David Warner believes his gutsy MCG double century, coming in his 100th Test, was probably the best knock of his glittering career. Warner produced a stunning turnaround against South Africa on Tuesday, ending an-almost three-year century drought by smashing 200 in oppressive conditions. The 36-year-old opener retired hurt after reaching his milestone, suffering heat stress
As such, the laws of the game bar substitutes from leading a side. Rizwan was spotted moving his fielders around but, in theory, any fielder can do that. Word from the team management initially was that Rizwan – the side’s designated vice-captain – was the acting captain in Babar’s absence, but for reviews, Sarfaraz Ahmed,
Lunch New Zealand 245 for 2 (Williamson 19*, Nicholls 10*, Nauman 1-73) trail Pakistan 438 (Babar 161, Salman 103, Southee 3-69) by 193 runs Tom Latham‘s 13th Test century, a contentious dismissal for Devon Conway on 92, Sarfaraz Ahmed‘s return as captain – albeit as a stand-in – and uneven bounce off the deck were
One big concern for India as they enter the World Cup year is the unavailability of Prasidh Krishna, who was their point of difference in the middle overs with his height, pace and hard lengths. Prasidh sustained a back injury on the eve of India A’s series against New Zealand in September, and is yet
Russell Domingo has resigned as the Bangladesh head coach. He informed the BCB of his decision on Tuesday, just two days after Bangladesh’s home Test series against India – which the hosts lost 2-0 – ended. Domingo had left for his home in South Africa for the Christmas break following the match, but a statement
Tea Australia 575 for 8 dec (Warner 200, Carey 111, Smith 85, Green 51*, Head 51) lead South Africa 189 by 386 runs Alex Carey scored his first Test hundred as Australia piled on the runs against an increasingly exhausted opposition attack. The lead swelled to 386 before Australia declared shortly before tea after scoring
Australia 386 for 3 (Head 48*, Carey 9*) lead South Africa 189 by 197 runs An epic David Warner innings in his milestone match. A 239-run partnership with Steven Smith, who brought up 1,000 runs at the MCG A scoring rate of 4.3 runs per over in the day, which peaked at 5.54 in the
Hardik Pandya will lead India in the three-match T20I series at home against Sri Lanka starting on January 3, with Suryakumar Yadav as his deputy, while Rohit Sharma is set to return for the three ODIs that follow. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are also not part of the T20I squad; and Shikhar Dhawan has
Australia vice-captain Steve Smith and England captain Joe Root reflect on the movement seen in the MCG pitch during the Boxing Day Test
Follow the 2019 Vitality Blast at: https://www.ecb.co.uk/t20-blast Ed Pollock’s 77 off 45 balls, his highest ever T20 score, guided the Bears to a win at Chester-le-Street over Durham Jets. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England and
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Australia vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 3 Live: Travis Head played with intent on Day 2.© AFP Australia vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 3 Live: On Day 2, David Warner battled through searing heat to hit an epic unbeaten 200 in his 100th Test on Tuesday before retiring in pain as Australia consolidated their
Australia face the prospect of pressing for victory against South Africa at the MCG with a depleted bowling attack after allrounder Cameron Green joined Mitchell Starc with a finger injury, but David Warner is expected to be able to resume his double century on the third day after he retired hurt with cramp. Green was
Cricket Australia’s host-television broadcaster Fox Sports has apologised to Anrich Nortje and the South Africa team after the fast bowler was knocked down by the flying spidercam while fielding on the second day of the ongoing second Test at the MCG. Nortje confirmed after the day’s play that he was fine, despite being hit on
“Politics should not be mixed up in cricket,” Ramiz said on his YouTube channel. “This is a game of cricketers and a playing field for them. Some people come from outside the circle, and to adjust one person [Sethi], they had to change the entire constitution. I have not seen this anywhere in the world.
New Zealand 165 for 0 (Conway 82*, Latham 78*) trail Pakistan 438 (Babar 161, Salman 103, Southee 3-69) by 273 runs It was mostly a chanceless partnership throughout; the fact that Babar Azam himself came on to roll his arm over as stumps approached was an indication of how dominant was the batting and how
Jaydev Unadkat and Cheteshwar Pujara have been iconic figures for Saurashtra in domestic cricket. However, between Unadkat’s two Tests, Pujara played 97 matches for India in the red-ball format, establishing himself as the No. 3 in a famed batting line-up. When Unadkat, called up as a replacement for Mohammed Shami, finally landed in Chattogram after
England’s first bilateral tour of Bangladesh in six years is confirmed for March 2023. The two sides will play three ODIs and three T20Is over two weeks, to be held in Dhaka and Chattogram. The three-match ODI series is part of the Super League, a tournament to decide which teams get direct entry into the
Smriti Mandhana (third), who played a significant role in India’s only win of those five matches, and Shafali Verma (sixth), who will be leading India at the Under-19 World Cup next month, are rated among the top 10 batters in T20Is. The list is dominated by Australia though, with Tahlia McGrath and Beth Mooney leading
In January 2017, Behardien was named South Africa’s T20I captain for a three-match series against Sri Lanka at home. This came on the back of strong performances for Titans in the domestic T20 tournament, where he finished as the third-highest run-scorer. The year before, he was part of Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in
Change in the air as PCB goes back to pre-2019 plansSethi’s 14-member committee, appointed by current prime minister Shahbaz Sharif, has disbanded all bodies set up after the 2019 rejig to the PCB’s constitution, initiated by then prime minister Imran Khan and implemented by Ehsan Mani. That aside, Ramiz Raja has been removed as the
In making his 25th Test century he joined an illustrious group of names to achieve the unique milestone and became just the second Australian to do it behind Ricky Ponting, who is the only player to score twin hundreds in his 100th Test. Warner also became only the second player to score a century in
Find out more at ecb.co.uk In the last NatWest T20 meeting between the sides, Yorkshire edged out Lightning by five runs in a match reduced to 18 overs per side, despite 36 from 18 balls by Lancashire’s Liam Livingstone. This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England
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Australia vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 2 Live: Australia would aim to take sizeable lead on Day 2.© AFP Australia vs South Africa 2nd Test Day 2 Live: On Day 1, Cameron Green celebrated landing one of the richest contracts in Indian Premier League history by taking a career-best 5-27 as Australia ripped through
Perth Scorchers 136 for 7 (Turner 48*, Short 2-11) beat Adelaide Strikers 133 for 7 (Lynn 35, Tye 3-30) by three wickets Captain Ashton Turner held his nerve to steer Perth Scorchers past league-leaders Adelaide Strikers in a low-scoring thriller at Optus Stadium. Chasing a modest 134, Scorchers were in disarray at 72 for 6
Cameron Green says he didn’t do much to earn his huge IPL payday and believes it won’t change him as a person or how he approaches his cricket. Green, 23, was bought for a staggering INR 17.50 crore (AUD 3.15 million approx.) by Mumbai Indians in Friday’s IPL auction at the end of a frenzied
South Africa 189 (Jansen 59, Verreynne 52, Green 5-27) vs Australia South Africa have been bowled out for under 200 for a seventh successive Test innings. Collapses bookended their innings as they slipped to 58 for 4 in the morning session and lost five wickets for 10 runs in the evening session. A 112-run sixth-wicket
Toss Pakistan chose to bat vs New Zealand Pakistan captain Babar Azam chose to bat under sunny conditions in Karachi for the first Test against New Zealand. The hosts dropped wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan and brought in Sarfaraz Ahmed – their former captain who last played a Test in January 2019 – while Mir Hamza, the