Month: April 2021

News Coach backs legspinner Hasaranga to give Bangladesh tough time in fourth innings Sri Lanka are still 29 runs behind Bangladesh’s first-innings total, but they think – or rather they hope – that they can still win the first Test, with one day left to play. The Pallekele surface continued to be abominably flat through large parts of day four, which Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva batted out without…

News Gavaskar to Raj: “Body language is very important – look at Virat Kohli, he stares at opposition and the rest of the team does that” India Women’s ODI captain Mithali Raj wants the 2022 50-over World Cup in New Zealand to be her “swansong”, bringing the curtain down on a career spanning over two decades. “It’s been 21 years of international cricket and I know 2022 is my swansong,…

News How, where and when to watch Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders live match at 7.30 PM IST on April 24, 2021 Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders occupy the bottom two positions on the IPL table, with both teams having won just won of their opening four games. With Ben Stokes sidelined and Liam Livingstone citing bubble fatigue, the Royals’ prospects for the season took another blow when…

Preview No side since IPL 2015 has won their first five IPL games. Can CSK stop RCB from achieving that? Big picture After two weeks – barring their most passionate fans – very few people would’ve imagined that Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings would be at the summit of the IPL 2021 points table. Definitely not after last season. But that’s the beauty of the tournament – you…

News Kumara’s exit leaves Sri Lanka with only three frontline bowlers for the second innings Seamer Lahiru Kumara will not bowl again in the ongoing series against Bangladesh after picking up a hamstring injury while fielding on day three, in Pallekele. MRI scans on Friday evening confirmed the presence of the injury. He had bowled 28 overs in the first innings, claiming figures of 1 for 88. This is the…

Report The pair put on 141 for the unbroken fourth wicket, as Karunaratne reached his 11th Test ton Sri Lanka 331 for 3 (Karunaratne 139*, Thirimanne 74*) trail Bangladesh 541 for 7 by 210 runs Dimuth Karunaratne reached his 11th Test century as Sri Lanka had a near-perfect session on the fourth morning. They are now just 12 runs short of avoiding the follow-on, and are set up to challenge…

News Babar Azam offers no excuses after his side loses to Zimbabwe, while Shoiab Malik asks for an international white-ball coach Pakistan’s struggles with middle order were laid bare in Harare on Friday as the team slumped to a 19-run defeat, with Zimbabwe bowling them out for 99. Wobbles in the middle order had been a worry for much of Pakistan’s tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe, but the side…

Report Hosts without Colin Ackermann, struck on forehead while fielding, replaced by concussion sub Rishi Patel Colin Ackermann of Leicestershire is treated after being struck by a ball during   Leicestershire 233 and 48 for 3 (Patel 27*, Overton 2-4) trail Somerset 318 (Abell 88, Davies 59) by 37 runs Half-centuries from Tom Abell and Steven Davies helped Somerset to an 85-run first-innings lead in their LV=Insurance County Championship match…