Month: March 2018

3:00 AM ET Lunch South Africa 311 and 65 for 1 (Markram 36*, Amla 15*) lead Australia 255 (Bancroft 77, Morkel 4-87, Rabada 4-91) by 121 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details South Africa strengthened their already solid grip on the third Test in Cape Town, where they extended their lead to 121 runs with nine wickets in hand by lunch on the third day. The morning had started with Australia…

Dasgupta: Good move for Virat to try and succeed in England (1:24) Deep Dasgupta on the news that Virat Kohli will play some county cricket ahead of India’s tour of England (1:24) 6:35 AM ET Nagraj Gollapudi Having learned a lesson in South Africa about how inadequate preparation could impact Test results, the BCCI has granted Virat Kohli permission to play county cricket this summer, ahead of India’s five-Test tour…

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tasmania 6 for 360 (Wade 92*, Silk 76, Bailey 51, Milenko 50, Doggett 3-83) v QueenslandScorecard Matthew Wade plays a flick during his half-century Getty Images A typically gritty performance from Matthew Wade steered Tasmania to an encouraging position in their quest to wrestle the Sheffield Shield trophy from Queensland. After the match started with a Friday of stops, Tasmania threw away a string of starts…

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tasmania 6 for 360 (Wade 92*, Silk 76, Bailey 51, Milenko 50, Doggett 3-83) v QueenslandScorecard Matthew Wade plays a flick during his half-century Getty Images A typically gritty performance from Matthew Wade steered Tasmania to an encouraging position in their quest to wrestle the Sheffield Shield trophy from Queensland. After the match started with a Friday of stops, Tasmania threw away a string of starts…

3:59 AM ET The Auckland rain has given England a lifeline they do not deserve. It is not impossible that they could escape with a draw, though New Zealand can dictate the pace of the game with a better forecast over the remaining two days. Even a draw in Auckland, however, would equal England’s longest winless run overseas – 12 matches. A defeat would mean they would have lost 10…

3:00 AM ET New Zealand 233 for 4 (Nicholls 52*, Watling 18*) lead England 58 by 175 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Dark clouds swirl around Eden Park Getty Images Only 17 balls were possible on the third day at Eden Park, as steady rain and a damp outfield forced the umpires to call play off at 6.45 pm, five hours after the first shower. New Zealand scored four runs in those…

3:00 AM ET New Zealand 233 for 4 (Nicholls 52*, Watling 18*) lead England 58 by 175 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Dark clouds swirl around Eden Park Getty Images Just 17 balls were possible on the third day at Eden Park as steady rain and a damp outfield forced the umpires to call play off at 6.45 pm, five hours after the first shower. New Zealand scored four runs in those…

3:00 AM ET Dan Norcross in Barbados North 296 for 8 (Clarke 112, Mullaney 52, Hain 51) beat South 204 (Pope 68) by 92 runsScorecard They may or may not, as the late BBC Rugby Union commentator Bill McLaren might have said, “be singing and dancing in the streets north of an irregular line drawn somewhere between the South Chilterns and the North Malverns,” but either way the North players…