News Analysis They bounced back impressively from the England drubbing, helped by reverting to their initial balance of team A week ago, Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign could have come off the rails. Hammered by England, progression was taken out of their hands even with wins in the final two group matches. However, by the
Month: November 2021
News Captain wants his side to build on experience for next T20 World Cup Kyle Coetzer has called upon Cricket Scotland to be “bold and brave” in order to “push our whole organisation forward” after his side’s T20 World Cup campaign ended with heavy defeats against India and Pakistan. Scotland defied the odds to qualify
News The legspinner returned to competitive cricket for the first since April having taken time to manage her mental health New Zealand allrounder Amelia Kerr has made a prolific return to action, after taking time away from the game to manage her mental health, with consecutive five-wicket hauls over the weekend. Legspinner Kerr claimed 5
News India’s outgoing bowling coach looks back at his stint Bharat Arun is set to bow out as India’s bowling coach when the team’s T20 World Cup campaign ends on Monday, and he reckons India’s success in overseas Tests over the last two years has been the highlight of his work with the team. The
Designated captain Javeria Khan, pacer Diana Baig and spin-bowling allrounder Nida Dar has been ruled out of Pakistan’s first ODI against West Indies scheduled for Monday, hindering their preparations ahead of the 2022 ODI World Cup global Qualifier slated to take place in Zimbabwe from November 21. In Javeria’s absence, Sidra Nawaz has been named
Babar Azam praised his teammates after Pakistan’s fifth straight win in the T20 World Cup.© AFP Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Sunday said their aim in the T20 World Cup semifinals is to maintain the remarkable momentum of the group stage where they were the only undefeated side. Pakistan beat Scotland by 72 runs for
Pakistan 189 for 4 (Babar 66, Malik 54*) beat Scotland 117 for 6 (Berrington 54*, Shadab 2-14) by 72 runs Like he has done all through the tournament, Babar Azam set anchor and scored his fourth half-century of the competition while other batters rallied around him to lift Pakistan to their fifth win of the
Report Southee-Boult strike with the ball, Williamson-Conway see the chase through as New Zealand enter semifinals New Zealand 125 for 2 (Williamson 40*, Conway 36*) beat Afghanistan 124 for 8 (Najibullah 73, Boult 3-17, Southee 2-24) by eight wickets New Zealand were clinical. As they have now made the semi finals of four World Cups
Big picture So a dead rubber it is, for India. Both groups in the Super 12s came down to hitting the eight-points mark eventually and India’s losses in the first two games had made their early exit all but a foregone conclusion. The last day of the group stage will, therefore, be the last day
News Lord Kamlesh Patel is the likely interim replacement, though former Yorkshire and ECB chairman Colin Graves is keen on another stint Roger Hutton has resigned as chairman of Yorkshire with immediate effect citing a lack of support from the ECB and a lack of “care and contrition” from senior management at the club. Hutton,
News All signs pointed to this, as he walked off to special applause and hugs after scoring a nine-ball 15 against Australia at the Men’s T20 World Cup Is this the last time we will see Chris Gayle in action in international cricket? As Gayle trudged off at the Sheikh Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi,
News Head coach says the extra batter in the side allows them to “back ourselves to chase anything” Australia have slain some of their demons in the ongoing T20 World Cup, having produced four successful chases to reach the semi-finals, but coach Justin Langer believes it will take “nerves of steel” to chase in a
Living in the present, embracing challenges, understanding circumstances, preparing to perform at short notice, completing circles of life and understanding life patterns. R Ashwin could’ve been mistaken for a motivational speaker, but he was merely echoing his thought processes and how he’s approaching his cricket and life at 35. On Wednesday, against Afghanistan, Ashwin was
News England opener says he has “got a good picture” of how Australia’s quicks operate While the return of Ben Stokes has been considered a huge boost to England’s chances of winning the Ashes, Rory Burns knows his role at the top of the order could hold the key to glory in Australia. Burns is
