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 Play 01:44 Moonda: Maharaj the ingredient SA looking for 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 at the Basin Reserve, a ground not…
Pujara's hundred holds India together
Tea India 303 for 4 (Pujara 109*, Nair 13*) trail Australia 451 (Smith 178*, Maxwell 104, Jadeja 5-124) by 148 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:18 Binoy: Pujara’s innings keeping India alive in the Test match Cheteshwar Pujara accelerated impressively to a century after lunch but India lost Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane as they tried to close the gap to Australia’s first-innings tally on the third afternoon of…
Victoria to host final after skittling Queensland for 61
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…
Ferguson and Cooper keep South Australia alive
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…
Shakib, Mustafizur seize advantage around Karunaratne ton
Tea Sri Lanka 338 and 199 for 6 (Karunaratne 110*, Mustafizur 3-42) lead Bangladesh 467 by 70 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dimuth Karunaratne scored a patient century as wickets fell around him © AFP Mustafizur Rahman and Shakib Al Hasan, two of Bangladesh’s main bowlers, rose to the occasion as they combined to take five Sri Lanka wickets in the middle session, seizing the advantage even though Dimuth Karunaratne…
Need to play spin a 'hell of a lot better' – Williamson
‘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…
'Asked for real hard cricketers' – du Plessis
Morne Morkel, returning from injury, was as “tough as you could face” on the third day, said captain Faf du Plessis © Getty Images At 1pm on Friday, South Africa were at risk of losing a Test. By 7pm on Saturday, they had won it. It took them just 30 hours to turn things around and they did it the full 360 degrees. “It’s happened a few times this season…
Maharaj's career best gives South Africa 1-0 lead
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 Play 01:44 Moonda: Maharaj the ingredient SA looking for 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 at the Basin Reserve, a ground not…
Pujara's hundred holds India together
Tea India 303 for 4 (Pujara 109*, Nair 13*) trail Australia 451 (Smith 178*, Maxwell 104, Jadeja 5-124) by 148 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:18 Binoy: Pujara’s innings keeping India alive in the Test match Cheteshwar Pujara accelerated impressively to a century after lunch but India lost Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane as they tried to close the gap to Australia’s first-innings tally on the third afternoon of…
Victoria to host final after skittling Queensland for 61
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…