Month: October 2021
News Both teams denied entry into South Australia to quarantine and play against other states due to Covid border restrictions New South Wales and Victoria are set to play up to three Sheffield Shield and three Marsh Cup fixtures between themselves in Sydney and Melbourne starting in late October after both states were denied the
News “At the end of the day, there are stats in this game, but you know if you’re winning World Cups, people will remember those moments more.” Before he made his Test debut, Devon Conway was asked about the landmarks he’d love to tick off during his career by his Wellington team-mate Logan van Beek
News The home side are likely to rotate through their pace bowlers during the series India have won the last four days of this multi-format series and if it hadn’t been for a borderline no-ball in the second ODI it would have been them, not Australia, heading into the decisive T20Is with a 6-4 advantage.
News Aaron Finch will be fit despite coming off knee surgery and is confident the team can overcome tricky preparation Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch has confirmed that he and David Warner will open the batting together at the T20 World Cup despite Warner twice being dropped by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL this year.
News Reports from the UK indicated that Joe Root has confirmed he will captain the side The men’s Ashes is set to go ahead this summer with England’s players reportedly agreeing to tour in a move that will green-light the A$200 million series. England’s cricketers spoke with Cricket Australia (CA) bosses again on Tuesday evening,
News With the Queensland border closed for NSW and Victoria, likes of Lyon will face some issues; 14-day quarantine looks likely Australia offspinner Nathan Lyon, as well other potential Test squad members from New South Wales and Victoria, are set to face a challenge as to how and when they need to enter Queensland with
News The New Zealand allrounder aims to continue representing the Auckland Hearts in the domestic circuit New Zealand allrounder Anna Peterson has announced her retirement from international cricket. Having made her debut against England in 2012, Peterson spent close to a decade in the international set-up. She played 65 matches in that period, including 32
News Tom Curran drafted into England squad and Reece Topley added as a travelling reserve England allrounder Sam Curran has been ruled out of the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup with a lower-back injury. His brother Tom Curran has been drafted into the England squad as his replacement and Reece Topley has also been added
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News Allrounder likely to bat No.4 in Rachael Haynes’ absence while Tayla Vlaeminck is set to be unleashed in T20Is against India Power-hitting allrounder Ashleigh Gardner is preparing for a promotion in the batting order in the absence of Rachael Haynes as Australia hope to arrest back the momentum in the T20 internationals against India
News NZ coach feels “there are six-seven teams that could win this tournament” Having won the inaugural World Test Championship earlier in June, New Zealand now have the rare chance to clinch another world title in the same year as they prepare for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE. Head coach Gary Stead
Preview For Sunrisers, there is little more than pride at stake as the team has already been eliminated Big picture In terms of significance, Royal Challengers Bangalore still have a lot to play for in their remaining two matches. If they win those two games: against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday and Delhi Capitals on Friday,
An unbeaten half-century by Smriti Mandhana put India in a strong position as Australia dropped three catches on a rain-marred opening day of the Test on the Gold Coast. More #AUSvIND videos: https://www.cricket.com.au/video Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cricketcomau
Report The Sunrisers bowlers made a good fist of defending 119, with the debutant Umran Malik particularly impressive Kolkata Knight Riders 119 for 4 (Gill 57, Rana 25, Holder 2-32) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 115 for 8 (Williamson 26, Samad 25, Southee 2-26, Chakravarthy 2-26, Mavi 2-29) by seven wickets Kolkata Knight Riders simply had to
News The 31-year-old, who recently completed a ban for corruption, is weighing up his options including a long-term cricketing future in the USA Umar Akmal has left Pakistan mid-season to try and explore opportunities playing league cricket in the USA. He has signed a short-term contract with the Northern California Cricket Association but is open
Preview Rohit Sharma’s team aren’t guaranteed a playoffs spot even if they win both their remaining games Big Picture Rohit Sharma wants the Mumbai Indians to be free and fearless. At the stage they are at, they may as well be, because even two wins can’t guarantee an automatic playoffs berth because their net run
News England fly out to Oman with half of World Cup squad already in situ at the IPL When England were beaten by West Indies in the final of the 2016 World T20, Eoin Morgan was the only player in their side who had made an appearance in the IPL. Five years later, the squad
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News Warm-up matches and the DRS are also key elements that need to be available The argument that women’s Tests should be played over five days was given further weight by the day-night match at Metricon Stadium while Australia coach Matthew Mott suggested the points awarded for the game may need adjusting. With nearly 100
News ECB warns that tour rests on selection of squad “befitting a series of this significance” The ECB board is set to meet later this week to determine whether this winter’s Ashes can take place, after appearing to concede that several of the team’s leading players remain unwilling to submit to Australia’s stringent Covid-19 protocols.
A thunderstorm halted an Australian fightback in the women’s day-night Test against India after Smriti Mandhana’s historic maiden hundred had put the tourists on top. More #AUSvIND videos: https://www.cricket.com.au/video Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cricketcomau
News “The longer you go without contributing a significant score, the closer you are to actually contributing. And that’s coming from experience” Being an overseas captain of an IPL team is not an easy job. The moment you start to struggle, debates start if it is tenable to have an overseas captain because you are
News The franchise will be one of three, along with Colombo and Dambulla, to have new owners for the tournament’s second edition The owners of last year’s Lankan Premier League (LPL) winning side – Jaffna Stallions – are incensed, after tournament organisers announced last week that the Jaffna franchise would have a new owner for
News The thumb is “obviously not 100% at the moment but I am building it up,” he says at team’s departure press interaction Temba Bavuma is on track to leading South Africa at the T20 World Cup later this month. Bavuma, who broke his thumb in Sri Lanka last month, is four weeks post-surgery and
News Shadab Khan scored 46 in 27 as KP went down to a team effort from Northern Northern 181 for 7 (Nawaz 51, Shadab 46, Shaheen 2-30) beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 167 for 8 (Iftikhar 58, Rauf 3-31) by 14 runs A whirlwind 90-run fifth-wicket partnership between Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan helped Northern recover from
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Report Meg Lanning declared at the dinner break to see if India will want to set a target Dinner Australia 241 for 9 dec (Perry 68*, Gardner 51, Vastrakar 3-49) trail India 377 for 9 dec by 136 runs Ellyse Perry‘s charmed life continued on the opening session of the final day as she became
Arriving in Australia in 2014 with five one-day centuries already to his name, 21-year-old Quinton de Kock had quite a reputation and lived up to it in the fifth ODI against Australia, hitting 107 off 123 balls.
Report Veteran’s 85* singlehandedly took Central Punjab to 168 before Sindh collapsed to fall behind on DLS Central Punjab 168 for 8 (Malik 85*, Shehzad 35, Raees 4-33, Abrar 3-39) beat Sindh 110 for 6 (Sharjeel 36, Qasim 3-20, Gul 2-15) by 12 runs (DLS method) Shoaib Malik singlehandedly carried Central Punjab through the second