Harris takes pole position in Australia 'bat-off'
Marcus Harris hit a patient and timely 74 against India A on Friday to thrust himself into prime contention to open for Australia in the first of five Tests against the tourists this month.
Marcus Harris hit a patient and timely 74 against India A on Friday to thrust himself into prime contention to open for Australia in the first of five Tests against the tourists this month.
West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph has been hit with a two-match suspension after storming off the field during the series-clinching ODI win over England.
The Proteas’ four-match T20I series against India, which starts in Durban on Friday, will be broadcast on the SABC.
Brandon King and Keacy Carty blasted centuries as the West Indies scored a series-clinching eight-wicket victory over England in the third and final game of their ODI series at Kensington Oval on Wednesday.
Teenage spinner AM Ghazanfar took a career best six-wicket haul to dismantle Bangladesh in the first ODI in Sharjah as Afghanistan claimed a convincing 92-run win on Wednesday.
The Proteas will start a four-match T20I series against India at Kingsmead on Friday, just over four months after the visitors beat them in the T20 World Cup final.
Josh Inglis will captain Australia for the first time in the third ODI against Pakistan and in the following T20I series, with a number of stars absent.
David Warner has been named captain of the Sydney Thunder, a fortnight after having his lifetime ban on any leadership role in Australian cricket lifted.
Captain Pat Cummins kept his cool under pressure with a gritty unbeaten 32 to steer Australia to a nervy two-wicket defeat of Pakistan in the first of three ODIs on Monday.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma came under fire on Monday as India chewed over a 3-0 Test series home defeat to New Zealand, with critics calling the team ageing and low on confidence.
New Zealand captain Tom Latham says his team’s 3-0 Test sweep in India is one of the “greatest series wins” for the country.
India captain Rohit Sharma says their 3-0 Test drubbing by New Zealand is a career “low point” but promises a turnaround in the upcoming Australia tour.
New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel took six wickets as his side sealed a historic 3-0 Test sweep in India, with a thrilling 25-run win in the third Test on Sunday.
Captain Liam Livingstone cracked a maiden ODI hundred to lead England to a five-wicket victory against the West Indies on Saturday.
New Zealand lead by 143 runs in their second innings after India spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin triggered an opposition collapse in a keenly fought third Test on Saturday.