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…
Smith, Lehmann seek elusive rearguard
A possibly tired Australian team – Steve O’Keefe bowled 77 overs and Steven Smith had to deal with 210 overs of setting the field – was up against a seriously difficult task to save the Ranchi Test © Associated Press Australia haven’t played in a drawn Test since a rain-bligted meeting with West Indies in January 2016. But to find the last time they managed to successfully bat themselves out…
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…
Smith, Lehmann seek elusive rearguard
A possibly tired Australian team – Steve O’Keefe bowled 77 overs and Steven Smith had to deal with 210 overs of setting the field – was up against a seriously difficult task to save the Ranchi Test © Associated Press Australia haven’t played in a drawn Test since a rain-bligted meeting with West Indies in January 2016. But to find the last time they managed to successfully bat themselves out…
'Poor catching, batting cost us, not complacency' – Herath
Rangana Herath felt the passage after lunch where Bangladesh came out attacking proved crucial © Associated Press Rangana Herath, the Sri Lanka captain, said he was confident of defending 191 in the fourth innings, although they would have liked more runs to work with. Herath has been the central figure in each of Sri Lanka’s five most recent home victories, when they have bowled out visiting sides for 171 (West…
'Poor catching, batting cost us, not complacency' – Herath
Rangana Herath felt the passage after lunch where Bangladesh came out attacking proved crucial © Associated Press Rangana Herath, the Sri Lanka captain, said he was confident of defending 191 in the fourth innings, although they would have liked more runs to work with. Herath has been the central figure in each of Sri Lanka’s five most recent home victories, when they have bowled out visiting sides for 171 (West…
'Williamson best No. 3 in the world' – McMillan
Tom Latham’s season has tailed off in both one-day and Test cricket © AFP Tom Latham needs to “go back to basics” to try and escape his lean run of form, according to New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan, after making a “poor decision” in the second innings in Wellington. Latham is set to retain his place in the squad for the final Test against South Africa in a season…
NSW fall agonisingly short of place in Shield final
Western Australia 9 for 436 dec and 4 for 275 dec beat New South Wales 309 and 396 (Hughes 110, Cowan 80, Henriques 66, Nevill 63, Turner 6-111) by 6 runsScorecard File photo – Peter Nevill fell just short of delivering New South Wales a place in the Sheffield Shield final © Getty Images Victoria will play South Australia in the Sheffield Shield final for the second consecutive summer after…
Tamim 82 seals Bangladesh's landmark win in 100th Test
Bangladesh 467 (Shakib 116, Mosaddek 75, Sarkar 61, Mushfiqur 52, Herath 4-82)and 191 for 6 (Tamim 82, Dilruwan 3-59) beat Sri Lanka 338 (Chandimal 138, Mehedi 3-90) and 319 (Karunaratne 126, Shakib 4-74) by four wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Tamim Iqbal’s 82 set up Bangladesh’s series-levelling win © AFP A win on foreign soil against a strong home side was Bangladesh’s dream for a long time. They achieved it in…
New Zealand's batting problems threaten sour end to the summer
‘When those pressure points come up you have to have individuals stand up and grab them’ © Getty Images New Zealand will spend two days debriefing and soul-searching as they try to prevent their season ending with a whimper following the three-day thrashing at the Basin Reserve. Five days and a session of toe-to-toe cricket – throughout the Dunedin game and until lunch on the second day in Wellington –…