On the day Steven Smith went past Don Bradman with his 30th Test century, he admitted to being uncertain about how long his international career will continue. Smith’s 104 in Sydney was just his second hundred against South Africa in 12 matches – for an opponent he has played more than twice he holds his lowest average against them – yet it ended in frustration as he missed out on…
Australia allrounder Cameron Green has revealed he is “touch and go” for the first Test in India following finger surgery but he has allayed any doubts over his bowling availability in the IPL. Green broke his right index finger during the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Melbourne. He was able to bat in Australia’s first innings with the fracture and made an unbeaten half-century but was ruled out…
Innings Pakistan 408 (Shakeel 125*, Imam 83, Sarfaraz 78, Ajaz 3-88, Sodhi 3-95) trail New Zealand 449 (Conway 122, Latham 71, Henry 68*, Abrar 4-149, Naseem 3-71, Salman 3-75 Ish Sodhi trapped No. 11 Abrar Ahmed off the final delivery of the first over of the fourth day to wrap Pakistan’s innings up. Saud Shakeel ended undefeated on a career-best 125 – his maiden Test century – as New Zealand…
Cricket Australia will consider changing the way broadcast vision is supplied to third umpires after a contentious not-out decision on day one of the third Test against South Africa in Sydney. Kettleborough primarily reviewed side-on replays of the catch, but a front-on angle from the Seven Network threw the third umpire’s ruling into question when posted to social media on Wednesday. Related Bad light and rain ends day with Australia…
Lunch Australia 266 for 2 (Khawaja 108*, Smith 59*, Nortje 2-39) vs South Africa Usman Khawaja scored his 13th Test century to continue his penchant for the SCG as Australia moved into a commanding position on the second day of the third Test against a struggling South Africa. On a slow surface, which is expected to deteriorate as the match wears on, Khawaja took advantage and combined with Steven Smith…
Belinda Clark, the former Australia captain, has been unveiled as the first statue of a female cricketer in the world with the sculpture part of the SCG precinct. The bronze statue stands alongside Richie Benaud, Steve Waugh, Stan McCabe and Fred Spofforth among the cricketers at the ground. Clark played 15 Tests and 118 one-day internationals and one T20I becoming the first player to score a double century in ODIs…
Sanju Samson has been ruled out of the T20I series against Sri Lanka due to a knee injury. Jitesh Sharma, the Vidarbha and Punjab Kings wicketkeeper-batter, as a result, has received a maiden call-up to the India team for the second and third games. “Samson hurt his left knee while attempting to field a ball near the boundary ropes during the first T20I,” a BCCI release stated. “He was taken…
Two days before the start of the new season, Shakib Al Hasan offered sharp criticism of the Bangladesh Premier League, going so far as to say the tournament may very well be inferior to the Dhaka Premier League, the country’s domestic one-day competition. Asked what changes he would bring if he was made head of the BPL, Shakib highlighted the problems they are facing, especially this year, when he said…
Delhi’s 2022-23 Ranji Trophy campaign has suffered one blow after another. They lost one match against Maharashtra outright, conceded the first-innings lead in two others, and are now staring down the barrel against Saurashtra in the ongoing fourth round of matches. Against Saurashtra, in fact, they had slumped to 10 for 7 before recovering to post 133 on the opening day in Rajkot. Currently seventh in an eight-team pool, their…
Sydney Thunder 143 for 4 (Davies 58, Ross 41*) beat Perth Scorchers 142 for 9 (Turner 61, McAndrew 3-29) by six wickets A well-crafted half-century by Oliver Davies steered Sydney Thunder to an impressive six-wicket BBL win against the Perth Scorchers at Optus Stadium on Wednesday night. Thunder restricted the home side to 142 for 9 from their 20 overs, then chased down the target with three overs to spare. Davies made 58…