New Zealand end day on high after Nicholls' repair work

South Africa 24 for 2 trail New Zealand 268 (Nicholls 118, Duminy 4-47) by 244 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:27 Moonda: Nicholls’ positivity most impressive Henry Nicholls‘ maiden Test century was the centrepiece of a New Zealand fightback on the opening day at the Basin Reserve which was capped by the removal of both South Africa’s openers. JP Duminy nipped in with a career-best 4 for 47 as South…

March 16, 2017
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BCB president says it was his decision to drop Mahmudullah

March 16, 2017

Nazmul Hassan: ‘I have said it repeatedly that I take every decision’ © BCB BCB president Nazmul Hassan has revealed the significant influence he has over Bangladesh’s selection process at present, saying that it was his call to drop allrounder Mahmudullah from the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka. Hassan also said another high-profile player might have suffered the axe had the designated wicketkeeper Liton Das not been ruled out of…

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Workload balance a challenge – Boult

March 16, 2017

Trent Boult could not recover in time for the Wellington Test © Getty Images Trent Boult has conceded that sitting out some matches in the ODI series against South Africa could have kept him fit for all the Tests, but admitted it would be difficult to pick and choose which matches to play in tightly contested series. Boult was forced to sit out the second Test in Wellington with a…

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Smith, Maxwell blunt India's charge

Tea: Australia 194 for 4 (Smith 80*, Maxwell 19*) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:03 Kalra: Selecting Cummins, Maxwell a gamble Australia’s captain Steven Smith passed 5000 Test runs as the shepherded the tourists to 194 for 4 against India by the time tea was taken on the opening day in Ranchi. On the best pitch of the series, Smith will need continuing support from a subdued Glenn…

March 16, 2017
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Duminy moves closer to spinning allrounder role

March 16, 2017

‘I’ve been getting an odd over here and there so the opportunities haven’t really been there’ – JP Duminy © Getty Images Despite JP Duminy taking a career-best 4 for 47, he said offspinner Dane Piedt, who is arriving ahead of the Hamilton Test, should “definitely not” remain in South Africa at his expense. Instead, Duminy intends to keep working on his bowling in the hope that he will finally…

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Chandimal, lower order lift Sri Lanka to 338

March 16, 2017

LunchSri Lanka 338 (Chandimal 138, Mehedi 3-90) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dinesh Chandimal struck his eighth Test century to lift Sri Lanka from a precarious overnight position © Associated Press Dinesh Chandimal‘s well-paced 138 helped Sri Lanka wrest back control and momentum on the second morning. The home side was finally bowled out for 338, having added an even 100 to a precarious overnight 238 for 7. Chandimal…

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New Zealand end day on high after Nicholls' repair work

South Africa 24 for 2 trail New Zealand 268 (Nicholls 118, Duminy 4-47) by 244 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:27 Moonda: Nicholls’ positivity most impressive Henry Nicholls‘ maiden Test century was the centrepiece of a New Zealand fightback on the opening day at the Basin Reserve which was capped by the removal of both South Africa’s openers. JP Duminy nipped in with a career-best 4 for 47 as South…

March 16, 2017
Read More >>

BCB president says it was his decision to drop Mahmudullah

March 16, 2017

Nazmul Hassan: ‘I have said it repeatedly that I take every decision’ © BCB BCB president Nazmul Hassan has revealed the significant influence he has over Bangladesh’s selection process at present, saying that it was his call to drop allrounder Mahmudullah from the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka. Hassan also said another high-profile player might have suffered the axe had the designated wicketkeeper Liton Das not been ruled out of…

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Workload balance a challenge – Boult

March 16, 2017

Trent Boult could not recover in time for the Wellington Test © Getty Images Trent Boult has conceded that sitting out some matches in the ODI series against South Africa could have kept him fit for all the Tests, but admitted it would be difficult to pick and choose which matches to play in tightly contested series. Boult was forced to sit out the second Test in Wellington with a…

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Smith, Maxwell blunt India's charge

Tea: Australia 194 for 4 (Smith 80*, Maxwell 19*) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:03 Kalra: Selecting Cummins, Maxwell a gamble Australia’s captain Steven Smith passed 5000 Test runs as the shepherded the tourists to 194 for 4 against India by the time tea was taken on the opening day in Ranchi. On the best pitch of the series, Smith will need continuing support from a subdued Glenn…

March 16, 2017
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