File photo – Ashok Dinda’s five-wicket haul earned Bengal six points against Railways © PTI Hardik Patel picked up seven wickets for Gujarat on day four as they beat Uttar Pradesh by 132 runs in Delhi. Chasing 308, UP went from 144 for 4 to 175 all out in the space of 19 overs as Hardik achieved his best first-class figures of 7 for 72 and 11 for 143 for…
Stokes fined for Sabbir altercation
Ben Stokes was fined 15 percent of his match fee for his altercation with Sabbir Rahman © Associated Press Ben Stokes, the England allrounder, has been fined 15 percent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur. The incident happened during the morning session on Sunday when Stokes ignored the on-field umpires’ requests to stop “verbally engaging” with Bangladesh…
Gabriel, Bishoo pin Pakistan down
Tea Pakistan 148 for 3 (Aslam 72*, Misbah 18*, Gabriel 2-39) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sami Aslam looked increasingly assured as his innings progressed © Getty Images After reeling at 1 for 2 in the first over, Pakistan were able to grind their way into a strong position with half-centuries from Younis Khan and Sami Aslam in the Sharjah Test. They went to tea at 148 for…
Tharanga, Perera tons help SL amass 537
Innings Sri Lanka 537 (Tharanga 110*, Perera 110, Cremer 4-142) v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Upul Tharanga anchored Sri Lanka’s innings with an unbeaten 110 © AFP For a brief period on the second morning, Zimbabwe made run-scoring look strenuous. For the rest of the day, Sri Lanka’s batsmen enjoyed a placid Harare surface and a tiring bowling attack to pile on 537. Upul Tharanga displayed admirable patience against…
South Africa aim for the 'head of the snake'
Play 02:19 Attacking the captain key to tripping up Australia – Steyn Whether Dale Steyn sees the Australian team as a snake or a ship, his intention is to stop them simply by stopping Steven Smith. “If you can cut off the head of the snake, the rest of the body tends to fall,” Steyn said at the series launch in Perth. “We’ve done that in the past. We’ve tried…
Tharanga nears ton as Sri Lanka pass 500
Tea Sri Lanka 512 for 8 (Tharanga 96*) v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Upul Tharanga anchored Sri Lanka’s innings with an unbeaten 96 © AFP For a brief period on the second morning, Zimbabwe made run-scoring look strenuous. For the rest of the day, Sri Lanka’s batsmen enjoyed a placid Harare surface and a tiring bowling attack to pile on 512 for 8 at tea. Upul Tharanga displayed admirable…
'It's a great moment for Bangladesh cricket' – Mushfiqur
Bangladesh’s cricketers celebrate a famous victory over England © Getty Images Mushfiqur Rahim, the Bangladesh captain, said his team retained the belief they could win the second Test, even when England reached 100 without loss at tea. What followed was an extraordinary final session in which England lost all ten wickets for 64, offspinner Mehedi Hasan taking 6 for 77 to finish with the best match figures by a Bangladesh…
Gowtham grabs seven as Karnataka win with bonus point
File photo – Krishnappa Gowtham’s figures of 7 for 108 were his best in first-class cricket © PTI Krishnappa Gowtham ran through Assam, picking up his second five-wicket haul in successive matches as Karnataka completed a 10-wicket win and earned a bonus point at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Assam, resuming on 48 for 1 in their second innings and trailing by 197, were bowled out for 264, with the…
Rohilla ton in vain as Haryana collapse to defeat
Duvvarapu Siva Kumar and Bhargav Bhatt cleaned up Haryana‘s lower order to deliver a 77-run win for Andhra in Mumbai, their second of the tournament. Siva Kumar took 4 for 71 while Bhatt had returns of 3 for 82 as Haryana collapsed in their chase, crumbling from 242 for 4 to 293 all out. Opener Shubham Rohilla‘s maiden first-class century was in vain. Haryana began the fourth day with Rohilla…
Pakistan build steadily after early strikes
Tea Pakistan 148 for 3 (Aslam 72*, Misbah 18*, Gabriel 2-39) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sami Aslam looked increasingly assured as his innings progressed © Getty Images Pakistan recovered from a rocky start to grind their way to a strong position, courtesy fifties from Younis Khan and Sami Aslam and a stubborn knock from Misbah-ul-Haq, leading his team for a 49th time. After reeling at 1 for…