Play 02:54 Moonda: Playing Morkel a gamble It is dangerous to judge a Test pitch two days before the match starts, but the Dunedin surface had certainly caught the attention of the South Africans on Monday. The pitch looked “juicy” in the words of Dean Elgar, so much so that the self-confessed pie-chucker joked it “looks like I might have to bowl off a long run-up as well”, and the…
Shardul Thakur has played a solitary IPL match for Kings XI Punjab © BCCI Mumbai and Kings XI Punjab seamer Shardul Thakur has been acquired by the Rising Pune Supergiant for the tenth season of the IPL, which starts on April 5. This is Supergiant’s second trade of the season, having signed opener Mayank Agarwal from Delhi Daredevils ahead of the auction in January. Thakur’s addition bolsters Supergiant’s Indian seam…
Misbah-ul-Haq will hope questions over his retirement will stop chasing him for a while © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Misbah-ul-Haq has decided to continue as Pakistan’s Test captain, a decision that has been accepted by PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan, who also named Sarfraz Ahmed as the vice-captain in Tests. Misbah’s decision to lead in the West Indies put to end questions over his retirement, which have made news over the last…
India 189 and 213 for 4 (Pujara 79*, Rahul 51, Rahane 40*, Hazlewood 3-57) lead Australia 276 (S Marsh 66, Renshaw 60, Jadeja 6-63) by 126 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:42 How Pujara, Rahane bat could decide Test Four years ago, in the second Test of the series in Hyderabad, Cheteshwar Pujara was part of a match-winning stand against Australia, a massive 370-run partnership with M Vijay. It was…
Sri Lanka A 187 for 6 (Jayasuriya 83) beat England Lions 184 (Bell-Drummond 51, Jayasuriya 5-35) by four wicketsScorecard Shehan Jayasuriya starred with bat and ball in a comfortable Sri Lanka victory © AFP Beneath the shadow of Elephant Rock, England Lions produced the sort of under-par display that even an elephant would want to forget in a hurry. There are some Lions on this tour, batsmen and bowlers alike,…
End of innings Australia 276 (S Marsh 66, Renshaw 60, Jadeja 6-63) lead India 189 by 87 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ravindra Jadeja picked up 6 for 63 © AFP Ravindra Jadeja picked up six wickets to help prevent Australia from extending their lead into triple-figures on the third morning in Bengaluru. Having resumed at 237 for 6, with a 48-run advantage, the Australia lower order added a further…
Duanne Olivier may move down the pecking order with Morne Morkel fit again © Gallo Images It is dangerous to judge a Test pitch two days before the match starts, but the Dunedin surface had certainly caught the attention of the South Africans on Monday. The pitch looked “juicy” in the words of Dean Elgar, so much so that the self-confessed pie-chucker joked it “looks like I might have to…
Play 01:15 Tonight cricket was a winner – Sammy Darren Sammy, the Peshawar Zalmi captain, was one of nine overseas players who travelled to Lahore for the PSL final despite the security threat and his reason for doing so was to “bring back the smiles” on the faces of the fans. Pakistan has hosted only one series of international cricket since the 2009 attacks on the Sri Lanka team and…
Duanne Olivier may move down the pecking order with Morne Morkel fit again © Gallo Images It is dangerous to judge a Test pitch two days before the match starts, but the Dunedin surface had certainly caught the attention of the South Africans on Monday. The pitch looked “juicy” in the words of Dean Elgar, so much so that the self-confessed pie-chucker joked it “looks like I might have to…
Tea India 189 and 122 for 4 (Pujara 34*, Rahane 2*) lead Australia 276 (S Marsh 66, Renshaw 60, Jadeja 6-63) by 35 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 04:00 Binoy: Impossible to predict how the ball behaves This was a session of millimetres and milliseconds. As the wrestle for control of this match continued between India and Australia after lunch on the third day in Bengaluru, two key moments…