3:00 AM ET New South Wales 279 & 0-33 (Larkin 20*, Hughes 12*) lead Queensland 260 (Neser 62, Labuschagne 52, Lyon 4-83) by 52 runs Mark Steketee celebrates a wicket with his teammates Getty Images A four-wicket haul from New South Wales spinner Nathan Lyon was overshadowed by a stunning rear-guard from Queensland duo Michael Neser
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3:00 AM ET West Indies women 187 for 5 (Matthews 62, Dottin 49) beat Sri Lanka women 104 ( Atapattu 44, Matthews 3-16) by 83 runs Hayley Matthews unfurls a cover drive Getty Images Sri Lanka were caned by Hayley Matthews, first with the bat the start of the match, and then with the ball at
shares © Peter Della Penna USA v Oman A century from Aqib Ilyas steered Oman through a tense chase before the tail took Oman past USA with three balls to spare, the win securing promotion to WCL Division Two in Namibia next April. Coming into the match, USA had won all three matches after
3:00 AM ET Tea England 285 and 259 for 6 (Root 98*, Foakes 194*) lead Sri Lanka 336 (Silva 85, Karunaratne 63, de Silva 59) by 213 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Joe Root’s century took England’s lead above 200 on the third day in Pallekele. Root has spoken often of his desire for his
12:01 PM ET Crucial half-centuries from captain Chetan Suryawanshi and Manpreet Singh rescued Singapore from an early hole to take them to 204, which was easily defended in a rousing 63-run win over Uganda. Uganda won the toss and sent Singapore in as Frank Nsubuga again heaped pressure on the opposition bowling offspin with the
9:04 AM ET On a big-turning pitch such as this, Roshen Silva has shown he has what it takes to succeed. So said team-mate Dimuth Karunaratne, whose 63 was second only to the immense 85 off 174 deliveries that Roshen produced on day two, which pushed Sri Lanka 46 runs beyond England’s first-innings total of
shares Roshen Silva puts in a dive © AFP Sri Lanka were docked five penalty runs in the third session of the second day at Pallekele, following a strange interpretation of the law governing deliberate short runs by the umpires. Here’s what happened: Roshen Silva was batting alongside Akila Dananjaya, when Roshen cut Jack
shares Play 00:53 ‘New Zealand players will be allowed to play entire IPL’ – NZC general manager Australia’s 2019 World Cup players can expect to have only limited involvement in the IPL if they are able to play at all, after Cricket Australia’s interim high performance chief Belinda Clark outlined the governing body’s approach
shares © Hindustan Times/Getty Images BCCI chief executive Rahul Johri, who is facing sexual harassment allegations, has testified before the independent inquiry committee investigating the issue, as have two women who have levelled those allegations against him. Johri’s deposition is understood to have been spread over ten hours on Tuesday and Wednesday. He was
3:00 AM ET Australia 153 for 7 (Healy 53, Kasperek 3-25) beat New Zealand 120 (Bates 48, Schutt 3-12) by 33 runs Australia’s toughest test of the tournament to-date only proved to further entrench their favouritism for the title. Alyssa Healy continued her stunning form with the bat to help Australia cruise into the semi-finals.