At just 23 years of age and without a Test century to his name, Brian Lara strode onto the SCG. By the time he’d left it, he was a legend after scoring 277 off 372 balls.
Month: March 2022
Women’s WC Live: England face Bangladesh in a crucial game in Wellington.© AFP ENG vs WI, Women’s World Cup, Live Updates: England face Bangladesh in their final match of the Women’s World Cup at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. With two semi-final spots up for grabs, a win will guarantee England a place in the knockouts.
News Franchise physio Patrick Farhart to determine, after conducting fresh tests, when the quick can return to bowling competitively Anrich Nortje has been cleared of “any serious injury”, and a stress fracture, understood as the reason he has been out of action for the last six months, has been ruled out, clearing the way for
News Batters’ tentativeness cost Pakistan in the Women’s World Cup, says Maroof Pakistan need to update their batting approach to show more attacking intent if they hope to compete with the best in the world in future. That was captain Bismah Maroof‘s assessment of her side after a disappointing World Cup campaign came to an
News Says that Pant’s “learning experiences” from the last year and a half will make him a “better leader and person”. Ricky Ponting had not even realised it. Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant may not have thought of it as well. And it may not have struck people in Indian cricket either. That Ponting, the
Tammy Beaumont says there is no question of England taking liberties against a Bangladesh team that gave even the tournament favourites Australia a scare in windy conditions in Wellington on Friday. However, she remains confident that her own team is peaking at the right time, after dicing with an early exit following three consecutive defeats
News Australia opt to manage Smith’s ongoing elbow problem with rest. Meanwhile, legspinner Mitchell Swepson called into the squad to bolster the bowling stocks Steven Smith has been ruled out of Australia’s upcoming limited-overs matches with Pakistan due to discomfort in his previously troubled left elbow. Australia’s selectors believe they have enough batting in the
News The three games will be played in Edinburgh on July 27, 29 and 31 Scotland will host New Zealand in July 2022 for two T20Is and a one-off ODI after New Zealand finish their tour of Ireland on July 22 in Belfast. The three matches in Scotland will be played at the Grange in
News Interim head coach remains favourite to take over Australia men’s coaching job full-time after 1-0 Test series win in Pakistan Cricket Australia’s search for a new men’s coach may have narrowed to one following Australia’s triumphant 1-0 away Test series over Pakistan, with captain Pat Cummins full of praise for the role of interim
News “There were continuous discussions about chasing the total down, but when your main batters are dismissed, you start thinking differently” Set a target of 351, Pakistan had finished the fourth day on 73 for no loss. On the final day, they were 165 for 3 at one stage but were eventually bowled out for
Report Rosemary Mair comes in for the injured Lea Tahuhu; Muneeba Ali and Anam Amin replace Nahida Khan and Aiman Anwer Toss Pakistan Women chose to bowl vs New Zealand Women In their final appearance at the 2022 ODI World Cup, hosts New Zealand did not win the toss but got what they wanted anyway
News The board is planning to have five or six teams in the inaugural edition of women’s IPL but it will need AGM’s approval first The BCCI is planning to start the women’s IPL by 2023, board president Sourav Ganguly said on Friday, while the Women’s T20 Challenge, comprising four games, makes a return this
Report Stokes the catalyst as England quicks drag lengths back to make inroads Lunch West Indies 71 for 3 (Bonner, 1*, Blackwood 1*) trail England 204 (Mahmood 49, Leach 41*, Seales 3-40) by 133 runs England’s seamers battled back before lunch on the second morning in St George’s, bagging three quick wickets after a flat
Follow the 2018 Kia Super League here: www.ecb.co.uk/super-league Surrey Stars and Lancashire Thunder served up a storm at the Kia Oval in a thrilling encounter. Harmanpreet Kaur announced herself to this year’s Kia Super League, striking a 6 off the penultimate ball of the game. This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all
Women’s World Cup Live: New Zealand take on Pakistan in Christchurch.© AFP New Zealand face Pakistan in their league stage fixture of the ongoing ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, on Saturday. Despite losing four of their last six games, New Zealand still have a chance of reaching the semifinals and
