9:10 PM ET Justin Langer believes if the Australia players were to react in the same manner Virat Kohli celebrated the wicket of Aaron Finch they would be considered “the worst blokes in the world”. Langer also fended off criticism from Sachin Tendulkar over Australia’s slow batting in the first innings. Langer’s comments showed the
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3:00 AM ET Jozi Stars 131 for 9 (Vilas 43, Harmer 25, Rashid 3-19, Abbott 2-17) beat Durban Heat 128 all out (Erwee 62, Rabada 3-29, Harmer 2-20) by one wicket Needing 12 runs to win off two deliveries, Jozi Stars’ No. 9 batsman Nono Pongolo smashed consecutive sixes off Durban Heat’s Marchant de Lange
shares Henry Nicholls celebrates his hundred © Getty Images Innings New Zealand 353 for 7 dec (Williamson 139, Nicholls 126*, Yasir 4-129) and 274 (Williamson 89, Watling 77*, Bilal 5-65) set Pakistan 348 (Azhar 134, Shafiq 104, Somerville 4-75) 280 to win After a day of toil, on which 246 runs were scraped together
3:00 AM ET Deivarayan Muthu Join our live report for analysis, colour, stats and graphics from the opening Test between Australia and India. The first day was highlighted by some outstanding Australia fielding and a magnificent hundred from Cheteshwar Pujara. You can also follow our ball-by-ball commentary here *If the blog does not load first
12:25 PM ET Liam Brickhill Results Summary Zimbabwe’s domestic season is underway after the first round of Logan Cup matches in Harare and Kwekwe. Fast bowler Carl Mumba burst back onto the Zimbabwean domestic scene with a match haul of 8 for 24 to demolish the reigning Logan Cup champions Mountaineers at Kwekwe Sports Club.
4:48 AM ET You remember those yorkers. Those fast, swerving yorkers that Mitchell Starc unleashed in Auckland and Melbourne against New Zealand, the defining deliveries of the 2015 World Cup. You remember them more than you have witnessed them lately, because Starc hasn’t been able to produce them too often for a while. In the
3:00 AM ET Welcome to our live report for the opening Test from Adelaide as the eagerly anticipated series between Australia and India gets underway. We’ll provide analysis, colour, stats and graphics throughout the match. You can, as always, also follow our ball-by-ball commentary *If the blog doesn’t load first time, please refresh your page
3:00 AM ET Tshwane Spartans 122 for 6 (Cloete 30, Frylinck 22*, Shamsi 3-18) beat Paarl Rocks 121 all out (du Plessis 38, Sipamla 3-19) by four wickets This match was billed as a showdown between Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers, who were at Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool together in this very city, playing
3:49 AM ET Test-cricket broadcasting will hurtle into a new phase after the free-to-air broadcaster Seven secured permission for in-game interviews with Australian players and coaches during the forthcoming series against India, beginning in Adelaide on Thursday. After extensive off-season discussions with the captain Tim Paine and coach Justin Langer, among others, the network received
3:00 AM ET Jozi Stars 196 for 4 (Hendricks 79, Burger 2-32) beat Cape Town Blitz 146 (J Malan 43, Christian 4-22, Olivier 3-38) by 50 runs Chris Gayle had warned before this game that it was Reeza Hendricks, rather than Gayle himself, who posed the most formidable threat to Cape Town Blitz, and Hendricks