Match facts Sunday, 27 NovemberStart time 0930 local (0730 GMT) Upul Tharanga was a part of the team that won the tri-series final against Zimbabwe in 2010, and he will hope history can repeat itself © AFP Big picture And so to the tri-series final, where a Sri Lanka squad brimming with promise, but light on experience, will meet a Zimbabwe side who have managed to rise to their feet…
Experienced Zimbabwe tussle against promising SL in title clash
Match facts Sunday, 27 NovemberStart time 0930 local (0730 GMT) Upul Tharanga was a part of the team that won the tri-series final against Zimbabwe in 2010, and he will hope history can repeat itself © AFP Big picture And so to the tri-series final, where a Sri Lanka squad brimming with promise, but light on experience, will meet a Zimbabwe side who have managed to rise to their feet…
McKenzie hopeful of SA's lower-order rearguard
South Africa’s batting coach was hopeful of emulating their performance in Adelaide from four years ago © Getty Images South Africa are not ready to head home just yet, despite having just a lead of 70 with four wickets in hand going into the fourth day of the Adelaide Test. “We’ve got two big days left and tomorrow (Sunday) is one of the biggest ones. There’s a lot of fight….
Shakib, Bravo help Dhaka rise to No.2 spot
Dhaka Dynamites 170 for 5 (Shakib 41*, Rashid 2-26) beat Comilla Victorians 138 for 8 (Latif 38, Bravo 3-32) by 32 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Dwayne Bravo picked up his second consecutive three-wicket haul © BCB Dhaka Dynamites strengthened their position in the BPL points table after beating Comilla Victorians by 32 runs. The defending champions were drowned in the one-sided encounter, restricted to 138 for 8 after they were…
Shakib, Bravo help Dhaka consolidate No. 2 spot
Dhaka Dynamites 170 for 5 (Shakib 41*, Rashid 2-26) beat Comilla Victorians 138 for 8 (Latif 38, Bravo 3-32) by 32 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Dwayne Bravo picked up his second consecutive three-wicket haul © BCB Dhaka Dynamites strengthened their position in the BPL points table after beating Comilla Victorians by 32 runs. The defending champions were drowned in the one-sided encounter, restricted to 138 for 8 after they were…
Lyon and Starc tighten Australia's grip
South Africa 6 for 194 (Cook 81*, Lyon 3-48) lead Australia 383 (Khawaja 145, Smith 59, Handscomb 54, Starc 53, Abbott 3-49, Rabada 3-84) by 70 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:37 Brettig: Australia’s fielders need more cohesion By the time Nathan Lyon took his first wicket of this Test, he had endured a 660-ball drought without a first-class breakthrough. He was lucky even to be playing, for only Steve…
Bairstow shines but India take charge against careless England
Tea England 205 for 5 (Bairstow 66*, Buttler 38*) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:10 Ganguly: India should not juggle slip fielders England managed to cling to India’s coattails on the opening day in Mohali, but did themselves no favours having been given what should have been a significant advantage by winning the toss. Jonny Bairstow, promoted to No. 5 amid England’s batting reshuffle, held the innings together…
Beams out of ODI series with finger fracture
Kristen Beams is Australia women’s leading wicket-taker in ODIs this year © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Australia women legspinner Kristen Beams has been ruled out of the remainder of the home ODIs against South Africa due to a finger injury. She had fractured her right little finger during the third match on Wednesday in Sydney and parted with the squad on Friday. While the Australia squad headed to Coffs…
Essex drop Colchester Festival for 2017
Monty Panesar celebrates a wicket during the 2013 Colchester Festival © Getty Images Essex have confirmed that they will not be holding a Colchester Festival in 2017. The club have put the decision down to the vagaries of the fixture list, rather than finances, and say they will consider a return to Castle Park in subsequent seasons. Rumours had swirled earlier this year that the fixture against Sussex in August…
Burns makes 68, Wildermuth eyes ton
Queensland 6 for 327 (Wildermuth 89*, Labuschagne 79, Burns 68) v Western AustraliaScorecard Joe Burns made 68 (file photo) © Getty Images Allrounder Jack Wildermuth was within sight of his second first-class century at stumps on the first day in Townsville, where discarded Test opener Joe Burns regained some form with 68. At stumps, Queensland were 6 for 327 against Western Australia, with Wildermuth on 89 and Michael Neser on…