Tea Sri Lanka 504 (Dhananjaya de Silva 127, Gunaratne 116, Tiripano 3-91) v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Asela Gunaratne brought up his maiden ton © AFP Asela Gunaratne, who serenely progressed to 91, was left with the unenviable task of marshalling No. 11 Lahiru Kumara, who made a golden duck on debut last week, in his quest to get to a maiden Test ton. And he did so, with…

Vinay Kumar marked his return from injury in style © PTI Karnataka captain Vinay Kumar capped his return from injury with a second-innings half-century and five-wicket haul that sent Vidarbha crashing to a 189-run loss inside three days in Vadodara. The win took Karnataka to their third victory in four games, thereby topping Group B at the season’s halfway mark. On a 17-wicket day in 71 overs, Karnataka first crumbled…

Steven Smith: “We have to form some more partnerships and get big first-innings totals.” © Getty Images Australia’s captain Steven Smith has refused to blame an unusual schedule for his side’s poor display in the first Test of the summer, a defeat that made it four in a row and the first opening loss of a home season for 28 years. In order to cater for a second day-night fixture…

Craig White has stepped up to Hampshire’s head coach role © Getty Images Craig White, the former England allrounder, has been named as Hampshire’s new head coach, following the departure of Dale Benkenstein midway through the 2016 season. White, 46, made his name at Yorkshire in an 18-year first-class career that included more than 12,000 runs and 395 wickets, and played 30 Tests and 51 ODIs for England between 1994…

Vinay Kumar marked his return from injury in style © PTI Karnataka captain Vinay Kumar capped his return from injury with a second-innings half-century and five-wicket haul that sent Vidarbha crashing to a 189-run loss inside three days in Vadodara. The win took Karnataka to their third victory in four games, thereby topping Group B at the season’s halfway mark. On a 17-wicket day in 71 overs, Karnataka first crumbled…

Faf du Plessis: “Every time I said, ‘Are you tired?’ he [Rabada] said, ‘No, you’re not taking the ball out of my hand’.” © Getty Images If Kagiso Rabada were a little older but not quite as wise, or the WACA pitch a little flatter but with not quite as much carry, South Africa’s 21-year old bowling superstar may not have had the success he did. But youth and circumstance…

Faf du Plessis: “Every time I said, ‘Are you tired?’ he [Rabada] said, ‘No, you’re not taking the ball out of my hand’.” © Getty Images If Kagiso Rabada were a little older but not quite as wise, or the WACA pitch a little flatter but with not quite as much carry, South Africa’s 21-year old bowling superstar may not have had the success he did. But youth and circumstance…

Steven Smith: “We have to form some more partnerships and get big first-innings totals.” © Getty Images Australia’s captain Steven Smith has refused to blame an unusual schedule for his side’s poor display in the first Test of the summer, a defeat that made it four in a row and the first opening loss of a home season for 28 years. In order to cater for a second day-night fixture…

Abhinav Mukund’s century on the first day was his 25th first-class ton © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Eights wickets for Tamil Nadu’s K Vignesh, along with strong performances from pacers L Vignesh and Aswin Crist sent Baroda stumbling to an innings defeat inside three days in Raipur. That meant Tamil Nadu walked away with seven points and their second win this season. Tamil Nadu needed only 52 overs on day three to…

File photo – Owais Shah will take over temporarily as UAE continue their hunt for a permanent coach © PA Photos Former England batsman Owais Shah has been given a three-month contract as UAE’s interim head coach. The contract follows his 15-day stint as coaching consultant during UAE’s 2-1 series victory against Oman last month, where he is said to have struck a rapport with the players. David East, CEO…