Ish Sodhi has not been a regular in the New Zealand side this season © Getty Images New Zealand legspinner Ish Sodhi was unwanted at the IPL, and often by his country, but has joined Nottinghamshire for the NatWest T20 Blast. Sodhi, 24, comes with the recommendation of Andre Adams, the former Nottinghamshire and New Zealand seamer, and will be available for the duration of the tournament. During a brief…
Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Lakshan Sandakan will bolster Sri Lanka’s spin attack alongside Dilruwan Perera and captain Rangana Herath © AFP Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first, owing to a preference to bowl last on what is expected to become a spin-friendly surface. Mushfiqur Rahim said he would have batted first as well. Due to a light covering…
Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Lakshan Sandakan will bolster Sri Lanka’s spin attack alongside Dilruwan Perera and captain Rangana Herath © AFP Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first, owing to a preference to bowl last on what is expected to become a spin-friendly surface. Mushfiqur Rahim said he would have batted first as well. Due to a light covering…
Lunch India 189 and 274 (Pujara 92, Rahane 52, Rahul 51, Hazlewood 6-67) lead Australia 276 by 187 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Karun Nair’s leg stump was shattered by a Mitchell Starc delivery © Associated Press Australia will chase 188 to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after Josh Hazlewood led an excellent bowling display from the visitors on the fourth morning in Bengaluru. Hazlewood picked up 6 for 67 and…
Lunch Sri Lanka 61 for 2 (Mendis 19*, Chandimal 1*) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mustafizur Rahman had returns of 0 for 22 in the morning session © AFP Disciplined spells from Bangladesh’s bowlers and the wickets of their opening batsmen cornered Sri Lanka into reticence on the first morning in Galle. Bangladesh would have had three wickets had Subashis Roy not overstepped during the delivery of a ball…
Lunch Sri Lanka 61 for 2 (Mendis 19*, Chandimal 1*) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mustafizur Rahman had returns of 0 for 22 in the morning session © AFP Disciplined spells from Bangladesh’s bowlers and the wickets of their opening batsmen cornered Sri Lanka into reticence on the first morning in Galle. Bangladesh would have had three wickets had Subashis Roy not overstepped during the delivery of a ball…
Play 02:54 Moonda: Playing Morkel a gamble After more than a year out of Test cricket, it’s now or never for Morne Morkel, who will make his international comeback in Dunedin on Wednesday. South Africa have decided to gamble on their lanky quick, despite his lack of game time, and are banking on his experience to pull him through. “He looks good. If he is not going to be able…
Ish Sodhi has not been a regular in the New Zealand side this season © Getty Images New Zealand legspinner Ish Sodhi was unwanted at the IPL, and often by his country, but has joined Nottinghamshire for the NatWest T20 Blast. Sodhi, 24, comes with the recommendation of Andre Adams, the former Nottinghamshire and New Zealand seamer, and will be available for the duration of the tournament. During a brief…
Kevin Pietersen could be set for a return to Surrey this summer © Getty Images Kevin Pietersen is understood to have withdrawn from the Caribbean Premier League, opening the door to a return to Surrey. Pietersen was expected to appear for St Lucia Stars (formerly Zouks) in this year’s CPL, which runs from August 1 to September 9. But ESPNcricinfo understands he no longer intends to go to the Caribbean…
‘There’s a line that you don’t cross on the cricket field… I would never do something like that on the cricket field’ © AFP India’s captain Virat Kohli has said that Australia crossed the line “that you don’t cross on a cricket field” when it comes to DRS protocols. Kohli accused Australia of taking help from the dressing room on at least three occasions before making their mind up on…