
Louis, Athanaze give West Indies slight edge
Mikyle Louis and Alick Athanaze both fell just short of maiden Test centuries as the West Indies reached 250-5 at stumps on the opening day of the first Test of two against Bangladesh on Friday.
Mikyle Louis and Alick Athanaze both fell just short of maiden Test centuries as the West Indies reached 250-5 at stumps on the opening day of the first Test of two against Bangladesh on Friday.
India roared back into the first Test against Australia in Perth on Friday after being skittled for 150.
Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah insists India aren’t carrying any baggage from their Test whitewash by New Zealand.
Australia captain Pat Cummins has urged new opener Nathan McSweeney not to try and emulate swashbuckling David Warner.
The Central Gauteng Lions will welcome back Proteas pace bowler Lutho Sipamla for their 4-Day Series match against Western Province at the Wanderers, starting on Thursday.
India head into a hotly anticipated five-Test showdown against Australia starting in Perth on Friday wounded by their first home series loss in 12 years and with a point to prove.
The third and final ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka on Tuesday was abandoned after only 21 overs of play due to persistent rain.
Captain Temba Bavuma has been included in a 14-man Proteas squad for the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka after passing a fitness test.
Dhananjaya de Silva will lead Sri Lanka in a two-match Test series in South Africa later this month.
India play Australia in five Tests starting on Friday in Perth after their first red-ball series defeat at home in more than a decade exposed the visitors’ growing vulnerabilities.
Former New Zealand all-rounder Doug Bracewell has been suspended for a month after testing positive for cocaine.
Marcus Stoinis slammed five huge sixes in an unbeaten 61 as Australia crushed Pakistan by seven wickets in Hobart on Monday to secure a 3-0 T20I series whitewash.
England’s fifth T20I of their series in the Caribbean was rained off on Sunday, leaving the tourists with a 3-1 series win.
Kusal Mendis hit a gritty 74* as Sri Lanka posted a thrilling three-wicket win against New Zealand to clinch the three-match ODI series on Sunday.
Former Proteas Herschelle Gibbs and Johan van der Wath believe coach Rob Walter is to blame for South Africa’s white-ball woes in bilateral series.