Lunch Sri Lanka 318 for 8 (Nissanka 89, Kamindu 48, Mathews 44, Chandimal 44, Paterson 4-66, Jansen 2-100) trail South Africa 358 by 40 runs Dane Paterson took three wickets in an over and Marco Jansen pocketed one apiece with the old and the new ball as South Africa took five wickets for 37 runs on the third morning at St George’s Park. Sri Lanka are 40 runs behind at…
Queensland 172 & 195 for 8 (Peirson 82, Steketee 48*, O’Neill 3-21, Elliott 3-48) lead Victoria 123 (Harris 41, Bartlett 5-32) by 244 runs Jimmy Peirson has batted Queensland towards hope of their first Sheffield Shield victory of the summer against Victoria, after a helter-skelter day two at the MCG. On a day where 15 wickets fell in the first two sessions, Queensland went to stumps at 195 for 8…
Atkinson became the 14th Englishman to take a Test hat-trick – Stuart Broad has two – and the first since Moeen Ali against South Africa in 2017. He is also the 50th man or woman to achieve the feat. Nathan Smith was bowled off the bat while trying to leave, Matt Henry was caught at gully fending a bouncer before Tim Southee was trapped plumb in front, which finished New…
Australia will play three Tests on their tour of West Indies next year after the two boards agreed to add an extra match to the original schedule. It will be the first time the two sides have faced each other for three Tests or more since 2015 and the first time in the Caribbean since 2012 when Australia won 2-0. The series will be the first in the next cycle…
Innings break New Zealand 125 (Atkinson 4-31, Carse 4-46) trail England 280 (Brook 123, Pope 66, Smith 4-86, O’Rourke 3-49) by 155 runs Gus Atkinson became the first bowler to take a Test hat-trick at Basin Reserve as England ruthlessly dispatched New Zealand for a 155-run lead on the second morning in Wellington. Atkinson and Brydon Carse shared the five wickets to fall inside 45 minutes of play, both finishing…
The Telegraph reported the boycott threat on Friday, and ESPNcricinfo understands that players have raised it as a nuclear option with their agents, and in crisis talks with the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA), if the policy does not change. The PCA declined to comment, and the prospect of a boycott has so far been discussed independently of the players’ union. The timing is particularly unfortunate for the ECB ahead of…
Rangpur Riders are concerned about their participation in the final of the Global Super League after the BCB asked them to release three Bangladesh players from the competition. The final, against Victoria, is in Providence, Guyana, on December 6, two days before Bangladesh’s first ODI against West Indies in Basseterre, St Kitts, on December 8. Rishad Hossain, Afif Hossain and Soumya Sarkar are the players in question. They have played…
Jamaica Scorpions captain John Campbell has been handed a four-match suspension for not turning up for the toss against Barbados Pride, resulting in the Super50 final being forfeited for 2024-25. Campbell said he “sincerely regretted” the incident in a statement put out by Cricket West Indies (CWI). “I sincerely regret any disruption caused during the final and acknowledge that my actions may have been perceived as resistance to the match…
Australia 86 for 1 (McSweeney 38*, Labuschagne 20*, Bumrah1-13) trail India 180 (Reddy 42, Rahul 37 Starc 6-48, Cummins 2-41) by 94 runs Mitchell Starc‘s sizzling spell with the pink ball headlined the opening day of the day-night Test in Adelaide as Australia responded to their 295-run drubbing in Perth by dismissing India for 180. Jasprit Bumrah then got rid of Usman Khawaja in the twilight but the under-pressure Marnus…
TeaSri Lanka 103 for 1 (Nissanka 41*, Chandimal 29*) trail South Africa 358 (Verreynne 105*, Rickelton 101, Bavuma 78, Kumara 4-79) by 255 runs Dimuth Karunaratne edged Kagiso Rabada behind the wicket for the third consecutive time this series, but Sri Lanka were otherwise ascendant in the second session, battling their way to 103 for 1 by tea, having withstood some excellent new ball spells. They find themselves still 255…