Comilla Victorians 152 for 5 (Nazmul 41, Sammy 2-34) beat Rajshahi Kings 120 (Mominul 53, Tanvir 4-18) by 32 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Nazmul Hossain Shanto struck four boundaries in his 40-ball 41 © BCB Comilla Victorians ended a string of five successive losses with a 32-run victory over Rajshahi Kings. The defending champions scored their highest total while batting first in this season, to give their bowlers enough of…
Decision in Russell's anti-doping hearing likely in 2-3 weeks
Andre Russell said he found the allegations “stressing and depressing”. © BCCI A decision on whether West Indies allrounder Andre Russell breached the World Anti-doping Agency code by being negligent about filing his whereabouts is likely to be announced by the independent anti-doping tribunal in the next two-three weeks. In March this year, the Jamaica Anti-doping Commission (JADCO) alleged that Russell had failed to file his whereabouts on three occasions…
Wagner's milestone 'beyond wildest dreams'
Neil Wagner was at his pitch-pounded best to make crucial inroads © Getty Images Trent Boult and Tim Southee may be the spearheads of the attack, but on Saturday, it was Neil Wagner who first rattled Pakistan, and in so doing, beat his more illustrious team-mates to a milestone. Babar Azam and Azhar Ali had settled into a partnership, when Wagner began to direct balls at their ribs. One of…
Khulna Titans survive late Prasanna blitz
Khulna Titans 157 for 5 (Mahmudullah 62, Bravo 2-27) beat Dhaka Dynamites 148 (Prasanna 53, Mosharraf 3-31) by nine runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Dwayne Bravo picked up two wickets but fell at a crucial juncture of Dhaka Dynamites’ chase for 4 © BCB Khulna Titans survived Seekkuge Prasanna‘s six-hitting spree to beat Dhaka Dynamites by nine runs in Chittagong. Khulna moved to eight points and joined Rangpur Riders and Dhaka…
England show spirit but Kohli and Ashwin keep India in command
India 455 and 98 for 3 (Kohli 56*, Rahane 22*) lead England 255 (Stokes 70, Bairstow 53, Root 53, Ashwin 5-67) by 298 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:18 Compton: Stokes, Bairstow showed the fight England need Three days into Visakhapatnam’s maiden Test match, the prospects of England emerging from this contest with anything less than a hefty defeat remain no less bleak than they had appeared at the height…
Zimbabwe kept to 257 despite Ervine, Raza fifties
Innings Zimbabwe 257 (Ervine 92, Raza 77, Carlos Brathwaite 4-48) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Craig Ervine hit six fours during his 100-ball 92 © AFP Craig Ervine and Sikandar Raza showed attacking enterprise during their 144-run partnership for the third wicket, but a flurry of late strikes set Zimbabwe back to 257 in the tri-series match against West Indies in Bulawayo. Once Raza holed out to long-off…
Tons for Whiteman, Wells; Behrendorff takes five
Western Australia 262 and 5 for 275 (Wells 107*, Whiteman 104) lead Tasmania 402 (Doolan 202*, Behrendorff 5-80) by 135 runsScorecard Sam Whiteman scored his third first-class hundred © Getty Images Centuries to Jonathan Wells and Sam Whiteman gave Western Australia hope on the third day against Tasmania, where they turned a 140-run first-innings deficit into a 135-run lead by the close of play. Wells finished the day unbeaten on…
Shamsi emerges as potential day-night trump card
Tabraiz Shamsi was expensive in his 12 overs against the Victoria XI, but he also picked up four wickets © Getty Images Just like Kyle Abbott is not exactly sure when he is going to be able to make the move ball move, Tabraiz Shamsi does not really know whether the Australian batsmen can pick him, but as long as the wickets come, he does not mind the uncertainty. “That’s…
Amla 81*, Shamsi 4 for 72 in pink-ball warm-up game
South Africans 205 for 4 (Amla 81*, Coleman 2-26) drew against Victoria XI 258 (Gotch 53, Shamsi 4-72) Scorecard File photo – Hashim Amla had scored only 48 runs in four innings on this tour before this game © AFP Chinaman bowler Tabraiz Shamsi put himself in contention for a Test debut with a four-wicket haul in the pink-ball warm-up match at the MCG. Although expensive, Shamsi proved difficult to…
Another 50 for Renshaw; Burns, Ferguson fail again
South Australia 258 (Carey 76, Feldman 3-56, George 3-74) and 2 for 71 need another 375 runs to beat Queensland 7 for 475 dec and 7 for 228 dec (Heazlett 63, Renshaw 50)Scorecard Matt Renshaw added a second-innings 50 to his 108 from the first innings © Getty Images Queensland opener Matt Renshaw improved his chances of a surprise Test call-up by adding a second-innings 50 to his century from…