
Latham replaces Southee as Black Caps captain
Tim Southee has stood down as New Zealand captain in the wake of their heavy Test series defeat in Sri Lanka and will be replaced by Tom Latham.
Tim Southee has stood down as New Zealand captain in the wake of their heavy Test series defeat in Sri Lanka and will be replaced by Tom Latham.
Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed 51 as India pulled off a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in a rain-hit second Test in Kanpur.
Warriors all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy has been included in a 15-man squad for the Proteas’ two-match Test series against Bangladesh.
The two-match Test series between Bangladesh and South Africa will go ahead.
Blistering half-centuries by Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul led India’s batting onslaught as the hosts tried to force a result in the weather-hit second Test against Bangladesh.
Debutant off-spinner Nishan Peiris took six wickets to seal Sri Lanka’s first series win against New Zealand in 15 years.
Overnight rain and a wet outfield forced officials to call off the third day’s play without a ball being bowled in the weather-hit second Test between India and Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka were just five wickets away from a crushing second Test and series victory over New Zealand on Saturday.
New Zealand were flailing at 22-2 and trailing by 580 on Friday against a dominant Sri Lankan batting attack that saw middle-order maestro Kamindu Mendis reach 1,000 runs from just eight Test appearances.
Bad light followed by heavy rain ended play before tea on day one of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur.
Dinesh Chandimal’s century in Galle powered Sri Lanka to 306-3 at stumps on the opening day of the second Test against New Zealand.
Ex-Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan, facing prosecution for his relationship with the country’s former leader, says he will soon retire from international cricket.
Coach Gary Stead says New Zealand must adapt to the tricky Galle surface if they are to avenge their hard-fought Test loss to Sri Lanka this week.
Prabath Jayasuriya took five wickets to steer Sri Lanka to a 63-run victory over New Zealand on the final morning of the first Test in Galle.
Ravichandran Ashwin claimed six wickets after a first-innings century with the bat to inspire India to a 280-run thrashing of Bangladesh in the first Test on Sunday.