With yet another lower-order rearguard from a depleted India, the visitors saw two new heroes in debutant Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur, who was playing only his second Test. Compared to the match-saving gutsy partnership between Hanuma Vihari and R Ashwin in Sydney, this one in Brisbane was more counterattacking that saw flashy upper cuts,
Not even the lure of watching his beloved Liverpool reclaim top spot in the Premier League from arch-rivals Manchester United is likely to deflect Jack Leach from his primary objective tonight – a good night’s sleep. That’s the effect that a hard day’s toil can have on a cricketer in the sweaty, humid conditions at
News The BCB will also determine central contracts after the series against West Indies and New Zealand The BCB has finalised a specially-designed jersey for the Bangladesh team to commemorate the country’s 50 years of independence this year, even as the board announced it would delay the announcement of central contracts till after the series
News The side will instead demonstrate their commitment to the eradication of gender-based violence The South Africa women’s team is unlikely to take a knee or do anything else in terms of a gesture in support of the global movement against racial intolerance when they take on Pakistan for six limited-overs matches in Durban from
News West Indies’ ODIs against Bangladesh the first for either side in the ICC Super League West Indies coach Phil Simmons is clear that he doesn’t want West Indies to go through the qualifier route for the 2023 World Cup, like they had to the last time, and wants to start strongly in Bangladesh to
Report Deficit reduced to 44 as England’s spinners struggle to exert control Sri Lanka 135 and 242 for 4 (Mathews 30*, Chandimal 20*) trail England 421 by 44 runs Lahiru Thirimanne‘s first Test century in almost eight years has helped Sri Lanka take another step towards parity on the fourth morning in Galle. Thirimanne’s only
News Tamim Iqbal XI beat Mahmudullah XI by eight wickets in second practice match ahead of West Indies ODIs Tamim Iqbal hit a run-a-ball 80 in Bangladesh’s second intra-squad practice match at the BKSP in Savar on Saturday as his team, Tamim Iqbal XI, raced to an eight-wicket win over Mahmudullah XI. Tamim’s team had
News Updates, analysis and colour from the third day of the fourth Test Welcome to our live report of the third day of the Australia-India Test from Brisbane. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here 5.34pm: Stumps David Warner’s counterpunch at the end remining us that Australia
Chris Lynn was back with a bang, but the Brisbane Heat were made to sweat as the Melbourne Stars made a run at a revised DLS target on a soggy night that was action packed, with some outstanding outfield catches and monster sixes
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Shardul Thakur on Sunday said that players who had represented the ‘India A’ side now have experience of playing in overseas conditions before making it to the national squad. India were bundled out for 336 in the first innings as hosts took a 33-run lead based on first innings in the fourth Test at the
News He has been put on a splint and will be reviewed by a hand specialist in a week New Zealand allrounder James Neesham has undergone surgery for a compound dislocation on his left ring finger. Cricket Wellington confirmed on Twitter that Neesham has been put in a splint, and that he will be reviewed
Report Updates, analysis and colour from the third day of the fourth Test Welcome to our live report of the third day of the Australia-India Test from Brisbane. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here 11.17am: Agarwal the middle-order batsman, and Australia’s bowling plans ESPNcricinfo Ltd The
News du Preez, though, is hoping that it will spur the younger players to “step up, show their skills” Mignon du Preez, the senior South Africa Women batter, believes the absence of premier allrounders Dane van Niekerk and Chloe Tryon, due to injuries, for the upcoming home series against Pakistan will pose a “challenge” for
News England allrounder unlikely to be match-ready for second Test, but set to resume training Moeen Ali has been released from quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Sri Lanka, and has returned to the England team bubble in Galle after serving an extended isolation period. Moeen, 33, tested negative for the virus
There wasn’t exactly a whole lot of astonishment in Alamgir Kabir‘s voice when he heard about Shoriful Islam‘s call-up to the Bangladesh ODI side. Islam had become a talked-about name in recent months after his impressive performances in the two recent domestic tournaments earned him a call-up to the 24-member preliminary squad last week. He
News BBL form could count for a lot when Australia next select a squad if the Test tour to South Africa also goes ahead Australia’s T20I captain Aaron Finch has said the list of possible players for the upcoming T20 tour of New Zealand is as long as ever as the national selectors face the
Welcome to our live report of the second day of the Australia-India Test from Brisbane. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here 4.50pm: Play abandoned for the day The umpires have conducted their second inspection, and found the outfield still too wet for play to resume. Play
Some players wear expectations of greatness lightly. Eight years and 37 Tests into his career, it is fair to say that Lahiru Thirimanne has not. In his early years, Thirimanne appeared as he still appears now – mature, measured, responsible, astute, always with that determined look upon his face. Here was a serious young player.
News Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud are the new faces in the 18-man party for the three games Shakib Al Hasan is back in the Bangladesh side, which includes newcomers Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud, as well as Mahedi Hasan, for the three-ODI series at home against West Indies starting next week in Dhaka. IN:
Josh Philippe plays a falling scoop © Getty Images Sydney Sixers 3 for 164 (Philippe 84, Behrendorff 1-19) beat Perth Scorchers 7 for 163 (Livingstone 67, Christian 2-22, Brathwaite 2-12) by seven wickets Josh Philippe may well have secured a trip to New Zealand with Australia’s T20 side after producing yet another dazzling display with
Rohit Sharma attracted criticism from pundits and fans alike for the shot he played to be out caught at long-on in the Brisbane Test, but said he didn’t regret it one bit as it was part of the role he was playing for the team. He said it was important in this slow-scoring series for
Tea Sri Lanka 135 and 90 for 0 (Perera 55*, Thirimanne 34*) trail England 421 (Root 228, Lawrence 73) by 196 runs Sri Lanka’s batsmen have made an admirable start to their attempt to save the first Test in Galle. Starting their second innings with a deficit of 286, their openers batted throughout the afternoon
The Melbourne Renegades snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Adelaide Strikers thanks to 36-year-old Mohammad Nabi and 18-year-old Jake Fraser-McGurk’s match-winning unbroken partnership
Sachin Tendulkar posted a note on Twitter thanking the frontline workers on Saturday.© Instagram Sachin Tendulkar, former India batting great, took to Twitter on Saturday to wish the whole country very best as India kicked off the largest vaccine drive in fight against the coronavirus. Sharing a note on Twitter, Tendulkar compared the nation’s fight
News This will be South Africa’s first assignment since their semi-final appearance at the T20 World Cup in Australia in March last year Sune Luus will lead an 18-member South Africa Women’s squad in the absence of the injured Dane van Niekerk for the ODIs and T20Is against Pakistan Women. This will be South Africa’s
News The trio took 31 wickets between them in the recent Tests against Pakistan New Zealand’s pace trio of Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Kyle Jamieson will all make a return to the Super Smash when Auckland take on Northern Districts at Eden Park Outer Oval on Sunday. Both teams currently occupy the bottom two
In the week of his 100th Test match and perhaps his 400th wicket, Nathan Lyon finds himself on familiar ground: the unsteady kind. Lyon is currently mired in one of the worst series of his career, as India take him for near enough to 60 runs per wicket with one Test to play. He is
Welcome to our live report of the second day of the Australia-India Test from Brisbane. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here 11.10am: 3 for 4 Australia are collapsing here. Shardul Thakur has been getting the ball to swing away consistently when he’s bowled outside off, but
News A 21-member squad, with nine fast bowling options, is set to depart tonight Left arm-seamer Marco Jansen will replace Ottniel Baartman in South Africa’s Test squad which leaves for Pakistan tonight. Baartman has been ruled out of the touring party for a medical reason unrelated to Covid-19, while the entire 21-player party have returned