3:00 AM ET Stumps Afghanistan 342 and 237 for 8 (Ibrahim 87, Afghan 50, Zazai 34*, Shakib 3-53, Nayeem 2-61, Taijul 2-68) lead Bangladesh 205 (Mominul 51, Mosaddek 48*, Liton 33, Rashid 5-55, Nabi 3-56) by 374 runs Afghanistan were in complete control of the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram after stretching their lead
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3:00 AM ET Derbyshire 137 for 3 (Madsen 47) beat Gloucestershire 135 for 7 (Cockbain 45*) by seven wickets Derbyshire may go into their first Finals Day in a fortnight as rank underdogs, but Essex, Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire will underestimate them at their peril. Victory here in the last of the Vitality T20 Blast quarter-finals
© BCCI West Indies’ Lendl Simmons will replace New Zealand opener Colin Munro for the first three matches for Trinbago Knight Riders. Munro will be in Sri Lanka for the upcoming T20Is starting September 1 and Simmons will fill in for the CPL matches on September 4, 6 and 8. This will be Simmons’ fifth
3:00 AM ET Stumps Bangladesh 194 for 8 (Mominul 52, Mosaddek 44*, Rashid 4-47, Nabi 2-53 ) trail Afghanistan 342 (Rahmat 102, Afghan 92, Rashid 51, Taijul 4-116) by 148 runs Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan placed his side in a strong position against Bangladesh at the end of the second day with a fine allround
3:00 PM ET For a while it looked as though Australia were still haunted by Headingley. In their first stint in the field since Ben Stokes tore them apart, a raucous Old Trafford crowd made a point of ironically cheering every time Nathan Lyon caught a return from his fielders. The first of two extended
9:41 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The Chattogram pitch was the “opposite” of what Bangladesh expected it to be, said captain Shakib Al Hasan, and hinted that their line-up of four specialist spinners was enough to understand what they were looking for. Shakib said that he was surprised that his bowlers could take five wickets on
3:00 AM ET Stumps Afghanistan 271 for 5 (Rahmat 100, Afghan 88*, Nayeem 2-43) v Bangladesh During the course of his rescue act with Asghar Afghan, Rahmat Shah made history by becoming the first Test centurion from Afghanistan. It went a long way in ensuring Afghanistan ended the day on top at 271 for 5,
3:00 AM ET Jon Culley Nottinghamshire 165 for 0 (Hales 83*, Nash 74*) beat Middlesex 160 (Morgan 53) by 10 wickets A bleak season at Trent Bridge might yet have something to redeem it. Seemingly doomed to relegation in the County Championship, thrashed here at the semi-final stage in the One-Day Cup, Nottinghamshire inflicted a
9:46 AM ET In Afghanistan’s captaincy debacle this year, Rahmat Shah unwittingly led the side in no Tests after being named captain. That’s right. After he was named in their leadership reshuffle in April, Rashid Khan replaced him in July. Going by what he achieved today in Chattogram, becoming Afghanistan’s first Test centurion, even a
3:00 AM ET Toss Afghanistan chose to bat v Bangladesh In his first Test as Afghanistan captain, Rashid Khan chose to bat against Bangladesh in Chattogram. The visitors handed Test debuts to Qais Ahmed, Zahir Khan and Ibrahim Zadran, apart from picking their core group of senior cricketers. Qais and Zahir are spinners, while Zadran