Stumps: Australia 299 for 4 (Smith 117*, Maxwell 82*) v IndiaScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:33 Ugra: Smith Australia’s best player this series Test hundred number 19, nine of them made overseas, was a measure of the quality Australia’s captain Steven Smith has brought to Ranchi to give his team a chance of unseating India at home. Ball number 147, kept out by Glenn Maxwell in the day’s final over,…
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…
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…
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…
Virat Kohli injured his shoulder while trying to save a boundary in the 40th over © PTI Virat Kohli will undergo scans on his right shoulder to determine his fitness for the rest of the third Test against Australia in Ranchi. Kohli injured his shoulder in the 40th over of the first day, when he chased a drive from Peter Handscomb off Ravindra Jadeja. Sprinting from mid-on towards the long-on…
Bangladesh 214 for 5 (Sarkar 61, Sandakan 3-65) trail Sri Lanka 338 (Chandimal 138, Mehedi 3-90) by 124 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Lakshan Sandakan’s late double-strike put Sri Lanka ahead at the end of the second day © Associated Press The two ends of the day were delicate and disastrous. Dinesh Chandimal took Sri Lanka out of a slippery slope, from an overnight 238 for 7 to a more…
Tasmania 3 for 76 trail South Australia 225 (Carey 46*, Weatherald 46, Rainbird 4-50, Bell 3-63) by 149 runsScorecard File photo – Sam Rainbird picked up 4 for 50 © Getty Images South Australia made a stuttering start against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval in a match the Redbacks must win outright to be in contention for the Sheffield Shield final. Sent in by the Tigers captain George Bailey on an…
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…
Tea New Zealand 160 for 5 (Nicholls 74*, Watling 21*) v South AfricaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kane Williamson was lbw to Kagiso Rabada as New Zealand struggled early on © AFP Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj claimed two wickets apiece, but Henry Nicholls ensured New Zealand did not fold on the opening day in Wellington. They were 21 for 3 before the hour mark after being asked to bat…
Tea New Zealand 160 for 5 (Nicholls 74*, Watling 21*) v South AfricaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kane Williamson was lbw to Kagiso Rabada as New Zealand struggled early on © AFP Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj claimed two wickets apiece, but Henry Nicholls ensured New Zealand did not fold on the opening day in Wellington. They were 21 for 3 before the hour mark after being asked to bat…