Tasmania 402 and 1 for 209 (Silk 77*, Bailey 58*, Dunk 58) beat Western Australia 262 and 345 (Wells 120, Whiteman 104, Bird 3-69, Kingston 3-72) by 9 wicketsScorecard Jordan Silk made an unbeaten 77 in Tasmania’s win © Getty Images Jordan Silk, Ben Dunk and George Bailey delivered a nine-wicket win for Tasmania on the final day at the WACA, where they chased down the target of 206 with…
Queensland secure win with 12 balls left
Queensland 7 for 475 dec and 7 for 228 dec beat South Australia 258 and 317 (Weatherald 73, Carey 54, Cooper 52, Cutting 3-60, Floros 3-65, George 3-76) by 128 runsScorecard Alex Carey added a second-innings 54 to his 76 from the first innings © Getty Images Queensland secured victory late on the final day at the Gabba, where South Australia’s last wicket fell with just 12 balls left in…
Tremain, Boland bowl Victoria to big win
Victoria 6 for 510 dec and 2 for 105 dec beat New South Wales 225 and 192 (Hughes 54, Tremain 3-31, Boland 3-39) by 198 runsScorecard There were plenty of smiles on the sidelines of the New South Wales v Victoria game, with Peter Handscomb, Matthew Wade and Nic Maddinson all called into Australia’s Test squad © Getty Images Chris Tremain and Scott Boland delivered a big win for Victoria…
Cook and Hameed fight as India set imposing target of 405
England 255 (Stokes 70, Bairstow 53, Root 53, Ashwin 5-67) and 40 for 0 (Cook 28*, Hameed 12*) need another 365 runs to beat India 455 and 204 (Kohli 81, Broad 4-33, Rashid 4-82)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:17 Compton: Broad’s tactic of running fingers over seam serves him well So far, so steady for Alastair Cook and Haseeb Hameed, as England’s unlikely bid for survival in the second…
West Indies seal series after India implode for 106
West Indies Women 137 for 5 (Taylor 47*, Dottin 35, Pandey 2-29) beat India Women 106 (Harmandeep 43, Dottin 3-24, Anisa 3-23) by 31 runsScorecard File photo – Deandra Dottin played a substantial role in West Indies’ win with a rapid 35 and three wickets © WICB Media/Athelstan Bellamy West Indies Women took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series after India Women collapsed for 106 in their…
Christchurch most seam-friendly pitch I have played on – Azhar
Azhar Ali and Pakistan were tested by ferocious bouncers © AFP The pitch was a vivid green and had spent a damp day under covers before the toss even took place, so it was little surprise that it was the most seam-friendly strip he had played international cricket on, Azhar Ali said. Pakistan have refused to blame conditions for the loss at Hagley Oval. They have repeated the Hagley surface…
'Our seamers were world-class' – Williamson
Play 01:55 ‘Debutants were fantastic’- Williamson An allrounder on debut took 6 wickets for 41, and a rookie opener hit 55 and 36 not out to claim the game’s highest aggregate, yet it was day three’s bowling effort that broke the match open, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said. Though New Zealand had secured a first-innings lead of 67, Pakistan had moved to 58 for 1 in the second innings,…
England set 405 after Broad and Rashid fight
India 455 and 204 (Kohli 81, Broad 4-33, Rashid 4-82) lead England 255 (Stokes 70, Bairstow 53, Root 53, Ashwin 5-67) by 404 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Adil Rashid had Virat Kohli caught at slip for 81 © Associated Press Stuart Broad led England’s fight on the fourth morning in Visakhapatnam with a valiant eight-over spell of skilfully varied legcutters, while Adil Rashid picked off four wickets with his…
'Our seamers were world class' – Williamson
Play 01:55 ‘Debutants were fantastic’- Williamson An allrounder on debut took 6 wickets for 41, and a rookie opener hit 55 and 36 not out to claim the game’s highest aggregate, yet it was day three’s bowling effort that broke the match open, Kane Williamson said. Though New Zealand had secured a first-innings lead of 67, Pakistan had moved to 58 for 1 in the second innings, and appeared to…
Broad and Rashid strike but India's lead grows to 404
India 455 and 204 (Kohli 81, Broad 4-33, Rashid 4-82) lead England 255 (Stokes 70, Bairstow 53, Root 53, Ashwin 5-67) by 404 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Adil Rashid had Virat Kohli caught at slip for 81 © Associated Press Stuart Broad led England’s fight on the fourth morning at Visakhapatnam with a valiant eight-over spell of skilfully varied legcutters, while Adil Rashid picked off four wickets with his legspin,…