shares Lunch: New Zealand 153 and 134 for 4 (Watling 15*, Nicholls 13*, Hasan 3-21) lead Pakistan 227 by 60 runs Hasan Ali brings out his trademark celebration © AFP For nearly one hour after play began on Sunday, New Zealand’s comeback into this match looked complete, and for the first time, they began
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3:12 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Trevor Bayliss says that England have reaped the rewards of their new, bold approach to selection, after his team wrapped up a 57-run victory in the second Test in Pallekele to secure their first overseas series win in three years. Bayliss, whose successes with England’s white-ball squad had at times
3:24 AM ET Yet another Sri Lanka loss, influenced by yet another round of missed chances and poor fielding, has led to yet another coach putting forth yet another plan to correct this long-standing woe. Sri Lanka’s fielding, and their catching in particular, has been awful since 2015, with a substantial proportion of losses since
3:00 AM ET Tasmania 81 & 2 for 196 (Doolan 94, Silk 77*, Holland 1-26) trail Victoria 282 (White 63, Siddle 42, Meredith 4-61) by 5 runs Alex Doolan plays one on the off side Getty Images A 170-run opening stand between Tasmania pair Alex Doolan and Jordan Silk has given the Tigers a fighting chance
3:00 AM ET Alex Malcolm South Australia 251 & 268 (Nielsen 82, Cooper 49, Kelly 5-61) lead Western Australia 207 & 4 for 146 (S Marsh 72*, M Marsh 44, Worrall 3-58) by 166 runs The Marsh brothers, Shaun and Mitchell, hydrate on a hot day Getty Images A fluent unbeaten half-century from Shaun Marsh has
shares India A 467 for 8 dec and 35 for 0 (Shaw 33*, Vijay 2*) lead New Zealand A 458 for 9 dec (Rutherford 114, Rance 69*, Cleaver 53, Gowtham 3-107) by 44 runs © Associated Press The New Zealand A lower order and tail piled on plenty of runs against an India A
1:31 AM ET Having challenged his players to play “bold, courageous cricket” on their tour of Sri Lanka, England’s captain Joe Root said that he would take immense pride in the manner in which his players backed up their words with deeds to secure their first series win in Asia for six years. Root himself
2:06 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ireland’s Joyce twins, Isobel and Cecelia, announced their retirement from international cricket after Ireland’s eight-wicket loss to New Zealand in their final group-stage match in the World T20. It was also the last international game for their team-mates, Clare Shillington and Ciara Metcalfe, who had, in May this year, announced
3:00 AM ET England 290 and 346 (Root 124, Foakes 65*, Burns 59, Dananjaya 6-115) beat Sri Lanka 336 and 243 (Mathews 88, Karunaratne 57, Leach 5-83, Moeen 4-72) by 57 runs Alright Jack: success for Jack Leach Associated Press A five-wicket haul from Jack Leach has helped England secure a 57-run victory over Sri Lanka
3:00 AM ET New Zealand women 81 for 2 (Devine 51) beat Ireland women 79 for 9 (Lewis 39, Kasperek 3-19, Tahuhu 2-17, Kerr 2-18) by eight wickets Sophie Devine drives through the covers Getty Images New Zealand put an end to their tournament with all the verve that was expected of them at the start,