Bangladesh lead touches 100 after Shakib's 116

Tea Bangladesh 428 for 7 (Shakib 116, Sandakan 4-131) lead Sri Lanka 338 (Chandimal 138, Mehedi 3-90) by 90 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Shakib Al Hasan notched up his fifth Test century to give Bangladesh a first-innings lead for only the second time in an away Test © AFP Shakib Al Hasan reached his fifth Test hundred in one of several milestones during the second session of the third…

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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…

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De Kock, Bavuma fashion crucial lead

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…

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Mills stays level-headed as IPL venture nears

Tymal Mills has been back at Sussex in between T20 stints © Getty Images 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…

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Shahzaib Hasan provisionally suspended from cricket

Shahzaib Hasan scored 19 and 0 in the two chances he got in the recent PSL © PCB Shahzaib Hasan has become the fifth Pakistan player to be provisionally suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board amid ongoing investigations into alleged corruption in the Pakistan Super League. Shahzaib was suspended with immediate effect from participating in all forms of cricket for allegedly failing to report a corrupt approach in time and…

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Rock-solid Smith leads Australia to 450

Tea India 20 for 0 trail Australia 451 (Smith 178*, Maxwell 104, Jadeja 5-124) by 431 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Glenn Maxwell hugs Steven Smith after reaching his maiden Test hundred © Associated Press Steven Smith‘s latest epic, Glenn Maxwell’s first Test hundred and some spiky help from the lower order lifted Australia to 451 against India on the second afternoon in Ranchi. The tourists had at times looked…

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Bangladesh lead touches 100 after Shakib's 116

Tea Bangladesh 428 for 7 (Shakib 116, Sandakan 4-131) lead Sri Lanka 338 (Chandimal 138, Mehedi 3-90) by 90 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Shakib Al Hasan notched up his fifth Test century to give Bangladesh a first-innings lead for only the second time in an away Test © AFP Shakib Al Hasan reached his fifth Test hundred in one of several milestones during the second session of the third…

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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…

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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,”…

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Mills stays level-headed as IPL venture nears

Tymal Mills has been back at Sussex in between T20 stints © Getty Images 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…

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