Sri Lanka made early inroads with three wickets before lunch as it pegged back South Africa to 82-3 on the opening day of the second test on Thursday. Lahiru Kumara took his 100th test wicket as he bowled opener Aiden Markram for 20 and followed that up with the dismissal of home favourite Tristan Stubbs, … Read more
India beat Australia by 295 runs in the first Border-Gavaskar Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. After the victory against Australia, India jumped to the top spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings with 61.11 percentage of points won, while Australia dropped to the … Read more
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has been cleared to face Sri Lanka in two home Tests starting in Durban on Nov. 27 after missing out on the series sweep in Bangladesh last month with an elbow injury. Batter Bavuma has been a key part of South Africa’s middle order in recent years and his return … Read more
Lasith Embuldeniya will return after more than two years away from Test cricket after being selected in Sri Lanka’s squad to play two Test matches in South Africa starting later this month. The 17-member squad named on Tuesday is led by Dhananjaya de Silva and includes nine batters, three specialist spinners and five pace bowlers. … Read more