Chittagong Vikings 135 for 5 (Tamim 66*, Jahurul 22) beat Khulna Titans 131 for 8 (Mahmudullah 42, Khan 2-16) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Tamim Iqbal hit eight fours and one six en route to a match-winning 66 © BCB Tamim Iqbal withstood Khulna Titans’ efficient bowling attack to guide Chittagong Vikings to their fifth win in a row. The Chittagong captain was unbeaten on 66 off 59 balls…
Andhra, Goa stunned by turn on grassy surface
Goa fell behind despite Shadab Jakati’s eight-for © BCCI Andhra coach Sanath Kumar said he was surprised at spinners picking 19 of the 20 wickets to fall on a Dhanbad surface that had a “lot of grass.” Goa left-arm spinner Shadab Jakati, on the other hand, said he expected the surface to offer turn, but not on the first day itself. Goa, sent in to bat, were shot out for…
Sabbir, Al-Amin fined for 'serious off-field disciplinary breach'
Sabbir Rahman was placed in grade A+ in the BPL draft © BCB Sabbir Rahman and Al-Amin Hossain have been handed heavy fines for “serious off-field disciplinary breaches” during the Bangladesh Premier League. While the BCB release didn’t specify the nature of the breach, ESPNcricinfo understands that the incidents took place during the Chittagong leg of the ongoing season. “A Governing Council investigation has found both players guilty of serious…
'This will go down as a great Test victory' – Williamson
Pakistan lost their last four wickets for one run late on the fifth day © AFP Kane Williamson said the fourth victory of his captaincy will go down as “one of the great” Test wins, after New Zealand claimed nine wickets in the final session to seal a 138-run win. A draw had appeared the most likely result for most of day five, and although New Zealand had gone wicketless…
Left too many to get in final session – Azhar
‘Abandoned hope of win after Sarfraz run out’ – Azhar © Getty Images Pakistan’s stand-in captain Azhar Ali said his team had been 30 to 35 runs short of where they would have liked to have been at tea, suggesting that perhaps the subsequent collapse was sparked by a high required rate. Pakistan had needed 211 runs at the break, with 34 overs remaining in the match – meaning they…
Parthiv could be retained as batsman
Parthiv Patel scored 109 runs in two innings opening the batting in Mohali © Associated Press If there was a shot in the Mohali Test that said “you may as well shake hands now” it was Parthiv Patel‘s upper cut off Ben Stokes for four with India needing 48 runs to win. Parthiv was playing for India for the first time in eight years and he gave a fine account…
Sabbir, Al-Amin fined for "serious off-field disciplinary breach"
Sabbir Rahman was placed in grade A+ in the BPL drafts © BCB Sabbir Rahman and Al-Amin Hossain have been handed heavy fines for “serious off-field disciplinary breaches” during the Bangladesh Premier League. While the BCB release didn’t specify the nature of the breach, ESPNcricinfo understands that the incidents took place during the Chittagong leg of the ongoing season “A Governing Council investigation has found both players guilty of serious…
Perry's fifth-successive fifty makes it 4-0
Australia women 260 for 9 (Perry 56, Bolton 43, Lanning 42, Daniels 3-53) beat South Africa women 217 (Lee 44, Luus 31, Perry 3-52) by 43 runsScorecard Ellyse Perry gave Australia the impetus in the end overs © Getty Images Ellyse Perry’s fifth successive fifty and a three-wicket haul helped Australia women successfully defend 261 in the fifth and final ODI against South Africa women in Coffs Harbour. They won…
Kohli's India leave pitches debate in past
Play 02:06 Kohli hails India’s response to adversity Winning a Test match on a good pitch despite losing the toss gave Virat Kohli great satisfaction. India kept England to 283 in the first innings, earned themselves a substantial lead and then kept finding ways to pick up wickets on a surface that posed very little threat to the batsmen in terms of the ball spinning wildly, keeping low or bouncing…
Jakati rescues Goa with 8 for 53
File photo – Bhargav Bhatt’s six wickets was only the second-best performance of the day as Shadab Jakati responded with 8 for 53 in the same match © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Shadab Jakati rescued Goa with a career-best 8 for 53 to dismiss Andhra for 159 in Dhanbad and restrict Goa’s first-innings deficit to 44. The left-arm spinner’s performance came after Goa were all out for 115 after Andhra spinner Bhargav…