4:56 PM ET It wasn’t exactly the day for focusing on the positives, but as England’s batting crumbled for the second innings in succession, there was one lone pillar of resistance whose performance pointed, ever so politely, to a better future.The composure Rory Burns demonstrated for the majority of his second innings in Barbados suggested England may, at last, have filled one of their opening positions. And it offered just…
Joe Root fends away a short ball © AFP Joe Root admitted that England “might have got their selection wrong” in the wake of his side’s 381-run drubbing in the first Test against West Indies, but insisted that England would not be deterred from making further bold calls in the future, as they seek that elusive formula for consistent success overseas. Having talked up the prospect of the No.1 Test…
Mustafizur Rahman celebrates a wicket © Associated Press Rajshahi Kings 198 for 5 (Charles 55, Jonker 37, Khaled 2-32) beat Chittagong Vikings 191 for 8 (Yasir 58, Shahzad 49, Mustafizur 3 for 28) by seven runs How the game played out Rajshahi Kings’ excellence at the death in both innings proved to be the difference in a seven-run win over Chittagong Vikings. Opener Johnson Charles took 40 balls to reach…
Rory Burns of England celebrates his half-century © Getty Images Lunch England 77 and 134 for 2 (Bairstow 29*) need a further 494 runs to beat West Indies 289 and 415 for 6 decLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details A half-century by Rory Burns was tempered for England by two wickets as West Indies remained firmly in control of the first Test in Barbados. Burns played a controlled innings to reach 84 off 133 deliveries before he was…
3:00 AM ET Sylhet Sixers 195 for 4 (Afif 49, Sabbir 44*) beat Khulna Titans 137 (Taylor 34, Nabil 3-20) by 55 runs How the game played out Local firepower helped Sylhet Sixers to a 55-run win over Khulna Titans. Liton Das, Afif Hossain and Sabbir Rahman struck quick runs to get them to 195-4 in 20 overs. Sixers made a solid start when Liton and Afif added 71 for…
Hashim Amla uses the straight bat for a drive © AFP Big Picture A see-sawing series turns celebratory as Pakistan and South Africa return to Johannesburg for the annual PinkDay ODI event at the Wanderers. This will be the eighth edition of the popular fixture, which has helped to raise nearly R 5 million (USD 370,000 approx) for various breast-cancer-awareness organisations over the past six years.and a crowd of 24,000…
6:11 AM ET Starring performances from young members of Australia’s Test team left Tim Paine hopeful that there are better times ahead, after they overpowered Sri Lanka by an innings and 40 runs at the Gabba, although another under-par display from Mitchell Starc and a continued lack of hundreds meant not everything went to plan. Pat Cummins, a senior figure in the team although still only 25 years old, claimed…
6:03 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Marcus Stoinis has been added to the Australia squad for the second and final Test against Sri Lanka, starting at Manuka Oval in Canberra on February 1. Australia went 1-0 up in the series following a win in the day/night first Test in Brisbane, completing victory by an innings and 40 runs on Saturday’s third day. Pat Cummins played the lead with a match haul…
4:41 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff “Oh my god! What actually just happened!” Well, what happened was that Kirby Short had just led Brisbane Heat to the Women’s Big Bash League 2018-19 title. An outstanding achievement in itself, equally significant because it was the first instance of a team without ‘Sydney’ in its name holding the trophy aloft. Sydney Sixers pushed hard, almost till the end, but the Heat rode on…
Jan 25, 2019 Karnataka built their advantage steadily but Saurashtra ensured they weren’t allowed to run away with the match, with the second semi-final of the Ranji Trophy 2018-19 continuing to be delicately poised. At lunch on the third day, Karnataka had Mayank Agarwal and captain Manish Pandey in the middle, and had stretched their lead to 119 runs with the score 80 for 3. Agarwal had a nervy start…