MORE FROM Cricket

England captured two wickets in the space of eight balls shortly before lunch on the final day of the first test against India at Lord’s on Monday to move closer to victory in the 2,000th test.

cricket

Former Australian Test opener Matthew Hayden will come out of retirement to play for Brisbane Heat in the Twenty20 Big Bash next summer, the team said on Monday.

cricket

A depleted India face an herculean task to save the first Test against England at Lord's after the hosts set them a record target of 458 runs courtsey Matt Prior and Stuart Broad's brilliant knocks in an absorbing day's contest in the 2000th Test.

cricket

England required nine further wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series against world number one side India at the close of the penultimate day of the first test at Lord’s on Sunday.

cricket

Zaheer Khan may have spent most of the first Test against England off the field with a hamstring injury but fellow India seamer Ishant Sharma credited him with a key role in his own Lord’s revival.

cricket

Rahul Dravid and Venkatsai Laxman held firm as India eyed a record-breaking chase in the first Test after Matt Prior’s unbeaten century had swung the match back England’s way at Lord’s on Sunday.

cricket

SHARJAH — The Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) squad fancy their chances against Kenya when they take on the higher-ranked side in the International Cricket Council’s first-class tournament, the ICC Intercontinental Cup, at Nairobi on July 28.

cricket

The Danube Ramadan T20 Cup shall be held at the iconic Dubai International Cricket Stadium next month with 12 sides battling for the Dh30,000 prize fund.

cricket

Pakistan Cricket Board will seek an explanation from its Sri Lankan counterpart after one of its senior officials denied agreeing to play a full Test series in the UAE later this year.

cricket