12:36 PM ET The Decision Review System came in for some criticism from both camps after the second Test in Bulawayo. This wasn’t the first time that the DRS has been used in Zimbabwe – it was first used during the second Test against Sri Lanka last year – but neither team seemed to get the best out of the system. Zimbabwe may have removed eventual centurion Jason Holder for…
The Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore completed its 50th year as an international venue © AFP The Quaid-e-Azam trophy‘s hectic schedule has begun to take a toll on the pitches, and the Lahore City Cricket Association (LCCA) ground was unable to get the pitch ready in time for the seventh round of the premier national first-class championship. The venue, which is situated next to the Gaddafi Stadium, was set to host…
Play 01:24 No Filter Ashes: What did Mitchell Johnson sing to himself? Steve Smith, Australia’s captain, may have called for his side to reopen a few English scars when the Ashes get underway at Brisbane later this month, but the man who, four years ago, inflicted more physical and mental pain on England’s cricketers than any other player won’t be adding to that grief on this tour. Mitchell Johnson, whose…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff A maiden double-hundred from Mayank Agarwal and a seventh hundred from R Samarth cemented Karnataka‘s command over Maharashtra in Pune. They added 259 for the opening stand, which paved the way for the visitors extending their lead to 216 by stumps on the second day. Samarth hit 129 off 219 balls – his second hundred in three matches – before part-time offspinner Swapnil Gugale had…
3:00 AM ET Zimbabwe 326 (Masakadza 147, Raza 80, Roach 3-44) and 301 for 7 (Raza 89, Chakabva 71*, Gabriel 2-34, Roach 2-37) drew with West Indies 448 (Holder 110*, Dowrich 103, Powell 90, Raza 5-99)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Graeme Cremer plays the reverse-sweep AFP Zimbabwe’s battling rearguard secured a draw in the second Test at Queens Sports Club, but West Indies still took the series 1-0, their first Test series…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Mumbai’s medium-pacers shot out Odisha for 145 and secured a 144-run first-innings lead at the KIIT Stadium in Bhubaneshwar. Dhawal Kulkarni, Shardul Thakur and Abhishek Nayar took seven wickets between them, while left-arm spinner Vijay Gohil mopped up the remaining three. Kulkarni and Thakur had reduced Odisha to 2 for 4 within three overs. Santanu Mishra and Biplab Samantray struck a 93-run fifth-wicket partnership. Samantray…
3:00 AM ET Delhi 228 for 6 (Gambhir 86, Shorey 65*, Saurabh 3-74) trail Uttar Pradesh291 (Saif 83, Upendra 67*, Ishant 3-38, Saini 3-47) by 63 runsScorecard Gautam Gambhir steers the ball on to the off side AFP Left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar‘s three wickets led Uttar Pradesh’s comeback on the second day after Delhi had threatened to dominate on the back of a Gautam Gambhir half-century. Delhi needed less than half…
3:00 AM ET Tea Zimbabwe 259 for 7 (Raza 85, Chakabva 48*, Cremer 13*) and 326 lead West Indies 448 by 137 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sikandar Raza revived Zimbabwe’s innings AFP Zimbabwe’s battling rearguard stretched on to tea on the final afternoon of the second Test, Regis Chakabva registering an unbeaten 48 after Sikandar Raza‘s 89. Chakabva’s obduracy was matched by his captain, Graeme Cremer, who contributed 13 not…
© PTI Hundreds from openers R Samarth and Mayank Agarwal cemented Karnataka‘s command over Maharashtra in Pune. They added 259 for the opening stand, which paved the way for the visitors extending their lead to 100 by stumps on the second day. Samarth hit 129 off 219 balls – his second hundred in three matches – before part-time offspinner Swapnil Gugale had him caught behind. Agarwal, though, went to stumps…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Rapid centuries from Anmolpreet Singh and Gurkeerat Singh helped Punjab speed away from Chhattisgarh in Raipur, ending the second day with four wickets in hand and a lead of 243. Replying to Chhattisgarh’s 238, Punjab were 57 for 1 overnight. Opener Jiwanjot Singh moved from 40 to 75 (108b, 9×4) before both he and Uday Kaul fell in the space of five overs to leave…