‘We spent a bit of time in India when it went square and showed better application than we have in this match’ – Kane Williamson © Getty Images Captain Kane Williamson struggled to fathom how the Wellington Test escaped so quickly from New Zealand’s grasp, and he could barely hide his frustration that spin was central to their demise. Having recovered on the opening day to post 268 – on…

Lunch Sri Lanka 338 and 137 for 1 (Karunaratne 67*, Mendis 36*) lead Bangladesh 467 by eight runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dimuth Karunaratne scored his 12th Test half-century © AFP Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis calmed things down for Sri Lanka after Upul Tharanga’s dismissal in the second over of the morning. Sri Lanka led Bangladesh by eight runs at the end of the first session that saw the…

South Africa 83 for 2 (Amla 38*) and 359 (de Kock 91, Bavuma 89, de Grandhomme 3-52) beat New Zealand 268 and 171 (Raval 80, Maharaj 6-40) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Keshav Maharaj produced figures of 6 for 40 to rip through New Zealand © Getty Images South Africa were spun to a three-day victory by Keshav Maharaj‘s career-best 6 for 40, the second-best figures for a spinner…

South Australia 225 and 406 (Ferguson 90, Cooper 83, Dalton 71, Zampa 63, Bell 4-97, Rainbird 3-88) lead Tasmania 332 by 299 runsScorecard File photo – Callum Ferguson top scored with 90 © Getty Images Callum Ferguson and Tom Cooper were instrumental in setting Tasmania a target of 300 for victory in Hobart, where South Australia must win to have any chance of making the Sheffield Shield final. The Redbacks…

Lunch India 193 for 2 (Vijay 82, Rahul 67, Pujara 40*) trail Australia 451 (Smith 178*, Maxwell 104, Jadeja 5-124) by 258 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details M Vijay was out stumped after batting till the final over before lunch © Associated Press India lost M Vijay at the stroke of lunch after the opener and Cheteshwar Pujara had built a strong platform on the third morning in Ranchi, aided by…

Victoria 280 (Quiney 57, Finch 52, Neser 4-74) beat Queensland 208 and 61 (Pattinson 5-7) by an innings and 11 runsScorecard File photo – James Pattinson finished with 5 for 7 in the second innings © Getty Images Victoria will host the Sheffield Shield final in Alice Springs after they skittled Queensland for 61 on the third day at Allan Border Field in Brisbane, securing an innings victory and ending…

‘We spent a bit of time in India when it went square and showed better application than we have in this match’ – Kane Williamson © Getty Images Captain Kane Williamson struggled to fathom how the Wellington Test escaped so quickly from New Zealand’s grasp, and he could barely hide his frustration that spin was central to their demise. Having recovered on the opening day to post 268 – on…

Lunch Sri Lanka 338 and 137 for 1 (Karunaratne 67*, Mendis 36*) lead Bangladesh 467 by eight runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dimuth Karunaratne scored his 12th Test half-century © AFP Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis calmed things down for Sri Lanka after Upul Tharanga’s dismissal in the second over of the morning. Sri Lanka led Bangladesh by eight runs at the end of the first session that saw the…

South Africa 83 for 2 (Amla 38*) and 359 (de Kock 91, Bavuma 89, de Grandhomme 3-52) beat New Zealand 268 and 171 (Raval 80, Maharaj 6-40) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Keshav Maharaj produced figures of 6 for 40 to rip through New Zealand © Getty Images South Africa were spun to a three-day victory by Keshav Maharaj‘s career-best 6 for 40, the second-best figures for a spinner…

South Australia 225 and 406 (Ferguson 90, Cooper 83, Dalton 71, Zampa 63, Bell 4-97, Rainbird 3-88) lead Tasmania 332 by 299 runsScorecard File photo – Callum Ferguson top scored with 90 © Getty Images Callum Ferguson and Tom Cooper were instrumental in setting Tasmania a target of 300 for victory in Hobart, where South Australia must win to have any chance of making the Sheffield Shield final. The Redbacks…