A smoke alarm at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, the venue of the Big Bash League (BBL) final between the Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades, got activated just before midday, leading to an evacuation of the stadium.
When Meg Lanning announced how keen she was on “putting the Baggy Green on” again, she was echoing teammate Ellyse Perry’s words from last August. Both women have made their ambitions clear: they want to play more Tests.
Dale Steyn picked up six (or more) wickets in a match for the 38th time in his illustrious Test career even as South Africa went down to Sri Lanka by one-wicket courtesy a great unbeaten 153 by Kusal Perera in the opening Test in Durban.
England assistant coach Paul Farbrace is to leave his role at the end of the ongoing tour of West Indies to join county side Warwickshire as sport director, England's cricket board (ECB) said on Saturday.
Match-winner Kusal Perera insisted "all I did was my role" after his epic 153 not out took Sri Lanka to a dramatic one-wicket victory over South Africa in the first Test at Kingsmead on Saturday.
Sri Lanka's sensational one-wicket victory over South Africa in the first Test at Kingsmead on Saturday was achieved on the back of what will go down as one of the country's greatest test match innings by an unlikely hero in Kusal Perera.Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne described their series-opening win over South Africa at Kingsmead on Saturday as a “proud” moment for a side that has dealt with their fair share of struggles over the past few years.