AUS vs IND: India beat Australia by 8 wickets at the MCG to level the four-match series at 1-1.© AFP India looked down and out after the humiliating loss in the opening Test in Adelaide. With talismanic captain and batting star Virat Kohli also returning home on paternity leave, few gave India a hope of
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News Sri Lanka head coach on his side’s injury crisis and the difficulty of conditioning players for Test cricket Despite having made their highest ever total in South Africa, Sri Lanka have had an abysmal three days in Centurion, with Dhananjaya de Silva and Kasun Rajitha ruled out of the Test, and Lahiru Kumara also
Tom Blundell reacts after leaving one © Getty Images Lunch New Zealand 431 and 98 for 0 (Blundell 59*, Latham 36*) lead Pakistan 239 by 290 runs Tom Blundell and Tom Latham stretched New Zealand’s lead to 290 during a wicketless first session on day four, leaving New Zealand with the question of when to
You’re not going to lose it in three weeks. That is the attitude Sam Billings is carrying into his first BBL match for the Sydney Thunder after 14 days quarantine in an Australian hotel room. Billings could be forgiven for showing some frustration at the Covid cricket world where isolation and bio-secure bubbles are the
Report Join us for updates, analysis and colour as the second Test heads for a conclusion Welcome to our live report of the fourth day of the Australia-India Test from Melbourne. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please
Jonty Rhodes is used to soaking in the sun back home in South Africa around Christmastime. This year, he’s in chilly Sweden, teaching amateur cricketers the finer aspects of the game. The Swedish Cricket Federation has ambitious plans of being among the top Associates and want to create pathways for cricketers, male and female. With
Faf du Plessis acknowledged that he has had more impressive performances than his 199 against Sri Lanka on Monday but hoped this innings will serve as a reminder that his international career is far from over. “In match situations, I’ve made a lot better hundreds – when attacks are at their hottest, when conditions are
Neil Wagner was carrying the pain of a fractured toe, sustained while batting in the first innings of the first Test against Pakistan, but he persevered through that injury and bowled 21 overs in Pakistan’s first innings because it would have ‘taken a stretcher’ to carry him off the field where he would be sitting
News The opener is batting without problems but it his overall mobility that remains an issue after the groin injury David Warner is still struggling to regain his former dynamism after a groin injury, meaning he is a doubtful starter for the third Test of the series against India even as Australia feel his absence
News Seamer has recovered from groin strain that ruled him out of Boxing Day Test Kagiso Rabada has been added to South Africa’s squad after recovering from a groin strain that saw him miss the Boxing Day Test. Rabada was set to enter the biosecure environment before the start of the second session on Monday
Report Temba Bavuma left to rue strange dismissal after walking on 71 South Africa 435 for 5 (du Plessis 112*, Bavuma 71) lead Sri Lanka 396 by 39 runs Faf du Plessis strode to a tenth Test century, Temba Bavuma brought up a fifty, and South Africa charged past Sri Lanka’s first-innings score, tightening their
News Faheem Ashraf “the potential to become the allrounder we need,” says Pakistan batting coach On a poor day for the Pakistan batsmen across in Mount Maunganui, the two bright spots were Mohammad Rizwan and Faheem Ashraf, who hit 71 and 91 respectively, and added 107 for the seventh wicket, to help their team just
News He walked off with a strain in the middle of his fourth over India are dealing with an injury scare to another bowler as they waited on scan results on Umesh Yadav‘s calf after he walked off with a strain in the middle of his fourth over on the third day at the MCG.
Welcome to our live report of the third day of the Australia-India Test from Melbourne. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 6.00pm: Stumps – Australia 133
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Australia vs India: Umesh Yadav hobbled off the field on Day Three of the second Test.© BCCI/Twitter India fast bowler Umesh Yadav hobbled off the field after suffering a calf muscle injury during the third day of the second Test against Australia in Melbourne on Monday and has been taken for scans. Umesh, 33, was in
News He suffered the injury while batting on 79 on the opening day of the two-Test series One day after retiring hurt on 79 in the opening day of the Test series against South Africa, Dhananjaya de Silva has been ruled out of the remainder of the tour with a “grade 2 tear” on his
Abid Ali looks back after being bowled by Kyle Jamieson © Getty Images Lunch Pakistan 62 for 5 (Rizwan 6*, Alam 5*, Jamieson 2-7, Southee 2-22) trail New Zealand 431 by 369 runs Twenty-six overs, 32 runs, four wickets. New Zealand are right on top at Mount Maunganui after a session in which their relentless
News The left-arm quick bowled four overs in the morning session today A fracture that Neil Wagner suffered while batting on the second day has not prevented him from taking part with the ball for New Zealand. The left-arm fast bowler was struck on the right foot by a Shaheen Afridi yorker late in the
Welcome to our live report of the third day of the Australia-India Test from Melbourne. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 10.15am: Australia’s missed chances They
No-one in the history of Australian cricket has waited longer for induction to the game’s hall of fame than the 152 years since Johnny Mullagh made his name as the outstanding member of the Aboriginal team that toured England in 1868. Mullagh’s belated induction to a hall of fame, that has until now been populated
News Run rates in excess of four an over, but opener still anticipates tough battle in fourth innings The SuperSport Park pitch is not as batsmen-friendly as the scores suggest, according to South Africa’s opener and top-scorer so far, Dean Elgar. Despite the teams piling on 713 runs over two days at a rate of
News Allrounder gets through 16.5 overs on second day in absence of Kasun Rajitha and Dhananjaya de Silva Dasun Shanaka batted well with the tail to complete his first Test fifty on the second morning of the Centurion Test, and yet, his more significant contribution so far may have been with the ball. Shanaka is
The 2020 edition of the Women’s T20 Challenge logged 5.34 billion minutes in viewership in India. That’s a 2.45-times rise from the 2.20 billion minutes the 2019 edition recorded, with as many as 105 million unique viewers tuning into the three-team competition as opposed to last season’s 71 million viewers. Broadcast data obtained by ESPNcricinfo
Report While Gregory destroyed a vaunted top order, Bazley held his nerve to steer the team home after a collapse Brisbane Heat 6 for 152 (Heazlett 48, Short 3-18) beat Hobart Hurricanes 148 (Short 27, Gregory 3-22) by 4 wickets The fresh faces of Lewis Gregory and James Bazley helped the Brisbane Heat break through
Dean Elgar faces Kasun Rajitha on the second day at Centurion © AFP via Getty Images South Africa 45 for 0 (Markram 27*, Elgar 15*) trail Sri Lanka 396 (Chandimal 85, de Silva 79, Sipamla 4-76) by 351 runs Sri Lanka added 56 to their overnight score, thanks largely to powerful hitting from Dasun Shanaka,
News Debutant opener says practising against India’s bowlers in the nets made him better prepared for Test cricket On debut, Shubman Gill‘s first two overs at the wicket were the kind that made Geoff Boycott ask his team-mates to thank him for not getting out before the last ball from Michael Holding’s first in Jamaica.
Welcome to our live report of the second day of the Australia-India Test from Melbourne. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 6.15pm: Stumps – India 277
The experience and class of the Melbourne Stars shone through as they proved too strong for a youthful and inexperienced Brisbane Heat side to handle
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