11:08 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff In his first year of Test cricket, Jasprit Bumrah has claimed five-wicket hauls in overseas wins in Johannesburg,Nottingham and Melbourne. He hit a new high in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, his match haul of 9 for 86 the best by an India quickin Australia. It was central
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8:47 PM ET If it’s cliched to suggest that New Zealand are greater than the sum of their parts, and that their team spirit adds a dynamic dimension to their game, it’s because they keep providing examples of their cohesiveness. Take what captain Kane Williamson said was the key moment in New Zealand’s victory in
3:00 AM ET The Report by Sam Perry Hobart Hurricanes 4 for 110 (Doolan 41*, Agar 2-19) beat Perth Scorchers 8 for 107 (Agar 32, Meredith 3-15) by six wickets The Hobart Hurricanes easily accounted for the Perth Scorchers in Launceston, after a destructive first innings opening spell followed by a controlled hand from D’Arcy
11:26 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia have added allrounder Marnus Labuschagne to their squad for the final Test against India in Sydney which they need to win to level the series with captain Tim Paine admitting “a lot of things are on table” following the batting slump at the MCG. Labuschagne made his debut in
1:51 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Left out of India’s limited-overs squad for the series in Australia and New Zealand, Manish Pandey has been handed the Karnataka captaincy across formats. ESPNcricinfo understands that Pandey’s availability for the next two months was central to the KSCA’s decision of a leadership change, one “taken with outgoing captain R
7:22 AM ET India are “hurt” by comments made by commentator Kerry O’Keeffe during the third Test at the MCG. Their bowling coach Bharat Arun has said the team has looked to channelise the hurt into doing better on the field, but ESPNcricinfo understands quite a few members of the team are furious over the
shares © Getty Images Sri Lanka’s chances of saving the Christchurch Test was dealt a major blow after Angelo Mathews pulled up lame late in the second session on day four, with apparent hamstring trouble. Although not out, he did not take the field after tea, and will undergo scans at some point in
12:12 PM ET Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed steadfastly maintained Azhar Ali had taken a “clear catch” to dismiss Dean Elgar in the opening hour of the third day. With South Africa wobbling at 16 for 1 in a chase of 149, having lost Aiden Markram early and dropped Hashim Amla on a morning when Pakistan’s
3:00 AM ET Alex Malcolm Hobart Hurricanes 3 for 196 (Wade 85, Short 58) beat Sydney Thunder 6 for 193 (Buttler 89) by seven wickets Bat finally dominated ball for one of the rare times in this tournament, and the best opening partnership of the season from Matthew Wade and D’Arcy Short helped the Hobart
shares Tom Latham plays on the leg side © Getty Images New Zealand 178 & 327 for 3 (Latham 118*, Nicholls 35*) lead Sri Lanka 104 (Mathews 33, Boult 6-30, Southee 3-33) by 401 runs Tom Latham completed his eighth Test hundred, taking his series tally to 392, while the team racked up a