If you’re a batter, your first Test at one of the most trying venues on the planet tends not to go well for you. Rachin Ravindra, though, is proving across formats, that he’s not your run-of-the-mill batter out of New Zealand. His fourth-innings vanguard, which by the end of day four has brought him 91 not out off 158, and pushed New Zealand into a spot where they still have…
Ajaz Patel has 70 Test wickets at 28.50, but he has only featured in 17 of the 45 Tests New Zealand have played since his debut. This is down to New Zealand’s seam-focused strategy at home. If they need a spinner at all on pitches that tend to start out with plenty of grass on the surface, plus bounce and carry that often lasts through the course of the Test,…
Somerset vs Glamorgan – no play possible The 2024 Metro Bank Final between Somerset and Glamorgan has been forced into a reserve day after no play was possible on Sunday at Trent Bridge. Heavy rains and thunderstorms across the United Kingdom were felt particularly harshly in the Midlands, meaning not even the toss was possible as the pitch and square remained under covers, with consistent showers preventing any attempt at…
In his seventh season – and second as captain – at Guyana Amazon Warriors, Imran Tahir, now the oldest player in the CPL at 45, became the first overseas bowler to take 100 wickets in the league. Tahir reached the milestone when he had Antigua and Barbuda Falcons’ Hassan Khan holing out to Gudakesh Motie right at the edge of the midwicket boundary in Amazon Warriors’ successful defence of 135…
India A 297 (Rawat 124, Vyshak 4-51) and 286 for 8d (Parag 73, Rawat 53, Gaurav 4-68) beat India C 234 (Porel 82, Aaqib 3-43, Avesh 3-64) and 217 (Sudharsan 111, Kotian 3-47, Prasidh 3-50) by 132 runs With 4.1 overs left and the light fading slowly, Prasidh Krishna beat India C’s defiance with three quick wickets to seal India A’s title triumph at the season-opening 2024-25 Duleep Trophy in…
Australia 142 (Healy 38, Perry 34, Kerr 4-20) beat New Zealand 113 for 7 (Bates 34, Gardner 3-16) by 29 runs Ashleigh Gardner made a successful return from a concussion scare to claim three wickets and help Australia claim an untidy and unconvincing series win over New Zealand after a stunning collapse with the bat in the second T20I in Mackay. Australia lost 7 for 28 to be bowled out…
Afghanistan chose to bat v South Africa Having already won the series 2-nil, Afghanistan made three changes to the XI for the third ODI against South Africa after winning the toss. Rashid Khan, who was battling a hamstring niggle but still took a five-for in their 177-run win two days ago, was not named in the team on Sunday. In his absence, Nangeyalia Kharote and AM Ghazanfar will lead the…
Brydon Carse has thanked the England management for keeping their faith in him, after he returned to the international game following a three-month gambling ban. Earlier this year, Carse was given a 16-month suspension from cricket, with 13 of those suspended, after it was discovered that he had placed over 300 bets on matches between 2017 and 2019. There was no indication nor accusation that Carse was involved in fixing,…
India D 349 (Samson 106, Bhui 56, Saini 5-74) and 305 (Bhui 119*, Mukesh 4-98, Saini 3-58) beat India B 282 (Easwaran 116, Washington 87, Saurabh 5-73) and 115 (Nitish 40*, Arshdeep 6-40, Thakare 4-59) by 257 runs Arshdeep Singh’s first-class career-best of 6 for 40 helped deliver a consolation win for India D in the final round of the Duleep Trophy 2024-25, in Anantapur. Set 373 for victory in…
After competing in phases through the first Test in Chennai, Bangladesh ultimately paid the price for their top-half collapsing in the first innings, according to captain Najmul Hossain Shanto. India beat the visitors by 280 runs with over five sessions to spare. Bangladesh were bowled out for 234 in their second innings, an improvement on their 149 all out in their first. They had slipped to 40 for 5 on…