South Africa 83 for 2 (Amla 38*) and 359 (de Kock 91, Bavuma 89, de Grandhomme 3-52) beat New Zealand 268 and 171 (Raval 80, Maharaj 6-40) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Keshav Maharaj produced figures of 6 for 40 to rip through New Zealand © Getty Images South Africa were spun to a three-day victory by Keshav Maharaj‘s career-best 6 for 40, the second-best figures for a spinner…
Lunch Sri Lanka 338 and 137 for 1 (Karunaratne 67*, Mendis 36*) lead Bangladesh 467 by eight runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dimuth Karunaratne scored his 12th Test half-century © AFP Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis calmed things down for Sri Lanka after Upul Tharanga’s dismissal in the second over of the morning. Sri Lanka led Bangladesh by eight runs at the end of the first session that saw the…
Lunch Sri Lanka 338 and 137 for 1 (Karunaratne 67*, Mendis 36*) lead Bangladesh 467 by eight runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dimuth Karunaratne scored his 12th Test half-century © AFP Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis calmed things down for Sri Lanka after Upul Tharanga’s dismissal in the second over of the morning. Sri Lanka led Bangladesh by eight runs at the end of the first session that saw the…
South Australia 225 and 406 (Ferguson 90, Cooper 83, Dalton 71, Zampa 63, Bell 4-97, Rainbird 3-88) lead Tasmania 332 by 299 runsScorecard File photo – Callum Ferguson top scored with 90 © Getty Images Callum Ferguson and Tom Cooper were instrumental in setting Tasmania a target of 300 for victory in Hobart, where South Australia must win to have any chance of making the Sheffield Shield final. The Redbacks…
Morne Morkel, returning from injury, was as “tough as you could face” on the third day, said captain Faf du Plessis © Getty Images At 1pm on Friday, South Africa were at risk of losing a Test. By 7pm on Saturday, they had won it. It took them just 30 hours to turn things around and they did it the full 360 degrees. “It’s happened a few times this season…
Tom Harrison said four-day Tests could be viable if the conditions were right © AFP Tom Harrison, the chief executive of the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB), has signalled his support for a move towards four-day Tests, as part of a wider plan to keep the format viable amid the inexorable rise of T20 cricket. Speaking to The Times, Harrison warned there was a “risk of loving [Test cricket]…
Victoria 280 (Quiney 57, Finch 52, Neser 4-74) beat Queensland 208 and 61 (Pattinson 5-7) by an innings and 11 runsScorecard File photo – James Pattinson finished with 5 for 7 in the second innings © Getty Images Victoria will host the Sheffield Shield final in Alice Springs after they skittled Queensland for 61 on the third day at Allan Border Field in Brisbane, securing an innings victory and ending…
New South Wales 309 (Cowan 69, Hughes 69, Henriques 50, Behrendorff 4-70) and 1 for 6 need another 397 runs to beat Western Australia 9 for 436 dec and 4 for 275 dec (Cartwright 170*, Copeland 3-72)Scorecard File photo – Hilton Cartwright smashed his highest first-class score © Getty Images Hilton Cartwright plundered an unbeaten 170 at nearly a run a ball to give Western Australia a fighting chance of…
New South Wales 309 (Cowan 69, Hughes 69, Henriques 50, Behrendorff 4-70) and 1 for 6 need another 397 runs to beat Western Australia 9 for 436 dec and 4 for 275 dec (Cartwright 170*, Copeland 3-72)Scorecard File photo – Hilton Cartwright smashed his highest first-class score © Getty Images Hilton Cartwright plundered an unbeaten 170 at nearly a run a ball to give Western Australia a fighting chance of…
New South Wales 309 (Cowan 69, Hughes 69, Henriques 50, Behrendorff 4-70) and 1 for 6 need another 397 runs to beat Western Australia 9 for 436 dec and 4 for 275 dec (Cartwright 170*, Copeland 3-72)Scorecard File photo – Hilton Cartwright smashed his highest first-class score © Getty Images Hilton Cartwright plundered an unbeaten 170 at nearly a run a ball to give Western Australia a fighting chance of…