Ireland to make Test debut against Pakistan next year
Cricket | October 13, 2017 13:11 ISTIreland, who were given Test status earlier this year, will play their first five-day game against Pakistan at home in May next year.
Ireland, who were given Test status earlier this year, will play their first five-day game against Pakistan at home in May next year.
The ICC's board, meeting in Auckland, New Zealand on Friday, has also approved a trial of four-day Test matches, beginning with a match this summer between South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has scheduled a four-day Test against Zimbabwe on Boxing Day but is awaiting approval from the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the game.
After a match haul of eight wickets in the first game, spinner Karn Sharma once again got another eight wickets (8/129) in the second match against New Zealand A.
The left-hander became the first South Africa batsman and 10th overall to get out on 199 in Test cricket.
Three uncapped players - paceman Craig Overton, legspinner Mason Crane and wicketkeeper Ben Foakes - were called up to the squad that was announced on Wednesday.
The left-handed batsman said it is after long and careful deliberation that he has decided to retire from first-class and Test match cricket with immediate effect.
Shakib has already submitted a letter to the BCB asking for a sabbatical and the board is now expected to discuss the same ahead of the announcement of the Test squad for their tour to South Africa.
An unbeaten 126-run stand between Peter Handscomb and David Warner helped Australia cut the deficit down to 80 runs on Day 2 of the 2nd Test.
Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, along with many other present and former cricketers, congratulated Bangladesh on their first-ever Test victory over Australia.
Shakib Al Hasan bagged five-wicket hauls in both the innings as Bangladesh won the first Test by 20 runs to record their first-ever win over Australia in Tests.
Cricket Australia also said that Kane Richardson would replace Josh Hazlewood in the one-day international squad for their tour of India.
Glenn Maxwell said his team will be wary of the threat of Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman and left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan.
Australia have won all four Tests they have played against Bangladesh, but the teams haven't met in the five-day format since 2006.
Alastair Cook made his third-highest Test score, fourth double-century, and passed 11,500 career runs in a performance that underlined the former captain's lasting value to the team.
Usman Khawaja hasn't played for Australia since a limited-overs international against Pakistan in Sydney on January 22.
The 58-year-old former India skipper also showered praise on young all- rounder Hardik Pandya for his incredible skills on the cricket field.
Moeen Ali took 5-69 to settle the fourth and final Test on Monday, giving England a 177-run victory at Old Trafford, a 3-1 series win, and ending a 19-year drought at home against South Africa.
To get a victory on a surface which is not offering much, that really gives the team the confidence of doing it once more if we get a surface like that, Kohli added.
Responding to England's first innings total of 353, South Africa collapsed to 126-8 at the close, losing seven wickets in the final session of the second day.
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