Tea Pakistan 205 for 3 (Younis 84*, Misbah 35*) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Younis Khan’s unbeaten 84 contained seven fours and a six © AFP Half-centuries from Asad Shafiq and Younis Khan lifted Pakistan to a solid 205 for 3 after they lost both openers early on day one of the second Test against West Indies. From an uneasy 42 for 2 in good batting conditions, Pakistan…
PNG dominate Namibia in high-scoring game
Papua New Guinea 274 for 5 (Dogodo 80*, Sese 76, Siaka 70) beat Namibia 273 for 4 (Williams 109*, van Vuuren 60) by five wicketsScorecard File photo: Lega Siaka scored a vital 70 as wickets fell around him to set up PNG’s successful chase © IDI/Getty Half-centuries from Lega Siaka, Sese Bau and Dogodo Bau were vital for Papua New Guinea to recover from early setbacks and beat Namibia by…
Karnataka 324 ahead; Nadeem helps Jharkhand snatch two-run lead
File photo: CM Gautam (63 not out) forged crucial partnerships with the lower order to consolidate Karnataka’s lead © KSCA A bonus-point victory increasingly looked a possibility for Karnataka after they ground Delhi on the second day of their Group B fixture at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Resuming on 131 for 3, Karnataka almost batted the entire day to make 414. When the last wicket fell, in what was…
Maddinson steers New South Wales into final
New South Wales 5 for 238 (Maddinson 86, Cowan 63) beat Victoria 242 (Finch 51, Cummins 3-46) by 31 runs by D/L methodScorecard Daniel Hughes retired hurt after being struck on the helmet by a bouncer © Getty Images Nic Maddinson produced a mature and patient innings to steer New South Wales into the Matador Cup final on an evening when history was made by the use of cricket’s first…
Shafiq, Younis fifties set strong platform for Pakistan
Tea Pakistan 205 for 3 (Younis 84*, Misbah 35*) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Younis Khan’s unbeaten 84 contained seven fours and a six © AFP Half-centuries from Asad Shafiq and Younis Khan lifted Pakistan to a solid 205 for 3 after they lost both openers early on day one of the second Test against West Indies. From an uneasy 42 for 2 in good batting conditions, Pakistan…
Sri Lanka's teenage fast bowler Lahiru Kumara bags Test spot
Lahiru Kumara, Sri Lanka’s Man of the Match in the U-19 Youth Test against England in Northampton in August © ECB Lahiru Kumara, the 19-year old fast bowler, has received a first call-up to the Sri Lankan Test squad to tour Zimbabwe in October. He made his first-class debut this month, and two matches in, he is set to travel with the seniors to participate in international cricket. A well-built…
Tamim lays foundations as Bangladesh make the running
Tea Bangladesh 221 for 5 (Tamim 78, Mushfiqur 48) trail England 293 (Moeen 68, Bairstow 52, Mehedi 6-80) by 72 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah steadied the innings for Bangladesh © AFP Tamim Iqbal produced a mature and restrained innings of 78 from 179 balls, as Bangladesh set the tempo once again against a curiously passive England attack to reach the close of the second day…
'More established' Duminy returns to where it began
JP Duminy made an unbeaten 50 on debut in South Africa’s successful chase of 414 in Perth in 2008 © PA Photos When JP Duminy first travelled to Australia in 2008 he was, by his own admission, “just a kid”. There were few expectations on him – he only had an outside chance of playing in the three-Test series – until he exceeded all of them. That’s when he began…
South African Harmer plugs Essex's spin-bowling gap
Simon Harmer has been chosen to answer a glaring Essex weakness © Associated Press Essex have signed Simon Harmer, the South Africa offspinner, on a one-year deal as they prepare for life in the first division of the Championship. Harmer will qualify as a Kolpak registration and will help to address a glaring Essex weakness. They won the second division title largely without a specialist spinner – Ashar Zaidi played…
Tamim fifty guides Bangladesh fortunes
Tea Bangladesh 119 for 3 (Tamim 55*) trail England 293 (Moeen 68, Bairstow 52, Mehedi 6-80) by 174 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah steadied the innings for Bangladesh © AFP Tamim Iqbal bedded in for a vital and mature innings of 55 not out, but lost his steadfast batting partner, Mahmudullah, right on the stroke of tea, as England once again bit back late in the…