Match facts March 9, 2017Start time 0930 local (1330 GMT) Play 01:17 ‘Maturing’ England improving all the time – Taylor Big Picture The series is already England’s but that does not mean there is nothing to play for in Barbados. Another defeat would leave West Indies stuck on 84 points in the ODI rankings, five behind Pakistan in eighth place – but a win would lift them up to 86….
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…
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…
File photo – Shahriar Nafees struck 207 runs for South Zone in their first innings total of 749 for 8 © Associated Press North Zone secured their maiden Bangladesh Cricket League title after they earned three points from the drawn game against East Zone at the in Fatullah. South Zone and Central Zone had won the BCL trophy twice each in the first four editions of the tournament. This match…
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…
Match facts March 9, 2017Start time 0930 local (1330 GMT) Play 01:17 ‘Maturing’ England improving all the time – Taylor Big Picture The series is already England’s but that does not mean there is nothing to play for in Barbados. Another defeat would leave West Indies stuck on 84 points in the ODI rankings, five behind Pakistan in eighth place – but a win would lift them up to 86….
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…
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat against New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jeetan Patel joins Mitchell Santner in a double spin attack © BCCI New Zealand sprung a selection surprise in Dunedin by omitting Tim Southee, their vice-captain with 201 Test wickets to his name, in favour of a twin-spin attack for the first time at University Oval. Jeetan Patel will partner Mitchell Santner while Jimmy…
Lunch South Africa 63 for 3 (Elgar 36, du Plessis 18*) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Neil Wagner struck twice in an over © AFP It was an opening session which confounded expectation in Dunedin. New Zealand left out their vice-captain (a bowler with 201 Test wickets), played two spinners, had one of them on in the sixth over – after a captain had decided to bat first…
Tea South Africa 153 for 4 (Elgar 92*, Bavuma 0*) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dean Elgar led South Africa’s resistance © Getty Images 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…