News Roy struck Shakib Al Hasan’s first ball for four on the way to a commanding 61 from 38 balls Jason Roy was the only batter on either side to pass 30 in England’s thumping Super 12s win against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi and credited his work in the nets facing Liam Dawson as a
Month: October 2021
Preview Australia are likely to be unchanged but Maheesh Theekshana could return for Sri Lanka if fit Big Picture This group is accepted as the toughest to emerge from but a victory for either Australia or Sri Lanka to make it two from two would leave them strongly placed for a semi-final slot. Both sides
News Says it is “imperative for the team to be seen taking a united and consistent stand against racism, especially given South Africa’s history” CSA’s board has issued a directive to the national men’s team to collectively take a knee before the start of their remaining T20 World Cup matches. The board recognised concerns that
News Bangladesh bowling coach extends support to the beleaguered Liton Das, expects Mustafizur Rahman to have an impact soon Ottis Gibson has urged the Bangladesh bowlers not to panic if – and possibly when – they come under the cosh from England’s big hitters during Wednesday’s T20 World Cup match in Abu Dhabi, explaining that
News The New Zealand captain felt his side’s total was competitive in tricky conditions New Zealand were 90 for 3 after 13 overs batting first in Sharjah on Tuesday night, while Pakistan were 75 for 4 at the same stage in the run chase. But the contrast between the sides’ fortunes at the death with
The South Africa players were “surprised and taken aback” by Quinton de Kock‘s refusal to take a knee and then withdraw from the fixture against West Indies, but don’t know why exactly de Kock is against the gesture in support of antiracism. De Kock is expected to release a statement explaining his stance in the
News Rubel was part of the reserves’ list, and is now in the main team after the allrounder picked up a back injury Mohammad Saifuddin, the Bangladesh medium-pace-bowling allrounder, has been ruled out of the rest of the T20 World Cup because of a back injury. Rubel Hossain, the veteran quick, has been moved in
Report New Zealand batting fails as Pakistan chase down 135 in Sharjah Pakistan 135 for 5 (Rizwan 33, Asif 27*, Sodhi 2-29) beat New Zealand 134 for 8 (Mitchell 27, Rauf 4-22) by five wickets A lot of Pakistan’s success is built on a bowling line-up that has more to offer than an Amazon sale.
News The Afghanistan quick was the leading wicket-taker in the 2021 T20 Blast Naveen-ul-Haq, the Afghanistan seamer who was the leading wicket-taker in the 2021 T20 Blast, has re-signed with Leicestershire for next summer amid interest from other counties. Naveen, who is currently representing Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup in the UAE, took at
Pacer Haris Rauf led a clinical bowling display with an excellent four-wicket haul before Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali’s onslaught as Pakistan took “revenge” on New Zealand for a recent off-field snub with a five-wicket win in the T20 World Cup on Tuesday. Most of the top-order batters, except for opener Mohammad Rizwan (33), struggled
News The squad of 15 and three reserves will travel to Pakistan for three ODIs and then Zimbabwe for the qualifying event Shemaine Campbelle and Stafanie Taylor are back in West Indies women’s squad of 15 for the three ODIs against Pakistan as well as the World Cup Qualifier 2021 in Zimbabwe. After recovering from
Report The win came amid team turmoil as de Kock sat out the game following a CSA directive for all players to take a knee South Africa 144 for 2 (Markram 51*, van der Dussen 43*, Hendricks 39, Hosein 1-27) beat West Indies 143 for 8 (Lewis 56, Pretorius 3-17, Maharaj 2-24) by eight wickets
Preview Bangladesh may bring back Taskin, while England may not yet risk playing Wood after a niggle made him miss out against West Indies Big Picture Moeen Ali and Tymal Mills led the destruction before Adil Rashid ran through the West Indies lower order with extraordinary figures of 4 for 2. England bowled West Indies
News Milne set to be added to the squad as replacement Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup 2021 with a calf tear, New Zealand Cricket said in a statement less than an hour before the team’s opening game, against Pakistan in Sharjah, on Tuesday. Ferguson will be replaced by Adam
News Mhambrey applies for bowling coach role; Abhay, Ratra among contenders for next fielding coach Rahul Dravid has formally applied for the position of the Indian team’s head coach on Tuesday, having been touted as the heavy favourite to get the role. In addition to Dravid, former pacer Paras Mhambrey, and former wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra
