Play 01:12 ‘ODI whitewash will leave scar on Australia’ It isn’t often that a team can say they have dominated Australia but South Africa believe they can. They inflicted a 5-0 ODI whitewash at home on Steven Smith’s side – albeit one with a depleted bowling attack – and rate themselves highly as they head to Australia for a three-Test series. “To beat Australia the way we did, really convincingly…
Latham's reliable approach brings success
Play 01:36 ‘Couldn’t be as free as I wanted to be’ – Latham Tom Latham saw his team-mates fall in all sorts of ways as he battled for nearly three hours and became the first New Zealand batsman to carry his bat in an ODI. While his more experienced colleagues crumbled once again during what has become an arduous tour of the subcontinent, Latham was firm in Dharamsala, where his…
All-round Taylor stars as West Indies square series
West Indies Women 223 for 6 (Taylor 85, Quintyne 41) beat England Women 181 (Beaumont 57, Winfield 51, Taylor 3-29) by 42 runsScorecard Stafanie Taylor produced a superb all-round performance to defeat England © Getty Images/ICC The batting frailties that have dogged England’s women throughout their tour of the Caribbean resurfaced with a vengeance once again in the fourth ODI at Sabina Park, as West Indies squared the five-match series…
South Africa mull all-pace attack for Australia Tests
Having themselves struggled in the absence of some of their top bowlers in the previous season, South Africa will know the difference the return of Starc and Hazlewood could make for Australia © Associated Press South Africa have left for Australia with two rookie spinners in their squad, but Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj could end up being tourists on the three-Test tour. With five specialist seamers to choose from,…
Bishoo eight-for skittles Pakistan for 123
Innings Pakistan 579 for 3 dec and 123 (Aslam 44, Bishoo 8-49) lead West Indies 357 (Bravo 87, Samuels 76, Yasir 5-121) by 345 runs Devendra Bishoo collected career-best figures of 8 for 49 © AFP After Yasir Shah’s three wickets – which brought him a five-wicket haul and his 100th Test scalp – helped Pakistan secure a 222-run first-innings lead, Devendra Bishoo hit back with a career-best 8 for…
Cloud over Pak-Ind women's series, championship points
India and Pakistan, the ICC has said, have until the end of October to play their series © IDI/Getty Images The series between India and Pakistan’s women’s teams, which counts towards ICC Women’s Championship points, is in major doubt. The two have till the end of October to play the series, but the BCCI has not responded to the PCB’s queries on the series since May with either a confirmation…
Bishoo gets six as Pakistan seek quick runs
Tea Pakistan 579 for 3 dec and 20 for 2 (Aslam 12*, Bishoo 1-1, Gabriel 1-8) lead West Indies 357 (Bravo 87, Samuels 76, Yasir 5-121) by 242 runs File photo – Yasir Shah bowled Miguel Cummins to get his 100th Test wicket © AFP Yasir Shah took the first three wickets on day four to become the joint-second fastest to take 100 Test wickets, getting to the mark in…
Finn happy with rhythm after tough workout
Steven Finn has been put through his paces in the last couple of days © Getty Images Steven Finn was satisfied to have been given a tough work-out in humid conditions, as England’s bowlers completed their first full day’s match practice ahead of the first Test in Chittagong next week. Finn, who bowled six overs in England’s truncated 45-over-a-side warm-up on Saturday, added another ten today, and though he has…
Pandya's debut three-for sets up India's six-wicket win
India 194 for 4 (Kohli 85*, Rahane 33) beat New Zealand 190 (Latham 79*, Southee 55, Pandya 3-31, Mishra 3-49) by six wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Tom Latham became the tenth batsman and the first New Zealander to carry his bat through an ODI innings © BCCI Sharing the new ball in conditions that initially encouraged seam and swing, Hardik Pandya and Umesh Yadav ran through New Zealand’s top order…
Tamil Nadu, Punjab pick up first wins of the season
File photo – Malolan Rangarajan spun Tamil Nadu to their first win of the season as Railways succumbed from a strong position © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Railways collapsed dramatically on the final day in Bilaspur as Tamil Nadu won by 174 runs – their first win of the season. Railways had picked up a 52-run first-innings lead. Tamil Nadu made up for their abject first-innings performance with 452 for 8 declared,…