IPL 2016

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…

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…

‘We spent a bit of time in India when it went square and showed better application than we have in this match’ – Kane Williamson © Getty Images Captain Kane Williamson struggled to fathom how the Wellington Test escaped so quickly from New Zealand’s grasp, and he could barely hide his frustration that spin was central to their demise. Having recovered on the opening day to post 268 – on…

Tea India 303 for 4 (Pujara 109*, Nair 13*) trail Australia 451 (Smith 178*, Maxwell 104, Jadeja 5-124) by 148 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Cheteshwar Pujara showed his patient side yet again © Associated Press Cheteshwar Pujara accelerated impressively to a century after lunch but India lost Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane as they tried to close the gap to Australia’s first-innings tally on the third afternoon of the…

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…

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…

India 360 for 6 (Pujara 130*, Vijay 82, Rahul 67, Cummins 4-59) trail Australia 451 by 91 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Cheteshwar Pujara’s century was the first for India in the series © Associated Press Pat Cummins and Cheteshwar Pujara fought an absorbing duel for supremacy in Ranchi on a day when nothing came easily for either side. Australia sought to squeeze India’s first innings with tight bowling throughout and…