Sabbir Rahman made 48 before holing out © AFP Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has said the quick fall of Soumya Sarkar and Sabbir Rahman – the set batsmen – cost the side in a chase of 196 in Mount Maunganui. Sarkar and Sabbir added 68 off 40 balls for the fourth wicket before both batsmen exited in a space of 10 balls. The double-strike triggered another Bangladesh collapse, this time…
Australia hunt for sweep by setting 465
Australia 8 for 538 dec and 2 for 241 dec (Khawaja 79*, Smith 59, Warner 55) lead Pakistan 315 (Younis 175*, Azhar 71, Hazlewood 4-55) by 340 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details David Warner smashed 22 runs off a Yasir Shah over © Getty Images A firecracker of an innings by David Warner and handsome hands from Steven Smith and Usman Khawaja helped Australia set Pakistan a distant 465 to…
Mohammad Amir suffers side strain; will bat in fourth innings
Since mid-July 2016, no fast bowler has bowled more in international cricket than Mohammad Amir © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Mohammad Amir has picked up a side strain that will limit his role in the ongoing third and final Test in Sydney to batting. Amir pulled an intercostal muscle on his left side during pre-match training on the fourth day of the Test and was taken for a scan. He did…
Australia declare on 241 to set 465 target
Australia 8 for 538 dec and 2 for 241 dec (Khawaja 79*, Smith 59, Warner 55) lead Pakistan 315 (Younis 175*, Azhar 71, Hazlewood 4-55) by 340 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details David Warner smashed 22 runs off a Yasir Shah over © Getty Images A firecracker of an innings by David Warner and handsome hands from Steven Smith and Usman Khawaja helped Australia set Pakistan a distant 465 to…
Munro's 52-ball hundred razes Bangladesh
New Zealand 195 for 7 (Munro 101, Rubel 3-37) beat Bangladesh 148 (Sabbir 48, Sodhi 3-36) by 47 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Colin Munro became the third New Zealand player, after Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill, to hit a T20I century © Getty Images A marauding 52-ball hundred from Colin Munro – his first T20 internationals – powered New Zealand to a series win with a game to spare. He…
Thisara Perera and Tymal Mills sign with BBL
Thisara Perera has the experience of over one hundred ODIs and fifty T20Is behind him © Associated Press Sri Lanka allrounder Thisara Perera and England pacer Tymal Mills are the latest additions to the Big Bash League 2016-17, coming in for the Melbourne Renegades and the Brisbane Heat respectively. While Thisara replaces West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo, Mills was brought in for West Indies legspinner Samuel Badree. Thisara brings with…
Warner 23-ball fifty powers Australia again
Pakistan 315 (Younis 175*, Azhar 71, Hazlewood 4-55) trail Australia 8 for 538 dec by 223 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Younis Khan extended Australia’s hard work after another rain delay © Getty Images Younis Khan’s terrific innings dissuaded Australia’s captain Steven Smith from enforcing the follow-on as Pakistan tallied 315 on another rain-interrupted day of the SCG Test. The entirety of the first session was lost for the second…
Hazlewood wraps up Pakistan for 315
Pakistan 315 (Younis 175*, Azhar 71, Hazlewood 4-55) trail Australia 8 for 538 dec by 223 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Younis Khan extended Australia’s hard work after another rain delay © Getty Images Younis Khan’s terrific innings dissuaded Australia’s captain Steven Smith from enforcing the follow-on as Pakistan tallied 315 on another rain-interrupted day of the SCG Test. The entirety of the first session was lost for the second…
Australia team doctor asks ICC to consider concussion substitutes
Matt Renshaw was hit twice on the helmet during the Sydney Test © Getty Images The introduction of concussion substitutes should be “very seriously” considered by the ICC, Australia’s team doctor Peter Brukner said after opening batsman Matt Renshaw was ruled out of the ongoing Sydney Test due to concussion. Renshaw was struck twice on the helmet during the Test against Pakistan, once while batting on day one and again…
Unchanged Bangladesh opt to bowl
Toss Bangladesh opt to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ish Sodhi returned to New Zealand’s XI © AFP Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh captain, won the toss for the fourth time in the limited-overs series against New Zealand and opted to bowl. Bangladesh went in with an unchanged XI, which meant Soumya Sarkar retained his spot despite scores of 1,0 in his last two innings. New Zealand made…