South Africa 349 for 9 (De Kock 91, Bavuma 89, Philander 36*, Morkel 31*, de Grandhomme 3-33) lead New Zealand 268 by 81 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Quinton de Kock led South Africa’s recovery in the afternoon © AFP South Africa were taken from the potential of a significant deficit to a substantial lead by a rollicking seventh-wicket stand of 160 between Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock on the…
Mennie takes five; McDermott scores maiden ton
South Australia 225 and 0 for 69 trail Tasmania 332 (McDermott 104, Webster 50, Mennie 5-67, Worrall 3-97) by 38 runsScorecard File photo – Joe Mennie picked up 5 for 67 © Getty Images Joe Mennie snared a five-wicket haul in his return to cricket following a serious head injury in December, to keep alive South Australia’s slim hopes of reaching the Sheffield Shield final. The Redbacks must not only…
India solid in reply to Australia's 451
India 120 for 1 (Rahul 67, Vijay 42*) trail Australia 451 (Smith 178*, Maxwell 104, Jadeja 5-124) by 331 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:19 Smith leads Australia charge again Steven Smith‘s latest epic, Glenn Maxwell‘s first Test hundred and a spell of the highest quality from Pat Cummins showed Australia’s strengths even as India fought back with a solid opening stand on the second day in Ranchi. Some spiky…
Queensland fight on rain-hit day
Victoria 6 for 201 (Quiney 57, Finch 52, Neser 3-60) trail Queensland 208 by 7 runsScorecard File photo – Rob Quiney top scored for Victoria with 57 © Getty Images Queensland’s hopes of reaching the Sheffield Shield final suffered a blow as almost half of the second day against Victoria in Brisbane was washed out. The Bulls need to win to have any chance of securing a place in the…
Needed to be more aggressive than usual – de Kock
Quinton de Kock hit ten fours and three sixes during his knock of 91 after walking in at 94 for 6 © AFP Quinton de Kock “knew straightaway” that he would come up against Jeetan Patel, but instead of dreading facing the offspinner who had dismissed him in his last four innings, de Kock was “not at all” anxious. Quite the opposite. “I was looking forward to the battle again,”…
Mills stays level-headed as IPL venture nears
Play 02:27 How the bidding war for Tymal Mills unfolded Tymal Mills says that he will not believe he is a newly-minted IPL millionaire until his £1.4 million fee from Royal Challengers Bangalore has landed in his account, but insists that – aside from buying a house and enjoying the benefits of a mortgage-free lifestyle – his new-found status will not change his outlook on the game. Mills’ rags-to-riches tale…
Hotel fire forces postponement of Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-final
MS Dhoni and the rest of the Jharkhand team were evacuated from the team hotel © PTI A fire accident at Jharkhand’s team hotel in New Delhi’s Dwarka area on Friday morning has resulted in postponement of the second semi-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The match between Jharkhand and Bengal will now be played on Saturday at Feroz Shah Kotla. “We were to assemble in the lobby at 7.30am…
WA on top despite Cowan, Hughes fifties
New South Wales 5 for 242 (Cowan 69, Hughes 69) trail Western Australia 9 for 436 dec (Bancroft 104, Turner 84, Voges 72, Cartwright 70, Inglis 54) by 194 runsScorecard File photo – Ed Cowan was in the runs yet again © Getty Images Ed Cowan and Daniel Hughes made half-centuries as New South Wales chipped away at Western Australia’s hefty first-innings score, but the Warriors remained on top at…
Shahzaib Hasan provisionally suspended from cricket
Shahzaib Hasan made 19 and 0 in his only two PSL innings this year © PCB Batsman Shahzaib Hasan has become the fifth Pakistan player to be provisionally suspended by the PCB as part of its investigation into alleged corruption in the Pakistan Super League. Shahzaib was suspended with immediate effect from all forms of cricket for allegedly failing to report a suspect approach in time and in full detail,…
Shakib, Mosaddek give Bangladesh healthy lead
Innings Bangladesh 467 (Shakib 116, Mosaddek 75, Herath 4-82) lead Sri Lanka 338 (Chandimal 138, Mehedi 3-90) by 129 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Shakib Al Hasan top scored for Bangladesh with 116 © AFP Bangladesh were bowled out for 467 runs, leading Sri Lanka by 129 runs, after Mosaddek Hossain was stumped off Rangana Herath, falling for 75 runs on his Test debut. Before that, they lost the remaining…