Month: December 2017

Muzumdar: Give Kuldeep ‘a complete go’ going forward (4:44) India’s wristspinners – Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal – ripped through Sri Lanka to bowl them out for 215 (4:44) 3:00 AM ET India (Dhawan 100*, Iyer 65) beat Sri Lanka 215 (Tharanga 95, Kuldeep 3-42, Chahal 3-46) by 8 wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details The dominance of a team in home conditions is the norm in all kinds of sport, but…

3:00 AM ET Karnataka 36 for 3 (Gurbani 2-9) trail Vidarbha 185 (Sarwate 47, Jaffer 39, Mithun 5-45) by 149 runs Abhimanyu Mithun took two wickets on the first day ESPNcricinfo Ltd A rip-roaring day of fast bowling threw open a multitude of possibilities as the Ranji Trophy semi-final between Karnataka and Vidarbha opened with a 13-wicket day at Eden Gardens. Abhimanyu Mithun scythed through Vidarbha with his third five-for of…

3:00 AM ET Bengal 269 for 7 (Sudip 83, Writtick 47, Saini 2-45, Manan 2-37) v Delhi Sudip Chatterjee continued his prolific run with a fifty PTI Bengal found themselves in positions of strength on more than one occasion but found ways to squander their advantage every time on the opening day of the semi-final against Delhi in Pune. Bengal finished the day on a wobbly 269 for 7 after electing…

3:00 AM ET Bengal 269 for 7 (Sudip 83, Writtick 47, Saini 2-45, Manan 2-37) v Delhi Sudip Chatterjee continued his prolific run with a fifty PTI Bengal found themselves in positions of strength on more than one occasion but found ways to squander their advantage every time on the opening day of the semi-final against Delhi in Pune. Bengal finished the day on a wobbly 269 for 7 after electing…

3:00 AM ET Stumps Bengal 269 for 7 (Sudip 83, Writtick 47, Saini 2-45, Manan 2-37) v DelhiScorecard and ball-by-ball details Sudip Chatterjee continued his prolific run with a fifty PTI Bengal found themselves in positions of strength on more than one occasion but found ways to squander their advantage every time on the opening day of the semi-final against Delhi in Pune. Bengal finished the day on a wobbly 269…

Muzumdar: Kuldeep selection shows India’s bench strength (3:23) India won the toss and opted to field in the third and final ODI in Visakhapatnam against Sri Lanka (3:23) 3:00 AM ET 44.5 overes Sri Lanka 215 (Tharanga 95, Kuldeep 3-42, Chahal 3-46) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sri Lanka were spun around in Visakhapatnam, so starkly that that if they were a cartoon character, they would have seen little…

Who’s having the worse series: Cook or Root? (0:52) Daniel Brettig contrasts the fortunes of Alastair Cook and Joe Root with that of Steve Smith as England slid into trouble at the WACA (0:52) 3:00 AM ET Brydon Coverdale Tea England 403 and 3 for 71 (Vince 36*, Malan 4*, Hazlewood 2-16) trail Australia 9 for 662 dec (Smith 239, M Marsh 181, Khawaja 50, Anderson 4-116) by 188 runsLive…

3:00 AM ET Toss India chose to bowl v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kuldeep Yadav bowls in the nets AFP The coin fell in Rohit Sharma’s favour – as if it were jealous of all the records that had fallen at his feet earlier this week – and India opted to chase in the deciding ODI in Visakhapatnam. On a pitch that was quite hard, with a gentle sprinkle…

3:00 AM ET Brydon Coverdale Innings end Australia 9 for 662 dec (Smith 239, M Marsh 181, Khawaja 50, Anderson 4-116) lead England 403 by 259 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Australia declared at 9 for 662 in their first innings against England at the WACA, securing a lead of 259 as they aimed for a series-clinching victory over the next day and a half. The total was Australia’s highest…