Elgar and du Plessis lift South Africa after early trouble

Tea South Africa 153 for 4 (Elgar 92*, Bavuma 0*) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Neil Wagner struck twice in an over © AFP Dean Elgar had termed the University Oval pitch “juicy” two days out from the first Test, and had talked up the strength of South Africa’s pace attack, so when the score read 22 for 3 on the opening morning in Dunedin he may have…

March 8, 2017
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Elgar 128* leads South Africa's revival

South Africa 229 for 4 (Elgar 128*, Bavuma 38*) v New ZealandScorecard and ball-by-ball details Dean Elgar scored his seventh Test century © Getty Images On 22 consecutive occasions, the captain winning the toss in New Zealand had opted to bowl. When South Africa were 22 for 3 on the opening day in Dunedin, Dean Elgar may have pondered if Faf du Plessis had picked the right time to end…

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Guha urges KSCA to not boycott BCCI awards

Ramachandra Guha has called KSCA’s decision to boycott the functions “foolish and petty” © Toronto Star via Getty Images Ramachandra Guha, a member of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), has appealed to the KSCA to reconsider its “ill-advised” decision to boycott the annual BCCI awards and the MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture on Wednesday evening (March 8) in Bengaluru. Guha further said the state body would insult the awardees…

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Pink ball and day Tests must remain closely linked – Williamson

New Zealand played the inaugural day-night Test in Adelaide © Getty Images Kane Williamson, the New Zealand captain, has suggested day-night Tests may need to be viewed as a different format if conditions vary significantly from the day game as New Zealand prepare to host their first pink-ball international next summer against England at Eden Park. In preparation, New Zealand’s domestic teams are playing the current round of Plunket Shield…

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In-form Cowan strikes another century

New South Wales 4 for 333 (Cowan 125*, Maddinson 70, Henriques 54, Patterson 52) lead South Australia 229 (Ferguson 75, Carey 56, Cummins 4-57) by 104 runsScorecard File photo – Ed Cowan scored his third hundred in four games © Getty Images Ed Cowan‘s dominance of the Dukes ball in the Sheffield Shield continued as he plundered his third century in four matches to help New South Wales into a…

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In-form Cowan strikes another century

New South Wales 4 for 333 (Cowan 125*, Maddinson 70, Henriques 54, Patterson 52) lead South Australia 229 (Ferguson 75, Carey 56, Cummins 4-57) by 104 runsScorecard File photo – Ed Cowan scored his third hundred in four games © Getty Images Ed Cowan‘s dominance of the Dukes ball in the Sheffield Shield continued as he plundered his third century in four matches to help New South Wales into a…

March 8, 2017
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In-form Cowan strikes another century

New South Wales 4 for 333 (Cowan 125*, Maddinson 70, Henriques 54, Patterson 52) lead South Australia 229 (Ferguson 75, Carey 56, Cummins 4-57) by 104 runsScorecard File photo – Ed Cowan scored his third hundred in four games © Getty Images Ed Cowan‘s dominance of the Dukes ball in the Sheffield Shield continued as he plundered his third century in four matches to help New South Wales into a…

March 8, 2017
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Guha urges KSCA to not boycott BCCI awards

Ramachandra Guha has called KSCA’s decision to boycott the functions “foolish and petty” © Toronto Star via Getty Images Ramachandra Guha, a member of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), has appealed to the KSCA to reconsider its “ill-advised” decision to boycott the annual BCCI awards and the MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture on Wednesday evening (March 8) in Bengaluru. Guha further said the state body would insult the awardees…

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Tamim, Sarkar steady in reply to SL's 494

Tea Bangladesh 31 for 0 (Tamim 17*, Sarkar 14*) trail Sri Lanka 494 ((Mendis 194, Gunaratne 85, Dickwella 75, Perera 51, Mehedi 4-113) by 463 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dilruwan Perera struck a handy half-century to steer Sri Lanka towards 500 © AFP Bangladesh wiped out the Sri Lanka tail in little over an hour after lunch, then made it unscathed to 31, in response to the 494 the…

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Tamim, Sarkar steady in reply to SL's 494

Tea Bangladesh 31 for 0 (Tamim 17*, Sarkar 14*) trail Sri Lanka 494 ((Mendis 194, Gunaratne 85, Dickwella 75, Perera 51, Mehedi 4-113) by 463 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dilruwan Perera struck a handy half-century to steer Sri Lanka towards 500 © AFP Bangladesh wiped out the Sri Lanka tail in little over an hour after lunch, then made it unscathed to 31, in response to the 494 the…

March 8, 2017
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