Lunch Sri Lanka 91 for 0 (Silva 49*, Karunaratne 42*) v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kaushal Silva struck eight boundaries in his unbeaten 49 © Associated Press Sri Lanka’s openers may have worn the widest smiles on their journey to Zimbabwe. In their home series against Australia, Sri Lanka’s opening stands amounted to 27 in six innings, an average of 4.5. In their first Test since that series, Dimuth…

File photo – Paras Dogra scored his 20th first-class fifty © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Fifties from Paras Dogra (57) and Robin Bist (50 not out) helped Himachal Pradesh rebound from their dismal first-innings score of 36 to take a 142-run lead over Hyderabad on the third day in Guwahati. Himachal scored 232 for 6 in their second innings, having dismissed Hyderabad for 126 earlier in the day. Hyderabad resumed from 99…

50 overs: India 269 for 6 (Rohit 70, Kohli 65) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Rohit Sharma gave India early impetus by scoring 70 off 65 balls © Associated Press On a slow pitch where boundaries were hard to come by, India set New Zealand a target of 270 thanks to half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and the slog-overs enterprise of Kedar Jadhav and Axar Patel….

Match facts Sunday, October 30, SharjahStart time 10am local (0600 GMT) Misbah-ul-Haq is set to become Pakistan’s most capped captain © AFP Big picture Pakistan have already won the series, after taking a 2-0 lead with their victory in Abu Dhabi, but the final Test in Sharjah presents them with an opportunity to set some benchmarks. In their sights is a sixth series whitewash, and a chance to complete a…

Harmanpreet Kaur (right) has captained India in three ODIs and six T20Is so far © IDI/Getty Images Allrounder Harmanpreet Kaur has been named captain of the India women’s T20 team and will lead the side in the home series against West Indies and the Asia Cup T20 tournament in Thailand next month. Mithali Raj, meanwhile, will lead the side in the home ODIs against West Indies, which starts on November…

Bangladesh 220 and 152 for 3 (Imrul 59*) lead England 244 (Root 56, Mehedi 6-82) by 128 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Imrul Kayes helped Bangladesh into the lead with an unbeaten fifty © Associated Press Bangladesh’s pursuit of a first Test win over England has been nothing if not absorbing. Following their narrow defeat in Chittagong, they once again fought themselves into a promising position in the second Test, leading…

Lunch Sri Lanka 91 for 0 (Silva 49*, Karunaratne 42*) v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kaushal Silva struck eight boundaries in his unbeaten 49 © Associated Press Sri Lanka’s openers may have worn the widest smiles on their journey to Zimbabwe. In their home series against Australia, Sri Lanka’s opening stands amounted to 27 in six innings, an average of 4.5. In their first Test since that series, Dimuth…

Chris Woakes put in a vital innings-rescuing performance © Getty Images Chris Woakes battled his way through to a vital 46 on the second afternoon in Mirpur to give England a priceless first-innings lead. However, he might have been dismissed half an hour before his eventual departure, after being given a controversial reprieve off a waist-high full toss. Facing up to the legspin of Sabbir Rahman, Woakes had made 38…

Tea England 244 (Root 56, Mehedi 6-82) lead Bangladesh 220 by 24 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid carried England into a first-innings lead © Getty Images A record stand for the ninth wicket between Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid led to another stark reversal of fortunes in the second Test at Mirpur, as England eked out a precious first-innings lead of 24 having been eight…