Greater confidence and more runs for Saha

Play 01:55 Wriddhiman Saha’s bumper home season Ahead of their tour of the West Indies in 2016, India’s management decided to promote R Ashwin and bat him above their wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha. At that point, Saha had played 11 Test matches and scored 367 runs at 21.58, with two fifties and no hundreds. Since then, Saha’s Test record has undergone a remarkable transformation. In 13 Tests, he has scored 615…

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Smith, Lehmann seek elusive rearguard

Play 01:52 ‘We need to combat Jadeja’ – Lehmann Australia haven’t played in a drawn Test since a rain-blighted meeting with West Indies in January 2016. But to find the last time they managed to successfully bat themselves out of trouble on the final day, it is necessary to go further into the past. All the way to the 2011 Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Michael Clarke, on his…

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Hafeez admits struggle, but says selection justified

Mohammad Hafeez did not have a productive tour of Australia © Cricket Australia Pakistan allrounder Mohammad Hafeez has said he was satisfied with his recent ODI performances in Australia – although “it wasn’t outstanding” – because he felt under pressure on two fronts: he was making a comeback to the team and it was his first series with a remodelled action. Hafeez wasn’t selected in the original ODI squad for…

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Stirling, Balbirnie keep series alive for Ireland

Afghanistan v Ireland, 3rd ODI, Greater Noida March 19, 2017 The Report by Varun Shetty Ireland 265 for 4 (Stirling 99, Balbirnie 85*, Dawlat 2-52) beat Afghanistan 264 for 8 (Rashid 56, Naib 51, Shafiqullah 50*, Murtagh 2-49) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Andy Balbirnie’s unbeaten 85 was Ireland’s first middle-order fifty in the series © Associated Press Ireland’s hankering for a resistant middle order was finally satisfied by…

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Greater confidence and more runs for Saha

Play 01:55 Wriddhiman Saha’s bumper home season Ahead of their tour of the West Indies in 2016, India’s management decided to promote R Ashwin and bat him above their wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha. At that point, Saha had played 11 Test matches and scored 367 runs at 21.58, with two fifties and no hundreds. Since then, Saha’s Test record has undergone a remarkable transformation. In 13 Tests, he has scored 615…

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Smith, Lehmann seek elusive rearguard

Play 01:52 ‘We need to combat Jadeja’ – Lehmann Australia haven’t played in a drawn Test since a rain-blighted meeting with West Indies in January 2016. But to find the last time they managed to successfully bat themselves out of trouble on the final day, it is necessary to go further into the past. All the way to the 2011 Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Michael Clarke, on his…

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Hafeez admits struggle, but says selection justified

Mohammad Hafeez did not have a productive tour of Australia © Cricket Australia Pakistan allrounder Mohammad Hafeez has said he was satisfied with his recent ODI performances in Australia – although “it wasn’t outstanding” – because he felt under pressure on two fronts: he was making a comeback to the team and it was his first series with a remodelled action. Hafeez wasn’t selected in the original ODI squad for…

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Stirling, Balbirnie keep series alive for Ireland

Afghanistan v Ireland, 3rd ODI, Greater Noida March 19, 2017 The Report by Varun Shetty Ireland 265 for 4 (Stirling 99, Balbirnie 85*, Dawlat 2-52) beat Afghanistan 264 for 8 (Rashid 56, Naib 51, Shafiqullah 50*, Murtagh 2-49) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Andy Balbirnie’s unbeaten 85 was Ireland’s first middle-order fifty in the series © Associated Press Ireland’s hankering for a resistant middle order was finally satisfied by…

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Smith, Lehmann seek elusive rearguard

Play 01:52 ‘We need to combat Jadeja’ – Lehmann Australia haven’t played in a drawn Test since a rain-blighted meeting with West Indies in January 2016. But to find the last time they managed to successfully bat themselves out of trouble on the final day, it is necessary to go further into the past. All the way to the 2011 Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Michael Clarke, on his…

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Hafeez admits struggle, but says selection justified

Mohammad Hafeez did not have a productive tour of Australia © Cricket Australia Pakistan allrounder Mohammad Hafeez has said he was satisfied with his recent ODI performances in Australia – although “it wasn’t outstanding” – because he felt under pressure on two fronts: he was making a comeback to the team and it was his first series with a remodelled action. Hafeez wasn’t selected in the original ODI squad for…

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