Report The spinner picked up four wickets after the batsman had hammered 71 off 29 to set up a dominating win Sydney Thunder 7 for 219 (Hales 71, Ferguson 51, Zampa 3-49) beat Melbourne Stars 144 (Stoinis 27, Green 4-34, Sangha 2-17) by 75 runs Man of the Match Alex Hales sprinted to the fastest fifty in Sydney Thunder franchise history, setting up a franchise record total of 219, before…
Report Half-centuries for Kusal Perera and Wanindu Hasaranga can’t prevent heavy loss South Africa 621 (du Plessis 199, Elgar 95, Maharaj 73, Bavuma 71, Markram 68) beat Sri Lanka 396 (Chandimal 85, de Silva 79, Shanaka 66*, Sipamla 4-76) and 180 (Perera 64, Hasaranga 59, Sipamla 2-24) by an innings and 45 runs South Africa’s quicks tore through a beleaguered Sri Lanka batting line-up in the first half of day…
News The decision preserves more than a century of unbroken summers with Test cricket at the SCG The SCG will host the third Test, ensuring a century old tradition remains unbroken Sydney is set to retain the third Test between Australia and India as scheduled, after a hard line from Queensland health authorities over the Covid-19 outbreak on Sydney’s northern beaches forced Cricket Australia to the brink of dispensing…
News The left-hand batsman scored 1296 Test runs at an average of 46.28 John Reid, the former New Zealand batsman, has died aged 64. The left-hand batsman played 19 Tests and 25 ODIs from 1979 to 1986, scoring 1296 and 633 runs in them respectively. His Test runs came at an average of 46.28, with six centuries and two half-centuries. The highlight of Reid’s international career was his 108 against…
News New Zealand quick becomes third from his country, after Hadlee and Vettori, to pick up 300 Test wickets Tim Southee’s strikes on the fourth day have given New Zealand a good chance of victory Tim Southee has become only the third from New Zealand, after Richard Hadlee and Daniel Vettori, to get to the 300-wicket milestone, which he achieved with Haris Sohail’s scalp in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday….
Report Kane Richardson was outstanding for the Renegades but it did not prove enough Sydney Sixers 8 for 169 (Philippe 48, Holder 33*, Silk 31, Nabi 2-11) beat Melbourne Renegades 6 for 168 (Marsh 67, Finch 39, Christian 2-19) by two wickets Jason Holder clubbed 16 off the final over from Will Sutherland to carry the Sydney Sixers to their second nerve-jangling victory in two games and consign the Melbourne…
Sri Lanka 396 and 65 for 2 (Perera 33*, Ngidi 2-28) trail South Africa 621 (du Plessis 199, Maharaj, 73, Bavuma 71) by 160 runs Day three was the day in which South Africa claimed an iron-grip on the Test. This was partly through Faf du Plessis‘ sparkling 199, and the big partnerships he racked up alongside the lower middle order. But also, due to the injuries to Sri Lanka’s…
Last time Australia stumbled through an entire home Test match without a single batsman passing 50, against the mighty West Indies at the MCG in 1988, the aftermath went down as a seminal moment in the minds of many members of what was then a developing team. India have been targeting Steven Smith’s stumps to great effect Getty Images Allan Border had led his men to the 1987 World Cup…
News Country moved into level three restrictions but international sport still allowed to take place The ongoing series between South Africa and Sri Lanka will continue despite the country moving to a stricter level of lockdown. In the face of an increasing number of Covid-19 infections, the South African government has moved the country from level one to level three, prohibited all gatherings for two weeks and enforced a stricter…
News The decision was made based on a Snicko spike after there was no mark on HotSpot – which fits protocol, but Paine felt the decision was made in haste Australia captain Tim Paine confronted the match officials to question the consistency of their decision-making after his second innings caught-behind dismissal amid the home side’s eight-wicket defeat in the second Test at the MCG. Paine’s irritation at being adjudged caught…