Chris Morris has not played for South Africa since June 2016 © AFP Allrounder Chris Morris is set to return to action for the first time in almost six months in when he turns out for his franchise, Titans, in a first-class fixture against Knights that starts on Thursday. Morris, who last played cricket in July last year, suffered a recurrence of a chronic left knee injury and was given…
Bumrah six-for propels Gujarat into final
Gujarat 390 (Panchal 149, Parthiv 62, Ajay Yadav 3-69) and 252 (Juneja 81, Gandhi 51, Nadeem 5-69) beat Jharkhand 408 (Jaggi 129, Kishan 61, RP Singh 6-90) and 111 (Bumrah 6-29, RP Singh 3-25) by 123 runsScorecard File photo – Jasprit Bumrah’s figures of 6 for 29 were his best in first-class cricket © Getty Images A 23-year-old limited-overs India regular pitching for long-format recognition and a 31-year old veteran…
State office-bearers start stepping down
Following the Supreme Court order on January 2, which stated that office bearers of the BCCI and state associations who did not meet the eligibility criteria set by the Lodha Committee should step down immediately, officials from a few state associations have resigned. The court order is likely to affect all state bodies with the exception of the Vidarbha and Tripura associations, which had adopted the Lodha recommendations in entirety…
Australia to tour SA for four Tests in 2018
South Africa have never won a home Test series against Australia, the last one in 2013-14 ending with Ryan Harris sealing a last-gasp win for the visitors in Cape Town © Getty Images South Africa will host Australia in March-April 2018 for the first four-Test series between the two countries since readmission. The tour comes at the conclusion of a 2017-18 home season that is set to be South Africa’s…
Amla's woes continue as South Africa build on lead
Lunch South Africa 392 and 136 for 4 (Elgar 55) lead Sri Lanka 110 by 418 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dean Elgar’s fifty extended South Africa’s lead © AFP Hashim Amla would have liked to have walked out to bat for his 100th Test at the Wanderers next week with his reputation reasserted. Instead he will take guard with continued worries about his form after a duck on the…
Yasir suffers low-grade hamstring strain
Play 04:51 Samiuddin: The management don’t seem to be convinced of Yasir’s injury Yasir Shah‘s difficult tour of Australia continued on the second day of the final Test in Sydney when he picked up a low-grade hamstring strain in his left leg. Yasir struggled through the warm-ups in the morning. He did come out to field, though his movements were limited and he seemed restricted in his ability to throw…
Nawroz Mangal retires from international cricket
Nazroz Mangal represented Afghanistan in international cricket from 2009 to 2016 © AFP Nawroz Mangal, under whose leadership Afghanistan secured ODI status in the 2009 World Cup Qualifiers and then qualified for the 2010 World T20, has retired from international cricket to take up a role as the national chief selector. Mangal, 32, played 49 ODI and 30 T20Is for Afghanistan, making 1139 runs and 454 runs respectively. When Afghanistan…
Younis Khan, Azhar Ali fight at end of tough day
Pakistan 2 for 126 (Younis 64*, Azhar 58*) trail Australia 8 for 538 dec (Renshaw 184, Warner 113, Handscomb 110, Wahab 3-89) by 412 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:09 Farrell: Pakistan bowling once again lacked penetration Azhar Ali and Younis Khan indicated they had no intention of leaving Australia quietly with a stubborn stand after Peter Handscomb maintained his Test-match honeymoon phase with a second century to lift Australia…
Hazlewood strikes after hosts pile up 538
Tea Pakistan 2 for 16 (Azhar 12*, Younis 0*) trail Australia 8 for 538 dec (Renshaw 184, Warner 113, Handscomb 110, Wahab 3-89) by 522 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:09 Coverdale: Handscomb continues impressive start Peter Handscomb maintained his Test-match honeymoon phase with a second century to lift Australia to 538 before Pakistan lost a pair of early wickets to Josh Hazlewood prior to tea on day two…
Australia declare after piling up 538, Handscomb scores 110
Innings Australia 8 for 538 dec (Renshaw 184, Warner 113, Handscomb 110, Wahab 3-89) v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:09 Coverdale: Handscomb continues impressive start Peter Handscomb maintained his Test-match honeymoon phase with a second century to lift Australia to 538 after Matt Renshaw’s long occupation was finally ended by Pakistan on the second day of the SCG Test. The hosts strode steadily towards an enormous first-innings tally…