News The South Africa batter had tested positive for furosemide, a prohibited substance, in January “Hamza has been charged with the presence and/or use of a prohibited substance following the detection of Furosemide in a sample collected out-of-competition on 17 January 2022 and has been provisionally suspended pending the outcome of the disciplinary process,” the
Report DRS overturned the Azhar not-out decision, as Imam-ul-Haq ended the session unbeaten on 66 Lunch Pakistan 268 and 136 for 2 (Imam 66*, Shafique 27, Green 1-10) need another 215 runs to beat Australia 391 and 227 for 3 dec Azhar Ali was controversially dismissed before lunch on day five but it failed to
Report Bad weather didn’t even allow the toss to take place at McLean Park New Zealand vs Netherlands match abandoned without toss Intermittent rain forced the abandonment of the only T20I between New Zealand and Netherlands at McLean Park in Napier. It was raining around one-and-a-half hours before the scheduled start of play at 7.10pm,
News Captain says the win has ‘reaffirmed’ their home success can be translated abroad and has given them a confidence boost ahead of Sri Lanka and India tours Australia captain Pat Cummins believes his side’s rare series win in Asia has reaffirmed that their normal blueprint for success can translate abroad and will give them
Report Bangladesh unchanged in 43-overs-a-side contest, the first-ever ODI between the two sides Toss Australia Women chose to bowl vs Bangladesh Women The first-ever ODI between Australia and Bangladesh got off to a damp start as a two-hour rain delay reduced the league-stage 2022 ODI World Cup fixture in Wellington to a 43-overs-a-side contest. Australia,
News Series of two Tests, five ODIs and three T20Is will be played from June 8 to July 12 Australia will visit Sri Lanka for an all-format series in June-July this year. The tour, Australia’s first to Sri Lanka since mid-2016, will feature two Tests, five ODIs and three T20Is, to be played from June
News Sky Sports commentator admits ‘lifestyle’ is a factor as he weighs up high-profile vacancy Rob Key, the former Kent captain turned Sky Sports commentator, has confirmed he is in the running to become the new managing director of England men’s cricket, but concedes that the “lifestyle” of the role may be the deciding factor
Australia Women have been in stunning form in the 2022 Women’s World Cup.© AFP BANW vs PAKW, Women’s World Cup, Live Updates:Australia will be looking to finish the league stage of the 2022 Women’s World Cup with a perfect record as they take on Bangladesh in their final match before the knockout stages. With 12
News The South Africa head coach says the batters lacked intent and belief South Africa’s head coach Mark Boucher has said that his side’s “fear of failure” played a role in their defeat in the ODI series against Bangladesh. Boucher repeated the phrase several times during the post-match press conference, adding that the team lacked
News The wicketkeeper-batter has been handed a “surreal” chance to make an New Zealand debut because of the absence of a number of IPL-bound players It has been an eventful few weeks for Dane Cleaver. In February this year, he became a dad, and around mid-March, he made his captaincy debut for Central Districts, against
West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first against England West Indies won the toss on a humid morning in Grenada and chose to bowl first, amid the expectation that a seamer-friendly surface for the third Test could finally break the deadlock in a bat-dominated series. “There’s just some moisture around, the pitch
News Bangladesh’s ODI captain was all praise for the allrounder’s decision to stay back for the third ODI in the face of a family emergency Shakib took the evening flight out of Johannesburg on Wednesday evening, shortly after Bangladesh clinched the ODI series 2-1 in Centurion. He is scheduled to land in Dhaka on Thursday.
News The board is set to hire a consultant to look into the feasibility of the idea The PCB’s plan to bring drop-in pitches from Australia has been delayed. The board is now likely to hire a consultant who will first advise it on whether it is feasible to have the Australian-made pitches in Pakistan.
Report Only 10.5 overs of play were possible after a delay of more than four hours No result South Africa Women 61 for 4 (du Preez 38, Henry 3-19) vs West Indies Women South Africa have qualified for the World Cup semi-finals after rain washed out their match against West Indies in Wellington. Only 10.5
Report Defending champions bowl out Pakistan for 105 to keep semi-final hopes alive England Women 107 for 1 (Wyatt 76*, Knight 24*) beat Pakistan Women 105 all out (Ameen 32, Brunt 3-17, Ecclestone 3-18) by nine wickets Katherine Brunt and Danni Wyatt rediscovered some form to dovetail with England’s World Cup resurgence as the defending
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- …
- 14
- Next Page »