File photo – Manoj Tiwary’s 39 in the fourth innings was the highest score in the match © PTI Manoj Tiwary, the Bengal captain, has called for surfaces of the kind that hosted the India-England Tests in Rajkot and Visakhapatnam to be prepared for the Ranji Trophy. His assessment comes after the season’s first two-day finish, Baroda’s 21-run win against Bengal in a Group A fixture in Lahli, where the…
Baroda's seamers deliver thrilling win
File photo – Ankit Sharma took 6 for 108 to restrict Railways to 371 on the second day © Sivaraman Kitta Baroda‘s seamers delivered a thrilling 21-run win by bowling out Bengal out for 133 in their chase of 155 in a low-scoring contest in Lahli that finished inside two days. After a 23-wicket first day, 17 more fell on the second. Baroda resumed the day on 63 for 3…
Pant blitz helps Delhi take lead against Rajasthan
Shikhar Dhawan and Gautam Gambhir added 52 for Delhi, but were unable to force their way into India’s Test squad. They were out for 38 and 10 respectively © PTI A century from Chirag Khurana and three wickets from the in-form Anupam Sanklecha left Maharashtra in a dominant position against Assam at the IIT-Chemplast ground in Chennai. Khurana, who began the day batting on 14, finished unbeaten on 112 (184b,…
West Indies eye final berth, surge in ODI rankings
Match facts Wednesday, 23 NovemberStart time 0930 local (0730 GMT) West Indies are currently ranked ninth, but are just one point behind Pakistan, which heightens the importance of a win against Sri Lanka © AFP Big Picture Despite West Indies’ big win in Harare, on paper, these are two well-matched teams with plenty to play for: the winner will be guaranteed their place in the tri-series final. The relative inexperience…
The problems with Law 42.3
Play 02:51 Moonda: ‘Relief for South Africa’ Whether or not Faf du Plessis applied an artificial substance to the ball in Hobart was “irrelevant”, David Warner said on Tuesday. And, to the series outcome, perhaps that is true. But that du Plessis was that evening found guilty enough of ball-tampering to cop a fine was anything but irrelevant to cricket’s bigger picture. Under the Laws of Cricket – Law 42,…
India bring back Bhuvneshwar for last three Tests against England
Bhuvneshwar Kumar proved his match-fitness by bowling 36 overs across two innings for Uttar Pradesh against Mumbai © BCCI India have brought Bhuvneshwar Kumar back into their squad for the last three Tests against England. They have also left out Gautam Gambhir, leaving M Vijay and KL Rahul as the only two specialist openers in the squad. Gambhir, released from the squad during the second Test in Visakhapatnam, is playing…
Sayers set for hometown debut
Chadd Sayers has been the most prolific Sheffield Shield wicket-taker of the past four seasons © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Chadd Sayers is set to make it four of a possible four debutants for Australia in the day/night Test at Adelaide Oval on Thursday. ESPNcricinfo understands Sayers will join Matt Renshaw, Peter Handscomb and Nic Maddinson as part of the most drastically changed Australian Test team in more than…
Rangpur cruise past Khulna to top table
Rangpur Riders 129 for 3 (Mithun 49*, Shahzad 37) beat Khulna Titans 125 for 7 (Taibur 32, Sunny 2-16) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Shahid Afridi took two wickets and struck a 20-ball 26 in Rangpur’s win © Raton Gomes/BCB Rangpur Riders cruised to a seven-wicket win over Khulna Titans and replaced them at the top of the points table. A strong bowling performance restricted Khulna…
The problems with Law 42
Play 03:08 Too much being made of du Plessis episode – Gillespie Whether or not Faf du Plessis applied an artificial substance to the ball in Hobart was “irrelevant”, David Warner said on Tuesday. And, to the series outcome, perhaps that is true. But that du Plessis was that evening found guilty enough of ball-tampering to cop a fine was anything but irrelevant to cricket’s bigger picture. Under the Laws…
West Indies strangle India to complete series sweep
West Indies Women 139 for 4 (Matthews 47, Taylor 44*) beat India Women 124 for 3 (Kaur 60*, Krishnamurthy 31) by 15 runsScorecard File photo – Stafanie Taylor shared a 61-run opening partnership with Hayley Matthews, who scored a 22-ball 47 © AFP West Indies Women completed a 3-0 sweep of the T20I series against India by comfortably defending 139 in Vijayawada. The hosts, chasing 140, lost opener VR Vanitha…