Sydney Thunder’s Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma have guided their side to a win over the Hobart Hurricanes, with Mandhana making a half century and Sharma taking three crucial wickets. More #WBBL07 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 “I want to give thanks to actually be standing here today, aged 42 still going strong” Has he played his last game for West Indies or has he not? Chris Gayle hasn’t answered that question definitively yet, but he hopes he’ll get to play a farewell game in front of his home crowd in
Fantasy Tips Fantasy tips for the T20 World Cup game between India and Scotland Match 37: India vs Scotland, Dubai Fantasy XI: Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli, George Munsey, Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Chris Greaves, Michael Leask, Jasprit Bumrah, Mark Watt, Mohammad Shami, R Ashwin He is the leading run scorer in Dubai since 2020, with
Report England lost Jason Roy to injury, and ended up falling short by just 10 runs South Africa 189 for 2 (van der Dussen 94*, Markram 52*) beat England 179 for 8 (Moeen 37, Malan 33, Rabada 3-48) by 10 runs An unbroken century stand between Rassie van der Dussen and Aiden Markram handed England
News The West Indies allrounder has indicated he would like to get into a coaching role in the future Dwayne Bravo will no longer represent West Indies in T20Is – the only format he was playing at the international level – but he will continue to ply his trade in T20 leagues. “I will continue
News Sluggish chase against Bangladesh proves costly, but Boucher proud of team’s revival Too few runs, scored too slowly in the early stages of the T20 World Cup cost South Africa a place in the semi-finals, according to coach Mark Boucher. He called their victory over England, and elimination on net run-rate, a “bitter pill
News West Indies’ defeat to Australia meant that they slipped to 10th in the T20I rankings, while Sri Lanka are ninth West Indies and Sri Lanka will both have to play an additional qualifying round to make the Super 12s in next year’s Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia, while Bangladesh and Afghanistan are assured
News Australian batter says he has “unfinished business” at club where he will play all three formats Travis Head will play for Sussex across all formats in 2022, taking over as their red-ball captain. In-form batter Head, who has played 19 Tests for Australia, will arrive in England ahead of Sussex’s opening LV= Insurance County
T20 WC: Pakistan will enter as favourites vs Scotland.© Instagram Former champions Pakistan will look to continue their invincible run when they play minnows Scotland in their inconsequential last Super 12 Group 2 match of the T20 World Cup on Sunday. Pakistan, who had claimed the title in 2009, have been simply sensational in the
Preview Scotland, meanwhile, have endured a disappointing Super 12s journey and will want to close out in style Big picture There is a meme doing the rounds in Pakistan wherewith a man sits stylishly smoking a cigarette, observing a wide open field where several teams play cricket. His swagger implies that he cares less about
Big picture Afghanistan might already be one of the most popular choices globally for cricket fans’ second-favourite international team, but when they take the field on Sunday, they’ll have more supporters rooting for them than ever before. Twitter is already full of India fans with Afghanistan flags next to their usernames. R Ashwin has already
Report Rahul and Rohit killed the game off in a ridiculous hurry, helping chase down the target with 13.3 overs to spare India 89 for 2 (Rahul 50, Rohit 30) beat Scotland 85 all out (Munsey 24, Jadeja 3-15, Shami 3-15) by eight wickets India outclassed Scotland and in doing so also bolstered their hopes
News James Vince, one of two travelling reserves in the squad, would be Roy’s likely replacement Jason Roy is a doubt for the knockout stages of the T20 World Cup after retiring hurt with a calf injury during England’s final Super 12s match against South Africa on Saturday night in Sharjah. Roy had made 20
Report Mitchell Marsh hit a quick 53 after Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell pushed West Indies to 157 As the sun set on the T20 empire of West Indies, a team full of T20 greats, one all-time great in the opposition, David Warner, played a memorable knock to make a potentially tricky target look easy.
News Test captain aiming to play up to four matches ahead of the Ashes despite pulling up “a little bit stiff” in his first session since neck surgery Australia Test captain Tim Paine is hopeful he could play a Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup game for Tasmania ahead of the first Ashes Test after he
News Sinha was a father figure in Delhi’s famous Sonnet Cricket Club, which has produced some of the country’s finest international and domestic cricketers Tarak Sinha, the renowned coach from Delhi’s famous Sonnet Cricket Club, has died on Saturday morning after a prolonged illness. Sinha was 71. He was unmarried and is survived by his