Report Clearer weather is expected on days three and four, but there is more rain forecast for day five India 272 for 3 (Rahul 122*, Rahane 40*, Ngidi 3-45) vs South Africa Persistent rain washed out day two at Centurion, with the umpires calling off play at 1.55pm local time. There had been overnight rain
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News Play was delayed by 30 minutes after two members of England support staff and two family members returned positive Covid tests Two members of England’s support staff and two members of England’s family group have returned positive Covid-19 rapid antigen tests on day two of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne but the match
Report Agarwal chips in with half-century as well as visitors take control of the Boxing Day Test India 272 for 3 (Rahul 122*, Agarwal 60, Ngidi 3-45) vs South Africa With his fifth Test century outside Asia, KL Rahul led India to a position of dominance in the first Test of the series. On an
Himachal Pradesh 299 for 4 (Arora 136*, Amit 74, Dhawan 42*, Aparajith 1-45, Washington 1-47) beat Tamil Nadu 314 (Karthik 116, Indrajith 80, Shahrukh 42, Jaswal 4-59, Dhawan 3-62) by 11 runs (VJD method) Wicketkeeper-opener Shubham Arora‘s unbeaten 136 off 131 balls paved the way for Himachal Pradesh’s maiden Vijay Hazare title as they beat
News Yorkshire and England legend passes away after long battle with esophageal cancer Ray Illingworth, England’s Ashes-winning former captain, head coach and chair of selectors, has died at the age of 89, following a battle with esophageal cancer. As an offspinning allrounder, Illingworth’s professional career spanned a remarkable 32 years, from his debut for Yorkshire
News Other officials in the group deemed close contacts; second and third ODIs will go ahead as planned with new match officials The first ODI between USA and Ireland, scheduled for December 26, has been cancelled following a positive Covid-19 test among the crew of match officials. Though only one official has been infected, the
Preview Both teams possess potent bowling line-ups, but it’s difficult to judge their batting units before the series begins Big picture Cumulatively, South Africa and India have played a total of 18 Tests this year; South Africa have played only five of those, with the last one at home coming against Sri Lanka in January.
Preview The series is still alive, but only just, with England making four changes as they look to hit back Big Picture The Ashes is alive heading to Melbourne…thanks to the schedule. In the last two series Australia have had things tied up before Christmas, but with two Tests in the New Year this iconic
News “It is not yet finalised in which area he will work in, whether it is the High Performance, Under-19s or the senior team,” Nazmul Hassan said of Siddons The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has brought back former Australia batter Jamie Siddons to Bangladesh cricket – this time as batting consultant – over ten years
News “In many ways, I had already retired as a cricketer, but hadn’t been able to make a formal announcement” Harbhajan Singh has announced his retirement from all formats of the game. In a video message on Twitter, the former India offspinner said that “in many ways, I had already retired”, but because of his