Cricket

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka was closing in on an innings victory over Bangladesh and clinching their test series after three days of the second test on Friday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Devon Conway has been omitted from new Black Caps head coach Rob Walter's first squad, which will play a Twenty20 tri-series against host Zimbabwe and South Africa next month in Zimbabwe.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) — Travis Head was leading another Australia attempt to be competitive against the West Indies on Thursday in a first test that may not go beyond three days at Kensington Oval.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pathum Nissanka's second successive test century led Sri Lanka to a formidable 290-2 after Bangladesh was bowled out for 247 on day two of the second test on Thursday.

LONDON (AP) — Fast bowler Jofra Archer could play his first test in four years after he was added to England's squad on Thursday. Archer joined up for the second test against India next week at Edgbaston. England leads the five-test series 1-0.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) — The West Indies shot out Australia for 180 and discovered how tricky the Kensington Oval pitch was by losing four wickets on day one Wednesday of the test series opener.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Left-arm spinner Sonal Dinusha took two wickets on debut as Sri Lanka limited Bangladesh to 220-8 on the opening day Wednesday of the second test.

LEEDS, England (AP) — India had plenty to salute and regret after losing to England on Tuesday in its first test in 14 years without retirees Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma or Ravichandran Ashwin.

LEEDS, England (AP) — England brilliantly paced a mammoth chase of 371 runs to beat India by five wickets and take the series-opening Headingley test on Tuesday with 14 overs to spare.