South Australia 1 for 15 (Lyon 1-5) trail New South Wales 5 for 389 dec (Patterson 122*, Hughes 91, Sangha 52) by 374 runs Kurtis Patterson overcame a migraine to put his name back in lights with his first Sheffield Shield century in close to a year, helping NSW post 5 for 389 declared against South Australia. After going to stumps at 32 not out on day one, Patterson stayed back in…
The West Indies selection panel chose Roston Chase over left-arm fingerspinner Gudakesh Motie in the Test squad for the upcoming tour of Australia because they wanted an “offspinner in Australia”, Desmond Haynes, the lead selector, said. Though Rakheem Cornwall, who is also an offspinning allrounder like Chase, was in contention, fitness was one of the reasons for his omission. Jimmy Adams, the director of cricket at CWI, also revealed that…
Victoria 7 for 351 dec and 1 for 122 (Dean (70*) drew with Tasmania 535 (Silk 154*, Ward 91, Freeman 57, Jewell 53, Perry 4-112) Two Hobart hailstorms and firm resistance from Victoria’s top order have combined to deny Tasmania back-to-back Sheffield Shield wins. After resuming at 44 for 1 on the final day and still needing another 140 to make Tasmania bat again, Victoria made clear their plan to bat…
Big picture An India-Bangladesh contest in a T20 World Cup has potential to get fiery. Particularly if you remember what happened the last time these two sides met in the tournament. Many players involved in that 2016 game have retired, many others have moved on, but some remain. The memories of that contest are certainly fresh with both sets of fans. The players don’t forget such matches either. Bangladesh, in…
Toss Afghanistan chose to bat vs Sri Lanka Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first at the Gabba – a venue which tends to favour sides setting scores. The match is a must-win affair for both teams, with the losers dropping out of semi-final contention. The surface is expected to be a standard Gabba pitch, with plenty of bounce and carry for the quicks. With Hazratullah Zazai out…