News Latest update comes following sequence of meetings between the allrounder and BCB boss Nazmul Hassan In yet another dramatic turn of events, Shakib Al Hasan has decided to tour South Africa with the Bangladesh team. He will now fly out from Dhaka on Sunday, in time for the ODI series that begins on March
Month: March 2022
Report Mitchell Swepson makes his Test debut for Australia on a surface expected to turn Australia won the toss and decided to bat against Pakistan Australia won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test against Pakistan on a Karachi pitch expected to offer some assistance for the bowlers after a dreary series
Report India captain likely to replace Deepti Sharma at No. 3 on used Seddon Park strip Toss India Women chose to bat against West Indies Women Raj’s opposite number, Stafanie Taylor, too, wanted to bat first, with both teams fielding the same XIs as their previous matches. This means India retain three left-handers in their
Preview This will be the last Test for Suranga Lakmal. Can Sri Lanka make it a memorable one for him? Big picture Ravindra Jadeja’s superlative all-round show in Mohali meant Sri Lanka were no match for India in the first Test, and as the caravan moves to Bengaluru for the pink-ball contest, the hosts look
News Atleast 25 players are in Bengaluru to establish their baseline fitness levels before the IPL gets underway In a move to enhance and maintain peak fitness levels for the two World Cups in the next 20 months, the Indian team management – in coordination with the selectors and the National Cricket Academy – has
News NZ haven’t beaten Australia in an ODI since 2017 but cruised to a nine-wicket win in the World Cup warm-up game earlier this month New Zealand are hoping a typically brutal Wellington gale can blow them to victory over Australia in their crunch Women’s World Cup meeting on Sunday. The meeting of the hosts
News Sri Lanka captain to go with two spinners for the Test as he hopes the team can give the retiring Suranga Lakmal a ‘great farewell’ It’s a pink-ball Test, which anyway tends not to be high-scoring. On top of which, this appears to be a very dry surface (i.e. spin-friendly pitch) at the Chinnaswamy
News “I didn’t tell the curator to make a pitch according to me. It was the same for Australia, yet we got their 10 wickets” Pakistan batter Imam-ul-Haq has dismissed the debate surrounding the Rawalpindi pitch, insisting that the hosts were simply playing to their strengths, and that the pitch was the same for both
News “We are not used to catching the pink ball, bowling with the pink ball, and as batters, playing against the pink ball” The pink ball. It can come on to you faster. It moves more in the evening than during the daytime. It’s weird to track and catch. Oh, and you’ve also got to
Report Zak Crawley nears fifty after Alex Lees falls in single figures again Lunch England 311 and 72 for 1 (Crawley 45*, Root 20*) lead West Indies 375 (Bonner 123, Brathwaite 55) by 8 runs Kemar Roach once again struck early as England set about overhauling a 64-run first-innings deficit in the first Test in
News Queensland wicketkeeper Jimmy Peirson talks about Swepson’s development as he’s set for a Test debut in Karachi Peirson, who also captains Queensland when Usman Khawaja is away on Australia duty, is certain that Swepson is ready for the Test debut that will now come his way in Karachi on Saturday. After a week where
Women’s World Cup Live: India face West Indies in their league stage game in Hamilton.© AFP India face West Indies in their upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup fixture at Seddon Park in Hamilton, on Saturday. India will be aiming to bounce back to winning ways after losing their second league stage fixture to New
News Dushmantha Chameera not available for selection either as he recovers from an ankle injury Pathum Nissanka has been ruled out of the second Test against India, starting Saturday in Bengaluru, because of a back injury. Dushmantha Chameera, who sat out the first Test in Mohali, is also not available for selection as he continues
News Paddy Upton named ‘Team Catalyst’ and will play a role in looking after the mental well-being of the team Rajasthan Royals have roped in Lasith Malinga as their fast-bowling coach ahead of IPL 2022, and Paddy Upton as “Team Catalyst”. “It’s a wonderful feeling for me to return to the IPL and an absolute
Preview Legspinner Mitchell Swepson will debut for Australia while Pakistan are expected to welcome back Faheem Ashraf and Hasan Ali Big Picture Shall we try that again? To be blunt, there were not too many redeeming qualities from the opening Test of this much-anticipated series with a docile surface – which has since been deemed
News Michael Bracewell will lead the NZ XI side in the warm-ups; BJ Watling to be among coaching staff Soon-to-retire New Zealand batter Ross Taylor will turn out for New Zealand XI against the Netherlands in Napier next week to get some game time before his final ODI series starting at the end of the
News “It is time as a group to stand up and deliver,” India’s head coach says Chasing 261, India were bowled out for just 198 inside 47 overs after a quickfire 71 from Harmanpreet. Powar said India would require substantial contributions from the other senior players for better results in the forthcoming games. “I expect
News Australia captain Cummins expects the Karachi wicket to “break up a bit more” after a dull draw in the first Test There wasn’t much to speak of following the first Test in Rawalpindi, apart from the playing surface around which a dull draw began to take shape as early as the second day. Just
Report South Africa leave out Lara Goodall; Pakistan bring in Ghulam Fatima in place of Anam Amin Toss Pakistan chose to bowl against South Africa Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof chose to chase on a new pitch at the Bay Oval with her team in search of their first points at the Women’s World Cup 2022.
