Pujara perfect on Day 1 in Sydney
India’s Cheteshwar Pujara put on a masterclass batting display in Sydney during the fourth Test against Australia … and his century Down Under is the Play of the Day.
WATCH: What a catch down under!
An astonishing catch on the boundary as Adelaide Strikers fielder Jake Weatherald holds a skier from Sydney Thunder batter Shane Watson, before flipping it into the field of play for teammate Jake Lehmann (son of Darren) to take the catch to remove danger man Watson for 28.
Babar Azam defies Proteas’ pace attack
Babar Azam held Pakistan together against a brilliant South African bowling attack in Centurion with a defiant 71 off 79 balls that included 15 fours, and is Anitha Madikizela’s pick for Play of the Day.
Zubayr Hamza’s ‘Dane Piedt double play’
Cape Cobras star batter Zubayr Hamza is on the brink of becoming the 100th player to earn a Proteas Test cap when South Africa play Pakistan at Centurion on Boxing Day, and in the last first-class match before that Test he proved his class in the field, writes SIMON LEWIS.
Harris smashes record 42-ball ton
Grace Harris’ 42-ball ton for the Brisbane Heat was the fastest Women’s Big Bash League century and the second-fastest in women’s T20 cricket.
Scorchers claim thrilling ‘added over’ win
Heather Graham of the Perth Scorchers Women pulled off her best innings of the season, scoring 44 not out off 30 deliveries to tie the Women’s Big Bash League match against the Hobart Hurricanes on Tuesday.
Watch: Molefe, 7-39, Gauteng vs Border
Kgaudise Molefe was the hero of the day on day two of the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week, taking 7-39 over two innings for Gauteng against Border.
Latham’s 264 sixth highest by Kiwi
Wellington is a happy hunting ground for New Zealanders looking for big scores, and Sri Lanka seems to be a favoured opponent, with Tom Latham’s epic, undefeated 264 not out the latest addition to the record books.
Pant breaks Indian wicketkeeping record
Rishabh Pant breaking the record for the most dismissals by an Indian wicketkeeper in a Test is our Play of the Day.
Pant pouches six catches
When Rishabh Pant caught Australia’s Josh Hazlewood first ball off the bowling of Mohammed Shami in the first Test in Adelaide, it was the Indian wicketkeeper’s six catch of Australia’s first innings, lifting the 21-year-old into the record books alongside the great keepers in Test history.
Lizelle Lee’s spectacular ton gets Big Bash off to a flyer
Proteas Women star opener Lizelle Lee hammered a sensational undefeated 102 off 56 balls for the Melbourne Stars Women to down the Sydney Sixers Women in the second match of the 2018 Women’s Big Bash League in Melbourne.
Shadman Islam marks Test debut with impressive 76
Bangladesh strengthened their grip on the Test series with a solid performance on day one of the second Test against the West Indies at Dhaka.
Jennings snaps up four catches vs Sri Lanka
South African-born Keaton Jennings (son of legendary wicketkeeper Ray Jennings) has taken four catches in Sri Lanka’s first innings of the third Test at Colombo.
Haque ton puts Bangladesh in driving seat
A superb 120 from Mominul Haque was the backbone of Bangladesh’s first-day effort of 315-8 in the first Test against the West Indies at Chittagong.
Dream debut for Muhammad Nawaz
The Cape Town Blitz’s Pakistan star Muhammad Nawaz scored his first T20 half-century and took a wicket as his side defeated the Tshwane Spartans by 49 runs in their Mzansi Super League opener on Friday.
