Bangladesh 213 for 6 (Mushfiqur 22*, Mehedi 11*) trail Sri Lanka 494 (Mendis 194, Mehedi 4-113) by 281 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sri Lanka’s bowlers were all over Bangladesh on the third morning © AFP Sri Lanka’s bowlers seized the Test by the collar on the third morning, removing four top-order wickets for 80 runs, as Mushfiqur Rahim alone summoned the wherewithal to defy them. Seniors Rangana Herath and…
Play 02:22 ‘No such thing as form, trust what you’re doing’ – Stoinis Australia allrounder Marcus Stoinis surprised many with his extraordinary innings at Eden Park last month. He will be hoping to surprise many more by contributing to Australia’s Test tour of India over the next three weeks after being called up to replace Mitchell Marsh despite an underwhelming Sheffield Shield season. Entering into this week’s match for Victoria…
The award for the leading woman cricketer will now carry Rachael Heyhoe Flint’s name © Getty Images The ICC has announced the annual award for the leading woman cricketer will be named after the former England captain Rachael Heyhoe-Flint who died in January aged 77. Heyhoe-Flint played 22 Tests and 23 ODIs for England and was the first women to be inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame. She was…
Western Australia 0 for 29 and 146 trail Victoria 322 (Tremain 111, Pattinson 57, Moody 5-59, Behrendorff 3-80) by 147 runsScorecard Chris Tremain unleashes a slog sweep © Getty Images A century for the fast bowler Chris Tremain delivered a major first-innings lead for Victoria over Western Australia on day two of the Sheffield Shield match in Alice Springs. In reply to the Warriors’ measly 146 in the first innings,…
Queensland 437 (Wildermuth 110, Labuschagne 96, Cutting 68, Burns 61, Perrin 3-98) beat Tasmania 150 (Milenko 39, George 3-17, Feldman 3-55) and 115 (Gannon 3-12, George 3-25) by an innings and 172 runsScorecard Queensland routed a shambolic Tasmania by an innings inside three days to vault to second on the Sheffield Shield table after a lopsided affair at Bellerive Oval. The Tigers lasted a mere 95.5 overs spread across their…
Stumps Bangladesh 312 (Mushfiqur 85, Perera 3-53, Herath 3-72) trail Sri Lanka 494 (Mendis 194, Mehedi 4-113) by 182 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mushfiqur Rahim battled in the morning session, but gained fluency in the second © AFP Rain, and a 106-run seventh-wicket stand between Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehedi Hasan put the brakes on Sri Lanka’s advance in Galle, but loose dismissals from the Bangladesh top order had already gifted…
David Saker said while he was unaware of teams systematically using signals from the dressing room for advice on reviews, the length of time allowed to decide meant it was not impossible © Getty Images Australia’s coaching staff was “horrified” when captain Steven Smith looked to the dressing room for advice on a review during the Bengaluru Test, assistant coach David Saker has said. Saker also described as “absurd” suggestions…
Play 02:22 ‘No such thing as form, trust what you’re doing’ – Stoinis Australia allrounder Marcus Stoinis surprised many with his extraordinary innings at Eden Park last month. He will be hoping to surprise many more by contributing to Australia’s Test tour of India over the next three weeks after being called up to replace Mitchell Marsh despite an underwhelming Sheffield Shield season. Entering into this week’s match for Victoria…
Steven Smith was given out lbw in a tense final-day chase in Bengaluru, sparking the controversy © AFP The BCCI has filed an official complaint with the ICC against Australia in relation to the DRS controversy in the Bengaluru Test. This comes a day after the ICC said no action would be taken against any of the players in the matter, and advised the teams to “focus their energies on…
South Australia 229 and 5 for 228 (Ferguson 103, Cummins 2-26) lead New South Wales 434 (Cowan 125, Maddinson 70, Henriques 54, Worrall 5-85) by 23 runsScorecard File photo – Callum Ferguson scored his 16th first-class hundred © Getty Images Callum Ferguson led South Australia’s efforts to forge a fourth-innings lead over New South Wales on the penultimate day of the Sheffield Shield match at the SCG. Having been dominated…