shares Kane Williamson celebrates his 20th Test hundred © Getty Images Lunch New Zealand 605 for 6 (Williamson 166*, Latham 161) lead Bangladesh 234 all out (Tamim 126, Wagner 5-47) by 371 runs New Zealand continued pummeling Bangladesh’s bowlers as they rose to 605 for 6 at lunch on the third day in Hamilton.
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3:00 AM ET How the game played out Multan needed to win every one of their remaining games to have a realistic chance of making the playoffs. To say they failed to do that today against Quetta Gladiators today would be something of an understatement. Shoaib Malik’s men turned in perhaps their worst performance all
2:49 PM ET Annesha Ghosh in Mumbai Sarah Taylor and Katherine Brunt, two of England’s most experienced women’s players, have given the thumbs-up to the ECB’s new 100-ball tournament, saying it will only help improve the health of women’s cricket in the country, the scrapping of the Kia Super League [KSL] from 2020 onwards notwithstanding.
New Zealand 86 for 0 (Raval 51*, Latham 35*) trail Bangladesh 234 (Tamim 126, Wagner 5-47) by 148 runs Neil Wagner upset Bangladesh’s rhythm with a trademark short ball barrage as they were bowled out for 234, after being 121 for 1 shortly before lunch on the opening day in Hamilton, undoing the good work
12:41 PM ET Annesha Ghosh in Mumbai India ODI captain Mithali Raj has called for more consistent use of the Decision Review System in the women’s game. Her view comes in the wake of some erroneous umpiring decisions during the three-match ODI series against England, which did not feature DRS. “We would love to have
5:59 AM ET ICC chairman Shashank Manohar might feel Test cricket is dying, but David Richardson, the global cricket body’s chief executive, says he has numbers to show that view is incorrect. According to Richardson, based on a survey the ICC carried out last year, Test cricket has a strong and committed fan base of
3:00 AM ET New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl against Bangladesh New Zealand captain Kane Williamson decided to field first in the first Test against Bangladesh in Hamilton. The home side, on the back of four consecutive Test series wins, have already released Matt Henry to play in the Plunkett Shield, and
4:13 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Women will now figure on the iconic Lord’s honour board following the 135-year-old Marylebone Cricket Club’s decision to recognise centuries and five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket too. Previously, only centuries and five-wicket hauls in Test matches found a mention on the boards at the home and away dressing rooms at
9:58 AM ET Annesha Ghosh England left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone has been ruled out of the remainder of the tour of India after fracturing the fifth metacarpal on her right hand during a warm-up session ahead of the second ODI on Monday. Ecclestone, who will fly home and not return for the tour of Sri
3:00 AM ET Multan Sultans 122 for 4 (Siddiq 46, Vince 28) beat Islamabad United 121 all out (Ronchi 32, Christian 3-19) by six wickets How the game played out Multan Sultans swept the season series with Islamabad United in dominant fashion, chasing a target of 122 with ease in a six-wicket win in Dubai.