Saqlain will have more opportunity to work with Adil Rashid © Getty Images Saqlain Mushtaq is set to join the ECB on a two-year contract. Saqlain, the former Pakistan spinner, has already had a couple of spells with the England team as a “spin consultant.” In India it was noticeable that the performance of Adil Rashid, in particular, dipped sharply once Saqlain had left the tour. The new deal will…
Tea Australia 208 for 6 (Smith 111, Warner 56, Kuldeep 3-41) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:19 Steven Smith: highest average for a captain v India Australia’s captain Steven Smith motored to his third century of the series – one of only six visiting batsmen to score that many in India – but was left without significant top-order support, as the Indian debutant Kuldeep Yadav weaved a wrist…
Stumps India 0 for 0 trail Australia 300 (Smith 111, Wade 57, Warner 56, Kuldeep 4-68) by 300 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:19 Steven Smith: highest average for a captain v India Kuldeep Yadav‘s left-arm wristspin gave this series yet another unexpected twist, trumping the far more consistent theme of the Australian captain Steven Smith‘s batting excellence, as India enjoyed the better of the first day of the decisive…
Shahid Afridi’s PSL season included an unbeaten 45 off 23 to guide Peshawar Zalmi home in a low-scoring thriller © PCB/PSL Shahid Afridi has announced, via Twitter, that he is leaving Peshawar Zalmi and is open to playing for another team in the Pakistan Super League. The franchise’s owner, Javed Afridi, told ESPNcricinfo that he was “clueless” in the matter and would speak to Afridi about his “surprising” decision. Won…
Bangladesh 324 for 5 (Tamim 127, Shakib 72, Sabbir 54, Lakmal 2-45) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Tamim Iqbal nearly batted through the innings in constructing his eighth ODI century © AFP Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan flayed Sri Lanka during the course of their 144-run stand that helped Bangladesh post 324, the fourth-highest total by a visiting team against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The enormity…
Shahid Afridi’s PSL season included an unbeaten 45 off 23 to guide Peshawar Zalmi home in a low-scoring thriller © PCB/PSL Shahid Afridi has announced, via Twitter, that he is leaving Peshawar Zalmi and is open to playing for another team in the Pakistan Super League. The franchise’s owner, Javed Afridi, told ESPNcricinfo that he was “clueless” in the matter and would speak to Afridi about his “surprising” decision. Won…
Play 01:07 Smith on track to be one of Australia’s greatest – Wade Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has said Australia will look to exploit the same conditions that helped India take ten wickets when play resumes on the second day of the deciding Test in Dharamsala. While six of Australia’s batsmen fell to spin, four to Kuldeep Yadav on debut, the pace and bounce offered by the pitch will encourage Australia’s…
India 0 for 0 trail Australia 300 (Smith 111, Wade 57, Warner 56, Kuldeep 4-68) by 300 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:34 Chappell: First thought Kuldeep’s selection was gutsy Kuldeep Yadav‘s left-arm wristspin gave this series yet another unexpected twist, trumping the far more consistent theme of the Australian captain Steven Smith‘s batting excellence, as India enjoyed the better of the first day of the decisive fourth Test in…
Saqlain will have more opportunity to work with Adil Rashid © Getty Images Saqlain Mushtaq is set to join the ECB on a two-year contract. Saqlain, the former Pakistan spinner, has already had a couple of spells with the England team as a “spin consultant.” In India it was noticeable that the performance of Adil Rashid, in particular, dipped sharply once Saqlain had left the tour. The new deal will…
India 0 for 0 trail Australia 300 (Smith 111, Wade 57, Warner 56, Kuldeep 4-68) by 300 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:34 Chappell: First thought Kuldeep’s selection was gutsy Kuldeep Yadav‘s left-arm wristspin gave this series yet another unexpected twist, trumping the far more consistent theme of the Australian captain Steven Smith‘s batting excellence, as India enjoyed the better of the first day of the decisive fourth Test in…