Herath will be sidelined for the third Test against India
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Veteran Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath has been rested for the third Test against India in Pallekele due to a stiff back.
“There have just been too many times when we as a team go, gulp, ‘Vern might be injured again'”
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South Africa all-rounder Vernon Philander will work on his fitness and conditioning ahead of the Proteas’ summer at home.
“Are we any closer to solving those problems at the top of the order? To be honest, no”
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England head coach Trevor Bayliss has admitted that his side need to sort out their top order woes, even though they beat South Africa 3-1.
Jadeja will play no part in the third Test against Sri Lanka
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India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will miss the third Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele as he was suspended for accumulating six demerit points within a 24-month period.
Malik was the Tridents’ top-scorer with 33 runs
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Akeal Hosein thumped an unbeaten 22 and followed it up with two wickets as the Barbados Tridents began their Caribbean Premier League (CPL) journey with a 12-run win over the Jamaica Tallawahs, who are the reigning champions.
Hasan finished with figures of 2-19 off his four overs
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Pakistan pace bowler Hasan Ali, who was the highest wicket-taker at the Champions Trophy earlier this year, enjoyed a fantastic Caribbean Premier League (CPL) debut as the two wickets he took during his economical spell helped the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots take down the Guyana Amazon Warriors by four wickets in Lauderhill, Florida.
“Nuwan Pradeep’s out for one or two months”
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Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Pradeep has been ruled out for the rest of the ongoing Test series against India due to a hamstring injury.
Rabada’s dismissal of Stokes in the penultimate over of the day was huge for South Africa
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England and South Africa battled hard on the first day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, but neither side were able to claim the upper hand.
Ashwin excelled with both the bat and ball
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India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin scored 54 and then proceeded to take two wickets as Sri Lanka struggled for the second day in a row in Colombo.
“We need to get the deal done first”
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Australia captain Steve Smith has made it clear that the upcoming two-Test tour of Bangladesh is only likely to go ahead if the ongoing pay dispute is resolved.