Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl vs New Zealand Sri Lanka won the toss and put New Zealand in to bat in the first T20I at Mount Maunganui. This is the first of three T20Is, which will be followed by an ODI series. With conditions at the Bay Oval expected to offer plenty of seam and bounce, both sides have opted to play three frontline seamers. Matt Henry returns to…
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has severely criticised Rishabh Pant‘s shot selection that led to his unusual dismissal on the third morning of the MCG Test between India and Australia. Pant looked fluent on 28 off 37 after he and Ravindra Jadeja resumed India’s reply from the overnight 164 for 5 and had nearly seen through the first hour of play. That’s when Pant attempted a scoop from outside off…
Allrounder Sophie Molineux has been ruled out of the multiformat Ashes series due to a knee injury that will require surgery. Molineux, a left-arm spinner, managed a knee problem through the WBBL, where she captained Melbourne Renegades to a maiden title, and the issue flared again after the ODI series against India. Molineux was ruled out of the recent trip to New Zealand and now faces a further spell on…
The numbers say Aiden Markram has had exactly the kind of Test year he always has. Currently on 499 runs, he averages 35.64 in 2024 which is only a fraction lower than his overall average of 35.75, and more than the 34.60 in 2021 and 33.60 in 2018, his other two profitable years. Before this match, he scored an important fifty just a game ago, but still, he came into…
Afghanistan 95 for 2 (Rahmat 49*) trail Zimbabwe 586 (Bennett 110*, Ervine 104, Ghazanfar 3-127) by 491 runs Bulawayo was buzzing on the second day of the Boxing Day Test as the home fans celebrated one landmark after another, with Zimbabwe creating history against Afghanistan by getting to their highest Test score of all time. Overnight centurion Sean Williams posted his person best in Tests, the captain Craig Ervine scored…
Hobart Hurricanes 214 for 5 (McDermott 68*, Hope 37, Overton 2-27) beat Adelaide Strikers 203 for 6 (M Short 52, D Short 41, Jordan 2-36) by 11 runs Ben McDermott powered Hobart Hurricanes to the highest total of the BBL season with a belligerent half-century to overwhelm a slumping Adelaide Strikers. Hurricanes had contributions through their batting order after being sent in on a typically flat Adelaide Oval surface. McDermott’s…
Williams’ hundred and his 163-run fifth-wicket stand with captain Craig Ervine propelled Zimbabwe to their highest Test score in 30 years, and he hopes it will instil a sense of belief in a team that has not won a Test since March 2021. “If I can lead by action, and not with my mouth, I think the kids will grow from that very fast,” Williams said after the first day’s…
Lunch South Africa 180 for 5 (Markram 81*, Verreynne 0*) trail Pakistan 211 by 31 runs South Africa tightened their grip on the first Test during the morning session on day two, with Aiden Markram closing in on three figures and the deficit down to 31 with five wickets in hand. With the Centurion pitch flattening out, Pakistan’s bowling lacked inspiration for large parts, though a late wicket from Naseem…
Stumps India 164 for 5 (Jaiswal 82, Kohli 36, Pant 6*, Jadeja 4*, Boland 2-24, Cummins 2-57) trail Australia 474 (Smith 140, Labuschagne 72, Konstas 60, Khawaja 57, Cummins 49, Bumrah 4-99, Jadeja 3-78, Akash Deep 2-94) by 310 runs Local hero Scott Boland was part of a late surge by Australia on the second day in Melbourne as they took control of the fourth Test after Steven Smith set…
Spencer Johnson‘s toe injury – which he has called “bizarre” – has left several sports physicians and surgeons baffled. He snapped a tendon in the middle toe of his right foot during South Australia’s Sheffield Shield game against Western Australia last month. Johnson, 29, bowled 45 overs in the match, just the sixth first-class appearance of his career, on the back of playing four white-ball games against Pakistan in the…