New Zealand 373 (Mitchell 102, Henry 72, Asitha 4-85) and 285 for 8 (Williamson 121*, Mitchell 81, Asitha 3-63) beat Sri Lanka 355 (Mendis 87, Karunaratne 50, Southee 5-64, Henry 4-80) and 302 (Mathews 115, Tickner 4-100) by two wickets New Zealand were on the end of yet another thrilling Test match finish as they
Keshav Maharaj, the South Africa spinner, has been ruled out of a planned stint with Middlesex after rupturing his Achilles tendon during the Johannesburg Test against West Indies. He had been due to join up with Middlesex in April for a spell of eight County Championship fixtures and the Vitality Blast. Middlesex’s director of cricket,
The new PCB selection committee for the national senior men’s team, headed by Haroon Rasheed, has formed a new policy on managing workloads and player rotation. With the series against Afghanistan not a part of the ICC’s Future Tours Programme, it gave the selectors a chance to try out their new plan. “Afghanistan series is
New Zealand’s lower-order hitting in the first innings, and their rallying with the ball late on day four were crucial moments in the first Test against Sri Lanka. This was what their captain Tim Southee felt, after his team had pulled off a last-ball victory at Hagley Oval – the hosts scrambling to a target
Australia 480 and 175 for 2 dec (Head 90, Labuschagne 63*) drew with India 571 (Kohli 186, Gill 128, Axar 79, Murphy 3-113, Lyon 3-151) The comatose pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad had the final say as Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne batted Australia to a comfortable draw in front of the
David Saker, England’s bowling coach during their ascent to the No. 1 Test ranking a decade ago, has agreed to return to the role for this summer’s Ashes, after being sounded out by the Test captain, Ben Stokes. Saker, 56, is currently in Bangladesh working with England’s white-ball squad, but has agreed to link up
Big picture – History beckons for Bangladesh Bangladesh might be forgiven for going into this third and final T20I with a sense of Mission Accomplished. A series win against England has been a long, long time coming – 20 years, in fact, spanning three different formats and a range of deep and lasting indignities, from
India are planning to equip their Test bowlers with the Dukes ball during the IPL so they have a chance to practice with it ahead of the World Test Championship with the crammed schedule providing challenges of how to prepare to face Australia at the Oval. The final will take place from June 7 for
69.1, Asitha Fernando to Williamson, 1 runWilliamson slips at the non-striker’s end, so it won’t be two! Was a full ball that was swiped across along the ground 69.2, Asitha Fernando to [Matt] Henry, 1 runLow, wide full toss. Henry throws a horizontal bat. Gets it to long-off. Fielders call. But they’ll take only one
Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the Ahmedabad Test, with the BCCI saying on the fifth morning of the match, that “a specialist opinion will be sought” to treat his lower-back injury. On Sunday, the fourth day, as India tussled for first-innings honours with Australia, Iyer couldn’t come out to bat, with the BCCI
Australia and India are the only teams which have won at least twice as many Tests as they have lost in the current WTC cycle (in Tests which counted towards the WTC). Australia have been stellar with a 11-3 win-loss record so far, with series wins against England, West Indies and South Africa (home), and
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 5 Live: Kane Williamson is at the crease.© AFP New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 5 Live Score Updates: New Zealand have lost five wickets on Day 5 of the first Test against Sri Lanka, while chasing 285. Kane Williamson and Michael Bracewell are standing unbeaten at
Usman Khawaja was rapt with his unbeaten century on day one in Ahmedabad and said it was nice to quash the ‘can’t play spin’ tagline once and for all. Download our app: https://app.cricket.com.au/ More #INDvAUS videos: https://www.cricket.com.au/video Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cricketcomau
