IMAGES from day 3 of the 1st Test between Bangladesh and India played in Chottogram on Friday.
Fast bowlers Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi finished with four wickets apiece for the hosts with a brilliant display of reverse-swing bowling on a pitch offering variable bounce.
With 2/17, the leg-spinner was awarded the Player of the Match prize in his first ever T20 International.
Josh Hazlewood was the pick of Australia's bowlers, taking 3-22 in addition to his miserly Super Over, capping a brilliant weekend for the 31-year-old after he was bought for $1 million in the Indian Premier League auction on Saturday.
Buttler currently stands atop the highest IPL 2022 run-getters list with 491 from seven games at an average of 81.83.
'The odd ball was turning and gripping initially. But I think as the match went on, the wicket settled a bit.'
Images from the ICC Women's World Cup match between India and South Africa in Christchurch on Sunday.
Australia opted to bat on a bright and sunny afternoon with a packed house witnessing the title clash of the first ever women's cricket competition in CWG history.
Pakistan completed a crushing innings and 44-run victory over Bangladesh on the fourth morning on Monday
Just when it looked like RCB were back in the game, Sunil Narine, who had done the job with the ball (4 for 21), came out to bat and wasted no time to get going and tilt the momentum back in KKR's favour.
A summary of Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
He came out with a plan and that plan was to use his brute force to smash bowlers all around the park to take his team home to victory.
Sachin Tendulkar said that even if the ball is kissing the stumps or just brushing it, the decision should go in favour of the bowlers.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 3rd Test played between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Sunday.
Azhar Ali hit his fourth Test ton against Australia as Pakistan piled on 476-4 before declaring
Captain Tom Latham smashed an unbeaten 186 as New Zealand bounced back from their shock defeat in Mount Maunganui to amass 349-1 on the opening day of the second and final Test against Bangladesh on Sunday.
England have an overall lead of 136 runs without loss at stumps in their second innings going into Day 5 of the second Test against the West Indies.
Ruturaj Gaikwad blazed his way into the record books, smashing seven sixes in a 43-run over as Maharashtra outplayed Uttar Pradesh
Finch scored 114 in an opening stand of 156 with David Warner (69) to lay a platform before his predecessor as captain Smith smashed 105 off 66 balls to drive Australia to 374 for six -- their highest total against India.
Shaw continued from his unbeaten 240 from overnight and brought up his triple ton.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between England and West Indies at the Ageas Bowl, on Friday
Babar Azam's glorious unbeaten 102 kept Pakistan alive but Australia remained on course for victory in the second Test in Karachi on Tuesday.
Rashid finished with final figures of 4-24 against Lucknow after what he would later attribute to 'experimenting with a different length' in this particular match.
Steve Smith has branded India favourites to win the T20 World Cup after Virat Kohli's side outclassed Australia in a warm-up match on Wednesday.
'I think the Indigenous community in AFL and rugby are so big and hopefully one day Aboriginals in cricket can be just as big.'
Hasaranga then paid the faith shown in him by du Plessis to finish with spectacular figures of 5 for 18, not allowing the SunRisers batters any gift deliveries, stifling them and finally having them all out for 125 and 67 runs short.
Defending champions India are on the brink of elimination after they suffered a six-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in their Super Four match of the Asia Cup in Dubai on Tuesday.
A summary of Thursday's action in the Ranji Trophy group stage matches.
If we have not been world beaters in cricket for the longest time, here is the reason: We look down on our bowlers and deify batsmen, argues Aakar Patel.
An unbeaten century by England's Jonny Bairstow, his second in as many Tests, lifted the tourists back from the brink of disaster on the first day of their three-Test series against West Indies on Tuesday.
A summary of action from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Tuesday.
Kohli had argued that the batsman should be declared out if the ball is hitting the stumps, even if marginally.
Joe Root was miffed after a blunder by Anil Chaudhary denied them the wicket of India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane after a DRS review.
None of the 31 balls Steyn bowled to Tendulkar in the entire game -- the second India-South Africa ODI -- produced a close LBW shout.
All-rounder Colin de Grandhomme struck a belligerent half-century to steady New Zealand in the second Test on Saturday after South Africa's seamers torched the home side's top order during a see-sawing Day 2 in Christchurch.
Punjab's bowlers didn't allow the KKR batters to come back into the contest, turning the innnngs and eventually the match in their favour.
Joe Root compiled his second straight century, an unbeaten 119, as England batted their way to a commanding position in the second Test against West Indies in Barbados on Wednesday.
England fell short of victory as West Indies survived for a tense draw despite a top-order collapse on the final day of the first Test in North Sound on Saturday.
IMAGES from the 2nd ODI played between Zimbabwe and India in Harare on Saturday.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday.
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