File photo – Anupam Sanklecha took career-best figures of 8 for 73 to leave Assam stumbling towards deafeat © PTI Anupam Sanklecha took his second consecutive ten-wicket haul in a match – also bettering his career-best in consecutive games – to bring Maharashtra within four wickets of an innings-victory against Assam in Chennai. Assam, who had put up 132 for 3 at stumps on the second day in response to…
Gandhi ton gives TN first-innings lead
File photo – Devendra Bundela put MP on the verge of taking a first-innings lead with his 26th first-class century © Sivaraman Kitta Kaushik Gandhi‘s career-best 164 helped Tamil Nadu open up a 70-run lead over Punjab in Nagpur. After Tamil Nadu resumed on 218 for 4 in response to Punjab’s first-innings 284, Gandhi built on his overnight 75 not out for his second century this season, to go along…
Bolton, Lanning take Australia to series victory
Australia women 1 for 174 (Lanning 80*, Bolton 77*) beat South Africa women 8 for 173 (Lee 102, du Preez 36, Harris 3-31) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Nicole Bolton scored her first fifty of the series, an unbeaten 77, to help Australia women win the third ODI © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Nicole Bolton and Meg Lanning scored unbeaten fifties to put on an unbroken 161-run stand…
Bolton, Lanning take Australia to nine-wicket victory
Australia women 174 for 1 (Lanning 80*, Bolton 77*) beat South Africa women 173 for 8 (Lee 102, Du Preez 36, Harris 3-31) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Nicole Bolton scored her first fifty of the series, an unbeaten 77, to help Australia women win the third ODI © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Nicole Bolton and Meg Lanning scored fifties and put on an unbroken…
Dickwella, Mendis haul Sri Lanka to 330
Sri Lanka 330 for 7 (Dickwella 94, Kusal Mendis 94, Dhananjaya de Silva 58, Holder 3-57) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Niroshan Dickwella, reprieved on 39, made West Indies pay © AFP Niroshan Dickwella enhanced his growing reputation of a steady top-order batsman; his 106-ball 94 and a 107-run stand for the fourth wicket with Kusal Mendis, who made an effervescent 94, glittered Sri Lanka’s 330 for 7…
ICC awards Pakistan women full points for unplayed India series
Both India and Pakistan will have to qualify for the 2017 Women’s World Cup © IDI/Getty Images The ICC’s technical committee has awarded full points to Pakistan women for the three-match series against India women that was not played in October. The series and points counted towards the ICC Women’s Championship, and was scheduled to be played by the end of October. This means both India and Pakistan will have…
Ponting open to role with Australian team
Ricky Ponting has some coaching experience, having worked with IPL franchise Mumbai Indians © Getty Images Australia’s former captain Ricky Ponting has put his hand up for a role with the national team, expressing interest in either a selection or coaching job in the wake of the side’s present slump. He recently concluded his coaching tenure with Mumbai Indians in the IPL, and there has been some speculation over whether…
Tanmay Agarwal taken to hospital after blow to head
Hyderabad opener Tanmay Agarwal was taken to hospital after being struck on the head while fielding at forward short leg during the Group C Ranji Trophy match against Chhattisgarh, in Valsad, on Wednesday, according to a report in the Hindu. The incident occurred shortly before lunch, when Manoj Singh’s pull off left-arm spinner Mehdi Hasan hit Agarwal’s helmet even as he seemingly instinctively tried to catch the ball. Agarwal, who…
Changes to pink ball changed SA minds on day-night Test – du Plessis
Play 02:49 Didn’t want to miss out on the pink-ball experience – du Plessis Seven months ago, South Africa were “not keen” to play a day-night Test match, primarily because they had never done it before. Five months ago, they agreed to the fixture, after being assured of adequate preparation time. Now, on the eve of a match which has been dominated by discussion over their stand-in captain Faf du…
Unchanged West Indies opt to bowl
Toss West Indies opt to bowl v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details A win for either side on Wednesday will help them secure a berth in the final © AFP Jason Holder called right as West Indies elected to bowl on a grassy surface in sunny Bulawayo. They went in with the same XI that tied their previous game against Zimbabwe on Saturday. “This seems to be a fresh…