News Fourth county stint comes with Pujara looking to force his way back into India’s Test side India batter Cheteshwar Pujara is set to join Sussex for the English summer, and will play the County Championship and Royal London One-Day competition for the majority of this season. Pujara will replace Travis Head, who was released
England’s bowling concerns mounted on a tough third day of the first Test in Antigua, as Mark Wood was all but ruled out of the attack for the remainder of West Indies’ first innings after complaining of soreness in his right elbow. Wood, England’s fastest bowler and the man on whom their hopes of breakthroughs
News Tahlia McGrath is also available for the New Zealand match after a minor foot problem Australia coach Matthew Mott will have no concerns about bringing allrounder Ashleigh Gardner straight back into the side for their Trans-Tasman World Cup contest against hosts New Zealand on Sunday following the completion of her Covid-19 isolation period. Gardner
News He had tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, but is now clear to play the Karachi Test Faheem Ashraf has cleared his rapid antigen test for Covid-19, less than 24 hours after he was found positive for the virus. Faheem, who had tested positive on Wednesday, was initially supposed to undergo a five-day isolation
News ESPNcricinfo understands an increased demand for tickets led to the association seeking government approval to throw open the entire stadium The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru has been thrown open to 100% crowd capacity for the second India-Sri Lanka Test, which will be played under lights, starting Saturday. This is a change from the
Report Bonner 98* at tea as England face rest of innings without injured Wood Tea West Indies 322 for 7 (Bonner 98*, Roach 15*) lead England 311 by 11 runs Nkrumah Bonner moved within a breath of his century as he guided West Indies past England’s first-innings total by tea on the third day in
News Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Yasir Ali given Test contracts; Mahmudullah and Mustafizur included only in ODIs and T20Is Shakib Al Hasan is among five Bangladesh men’s cricketers to be handed central contracts by the BCB for all three formats this year. The decision was taken despite Shakib’s unavailability for four Tests so far this
News Match referee Madugalle said the pitch did not offer an even contest between bat and ball The pitch in the Rawalpindi Test between Pakistan and Australia, where 1187 runs were scored for the loss of 14 wickets, has been rated “below average” by match referee Ranjan Madugalle. “The character of the pitch hardly changed
IND vs SL: The 2nd Test match will have 100 percent crowd capacity.© BCCI The second Test between India and Sri Lanka, a pink ball game starting on Saturday, could witness a full house after the Karnataka State Cricket Association on Thursday allowed 100 percent crowd attendance for the match owing to sharp decline in
Report India will play a new opening combination in their second game of the World Cup Toss India Women chose to bowl vs New Zealand Women Anticipating dew in the latter half of the game, India opted to bowl against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton. Yastika Bhatia makes her World Cup debut, coming
News The 24-year-old has already returned to club cricket, and will work with Victoria to see if he can play Sheffield Shield next week Will Pucovski could make a return to domestic cricket this season, with the opening batter working with Victoria on a process that could see him available to return to Sheffield Shield
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