South Africa will “go back to old-fashioned Test cricket” as they look to take five wickets to complete a win on the final day at St George’s Park. This, after they “went searching” in the last 90 minutes of the fourth afternoon. A slightly frustrated Keshav Maharaj, who was the last to strike in the 34th over – before Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva batted out 18.5 overs more…
Prabath Jayasuriya now has ten five-wicket hauls in Test cricket. For context, that’s more than all but the three greatest Sri Lanka bowlers – Muttiah Muralitharan (67), Rangana Herath (34), and Chaminda Vaas (12). That Jayasuriya has got to double-figures in a mere 18 Tests is a reflection of how consistent he has been. But there is also the suggestion that his Test record looks especially snazzy because he’s played…
Ben Sawyer has been reappointed head coach of the New Zealand women’s team for two years. Sawyer, who oversaw New Zealand’s first-ever T20 World Cup win earlier this year – they beat South Africa in the final – will remain at the helm until December 2026. This period includes the women’s ODI World Cup in India in late 2025 and the women’s T20 World Cup in England in mid 2026….
Bangladesh U-19 198 (Hossan 47, James 40, Guha 2-29, Raj 2-41) beat India U-19 139 (Amaan 26, Raj 24, Hakim 3-8, Emon 3-24) by 59 runs Iqbal Hossain Emon and Azizul Hakim bagged three wickets apiece as Bangladesh defended their U-19 Asia Cup title with a comfortable 59-run win against India in Dubai. Chasing 199, India were bowled out for 139 in 35.2 overs, completing a horror Sunday that also…
Sri Lanka 328 and 60 for 2 (Chandimal 29, Mathews 6, Paterson 1-9, Rabada 1-10) need 288 runs to beat South Africa 358 and 318 (Bavuma 66, Markram 55, Jayasuriya 5-129) Having set Sri Lanka a mammoth target of 348 runs, South Africa’s quicks removed Sri Lanka’s openers before tea. Kagiso Rabada rapped Dimuth Karunaratne in front of the stumps, to dismiss him cheaply for the fourth time in the…
England 137 for 4 (Beaumont 34, Bouchier 33, Dercksen 2-22) beat South Africa 135 (Tryon 45, Dean 4-45, Ecclestone 3-27, Filer 3-32) by six wickets Charlie Dean became the first England bowler to claim a hat-trick in a women’s ODI for 25 years, as South Africa were routed by six wickets at Kingsmead. Having lost the opening ODI in Kimberley by six wickets on Wednesday, England bounced back to level…
South Africa 358 and 282 for 8 (Maharaj 2*, Rabada 0*, Jayasuriya 5-117) lead Sri Lanka 328 by 312 runs Sri Lanka claimed five wickets with the old ball on the fourth morning, to work their way back into a Test that had been at risk of slipping away. Prabath Jayasuriya was their primary weapon, bowling yet another long spell into the rough that has developed outside the right-hander’s leg…
Pink ball or red ball, first innings runs are vital in Test cricket and India have been lacking recently. Adelaide was the fourth time in the last five Tests that they were unable to reach the 200-run mark. Adelaide’s 180 followed a series of 150 against Australia in Perth, 156 against New Zealand in Pune and 46 against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Rohit Sharma brought context to those numbers when…
Tasmania 203 (Doran 51, Scott 3-30, Thornton 3-41, McAndrew 3-63) & 41 for 1 (Weatherald 26*) trail South Australia 398 for 6 dec & 233 for 9 dec (McInerney 75, Sangha 61, Kuhnemann 4-67) by 387 runs Tasmania hit back with the ball thanks to Matt Kuhnemann‘s four-wicket haul but still face a daunting fight for survival on the final day of their Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at…
New South Wales 493 for 9 (Patterson 167*, Konstas 88) trail Western Australia 211 (Inglis 41, Edwards 5-41, Bird 3-48) by 252 runs Sam Konstas has missed out on another century but teammate Kurtis Patterson managed to break a long drought to give New South Wales a chance of pulling off victory in their Sheffield Shield clash with Western Australia at the SCG. The Blues went to stumps on day…