New Zealand 340 (Latham 70, Mitchell 57, Jayasuriya 4-136) lead Sri Lanka 305 by 35 runs A Test of ebbs and flows turned over yet another fascinating chapter on the third morning in Galle, as Sri Lanka stormed back into the game with a flurry of wickets, before Glenn Phillips led a stunning counter-charge. When it was all settled, New Zealand’s first-innings lead stood at 35 after they were bowled…
An lbw decision against Antigua And Barbuda Falcons batter Imad Wasim that was given not out on the field led to “chaos”, controversy and more than a ten-minute delay in the CPL game against Trinbago Knight Riders in Port of Spain. The decision was briefly overturned by the third umpire before Wasim was brought back to resume batting, which sparked off animated chats between TKR captain Kieron Pollard and the…
Innings India 376 (Ashwin 113, Jadeja 86, Mahmud 5-83, Taskin 3-55) vs Bangladesh Taskin Ahmed made use of the second new ball to help Bangladesh control damage and take the remaining four wickets for the addition of just 37 runs on the second morning of the first Test in Chennai. Hasan Mahmud provided the finishing touches with the wicket of Jasprit Bumrah, giving him the first five-wicket haul for a…
As Travis Head placed his helmet on top of his bat handle and raised both to the sky in the style of Chris Gayle, it prompted a tantalising thought. Opening the batting against England in this ODI in Nottingham, Head cruised to his hundred in the 30th over: what is to stop him doing the same thing for Australia in the first session of a Test against India later this…
Surrey 415 (Patel 134, Lawes 58, Burns 55, de Leede 4-106) and 25 for 0 beat Durham 262 (Ackermann 78*, Worrall 4-39) and 177 (Gay 48, S Curran 4-23, Worrall 4-34) by ten wickets Sun kissed and hazy, like the summer should have been. As south London bathed in 25-degree heat, the was a prevailing sense of better late than never. And not solely down to the pleasingly warm weather….
Glamorgan 239 (Ingram 82, Coad 4-55, Fisher 4-55) and 141 for 7 (Tribe 50*, Coad 4-30) need 255 runs to beat Yorkshire 361 ((Hill 90, Wharton 63, Bess 50, Govin 4-67) and 273 (Bean 57, Lyth 55, Harris 5-73) lead by 238 runs Yorkshire need three Glamorgan wickets to secure victory on the final day and remain in pole position to earn promotion along with already promoted Sussex. The Welsh…
Sri Lanka have not played a Test in Galle in over a year, while one of their main spinners has not played long-format cricket for many months. Could this be why Sri Lanka’s slow bowlers were inaccurate on day two of their Test against New Zealand? Spin bowling coach Craig Howard wasn’t exactly trying to absolve the Sri Lanka spinners, but did suggest they needed a bit of time to…
Somerset 146 and 204 for 6 (Vaughan 68, Wells 2-23) need 189 runs to beat Lancashire 140 and 398 (Wells 130, Bohannon 60, Leach 3-57) Needing 393 to beat Lancashire and keep their hopes of winning their first Vitality County Championship title alive, Somerset ended the third day’s play at Emirates Old Trafford on 204 for 6, still 189 runs short of their target. Should they succeed in their now…
Worcestershire 273 and 117 for 5 (Libby 55*, Dawson 2-36) trail Hampshire>/b> 462 and 204 (Dawson 51, Virdi 4-108) by 277 runs Liam Dawson returned 50 wickets in a Vitality County Championship season for the first time after scoring an eighth fifty of the season as Hampshire closed in on victory over Worcestershire. Spinning all-rounder Dawson reached a half-century of scalps by adding Kashif Ali and Adam Hose to his…
Stallions 271 for 7 (Babar 104*, Yasir 46, Shakeel 1-14) beat Dolphins 97 (Farhan 32, Mumtaz 3-14, Jahandad 3-18) by 174 runs Babar Azam‘s unbeaten 104 off 100 balls and Jahandad Khan‘s three wickets with the new ball handed Dolphins their third defeat in three games as Stallions registered a mammoth 174-run win in Faisalabad. The result also meant that the team batting first has won all seven matches so…