Month: October 2017

3:00 AM ET Sri Lanka 419 (Chandimal 155, Dickwella 83) and 138 (Dickwella 40*, Yasir 5-51) beat Pakistan 422 (Azhar 85, Herath 5-93) and 114 (Herath 6-43, Dilruwan 3-46) by 21 runs Dilruwan Perera struck in his first over Francois Nel/Getty Images How did we get here? How did we hurtle, from the dullest 11 sessions of Test cricket possible, to this stirring, heart-palpitating, dramedy of a conclusion. Sri Lanka, out…

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand A 211 and 104 for 1 (Nicholls 55*, Raval 41*) trail India A 447 (Bawne 162*, Iyer 82, Parthiv 65, Sodhi 3-120, Munro 2-24) by 132 runs Henry Nicholls sweeps on his way to a hundred Getty Images New Zealand A were faced with a fight for survival after Ankit Bawne‘s unbeaten 162 helped India A extend their lead to 236 on the third…

3:00 AM ET Lunch Sri Lanka 419 and 138 (Dickwella 37*, Yasir 5-51) lead Pakistan 422 by 135 runs Yasir Shah pivots after delivering Francois Nel/Getty Images Pakistan took a meandering match by the collar, took six wickets on the final morning, and now stand only 136 runs from victory in the first Test – a turn of events nearly impossible to imagine as recently as two seconds ago. Leading their…

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New South Wales 6 for 316 (Maddindon 137, Hughes 56, Boyce 2-50, Bird 2-62) beat Tasmania 214 (Silk 55, Dunk 38, Edwards 4-31, Abbott 3-29, Lyon 3-58) by 102 runs Mickey Edwards took 4 for 31 in nine overs Getty Images A sparkling Nic Maddinson century, a late starburst of shots from Ed Cowan and a four-wicket breakout display by Mickey Edwards carried New South Wales…

5:36 AM ET Arun Venugopal Sri Lanka arrive in India next month for a cramped tour that will have them playing three Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is in 37 days, with the first Test likely to begin in Kolkata on November 16. 1st Test: November 16-20, Kolkata 2nd Test: November 24-28, Nagpur 3rd Test: December 2-6, Delhi 1st ODI: December 10, Dharamsala 2nd ODI: December 13, Mohali 3rd ODI…

3:00 AM ET South Africa 496 for 3 dec (Elgar 199, Amla 137) and 247 for 6 dec (du Plessis 81, Bavuma 71) beat Bangladesh 320 (Mominul 77, Mahmudullah 66, Maharaj 3-92) and 90 (Kayes 32, Maharaj 4-25, Rabada 3-33) by 333 runs Kagiso Rabada sunk Bangladesh with early strikes on the fifth morning AFP Bangladesh lost seven wickets for 41 runs on the final morning in Potchefstroom, crashing to 90…

3:00 AM ET Lunch Sri Lanka 419 and 138 (Dickwella 37*, Yasir 5-51) lead Pakistan 422 by 135 runs Yasir Shah pivots after delivering Francois Nel/Getty Images Pakistan took a meandering match by the collar, took six wickets on the final morning, and now stand only 136 runs from victory in the first Test – a turn of events nearly impossible to imagine as recently as two seconds ago. Leading their…