Big picture And then there were two: Australia and England. Predictable? In part. They are the two most successful teams in the Women’s ODI World Cup history and were considered frontrunners for the silverware in the ongoing 12th ODI edition. But neither favourites Australia nor defending champions England could have potentially foreseen the contrasting campaigns
Month: April 2022
Report New Zealand captain stroked 140* before bowlers rallied to bowl Netherlands out cheaply New Zealand 264 for 9 (Latham 140*, van Beek 4-56, Klaassen 3-36) beat Netherlands 146 all out (de Leede 37, M Bracewell 3-13, Sodhi 2-17) by 118 runs Tom Latham cracked a career-best 140*, producing a batting masterclass in a near
News Franchise’s prolific run-scorer set to return following a recovery from a wrist injury Suryakumar Yadav is fit and available to play for Mumbai Indians against Rajasthan Royals on Saturday. He had missed the tournament opener due to his ongoing recovery from a hairline fracture he sustained during the home series against West Indies last
News Australia may be riding an 11-match unbeaten streak, but England believe that won’t count for much in a World Cup final Despite the whitewash in the recent Ashes, despite the loss in the league stage against Australia, and despite their contrasting runs to the World Cup final, England captain Heather Knight believes Sunday afternoon
Report Lizaad Williams has picked up the only wicket on the day, that of Taskin Ahmed Lunch Bangladesh 183 for 5 (Mahmudul 80*, Litton 41*) trail South Africa 367 by 184 runs Mahmudul Hasan Joy scored his second half-century, in just his third Test, and shared in an unbroken 81-run stand with Litton Das for
Report Jason Behrendorff has replaced Mitchell Swepson to strengthen the fast-bowling attack for Australia Toss Pakistan chose to field against Australia Pakistan have won the toss and will field first in the final – and decisive – ODI of the three-match series against Australia in Lahore. For the third time in a row, the coin
News As a result, ND are up to second place on the Plunket Shield points table Northern Districts had just begun their second innings, having put up 496 for 6 declared in the first. Central Districts had responded with 408 for 7 declared and their bowlers had picked up an early wicket as well when
Preview Jayawardene v Sangakkara and Malinga, Ashwin v Ashwin, Boult v Rohit are few of the subplots Big picture Mahela Jayawardene vs Kumar Sangakkara & Lasith Malinga. Rohit Sharma vs Sanju Samson. Kieron Pollard vs Shimron Hetmyer. Jasprit Bumrah vs Trent Boult. M Ashwin vs R Ashwin. Saturday’s fixture between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals
News His life was remembered and celebrated at the MCG One of Shane Warne‘s former foes Nasser Hussain has described the legendary legspinner as the greatest cricketer who ever lived. Former Australian team-mates and rivals paid tribute to Warne at the MCG in a star-studded state memorial service on Wednesday. Ex-England captain Hussain, who Warne
Off-spinner Simon Harmer ended an absence of more than six years by taking four wickets and putting South Africa in charge on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh at Kingsmead on Friday. Bangladesh were 98 for four at the close in reply to South Africa’s 367 all out. Harmer took four for
Report Bangladesh slump to 98 for 4 in reply to South Africa’s 367 on the second day Bangladesh 98 for 4 (Joy 44*, Shanto 38, Harmer 4-42) trail South Africa 367 (Bavuma 93, Elgar 67, Khaled 4-92, Mehidy 3-94) by 269 runs Simon Harmer marked his return to Test cricket by taking the first four
News The Pakistan board’s proposal, which includes India as a participating team, will be formally presented at the ICC Board meeting in Dubai next week The PCB’s proposed quadrangular T20I tournament could, according to the board’s projections, bring in as much as USD 650 million in revenue for the four participants as well as the
News It continues NZ’s long trip across Europe, following up from tours to England, Scotland and Ireland New Zealand are set to play two T20Is in Netherlands this August. In an announcement by the two boards, it was confirmed that they will be facing the hosts on August 4 and 6 at the Voorburg Cricket
Preview Both top orders misfired in their opening game. Can they bounce back? Big picture Near-close finishes, with middle order sealing the win for both these teams in their respective first matches of the season. Things went mostly right for Gujarat Titans in their first-ever outing in the IPL, against Lucknow Super Giants. Firstly, Hardik
News Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester and North London added to charity’s scope to boost participation The African-Caribbean Engagement (ACE) programme, the independent charity originally set up at Surrey to address a 75% decline in participation among black cricketers since 1995, has been granted ECB funding to become a nationwide project, with its impending expansion into four
News The returning offspinner says he has a lot of self-doubt despite being a match-winner for Essex in county cricket When he left South African cricket in 2017 – he was no longer part of the national set-up or the A team – his franchise future was hanging in the balance and he was unsure
Big picture After five weeks of a historic tour where the cricket has been tough and competitive for the most part, we have a decider to look forward to. It’s a tour that has perhaps attracted more attention off-field than on it, though the cricket has been of a high standard, and Pakistan can finally
As Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb posed for the cameras, the iconic Sheffield Shield nestled between the skippers made for a magnificent sight in front of the WACA’s famous scoreboard. After a 23-year drought, the burly trophy was back on Western Australian turf but not yet in the WACA’s possession, reinforced by a Cricket Australia
News Tournament’s leading wicket-taker says if England play their best they can beat Australia in the final on Sunday Clinching five must-win games to earn the right to defend the World Cup is one thing. Beating Australia – the undefeated, overwhelming favourites who recently thrashed you in a bilateral series – is quite another. But
News Nevill captained NSW in a record 43 Shield games and played 17 Tests and 9 T20Is for Australia Former Australia Test and T20I wicketkeeper Peter Nevill has announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket after 13 years at the top level. Nevill, 36, played 17 Tests and nine T20Is for Australia but
News Bangladesh coach explains his side’s decision to bowl first, a call which came as a “surprise” to the home camp “I think there’s a bit of insecurity batting in foreign conditions,” Domingo said after play. “There’s a lot of young players coming up – [Mahmudul Hasan] Joy, Shadman [Islam] and [Najmul Hossain] Shanto are
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