Worcestershire have responded to their promotion to Division One of the Specsavers Championship by gambling on the fitness of veteran Australian seam bowler Steve Magoffin. Magoffin, who will be 38 when next season begins, joins Worcestershire after a prolific six years at Sussex in which he took 340 wickets in 89 appearances for Sussex. Worcestershire are desperate to break their habit as the Championships yo-yo…
3:00 AM ET Bangladesh 127 for 3 (Mominul 28*, Tamim 22*) trail South Africa 496 for 3 dec (Elgar 199, Amla 137) by 369 runs Keshav Maharaj is thrilled after taking out Mushfiqur Rahim AFP South Africa had well and truly established their dominance over Bangladesh by the time they walked off on the second evening at Senwes Park, making important inroads into the Bangladesh line-up in the final session. That,…
3:00 AM ET West Indies 288 for 6 (S Hope 72, Gayle 40) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details England have given themselves an opportunity to win the Royal London ODI series against West Indies 4-0 after a disciplined performance in the field at the Ageas Bowl. Despite thrashing 115 from the last 12 overs of the innings, West Indies were restricted to a modest 288, at one stage going…
Sep 28, 2017 Stumps Pakistan 64 for 0 (Sami 31*, Shan 30*) trail Sri Lanka 419 all out (Chandimal 155*, Karunaratne 93, Dickwella 83, Abbas 3-75, Yasir 3-120) by 355 runs Dinesh Chandimal drives on the up Tom Dulat/Stringer Sri Lanka rode Dinesh Chandimal‘s slow-burn 155 not out to 419 – their best total in six Tests – before Pakistan’s openers moved to 64 unbeaten by stumps. Though the match is…
3:00 AM ET Tea South Africa 496 for 3 (Elgar 199, Amla 137) v Bangladesh Dean Elgar acknowledges the applause as he walks back for 199 AFP Bangladesh finally picked up more than one wicket in a session in the Potchefstroom Test, but centuries from Hashim Amla and Dean Elgar helped take the score to 496 for 3 at tea. After Amla gave a simple catch to backward point off Shafiul…
Sep 28, 2017 Tea Sri Lanka 403 for 7 (Chandimal 151*, Karunaratne 93, Dickwella 83, Yasir 3-119) v Pakistan Dinesh Chandimal drives on the up Tom Dulat/Stringer Having sapped Pakistan in the desert for nine hours, having gritted their way past 300 for the second time in seven innings, this was the session in which Sri Lanka gained a grip on the match. Dinesh Chandimal‘s progress became less strained as he…
Tom Curran came in for his ODI debut © Getty Images Toss England won the toss and chose to bowl v Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details England gave an ODI debut to Tom Curran having won the toss and chosen to bowl in the fifth and final ODI. England had already wrapped up the series with victory on Duckworth-Lewis-Stern at The Oval on Wednesday night. Chris Woakes missed out, Eoin…