Tea England 173 for 5 (Moeen 61*, Bairstow 26*) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:52 ‘Bangladesh have a lopsided team’ Moeen Ali led a charmed life to revive England’s fortunes on the first day in Chittagong, after the 18-year-old debutant, Mehedi Hasan, had ripped through their top-order to give Bangladesh the upper hand in the opening exchanges of the first Test. By tea, England had reached 173 for…
India bowl again, Boult returns for New Zealand
India chose to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo: Trent Boult was back in the New Zealand XI after he was rest for the first ODI on Sunday © Getty Images India went five out of five for tosses in the series against New Zealand and have opted to bowl again in Delhi. The possibility of dew in the evening factored into MS Dhoni’s decision. He…
Three strikes, still not out
Bangladesh v England, 1st Test, Chittagong, 1st day October 20, 2016 ESPNcricinfo staff Recapping a hectic period of play on the first day in Chittagong where Kumar Dharmasena became a little trigger happy Moeen Ali was out, then not out, three times in six deliveries © Associated Press Moeen Ali and Kumar Dharmasena have been closely associated with each other since the net session at Lord’s in 2014, during the…
PSL 2017 final will be held in Lahore – Najam Sethi
Pakistan last hosted a Full Member team in May 2015, when Zimbabwe toured for a limited-overs series © Associated Press The final of the 2017 Pakistan Super League will be held in Lahore, according to PSL chairman Najam Sethi, who made the announcement during the player draft in Dubai on Wednesday. The remaining matches in the tournament will be played in the UAE in February and March 2017 as scheduled….
Root beds in after Mehedi stuns England
Lunch England 81 for 3 (Root 38*) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:52 ‘Bangladesh have a lopsided team’ Mehedi Hasan, Bangladesh’s 18-year-old debutant, stole the show on the first morning of the first Test at Chittagong, as England’s batsmen were served notice of the trial by spin that awaits on this winter’s tour of the subcontinent. Bowling with purpose and purchase on a lively wicket that offered turn…
Hartley and Sciver earn England series win
England Women 158 for 5 (Sciver 58*, Beaumont 34) beat West Indies Women 155 (Taylor 57, Hartley 4-24) by five wicketsScorecard File photo – England Women’s left-arm spinner Alex Hartley finished as the leading wicket-taker in the five-match series, with 13 dismissals © WICB Media/Athelstan Bellamy Left-arm spinner Alex Hartley‘s career-best 4 for 24 subdued a powerful West Indies Women’s batting line-up to 155, paving the way for England Women’s…
Afridi hands over Peshawar Zalmi captaincy to Sammy
Shahid Afridi and Darren Sammy were team-mates at Hampshire this year © Getty Images Shahid Afridi has handed over the captaincy of Pakistan Super League (PSL) team Peshawar Zalmi to Darren Sammy, who has led West Indies to two World T20 titles. The announcement was made during the second PSL draft in Dubai on October 20. Peshawar Zalmi New players: Eoin Morgan (England), Haris Sohail, Alex Hales (England), Mohammad Shahzad…
England bat first as Duckett debuts
England won the toss and chose to bat first against BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:52 ‘Bangladesh have a lopsided team’ Alastair Cook marked his record-breaking 134th Test by winning the toss for England and choosing to bat first in the first Test against Bangladesh at Chittagong. Cook, who arrived back in the country earlier this week having flown home for the birth of his second child, had no…
Starc confident of being fit for Perth Test
Mitchell Starc took a 24 wickets in three Tests on Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka earlier this year © Associated Press Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc is confident he will be ready for the first Test against South Africa in Perth in November after declaring himself fit for a Sheffield Shield appearance next week. Starc had surgery five weeks ago after a horror incident in which he suffering a deep…
Ishant to return to cricket after illness
File photo – Ishant Sharma is set to play his first competitive match for two months © Getty Images Ishant, Gambhir boost for Delhi Delhi are set to welcome Ishant Sharma back into their line-up for the Ranji Trophy game against Karnataka at Eden Gardens on Thursday. It would be his first competitive match after a bout of chickengunya, which sidelined him for over two months. Gautam Gambhir, who was…