Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns were both prolific scorers last Test summer, but face a battle to regain their positions this season © Getty Images Mitchell Starc, Usman Khawaja, Joe Burns at the Gabba; Jackson Bird and Peter Siddle at the MCG; Shaun Marsh at the WACA – Australia’s selectors will have plenty to keep them occupied over the next few days as the Sheffield Shield season begins. A full…
Mathews injured, Herath set for late captaincy debut
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe 2016-17 October 23, 2016 ESPNcricinfo staff Rangana Herath is set to captain Sri Lanka for the first time at the age of 38, after Angelo Mathews was ruled out of the two-Test series in Zimbabwe with a calf injury. Herath is only the second bowler to lead Sri Lanka in Tests, after Somachandra de Silva. More to follow … © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source:…
Markram 162 central to Titans' innings win
Aiden Markram was playing his first first-class match for the Titans © ICC The Titans surged to their first win of the season with a massive innings and 38-run victory over the Dolphins in Centurion, and they did it courtesy two franchise debutants. Aiden Markram and Lungi Ngidi were both making their maiden first-class appearances for the Titans and showed that the young talent in Centurion is blossoming. Ngidi was…
Nadeem's 12-wicket haul gives Jharkhand second win
Shahbaz Nadeem finished with match figures of 12 for 168 © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Jharkhand overcame a stubborn 87-run partnership for the ninth wicket from Rajasthan batsmen Chetan Bist and Aniket Choudhary to complete a 42-run victory in Vadodara. Their second win in three matches hauled Jharkhand to the top of Group B, after they bowled Rajasthan out for 237. Rajasthan resumed their chase of 280 from an overnight score of…
South Africa quicks rout CA XI before lights come on
South Africa 415 (De Kock 122, Duminy 97, Amla 51) and 5 for 181 (Rossouw 77) drew with Cricket Australia XI 103 (Short 57, Steyn 2-9, Philander 2-13)Scorecard Rilee Rossouw scored a brisk 77 after CA XI were rolled over © Cricket Australia/Getty Images South Africa’s bowlers flexed their muscles with the pink ball the day after the touring batsmen had done likewise to round out the warm-up match against…
Neesham, Henry rearguard lifts New Zealand to 285
49.4 overs New Zealand 285 (Latham 61, Neesham 57, Jadhav 3-29) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Replacing Anton Devcich in New Zealand’s line-up, James Neesham scored 57 off 47 balls to lift New Zealand to 285 © Associated Press James Neesham and Matt Henry added 84 for the ninth wicket to rejuvenate New Zealand after a mid-innings collapse had left them floundering at 199 for 8. It was an…
Railways collapse hands Gujarat big win
Railways lost six wickets for 30 runs on the fourth day, lurching from 176 for 4 to 206 all out, to hand Gujarat a 294-run victory in Lahli. Resuming from a score of 171 for 4 in a mammoth chase of 501, Railways lasted only 16.2 overs as seamers Ishwar Chaudhary and Rush Kalaria and debutant offspinner Karan Patel mopped up the lower order once overnight batsman Mahesh Rawat was…
West Indies 224 all out after Yasir four-for
Tea West Indies 224 (Bravo 43, Holder 31*, Yasir 4-86) trail Pakistan 452 by 228 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Yasir took two quick wickets with the second new ball © Getty Images Save for a frustrating 27-run tenth-wicket partnership, Pakistan maintained an iron grip on proceedings on day three in Abu Dhabi, stifling the batsmen while picking up regular wickets to bowl West Indies out for 224 and establish…
Mohit five-for seals Haryana's 161-run win
Haryana needed only 22 overs on the fourth day to wrap a 161-run win over Chhattisgarh in Guwahati. Haryana captain Mohit Sharma and seamer Harshal Patel took two wickets each on the final day to bowl Chhattisgarh out for 117 in their chase of 279, after they had been reduced to 50 for 6 by stumps on the third evening. Abhimanyu Chauhan resisted with a top score of 46, while…
Durham sanctions 'sent a message' – Harrison
ECB chief executive Tom Harrison speaking during a radio interview in Chittagong © Getty Images Tom Harrison has insisted the ECB’s treatment of Durham has been harsh but “appropriate”. Harrison, the ECB’s chief executive, defended the decision to relegate Durham in the County Championship, impose a raft of points deductions in each of the 2017 domestic competitions and withdraw their status as a Test-hosting ground in return for a financial…