News Buttler says England could even shuffle the batting order by promoting Dawid Malan or Moeen Ali You’re an international captain walking out to the field hoping to limit the damage against two of the world’s most destructive T20 openers: Jason Roy is on strike, with Jos Buttler at the bowler’s end. Who do you
News Smith’s floating position is in part designed to overcome the challenging batting conditions on display in the UAE Australia batter Steven Smith believes the T20 World Cup could become a scrap to the finish line rather than a cascade of boundaries as he beds into a new middle-order role that will be key to
There was no racial discrimination in the investigation and sanctioning of seven South African players for conspiring to fix matches in the 2015-16 Ram Slam, according to Louis Cole, the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) officer who headed the inquiry. They told the SJN that they were targeted because of their race. Cole disputed that
In what will be seen as a watershed moment in the business of cricket, two corporate giants – RP Sanjiv Goenka Group (RPSG) and CVC Capital Partners (Irelia Company Pte Ltd) – have bid a staggering sum of money, running over USD 1.6 billion, to buy the two new IPL franchises. On Monday, at a
Afghanistan produced a dominating display of power-hitting before Mujeeb Ur Rahman ripped apart the rival batting line-up with his five-wicket haul as the strife-torn Asian nation routed Scotland by 130 runs in a Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup, in Sharjah on Monday. Afghanistan first posted a challenging 190 for four after opting to
News Imesha Dulani, Sachini Nisansala complete the trio of teenagers in the 17-member squad Sri Lanka have finalised their 17-member squad for next month’s Women’s ODI World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, with 16-year-old Vishmi Gunaratne – a surprise inclusion when the squad was first announced earlier this month – retaining her place. Chamari Atapattu (capt)
Preview It’s too early for either team to panic but whoever loses will be in a difficult position for the rest of the group stages Big picture South Africa and West Indies will hope the worst is out of the way after poor batting displays saw them lose their tournament openers. South Africa’s under-par 118
Big picture Well, how do you top that then? How do you get back to the grind after an achievement that will almost certainly define this tournament for Pakistan, regardless of what happens hereon in? Beating India might not bring its own trophy, but for a significant chunk of Pakistan supporters, getting that monkey off
News The 2022 season will likely include 74 matches and not follow the home-and-away format This will not be the first time the IPL will comprise 10 teams – that already happened a decade ago. The BCCI is likely to revert to the format used in 2011, which scrapped the simple home-and-away model, and included
News Head coach admits “game-awareness was not at its best” on the day they folded for 55 against England West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has called for greater application and game-awareness from their batting line-up after they folded for 55 – their lowest total in T20 World Cups and third lowest overall – in
News The quick bowler’s first delivery set the tone against South Africa in a superb powerplay display After all the talk about which of Australia’s Test match quicks would miss out in their T20 World Cup opener against South Africa, the trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins played together in the format
News The opener, who was New Zealand’s top run-scorer in the last edition of the tournament, feeling ‘not too bad’ at the moment New Zealand opening batter Martin Guptill has had a rough time in the UAE, managing only 126 runs in nine T20 innings at an average of 14 and strike rate of 104.13.
News India’s captain conceded that Pakistan’s powerplay bowling had left them too much catching up to do After India suffered their first defeat to Pakistan in World Cups, losing by ten wickets, Virat Kohli admitted that his side was outplayed. In response to India’s 151 for 7, Pakistan rattled off the target in 17.5 overs
News ‘I am looking forward to seeing my mates and being on the field with them. I’m ready for Australia’ Ben Stokes will return to cricket after a four-and-a-half month break in the first Test of the 2021-22 Ashes, in a major boost to England’s hopes of winning in Australia for the first time in
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