
Shahidi, Bennett star in drawn Bulawayo Test
Afghanistan veteran Hashmatullah Shahidi and Zimbabwe rookie Brian Bennett starred as the first Test was drawn after a rain-shortened final day in Bulawayo.
Afghanistan veteran Hashmatullah Shahidi and Zimbabwe rookie Brian Bennett starred as the first Test was drawn after a rain-shortened final day in Bulawayo.
India captain Rohit Sharma admitted on Monday his batting form is “disturbing” after a double failure in the 184-run fourth Test loss to Australia.
Pat Cummins says he rates the fourth Test victory over India by 184 runs as “right at the top” of the greatest games he has played in for Australia.
Man of the Match Pat Cummins picked up three wickets as Australia beat India by 184 runs to take a 2-1 series lead.
Australia ripped out seven Indian wickets in the final session of the fourth Test in Melbourne on Monday to win by 184 runs and go 2-1 up in the five-match series.
Crucial wickets to Jacob Duffy and a rollicking cameo with the bat by Mitchell Hay saw New Zealand beat Sri Lanka to wrap up their T20I series with a game to spare at Mount Maunganui on Monday.
Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen’s 51-run partnership got the Proteas over the line in Centurion.
Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi was unbeaten on 179 as Afghanistan trailed Zimbabwe by 71 runs after a rain-shortened fourth day of the first Test in Bulawayo.
Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland’s last-wicket partnership extended Australia’s lead to 333 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah unleashed more destructive bowling but Australia stubbornly battled back to reach 228-9 on Sunday.
The Proteas booked their place in the World Test Championship final at Lord’s in June 2025 with a thrilling two-wicket win in Centurion.
Marco Jansen took 6-52 before Pakistan’s bowlers struck three times early in the Proteas’ run chase.
Pakistan opening bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad struck three blows late on the third afternoon as South Africa set out in pursuit of 148 runs to win the first Test.
Rahmat Shah struck an Afghanistan Test record 231* while partnering Hashmatullah Shahidi in an unbeaten 361-run stand on the third day of the first Test against Zimbabwe.
A late bowling fightback sparked by Jacob Duffy produced a remarkable eight-run victory for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in Mount Maunganui on Saturday.