Fifteen wickets fall on low-scoring day in Alice Springs

Victoria 5 for 106 (Stoinis 46) trail Western Australia 146 (Turner 59, Fawad 3-14) by 40 runsScorecard File photo – Fawad Ahmed took 3 for 14 in his first Sheffield Shield game for nearly a year © Getty Images Fawad Ahmed enjoyed his return to Sheffield Shield cricket for the first time in nearly a year, collecting 3 for 14 as Victoria skittled Western Australia for 146 in Alice Springs….

March 8, 2017
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Fifteen wickets fall on low-scoring day in Alice Springs

Victoria 5 for 106 (Stoinis 46) trail Western Australia 146 (Turner 59, Fawad 3-14) by 40 runsScorecard File photo – Fawad Ahmed took 3 for 14 in his first Sheffield Shield game for nearly a year © Getty Images Fawad Ahmed enjoyed his return to Sheffield Shield cricket for the first time in nearly a year, collecting 3 for 14 as Victoria skittled Western Australia for 146 in Alice Springs….

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Jadeja and Ashwin jointly top Test rankings

Play 01:00 Quick facts – Jadeja’s productive home season Ravindra Jadeja has climbed one place to join R Ashwin at No.1 in the ICC rankings for Test bowlers in what is the first instance of two spinners jointly claiming the top spot. Jadeja’s seven wickets, including a first-innings six-for, in the second Test against Australia helped him occupy the top rank and assured India the No.1 spot in the ICC…

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Smith-DRS incident was like 'an Under-10 game' – Ashwin

Play 01:01 Time to move on from Smith-DRS issue – Steve Waugh R Ashwin has said Steven Smith’s look towards the Australian dressing room for DRS advice on day four of the Bengaluru Test was “completely unheard of”. Speaking to his team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara in a bcci.tv video, Ashwin said the incident reminded him of his junior cricket days. “Steven Smith actually turned back and asked the dressing room if…

March 8, 2017
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Smith-DRS incident was like 'an Under-10 game' – Ashwin

Play 01:01 Time to move on from Smith-DRS issue – Steve Waugh R Ashwin has said Steven Smith’s look towards the Australian dressing room for DRS advice on day four of the Bengaluru Test was “completely unheard of”. Speaking to his team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara in a bcci.tv video, Ashwin said the incident reminded him of his junior cricket days. “Steven Smith actually turned back and asked the dressing room if…

March 8, 2017
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Smith-DRS incident was like 'an Under-10 game' – Ashwin

Pujara’s second-innings knock of 92 and R Ashwin’s six wickets sealed India’s come-from-behind win in Bengaluru © BCCI R Ashwin has said Steven Smith’s look towards the Australian dressing room for DRS advice on day four of the Bengaluru Test was “completely unheard of”. Speaking to his team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara in a bcci.tv video, Ashwin said the incident reminded him of his junior cricket days. “Steven Smith actually turned back…

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Rankin out of Afghanistan T20s with lower back injury

Boyd Rankin recently returned from a leg injury that had kept him out for five months © Peter Della Penna Ireland fast bowler Boyd Rankin has been ruled out of the T20 international series against Afghanistan that began on Wednesday in Greater Noida due to a lower-back issue. However, he is still expected to play a part in the five-match ODI series, which starts from March 15. “We are really…

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Pitch has slowed down considerably – Dickwella

Niroshan Dickwella felt the pitch might start to take serious turn from the third evening © AFP Niroshan Dickwella, who scored his second Test half-century and spent 46 overs keeping wicket, said that the Galle surface had slowed down since the first day, but was not yet the raging turner it can often become. There appeared to be little assistance for bowlers of any description in the four sessions between…

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Shenwari and Shahzad thump Ireland

Afghanistan 171 for 4 (Shenwari 56, Shahzad 47) beat Ireland 165 for 5 (Thompson 56, Wilson 41*, Hamza 2-23) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Mohammad Shahzad slammed a brisk 47 to enter the top-five among T20I batsmen © Peter Della Penna Ireland paid the price for ill-disciplined bowling and conceded the first T20 international to Afghanistan by six wickets in Greater Noida. Ireland did most things…

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Rankin out of Afghanistan T20s with lower back injury

Boyd Rankin recently returned from a leg injury that had kept him out for five months © Peter Della Penna Ireland fast bowler Boyd Rankin has been ruled out of the T20 international series against Afghanistan that began on Wednesday in Greater Noida due to a lower-back issue. However, he is still expected to play a part in the five-match ODI series, which starts from March 15. “We are really…

March 8, 2017
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