3:00 AM ET Three-hundred-and-seventeen runs, for the loss of two wickets. So passed another batting day in Chittagong – a day on which Sri Lanka moved to a position of true strength for the first time in the game, and a day in which a draw became a distinct possibility, such is the absence of wear on this surface. Batsmen prospered more or less relentlessly, and only when the ball…
© Getty Images Big Picture You don’t need a New Zealand visa if you’re an Australian. There are also separate immigration queues at the airports for Australian passport holders. Both countries have a union jack on their flags. You don’t need a local sim card, because Australian telecom providers offer flexible pay-per-use deals owing to proximity. The hiking trails, sporting culture and the weather patterns mean Australia are at a…
Feb 1, 2018 ESPNcricinfo staff Ben Stokes is poised again to make an England return – this time in the one-day series against New Zealand — after being included in a 15-man squad “subject to any court obligations”. Stokes has spent more than four months out of England’s side since he was arrested following a dead-of-night incident outside a Bristol nightclub. He is due to appear at magistrates’ court in…
3:00 AM ET Tea Sri Lanka 416 for 3 (Roshen 38*, Chandimal 0*) trail Bangladesh 513 by 97 runs Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva go across for a run AFP Dhananjaya de Silva was out to a tired stroke and Kusal Mendis squandered another chance to score a maiden double-hundred, but still only three wickets down, and 416 on the scoreboard, Sri Lanka now have a first-innings lead in their…
Feb 1, 2018 Lunch Sri Lanka 295 for 1 (Dhananjaya 170*, Mendis 125*, Mehidy 1-52) trail Bangladesh 513 by 218 runs Kusal Mendis scored a century on his 23rd birthday Associated Press Eight tense overs. That’s about all the difficulty Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis had to face on the third morning, before they began to march smartly onward, ticking off a number of personal milestones as they did. Their…
3:29 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Legspinners have never been more in demand when it comes to Twenty20 and Northamptonshire are among the enthusiasts, bringing Seekkuge Prasanna back to Wantage Road for a second season of T20 Blast. Prasanna last represented Northamptonshire in the 2016 campaign, where he played in 10 matches and took 12 wickets at an average of 24.00 with best bowling figures of 3-24 and an economy rate…
Sydney Sixers 5 for 138 (Gardner 72, Devine 2-21) beat Adelaide Strikers 9 for 121 (Beaumont 50, Aley 4-18) by 17 runs Ashleigh Gardner goes on her toes during her vital half-century © Getty Images Ashleigh Gardner took flight with the bat before Sarah Aley ushered a staggering collapse with the ball as Sydney Sixers advanced to their third consecutive Women’s Big Bash League final with a 17-run win over…
3:00 AM ET Lunch Sri Lanka 295 for 1 (Dhananjaya 170*, Mendis 125*, Mehidy 1-52) trail Bangladesh 513 by 218 runs Kusal Mendis scored a century on his 23rd birthday Associated Press Eight tense overs. That’s about all the difficulty Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis had to face on the third morning, before they began to march smartly onward, ticking off a number of personal milestones as they did. Their…
12:59 AM ET Sidharth Monga in Durban 1:49 Faf du Plessis reacts to South Africa’s six-wicket defeat in the first ODI of the series Faf du Plessis has had a frustrating week or three. He doesn’t just want to win Test series, he wants to whitewash teams. That has not happened. He wants – or at least that’s what he says in his press conferences – the pitches to have…
12:11 AM ET 1:30 The two batsmen hit electric fifties to lift Hobart Hurricanes to 210 for 4, after which the defending champions wilted under scoreboard pressure in the chase “Who’s next? Who cares!” was the headline in Adelaide’s Advertiser newspaper when the South Australian capital’s football team, the Crows, unexpectedly beat Hawthorn in their first AFL final 25 years ago. A similar sentiment pervaded the Hobart Hurricanes after their…