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News Allrounder exceeds 16.5 overs on day two in absence of Kasun Rajitha and Dhananjaya de Silva Dasun Shanaka hit the tail well to complete his first fifty test on the second morning of the Centurion test, and yet his most significant contribution thus far may have been with the …

If you are in Pakistan and need something to get you going before the third day of the test started at 3am local time, you may have tuned in to the English Premier League match late at night. Sit back, watch Wolves take on Tottenham Hotspur for a couple of …

News Faheem Ashraf “the potential to become the all-rounder we need,” says Pakistan hitting coach On a bad day for Pakistan’s batsmen at Mount Maunganui, the two bright spots were Mohammad Rizwan and Faheem Ashraf, who reached 71 and 91 respectively, and added 107 for the seventh wicket, to help …

This was a long time coming from the first South African games. Actually, three years. That is the last time the two best South Africans got into a position of over 100, 22 test matches and 43 innings. Since then, South Africa’s beginnings have been more shaky than stable, with …

News Rookie starter says practicing against Indian bowlers on nets better prepared him for test cricket On debut, Shubman Gill’s first two overs at the wicket were the kind that made Geoff Boycott ask his teammates to thank him for not coming out before the last ball of Michael Holding’s …

At his pre-match press conference, Ajinkya Rahane was asked a question that was unusual but not surprising given the way Indian cricket is popularly narrated. Rahane was asked if he would ask outgoing captain Virat Kohli for advice for the remainder of the series. However, it is not about Kohli’s …

News He suffered the injury while hitting at 79 on the opening day of the two-round series. Dhananjaya de Silva has been ruled out for the remainder of the South African tour with a grade two tear in his left thigh. de Silva had retired injured in ’79 on the …

News The starter is hitting well, but his general mobility remains a problem after the groin injury. David Warner is still struggling to regain his old dynamism after a groin injury, which means he is a dubious starter for Test 3 of the series against India, even as Australia feels …

News “It’s disappointing when you drop catches, and we didn’t take Williamson’s review” A “mature” Shaheen Afridi was “disappointed” with Pakistan’s fielding on the first day of the Mount Maunganui test, as the team lost three catches to New Zealand, not making the most of their decision to pitch first. …

News “We certainly show the latest game, no matter how many you have, you are in the game” Marnus Labuschagne has admitted that Australia’s higher order has been struggling with the fact that India has appeared for the Test series with multiple highly evolved plans to confuse them, after they …