Play 02:14 ‘We’ve shown great character’ – Broad Stuart Broad has called upon England to “do something special” on the last Test day of the Visakhapatnam Test. England were challenged to survive for a minimum of 150 overs if they were to save the match which, on a deteriorating wicket, seemed an improbable scenario. But, having reached stumps on day four for the loss of only two wickets, Broad said…
Khulna go on top with Shafiul four-for
Khulna Titans 151 for 7 (Mahmudullah 44, Taijul 3-18) beat Barisal Bulls 129 (Mushfiqur 35, Shafiul 4-17) by 22 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mahmudullah’s 44 off 26 balls set up a respectable total for Khulna Titans © Raton Gomes/BCB Khulna Titans climbed to the top of the BPL points table after a 22-run win over Barisal Bulls. As was the case in their four previous wins, it was their bowlers…
Hayat 78 sets up comfortable Hong Kong win
Hong Kong 148 for 4 (Hayat 78, Carter 41, Oluoch 3-29) beat Kenya 133 (Obanda 39, Ehsan Khan 3-12, Tanveer Ahmed 3-20, Nadeem Ahmed 3-23) by 39 runs (D/L method)Scorecard Babar Hayat hit six fours and four sixes in his 68-ball 78 © AFP An aggressive half-century from Babar Hayat set Hong Kong up for a 39-run Duckworth-Lewis win in a rain-affected match against Kenya in Nairobi. The win moved…
Behardien blitz underpins Titans' fourth straight win
File photo – Farhaan Behardien belted four sixes during his seventh T20 fifty © AFP South Africa finisher Farhaan Behardien did the same job for his franchise, his 33-ball 65 leading Titans to their fourth successive victory in the T20 Challenge, beating Dolphins by 58 runs. After Behardien’s seventh T20 fifty carried Titans to 185 for 4, seamer Junior Dala and legspinner Shaun von Berg threw the chase off the…
England 'believe' in great escape – Broad
Play 02:14 ‘We’ve shown great character’ – Broad Stuart Broad has called upon England to “do something special” on the last Test day of the Visakhapatnam Test. England were challenged to survive for a minimum of 150 overs if they were to save the match which, on a deteriorating wicket, seemed an improbable scenario. But, having reached stumps on day four for the loss of only two wickets, Broad said…
'We are prepared to work hard for wickets' – Pujara
Play 02:07 Cracks are opening up – Pujara England’s batsmen displayed impressive defensive skill on day four in Visakhapatnam to lift their hopes of a draw. But they still have to play out an entire day on a pitch that is no longer as trustworthy as it was before. There is substantial rough outside the left-hander’s off stump for Ravindra Jadeja to exploit from the Press Box End and R…
Lanning 134, Perry 95* stroll Australia to 2-0 lead
Australia women 4 for 278 (Lanning 134, Perry 95*, Khaka 3-55) beat South Africa women 5 for 119 (Luus 60*, Perry 1-15) by 66 runs (D/L Method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Meg Lanning brought up her century off 94 balls © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Meg Lanning equalled Charlotte Edwards’ record of nine ODI hundreds, the most by a woman, with a quickfire 134 to script Australia’s win against South…
Haphazard Zimbabwe face must-win situation
Match facts Monday, 21 NovemberStart time 0930 local (0730 GMT) Upul Tharanga and Sri Lanka’s middle order need to step up on Monday © Associated Press Big Picture In cricket, ‘momentum’ is a lot like religious faith. Some people believe in it, and some don’t, but either way it seems to be part of the general milieu. Another way of putting it could be: whether you believe you can, or…
Fit-again Dhawan set to turn out for Delhi
Gautam Gambhir is set to lead Delhi on his return to the squad © AFP Harbhajan to lead Punjab on return Harbhajan Singh will lead Punjab in the Group A match against Tamil Nadu in Nagpur in his first Ranji Trophy game of the season; the offspinner will be returning to the squad after a long personal break. Harbhajan will take over as captain from Yuvraj Singh, who will miss…
India strike late after Cook and Hameed show defiance
England 255 (Stokes 70, Bairstow 53, Root 53, Ashwin 5-67) and 87 for 2 (Root 5*) need another 318 runs to beat India 455 and 204 (Kohli 81, Broad 4-33, Rashid 4-82)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:17 Compton: Broad’s tactic of running fingers over seam serves him well In an era of faster, harder, shorter – when the virtue of a young batsman is increasingly judged by strike-rate than than…