Match Facts March 28, 2017Start time 1430 local (0900 GMT) Bangladesh won only their second ODI in Sri Lanka to take a lead in the series © AFP Big Picture A win in a landmark Test, post-match calls from the prime minister, outstanding performances from debutants, seniors producing their best work – this hastily arranged tour was only supposed to be the postscript to Bangladesh’s high-profile visits to New Zealand…
‘The batsmen should learn how to convert 50-60 into a hundred, which is what big teams do’ – Mashrafe Mortaza © AFP Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza wants his batsmen to continue converting starts into big scores, like how “big teams do”, in order to push totals higher. Tamim Iqbal‘s 127 played a major role in Bangladesh reaching their second highest ODI total, 324 for 5, in the first match in…
South Australia 1 for 19 trail Victoria 487 (Harris 120, Dean 94, Pattinson 80, Gotch 52, Sayers 7-84) by 468 runsScorecard Chadd Sayers finished with 7 for 84 © Getty Images Chadd Sayers claimed seven wickets and South Australia gloveman Alex Carey equalled the all-time record for most dismissals in a Sheffield Shield season, but Victoria remained in control on the second day of the final in Alice Springs. The…
The Committee of Administrators has said every decision taken by any BCCI committee will need its approval © AFP The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) has reiterated to the BCCI office bearers that it remains in charge of the Indian board. On Sunday, the CoA put out a directive on the BCCI website, saying the office bearers cannot take any decisions independently without its permission. Also, any decision reached…
Lunch India 332 (Jadeja 63, Rahul 60, Pujara 57, Lyon 5-92) lead Australia 300 by 32 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:56 Chappell: 40-50 runs lead should not be decisive Ravindra Jadeja and Wriddhiman Saha put together a priceless partnership to push India into the lead before Australia struck in the minutes before lunch on day three in Dharamsala, keeping the hosts’ advantage to 32. As had been the…
Lunch India 332 (Jadeja 63, Rahul 60, Pujara 57, Lyon 5-92) lead Australia 300 by 32 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:56 Chappell: 40-50 runs lead should not be decisive Ravindra Jadeja and Wriddhiman Saha put together a priceless partnership to push India into the lead before Australia struck in the minutes before lunch on day three in Dharamsala, keeping the hosts’ advantage to 32. As had been the…
Tea Australia 300 and 92 for 5 (Maxwell 37*) lead India 332 (Jadeja 63, Rahul 60, Pujara 57, Lyon 5-92) by 60 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:56 Chappell: 40-50 runs lead should not be decisive Glenn Maxwell seemingly stands between India and victory in this series after Australia’s top order fell to pieces on the third afternoon of the decisive fourth Test in Dharamsala. Starting their innings 32…
File photo – Nikita Miller scythed through the Trinidad and Tobago line-up for his 26th five-wicket haul © WICB Nikita Miller’s five-wicket haul in the second innings, and match haul of 9 for 84 , bowled Jamaica to an 87-run win over Trinidad & Tobago at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain and move to second place. In a low scoring match that had only four half-centuries, Jamaica made…
Tea Australia 300 and 92 for 5 (Maxwell 37*) lead India 332 (Jadeja 63, Rahul 60, Pujara 57, Lyon 5-92) by 60 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:56 Chappell: 40-50 runs lead should not be decisive Glenn Maxwell seemingly stands between India and victory in this series after Australia’s top order fell to pieces on the third afternoon of the decisive fourth Test in Dharamsala. Starting their innings 32…
Innings India 332 (Jadeja 63, Rahul 60, Pujara 57, Lyon 5-92, Cummins 3-94) need 106 to beat Australia 300 and 137 (Maxwell 45, Jadeja 3-24, Umesh 3-29, Ashwin 3-29)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:56 Chappell: 40-50 runs lead should not be decisive Australia’s batsmen froze in the spotlight of the opportunity to press for a series-sealing victory over India, leaving the hosts needing a mere 106 to regain the…