Nazmul Hassan: ‘I have said it repeatedly that I take every decision’ © BCB BCB president Nazmul Hassan has revealed the significant influence he has over Bangladesh’s selection process at present, saying that it was his call to drop allrounder Mahmudullah from the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka. Hassan also said another high-profile player might have suffered the axe had the designated wicketkeeper Liton Das not been ruled out of…
Workload balance a challenge – Boult
Trent Boult could not recover in time for the Wellington Test © Getty Images Trent Boult has conceded that sitting out some matches in the ODI series against South Africa could have kept him fit for all the Tests, but admitted it would be difficult to pick and choose which matches to play in tightly contested series. Boult was forced to sit out the second Test in Wellington with a…
New Zealand end day on high after Nicholls' repair work
South Africa 24 for 2 trail New Zealand 268 (Nicholls 118, Duminy 4-47) by 244 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Henry Nicholls’ brought up his maiden triple-digit score in Test cricket © Getty Images Henry Nicholls‘ maiden Test century was the centrepiece of a New Zealand fightback on the opening day at the Basin Reserve which was capped by the removal of both South Africa’s openers. JP Duminy nipped in with…
Australia cross 100, but lose three wickets on first morning
Lunch: Australia 109 for 3 (Smith 34*, Handscomb 6*) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:03 Kalra: Selecting Cummins, Maxwell a gamble India nabbed three vital wickets as Australia risked not taking full advantage of the best pitch of the Border-Gavaskar series so far, at lunch on day one of the third Test held in Ranchi. Steven Smith had won an important toss for the visitors but was less…
Chandimal, lower order lift Sri Lanka to 338
LunchSri Lanka 338 (Chandimal 138, Mehedi 3-90) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dinesh Chandimal struck his eighth Test century to lift Sri Lanka from a precarious overnight position © Associated Press Dinesh Chandimal‘s well-paced 138 helped Sri Lanka wrest back control and momentum on the second morning. The home side was finally bowled out for 338, having added an even 100 to a precarious overnight 238 for 7. Chandimal…
BCB president says it was his decision to drop Mahmudullah
Nazmul Hassan: ‘I have said it repeatedly that I take every decision’ © BCB BCB president Nazmul Hassan has revealed the significant influence he has over Bangladesh’s selection process at present, saying that it was his call to drop allrounder Mahmudullah from the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka. Hassan also said another high-profile player might have suffered the axe had the designated wicketkeeper Liton Das not been ruled out of…
Workload balance a challenge – Boult
Trent Boult could not recover in time for the Wellington Test © Getty Images Trent Boult has conceded that sitting out some matches in the ODI series against South Africa could have kept him fit for all the Tests, but admitted it would be difficult to pick and choose which matches to play in tightly contested series. Boult was forced to sit out the second Test in Wellington with a…
New Zealand end day on high after Nicholls' repair work
South Africa 24 for 2 trail New Zealand 268 (Nicholls 118, Duminy 4-47) by 244 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Henry Nicholls’ brought up his maiden triple-digit score in Test cricket © Getty Images Henry Nicholls‘ maiden Test century was the centrepiece of a New Zealand fightback on the opening day at the Basin Reserve which was capped by the removal of both South Africa’s openers. JP Duminy nipped in with…
Australia cross 100, but lose three wickets on first morning
Lunch: Australia 109 for 3 (Smith 34*, Handscomb 6*) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:03 Kalra: Selecting Cummins, Maxwell a gamble India nabbed three vital wickets as Australia risked not taking full advantage of the best pitch of the Border-Gavaskar series so far, at lunch on day one of the third Test held in Ranchi. Steven Smith had won an important toss for the visitors but was less…
Chandimal, lower order lift Sri Lanka to 338
LunchSri Lanka 338 (Chandimal 138, Mehedi 3-90) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dinesh Chandimal struck his eighth Test century to lift Sri Lanka from a precarious overnight position © Associated Press Dinesh Chandimal‘s well-paced 138 helped Sri Lanka wrest back control and momentum on the second morning. The home side was finally bowled out for 338, having added an even 100 to a precarious overnight 238 for 7. Chandimal…