Tripura break Ranji victory drought, Haryana brush past Hyderabad

File photo – Mohit Sharma ran through Hyderabad’s lower order on the fourth day © PTI A four-for from left-arm spinner Gurinder Singh and three wickets from captain Manisankar Murasingh helped Tripura bowl Services out for 163 in Guwahati to seal a 219-run win, their first Ranji Trophy win in four seasons. Tripura’s last victory in the tournament came against Himachal Pradesh in December 2012. This is only their eighth…

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NSW coast to win with Hughes, Maddinson tons

New South Wales 4 for 310 (Hughes 122, Maddinson 112) beat Victoria 309 (White 69, Maxwell 67, Finch 52) by six wicketsScorecard Nic Maddinson thumped 112 off 89 © Getty Images Centuries by Nic Maddinson and Daniel Hughes propelled New South Wales to a six-wicket victory over Victoria in the day-night Matador Cup match at North Sydney Oval. Maddinson and Hughes were able to do what the Bushrangers could not,…

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Yasir gets 100th Test wicket, Pakistan build lead

Tea West Indies 357 (Bravo 87, Samuels 76, Yasir 5-121) trail Pakistan 579 for 3 dec (Azhar 302*, Aslam 90, Bishoo 2-125) by 222 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 his 17th match. It…

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Maharashtra take lead despite Pant's triple ton

Rishabh Pant became only the second wicketkeeper-batsman to score a triple century in the Ranji Trophy © Prakash Parsekar Maharashtra picked up the all-important first-innings points, despite a triple century from Rishabh Pant, as their run glut against Delhi, which was only the second first-class match to have two triple centuries, ended in a predictable draw. at the Wankhede Stadium. The first match took place in the 1988-89 edition, between…

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Yasir gets 100th wicket, WI 357 all out

Innings West Indies 357 (Bravo 87, Samuels 76, Yasir 5-121) trail Pakistan 579 for 3 dec (Azhar 302*, Aslam 90, Bishoo 2-125) by 222 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 his 17th match. It…

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Marsh hamstring injury hits Australia plans

Shaun Marsh suffered a hamstring injury while making 70 for Western Australia in the Matador Cup on Saturday © Getty Images Australia’s plans for the Test series against South Africa have been upset by a hamstring injury to Shaun Marsh, making him an unlikely starter for the opening match at the WACA Ground in Perth. Marsh, who has a long history of hamstring trouble, suffered the injury while batting for…

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Sabbir named in Bangladesh Test squad

Sabbir Rahman is set to make his Test debut for Bangladesh © Associated Press Bangladesh have made six changes to their squad for the first Test against England at Chittagong, starting on October 20, with the batsman Sabbir Rahman a notable inclusion following his performances in the ODI series earlier this month. Rahman, who has played 29 ODIs and 26 T20Is but has yet to make his Test debut, made…

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Mazid makes England toil before Ansari's four-for

England XI 2 for 0 (Duckett 2*) trail BCB XI 294 (Mazid 106, Shanto 72, Ansari 4-68) by 292 runsScorecard Abdul Mazid celebrates his hundred © Getty Images Abdul Mazid and Nazmul Hossain Shanto dominated proceedings for the BCB XI on either side of the lunch interval but they didn’t deter the England bowlers from picking up regular wickets on the first day of their second warm-up match at the…

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Latham carries bat as NZ fold for 190

Innings New Zealand 190 (Latham 79*, Southee 55, Pandya 3-31, Mishra 3-49) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Tom Latham hit seven fours and a six in his unbeaten 79 © BCCI Tom Latham became the tenth batsman to carry his bat through an ODI innings as India bowled New Zealand out for 190 in seam-friendly conditions in Dharamsala. New Zealand were 65 for 7 at one stage, in danger…

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India bowl as Pandya makes ODI debut

Toss India chose to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Hardik Pandya makes his ODI debut after playing 16 T20Is © Getty Images India handed Hardik Pandya an ODI debut and chose to bowl in the first ODI in Dharamsala. MS Dhoni, their captain, did not expect too much help for his spinners from the pitch, and preferred that they bowled before dew set in under lights. Kane…

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