India captain Rohit Sharma has said Rishabh Pant needs to figure out “the right way to do things” for himself and the team, while acknowledging that his high-risk methods had brought spectacular success in the past. Rohit was reacting to a question about Pant’s dismissals in India’s defeat at the MCG, where he was caught in scooping at third man in the first innings and pulled a long hop to…
India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed in unusual circumstances during the final session on day five of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG after an on-field not-out decision for caught-behind was overturned by the third umpire despite the technology available not doing enough to confirm the edge. Jaiswal, batting on 84, attempted to hook a bouncer from Pat Cummins, the ball was caught by wicketkeeper Alex Carey, the Australians…
Australia 474 (Smith 140, Labuschagne 72, Bumrah 4-99) and 234 (Labuschagne 70, Bumrah 5-57) beat India 369 (Reddy 114, Jaiswal 82, Boland 3-57) and 155 (Jaiswal 84, Cummins 3-28, Boland 3-39) by 184 runs Early in the final hour at the MCG, Australia won an epic Test that had been played in front of a record crowd to take a 2-1 lead in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, having snared seven…
Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl vs New Zealand Sri Lanka have won the toss and elected to bowl for a second game in a row, as they seek a crucial win at Mount Maunganui to stay alive in the three-match T20I series. New Zealand had won the first game on Saturday in dramatic fashion. The hosts have named an unchanged XI, but will want more from their top order…
A new attendance record for a Test match in Australia has been set with more than 350,700 passing through the gates at the MCG across the five days of the fourth Test between Australia and India, surpassing the previous mark of 350,534 set in 1937. Cricket Australia confirmed on Monday that 51,371 had already come in for the first session of the fifth day, with more to follow later in…
Afghanistan 515 for 3 (Rahmat 234, Shahidi 179*, Muzarabani 1-52) trail Zimbabwe 586 by 71 runs Rain had the final say on the fourth day in Bulawayo as only 31 overs were possible with the first of two Tests between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan headed to a draw. Zimbabwe managed to end the mammoth 364-run third-wicket partnership between Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi – both of whom batted the entire third…
Shan Masood lamented “the same mistakes” Pakistan keep making after they slipped to an eighth Test defeat on the trot in South Africa and their seventh in their last nine games. In a topsy-turvy game, the final twist belonged to South Africa as they recovered from an epic collapse that saw them lose four wickets for three runs to record an unbeaten 50-ball 51-run partnership that clinched victory by two…
South Africa’s nailbiting two-wicket win against Pakistan in Centurion has confirmed their place in June’s World Test Championship (WTC) final. That means only one place is left to be decided, with three teams in contention. Here is a look at what each of India, Australia and Sri Lanka needs to do to qualify. India Percent: 55.89, matches remaining: Aus (2 away) For India to be sure of qualifying, they need…
Sydney Sixers 142 for 2 (Philippe 66*, Patterson 32) beat Brisbane Heat 138 for 9 (McSweeney 34, Dwarshuis 4-32, Kerr 2-19) by eight wickets Sydney Sixers have maintained their unbeaten start to the BBL with an eight-wicket demolition of Brisbane Heat. With the Gabba a sell-out for the rematch of last year’s final, the 30,122 – mostly home fans – were kept quiet for most of the Heat innings as…
LunchSouth Africa 301 and 116 for 8 (Rabada 10*, Jansen 5*, Abbas 6-43, Naseem 1-22) trail Pakistan 211 and 237 by 31 runs South Africa lost 5 for 37 on a frantic morning session at SuperSport Park, where Pakistan are two wickets away from securing their first Test win in the country in 17 years and in nine Tests. South Africa are 32 runs away from victory and from guaranteeing…