IPL 2016

Virat Kohli injured his shoulder while trying to save a boundary in the 40th over © PTI Virat Kohli is undergoing treatment after suffering a strain in his right shoulder on the opening day of the Ranchi Test and is expected to continue playing the Test, the BCCI has said. The board also stated that “there are no serious concerns which will hamper his speedy recovery” and he will continue…

South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl against New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Colin de Grandhomme returns to the New Zealand side in place of Mitchell Santner © Getty Images South Africa’s luck with the coin on this tour continued as Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bowl on a sunny, calm Wellington day. They named an unchanged XI, resisting the temptation to strengthen…

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…

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 Africa’s spinners shared six wickets to keep New Zealand to 268, but that total grew in significance when Tim Southee and Colin de Grandhomme struck in…

LunchSri Lanka 338 (Chandimal 138, Mehedi 3-90) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dinesh Chandimal struck his eighth Test century to lift Sri Lanka from a precarious overnight position © Associated Press Dinesh Chandimal‘s well-paced 138 helped Sri Lanka wrest back control and momentum on the second morning. The home side was finally bowled out for 338, having added an even 100 to a precarious overnight 238 for 7. Chandimal…

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…

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…

‘I’ve been getting an odd over here and there so the opportunities haven’t really been there’ – JP Duminy © Getty Images Despite JP Duminy taking a career-best 4 for 47, he said offspinner Dane Piedt, who is arriving ahead of the Hamilton Test, should “definitely not” remain in South Africa at his expense. Instead, Duminy intends to keep working on his bowling in the hope that he will finally…

Victoria 0 for 20 trail Queensland 208 (Hartley 57, Tremain 3-41) by 188 runsScorecard File photo – Chris Hartley top scored with 57 © Getty Images Quensland’s retiring captain Chris Hartley and his wicketkeeping successor Jimmy Peirson led the way for the Bulls with the bat but Victoria still enjoyed the better of the opening day of the Sheffield Shield match at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. Sent in by…