Ireland strike back against Bangladesh
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed 5-58 for Bangladesh on Tuesday to help bowl out Ireland for 214 but two early strikes left the one-off Dhaka Test in the balance.
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed 5-58 for Bangladesh on Tuesday to help bowl out Ireland for 214 but two early strikes left the one-off Dhaka Test in the balance.
Captain Andrew Balbirnie says Ireland are excited but aware of the challenges ahead of their fourth-ever Test match beginning in Bangladesh this week.
CSA is trying to organise more Test cricket for the Proteas this year.
CSA CEO Pholetsi Moseki says a lack of fan support is one of the reasons why the Proteas will play so little Test cricket in the current four-year cycle.
New Zealand claimed victory against Sri Lanka by an innings and 58 runs on Monday, securing a 2-0 Test series whitewash.
New Zealand maintained their dominance over Sri Lanka in the second Test on Sunday.
Aggressive double centuries for Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls put New Zealand on top in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Wellington on Saturday.
Devon Conway’s blistering 78 helped New Zealand race to 155-2 against Sri Lanka at the end of a rain-delayed opening day of the second Test in Wellington.
Captain Dimuth Karunaratne says Sri Lanka will use their agonising last-gasp defeat to New Zealand as motivation when the second Test starts on Friday in Wellington.
Temba Bavuma says he couldn’t look at Keshav Maharaj’s foot after the Proteas spinner ruptured an Achilles tendon at the Wanderers last Sunday.
India captain Rohit Sharma says the Test team will stay connected to prepare for the World Test Championship final despite two months of IPL action.
India clinched the four-match series against Australia 2-1 after the final Test ended in a draw on Monday in Ahmedabad.
A Kane Williamson century led New Zealand to a dramatic last-ball, two-wicket victory against Sri Lanka on a rain-disrupted final day in Christchurch.
Indian superstar Virat Kohli ended his long Test century drought with an imperious 186 against Australia on Sunday.
A classy century from Angelo Mathews and the early wicket of Devon Conway kept Sri Lanka’s World Test Championship final hopes alive in the first Test against New Zealand on Sunday.