Tea Bangladesh 248 and 179 for 5 (Mushfiqur 22*, Sabbir 25*) need another 107 runs to beat England 293 and 240 (Stokes 85, Bairstow 47, Shakib 5-85)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details England removed both Bangladesh openers before lunch © Getty Images England’s cricketers were facing a test of nerve in the face of a confident, no-regrets run-chase from Bangladesh’s batsmen, as the first Test at Chittagong built towards a thrilling…
Pakistan make inroads in attritional first session
West Indies 151 for 6 (Chase 11*, Hope 1*, Rahat 3-45) trail Pakistan 452 by 301 runs Rahat Ali had Jermaine Blackwood caught behind to give Pakistan their first breakthrough of the day © Getty Images Pakistan made slow but steady progress towards a position of dominance in the second Test, taking two wickets on the third morning and conceding just 45 runs during a session in which they kept…
Salma Khatun back in Bangladesh Women's squad for Asia Cup
A shoulder injury had forced Salma Khatun out of the Ireland tour last month © International Cricket Council Allrounder Salma Khatun has returned to the Bangladesh Women’s squad for next month’s Asia Cup in Thailand after recovering from a shoulder injury. Salma was forced out of the team’s tour of Ireland last month after suffering the injury during a training session in August. The 15-member squad also includes batsman Sharmin…
Floodlit Championship set for end of June
Play 01:39 ECB announces first day-night Test The ECB are planning to stage a round of Championship matches under lights at the end of June next season as England prepare for their first day-night Test. England are scheduled to play two Tests under lights in 2017. First they will play West Indies at Edgbaston in August, before playing one of the Ashes Tests in Australia at the end of the…
Unchanged India bowl, Neesham replaces Devcich
Toss: India chose to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details James Neesham (right) replaced Anton Devcich in New Zealand’s line-up © BCCI India’s luck at the toss continued as MS Dhoni chose to bowl first on a surface with a fair amount of grass cover in Mohali. Dhoni made his decision with the expectation of dew setting in under lights. India won three out of three tosses during…
Youngsters have led Karnataka's renaissance – Arunkumar
Karnataka’s bid to reclaim the Ranji Trophy title has begun promisingly with their first win of the season coming against Delhi in Kolkata © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Fourteen years ago, Robin Uthappa, a teenage batsman who came with the reputation of being Karnataka’s batting future, replaced J Arunkumar in the state side before the start of the domestic season. Arunkumar, a senior player and part of two Ranji Trophy-winning sides in…
Bangladesh make positive start in pursuit of 286
Lunch Bangladesh 248 (Tamim 78, Mushfiqur 48, Stokes 4-26) and 86 for 2 (Mominul 19*, Mahmudullah 2*) need another 200 runs to beat England 293 and 240 (Stokes 85, Bairstow 47, Shakib 5-85)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:33 McGlashan: Stokes ensured England didn’t seize up Imrul Kayes laid the foundations for his team with a confident and skilful innings, as Bangladesh made a strong start to their pursuit of…
Frugal Lyon delivers Matador Cup title to NSW
New South Wales 4 for 188 (Henriques 85, Patterson 77*) beat Queensland 187 (Khawaja 35, Lyon 4-10) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Having been surplus to requirements in the previous match against Victoria, Nathan Lyon put in a more assertive display in the final © Getty Images On Friday, Nathan Lyon was dropped by New South Wales for the elimination final against Victoria. On Sunday, he responded by dismantling…
England wrapped up to leave 286 target
Innings break England 293 and 240 (Stokes 85, Bairstow 47, Shakib 5-85) lead Bangladesh 248 (Tamim 78, Mushfiqur 48, Stokes 4-26) by 285 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:33 McGlashan: Stokes ensured England didn’t seize up Bangladesh’s spinners needed just 20 minutes on the fourth morning at Chittagong to wrap up England’s second innings and leave their batsmen needing 286 for victory in the first Test. Resuming on 228…
Seamers set up rare SA win over NZ
South Africa Women 131 for 5 (Du Preez 44, Huddleston 2-13) beat New Zealand Women 130 (Martin 65, Klaas 3-32, Daniels 2-11, Kirsten 2-30) by five wicketsScorecard File photo – Mignon du Preez struck six fours during her 44 off 76 balls © ICC Seamers Masabata Klaas, Moseline Daniels and Odine Kirsten took seven wickets between them to dismiss New Zealand Women for 130 and give South Africa Women their…