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Karachi Kings 196 for 7 (Akhlaq 51, Imad 45, T Tahir 40, Talat 2-24) beat Lahore Qalandars (Talat 25, Javed 2-8) by 86 runs Having already qualified for the play-offs, Lahore Qalandars rested their captain Shaheen Shah Afridi and lost their final league game to Karachi Kings but that won’t worry them so much as
Mumbai Indians 164 for 2 (Harmanpreet 53*, Sciver-Brunt 45*) beat UP Warriorz 159 for 6 (Healy 58, McGrath 50, Ishaque 3-33) by eight wickets Who can stop Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League? UP Warriorz was the only team yet to play, and consequently yet to lose, to Mumbai in the WPL and they
Sri Lanka has the seam-bowling weaponry to make a serious push for victory on Monday. So believes Angelo Mathews, their centurion from day four, who was most responsible for setting New Zealand a target of 285. In the 17 overs Sri Lanka bowled at New Zealand before stumps, the seamers were probing and disciplined. Kasun
Peshawar Zalmi 179 for 8 (Haris 79, Rajapaksa 41, Hasan 3-39) beat Islamabad United 166 (Ashraf 38, Shahzad 3-19, Muqueem 3-37) by 13 runs Quetta Gladiators’ defeat on Saturday night night confirmed this game would be little more than a warm-up for when these two sides meet in the Eliminator on Thursday. And it was
Neil Wagner has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka with a bulging disc in his back and a torn right hamstring. The recovery time for the injuries is around six weeks. Wagner had left the field late in the third session on day three of the ongoing Test in Christchurch, feeling
Australia 3 for 0 & 480 (Khawaja 180, Green 114, Ashwin 6-91) trail India 571 (Kohli 186, Gill 128, Axar 79) by 88 runs Virat Kohli‘s Test century drought has been broken and the floodgates could open on Australia as they face a battle to save the game on the final day after India’s lengthy
Bangladesh 120 for 6 (Shanto 46*, Mehidy 20) beat England 117 (Duckett 28, Salt 25, Mehidy 4-12) by four wickets The optimistic Bangladesh fan would have predicted exactly the opposite of what happened in this England tour. Shakib Al Hasan’s men won the T20I series, convincingly in the second game in Dhaka, after conceding the
The Bangladesh selectors have rested Mahmudullah for the first two ODIs against Ireland, saying that they want to see other players given a chance at the highest level. Mahmudullah, a veteran of 218 ODIs who has retired from Tests and is no longer part of Bangladesh’s T20I plans, scored 71 runs in the three ODIs
Usman Khawaja will be assessed ahead of the final day’s play in Ahmedabad to determine how much of a role he is able to play after suffering an injury to his left leg with Australia facing a fight to save the game. Khawaja appeared to jar his left knee attempting to take a boundary catch
New Zealand 373 and 28 for 1 (Latham 11*, Williamson 7*, Rajitha 1-5) need another 257 runs to beat Sri Lanka 355 and 302 (Mathews 115, Tickner 4-100, Henry 3-71) Angelo Mathews‘ 14th Test century pried open the door to an unlikely World Test Championship final berth for Sri Lanka, one that had seemingly been
Virat Kohli and Nathan Lyon were involved in a funny interaction on Day 3.© Twitter Virat Kohli reached his first Test half-century since January 2022 during Day 3 of the ongoing fourth Test against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. On Saturday, Kohli hit an unbeaten 59 after Shubman Gill had scored his
Australia’s stand-in captain for the fourth Test, Steve Smith hails the success of Australia’s three-pronged spin attack, saying calls from past players to revert to three quicks were ‘mind -boggling’ with the Aussies to stay true to their plans Download our app: https://app.cricket.com.au/ More #INDvAUS videos: https://www.cricket.com.au/video Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on
Watch highlights of Andrew Flintoff’s terrific period of fast bowling against South Africa in 2008. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket teams and England and Wales Cricket Board, including highlights, interviews and features getting you closer to the England
West Indies will use the next year to map out a management plan for their red and white-ball players to ensure they enjoy a balance between international and franchise cricket. That was the parting shot interim coach Andre Coley offered at the end of a fairly tough three months of Test cricket for his team.