Shakib Al Hasan’s 25 was the highest individual score in the first game © AFP/Getty Images Big picture Bowling out New Zealand for just 60 and then reaching the target in 15 overs, Bangladesh looked in ominous form in their seven-wicket win in the first T20I. They continued where they had finished against Australia, having
Month: September 2021
Report Chris Woakes leads England’s charge with ball, India under-par despite rapid fifty from Shardul Thakur England 53 for 3 (Malan 26*, Bumrah 2-15) trail India 191 (Thakur 57, Kohli 50, Woakes 4-55, Robinson 3-38) by 138 runs India were bowled out cheaply on the first day for the second Test in a row but
News He had recently taken up the Afghanistan batting coach role but backed out following the Taliban’s takeover of the country Former Sri Lanka batter Avishka Gunawardene has been named Sri Lanka’s Under-19 coach until the end of 2022. Gunawardene had been approached by the Afghanistan Cricket Board for the post of batting coach, and
Report Blessing Muzarabani back for visitors, who must win to keep the series alive Zimbabwe chose to bowl vs Ireland Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and opted to bowl in the fourth T20I on an overcast afternoon in Bready. After clinching a low-scoring thriller first up, Zimbabwe were outplayed in the two subsequent
Report Hosts Sri Lanka included three spinners in Wanindu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya and Praveen Jayawickrama Sri Lanka chose to bat vs South Africa Sri Lanka’s three-pronged spin attack will defend the target their batters set for South Africa, after Dasun Shanaka chose to bat first in Colombo under cloudy skies. Sri Lanka included three frontline
News The NZ captain, who is returning from taking a break, was just happy to be on the park with her ‘good mates’ For Sophie Devine, Wednesday night’s hefty defeat at the hands of England was about much more than it appeared. Yes, New Zealand were thumped by 46 runs off the back of a
News “Tamim will continue to be one of the best batters but nobody wants to see him lose form by playing T20s forcibly,” Mashrafe said Tamim Iqbal‘s decision to drop out of the upcoming T20 World Cup has been met with praise from two influential names in Bangladesh cricket. Former captain Mashrafe Mortaza wrote a
News “I am feeling on top of the world, was very difficult to sit out and see my team-mates play,” he said Delhi Capitals batter Shreyas Iyer said he was “on top of the world” after recovering from a shoulder injury that forced him to miss the first half of the 2021 IPL season. Iyer
Report Get your dose of analysis, stats and colour from The Oval on ESPNcricinfo’s live blog It’s all square at The Oval! Who’s going to make strides towards a series lead? Joe Root‘s England or Virat Kohli‘s India? Follow it all on our live blog. For ball-by-ball commentary click here. For our coverage in Hindi
India fast bowler Ishant Sharma celebrated his 33rd birthday on Thursday. Wishes poured in from all over the world on his special day. However, the most unique greeting he received came from his former India teammate, Yuvraj Singh. The former all-rounder wished the lanky bowler on his birthday by sharing a hilarious video featuring himself
News “He will add a lot of firepower to our batting line-up is a big part of our squad,” says head coach Pocknall New Zealand opener Finn Allen has returned to the team bio-bubble after returning two negative Covid-19 tests on successive days. If Allen is available for the second T20I against Bangladesh on Friday,
Shakib Al Hasan is back in the list of Bangladesh’s contracted players © AFP/Getty Images Shakib Al Hasan is back in the list of Bangladesh’s centrally contracted players, after missing out in 2020 on account of a large part of the year being part of his one-year ban from all cricket. Shakib is one of
Preview Both sides are dealing with off-field drama but it is now crunch time as far as their qualification prospects are concerned Big picture On the surface, these are two teams short of ODI Super League points. Sri Lanka are down at 11th on the table, with only two wins from 11 completed matches. South
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Mignon Du Preez heads to Hobart for the WBBL © Getty Images South Africa batter Mignon du Preez has been prized away from Melbourne Stars, signing with Hobart Hurricanes for the upcoming WBBL season. Du Preez, 32, has played in every edition of the WBBL for Stars sitting second on their all-time games list and
News Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Wasim, Shahnawaz Dahani and Zahid Mahmood are all in line to make their 50-over debuts Pakistan have named four uncapped players – Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Wasim, Shahnawaz Dahani and Zahid Mahmood – in their 20-member squad for the three-match home ODI series against New Zealand. Iftikhar Ahmed and Khushdil Shah have
News Coach Glenn Pocknall and captain Tom Latham taking “plenty of learnings” from rocky start to Bangladesh tour Debutant Rachin Ravindra rushed through a leg-side clip in the very first over and chipped a simple return catch to left-arm fingerspinner Nasum Ahmed. Will Young slashed at Shakib Al Hasan and dragged a non-turning ball back
News “I don’t think it would be fair on those players who have played in the last 15-16 T20Is that I haven’t played.” Tamim Iqbal has stepped aside from Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup squad, explaining that he did not want to take the place of openers who have been playing in the format more regularly
News The question remains: will India rest one of their quick men in the fourth Test to manage workloads? Are India looking at resting at least one of their fast bowlers who featured in the defeat at Headingley for the Oval Test starting on Thursday? The question came up after they added young fast bowler
After three Tests, Joe Root is top of the England-India batting charts by a distance © Getty Images Joe Root‘s unstoppable run-making in the series against India has carried him to No. 1 in the ICC Test batting rankings, displacing Kane Williamson at the top. Root tops the Test batting rankings for the first time
News Captain feels they have the ‘better spin-bowling contingent’ than opponents South Africa ahead of the limited-overs series South Africa have some great quicks, but on Khettarama’s surfaces, Sri Lanka’s batters need not fear them. Not only this, said Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka, but the hosts also have a better spin attack, and as
Report Mark Adair and Josh Little also return to the hosts’ XI, with the visitors remaining unchanged Zimbabwe choose to bowl vs Ireland Ireland rung in the changes for the third T20I against Zimbabwe, with three tweaks to the XI that levelled the series on Sunday. William McClintock became their second debutant of the series
News Bavuma also said he was looking forward to “unpacking” with Enoch Nkwe, who resigned as assistant coach last week Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s white-ball captain, has confirmed that the national team’s culture is still in its cultivation stage and it is “nowhere near the end product.” Bavuma was speaking from Sri Lanka, where South
Report Bangladesh brought in Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das for Soumya Sarkar and Mosaddek Hossain Toss: New Zealand chose to bat vs Bangladesh New Zealand’s stand-in captain Tom Latham chose to bat first in the opening T20I against Bangladesh in Dhaka. Allrounder Cole McConchie and batter Rachin Ravindra were brought in to the playing XI
News Bangladesh batter sympathises with team-mates’ plight on spin-friendly surfaces Shakib Al Hasan didn’t sugarcoat his words about the pitch at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, where New Zealand were bowled out for just 60 and Bangladesh needed the better part of 15 overs to overhaul that meagre target. “I think the wicket in the
Preview The caravan moves to the Oval with intrigue surrounding both teams Big picture That Headingley juju, eh? England could try to bottle it, though they can barely control it themselves. But there’s no doubting some Yorkshire magic rubbed off on Joe Root‘s team during the third Test, and just in the nick of time.
News Allrounder offers calm perspective as he takes over role from absent Jos Buttler Joe Root has hailed Moeen Ali as a “natural leader” after his promotion to vice-captain of the England Test team. Root, the England captain, announced the news on the eve of the fourth LV= Insurance Test against India at the Kia
Tamim Iqbal said he is “not available” for selection in Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup squad.© AFP Bangladesh batter Tamim Iqbal said Wednesday he did not want to be in the national squad for the Twenty20 World Cup to give other players a chance. The 32-year-old opener said he had told the Bangladesh Cricket Board and
News The batter was confident that CA and the government would be able to find a solution Marnus Labuschagne admits England’s concerns about this summer’s Ashes have merit but he fully expects a resolution will ensure he confronts a full-strength opposition. England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler has made it clear he would likely opt out of