Preview Mohammad Rizwan will continue to lead Pakistan; New Zealand will be without Neil Wagner Big Picture New Zealand has to be one of the toughest countries to tour in recent times. Last time a visiting team won a Test in New Zealand was in March 2017. That was also the last time New Zealand
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The five players will be allowed to continue training but not with the rest of the group © AFP via Getty Images Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini have been placed in isolation as a precaution pending investigation into a video posted on Twitter that purportedly showed the group eating
Report Lewis Gregory and Jack Wildermuth ensure Heat get home with more than an over to spare Brisbane Heat 6 for 171 (Bryant 40, Gregory 31*) beat Sydney Sixers 8 for 165 (Philippe 48, Silk 43, Steketee 4-33) by four wickets A four-wicket haul from right-arm quick Mark Steketee and a 23-ball 40 from their
In arguably the innings of BBL|10 so far, West Indian Nicholas Pooran slammed eight sixes in a jaw-dropping innings of 65 from just 26 balls against the Sydney Sixers
Once in a while, everyone is allowed a bit of slump in form and Steve Smith is no exception, feels David Warner, who can relate to his former skipper’s woes against India having endured a similarly wretched run during the 2019 Ashes. Smith has been in horrible form in the ongoing series with Ravichandran Ashwin
Play 01:54 Marnus Labuschagne talks about countering India’s bowling tactics The next 48 hours will be key in determining whether David Warner will be fit enough to take his place in Australia’s side for the third Test against India in Sydney with his ability in the field as important as what he can do with
News Casualty list to be felt at the Wanderers and beyond with several players doubtful for England series Suranga Lakmal, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara and Dinesh Chandimal are all almost certain to miss Sri Lanka’s second Test against South Africa, due to injury. Dhananjaya de Silva had already been confirmed to be out of contention.
Temba Bavuma has acknowledged that walking after he played and missed on 71 in the Boxing Day Test “wasn’t the cleverest of things,” and hopes to complete “unfinished business,” in the second Test against Sri Lanka, which starts on Sunday. Bavuma, who has one Test hundred to his name, scored five years ago, was well
Report Late strikes from Central Punjab keep KP to 285 for 7 on opening day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 285 for 7 (Ghulam 76, Amin 75, Israrullah 61, Ali 2-57, Maqsood 2-49 v Central Punjab Half-centuries from Israrullah, Kamran Ghulam, and Adil Amin helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sail through the early exchanges on the opening day against defending
News Six-team franchise system to be dissolved as 75 cricketers set to lose contracts Seventy-five South African domestic cricketers will lose their contracts in a restructuring that will dissolve the six-team franchise system which has been in place for 17 seasons. A new set-up, which will consist of 15 first-class teams playing in two tiers,
News When the seamers were out of ideas, he stepped up to apply the finishing touches with his subtle variations Mitchell Santner‘s Test future seemed uncertain at the start of 2020 when he was dropped following the Australia tour as part of a spin overhaul. However, he returned and ended the year with a crucial
T Natarajan had stayed on in Australia as a net bowler after a successful white-ball international debut © Getty Images From being a net bowler in the original tour party, T Natarajan could return home an international in all three formats, after being named in India’s squad for the remainder of the Test series in
Jason Holder gave the Sydney Sixers the perfect parting gift with a 16-run final over to help them to a two-wicket win over the Melbourne Renegades
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Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne has said that his team will have to be “very well prepared” for the third Test against India while admitting that in the previous games, they have “fallen into their trap a few times.” India secured an eight-wicket win over Australia in the Boxing Day Test. With no Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ishant
News Fast bowler Henry picked up a six-for in his most-recent first-class outing for New Zealand A A year after he last represented New Zealand, Matt Henry could add to his 12 Test appearances after being called up for the second Test against Pakistan in Christchurch starting January 3. Henry replaces Neil Wagner, who is
News R Ashwin points to the stand-in captain’s calming influence for giving the team stability at the MCG A single tucked to the leg side, no raised bat or arms, no plucking of stumps, no removing the helmet, just casually walking off knocking fists with others. Looking at Ajinkya Rahane, it might seem he had
Play 02:42 Australia’s Test batting skills on the decline? Marnus Labuschagne started 2020 with a double-century against New Zealand at the SCG. What Australia would give for even half that when they take on India in Sydney next week with the Test series locked at 1-1. In many ways, Labuschagne is lower down Australia’s list