Sri Lanka A 278 for 7 (Gunathilaka 64) beat England Lions 230 for 9 (Jennings 64) by 47 runs (DLS method)Scorecard Duckett scored a double-hundred in Lions colours last summer, but found his trial by spin to be a tougher proposition © Getty Images If Ben Duckett was looking for an immediate pick-me-up on the England Lions tour of Sri Lanka after his disheartening time in India, he discovered that…
Play 03:03 ‘We only look at what we need to tick’ – Kumble Anil Kumble, India’s coach, has put their first-Test defeat down to a failure to adapt to the challenging conditions in Pune rather than anything their opponents did. “Australia are a quality side. All the other touring sides were quality sides too,” Kumble said, when asked if Australia tested India in a way their other oppositions during this…
Bangladesh 391 for 7 (Tamim 136, Mominul 73, Liton 57) v Sri Lanka Cricket President’s XIScorecard File Photo – Tamim Iqbal struck seven sixes and nine fours in his 136-run knock © Getty Images Bangladesh batsmen made a roaring start to their tour of Sri Lanka, as Tamim Iqbal reeled off a rapid hundred, with Mominul Haque and Liton Das also contributing with unbeaten half-centuries. The Sri Lanka Board President’s…
Ireland 270 (Porterfield 100, K O’Brien 69, Zahoor 6-34) beat United Arab Emirates 185 (Raza 45, Mustafa 43, Dockrell 3-27) by 85 runsScorecard William Porterfield was bowled soon after completing his seventh ODI hundred © Chris Whiteoak William Porterfield struck his seventh ODI ton to lift Ireland to 270, a total they defended by 85 runs with the help of George Dockrell and Andy McBrine‘s spin. Ireland, after being asked…
Play 02:33 Will be great to come through a pressure game like that – De Villiers AB de Villiers brought it up first this time. South Africa are heading back to Eden Park for a winner-takes-all showdown. And it’s not a one-off T20I this time. Neither is it a World Cup semi-final, but with the Champions Trophy looming, it is not irrelevant. Throughout the first few days of this tour,…
South Africa in New Zealand 2016-17 March 2, 2017 There is a plan for Martin Guptill to challenge for a Test middle-order berth in the future, but he is priceless to New Zealand’s one-day side, and that should remain his priority Martin Guptill’s 180* was the fourth-highest score when chasing in ODIs © ESPNcricinfo Ltd New Zealand was talking about cricket on Thursday morning. There has been significant interest in…
South Africa in New Zealand 2016-17 March 2, 2017 There is a plan for Martin Guptill to challenge for a Test middle-order berth in the future, but he is priceless to New Zealand’s one-day side, and that should remain his priority Martin Guptill’s 180* was the fourth-highest score when chasing in ODIs © ESPNcricinfo Ltd New Zealand was talking about cricket on Thursday morning. There has been significant interest in…
South Africa in New Zealand 2016-17 March 2, 2017 There is a plan for Martin Guptill to challenge for a Test middle-order berth in the future, but he is priceless to New Zealand’s one-day side, and that should remain his priority Martin Guptill’s 180* was the fourth-highest score when chasing in ODIs © ESPNcricinfo Ltd New Zealand was talking about cricket on Thursday morning. There has been significant interest in…
South Africa in New Zealand 2016-17 March 2, 2017 There is a plan for Martin Guptill to challenge for a Test middle-order berth in the future, but he is priceless to New Zealand’s one-day side, and that should remain his priority Martin Guptill’s 180* was the fourth-highest score when chasing in ODIs © ESPNcricinfo Ltd New Zealand was talking about cricket on Thursday morning. There has been significant interest in…
South Africa in New Zealand 2016-17 March 2, 2017 There is a plan for Martin Guptill to challenge for a Test middle-order berth in the future, but he is priceless to New Zealand’s one-day side, and that should remain his priority Martin Guptill’s 180* was the fourth-highest score when chasing in ODIs © ESPNcricinfo Ltd New Zealand was talking about cricket on Thursday morning. There has been significant interest in…