The trouble with being known for one thing above everything else is invariably, when people come across you, it’s all they want to talk about. Actors speak openly of frustrating periods in their lives when one role stuck with them a little too long. Christopher Mintz-Plasse once joked about asking his friends to start calling
Month: June 2022
Indians 246 for 8 dec (Bharat 70, Walker 5-24) and 364 for 9 (Kohli 67, Jadeja 56*) vs Leicestershire 244 (Pant 76, Jadeja 3-28, Shami 3-42) and 219 for 4 (Gill 62, Kimber 56, Ashwin 2-31) Match drawn Battling injuries and Covid-19 scares, India managed to make the most of their four-day practice match against
Steven Smith has dispelled doubts about his fitness ahead of Australia’s first Test against Sri Lanka, but Mitchell Starc but still faces a crucial lead-in to overcome a finger injury. The two stars of Australia’s last tour to Sri Lanka, Smith and Starc, headline a long injury list for the tourists ahead of the opening
Lunch New Zealand 329 (Mitchell 109, Blundell 55, Leach 5-100) and 254 for 6 (Blundell 45*, Mitchell 44*) lead England 360 (Bairstow 162, Overton 97) by 223 runs By lunch, the pair had added 94 for New Zealand’s sixth wicket – six runs shy of their fourth century stand of the series – including 86
There will be a T20I in Malahide on Sunday, and the match will hold different meanings for the two teams contesting it. For an India side missing a number of regulars, this is another step on the way to figuring out their combination for the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. They’ll have,
West Indies started the second Test 167 runs behind Bangladesh and finished it 106 runs ahead, at the Daren Sammy Stadium on Saturday. Allrounder Kyle Mayers led the turnaround with a chanceless and unbeaten 126 runs, easily the highest score by either side after two days. In reply to Bangladesh’s sub-par 234, West Indies moved
The disappointment wasn’t amiss in coach Russell Domingo‘s voice after the end of the second day’s play. West Indies led by 106 runs after going up to 340 at stumps, but it was a far cry from being reduced to 132 for four shortly before lunch as the visitors were buoyant after inflicting a sudden
India Test captain Rohit Sharma has tested positive for Covid-19 which could put him in doubt for the one-off Test against England at Edgbaston. Rohit is in isolation at the team hotel and if the same protocols are followed as for the ongoing England-New Zealand series it would be for a period of five days.
Ranji Trophy Final Live: Madhya Pradesh looks to hang on in the final day© Twitter Ranji Trophy Final, MUM vs MP, Day 5 Live Score Updates: Madhya Pradesh will look to manage their own on Day 5 of the ongoing Ranji Trophy final against Mumbai to seal their first title win. Mumbai are completely on
Hayley Matthews has taken over as captain of the West Indies women’s side from Stafanie Taylor, who was at the helm for seven years. According to a Cricket West Indies (CWI) release, Matthews will assume the role ahead of the team’s next series which is “expected to be played later this year”. Taylor was named
Legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay has broken into Sri Lanka’s Test squad for the upcoming series against Australia on the back of his performances in the ODIs. Having missed the Bangladesh Tests through injury, opener Pathum Nissanka also returns to the Test fold, and is expected to slot back into the starting XI. Allrounders Kamindu Mendis and
Foakes was seen warming up before the start of play on Saturday but did not take the field when England were bowled out shortly before lunch, with Jonny Bairstow taking the wicketkeeping gloves instead. The ECB said that Foakes had returned to the team hotel midway through the afternoon session and that he would be
Day three of the Indians’ practice match against Leicestershire turned into an open net with Cheteshwar Pujara batting for both sides, and Ravindra Jadeja and Shreyas Iyer getting two digs in the same innings. A lot of the bowling was done by India’s net bowlers Navdeep Saini, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and R Sai Kishore, but Jasprit
India 127 for 5 (Mandhana 39, Harmanpreet 31*) beat Sri Lanka 125 for 7 (Gunaratne 45, Athapaththu 43) by five wickets When it started to look like Sri Lanka would post a strong total after their brisk 87-run opening stand and make India work hard to win the second match of the series, the hosts
India have been on the cusp of history for nearly a year now. They left England in September with a 2-1 lead in a five-match series. Now, finally, the series will resume on July 1 at Edgbaston, and if it does go India’s way, Cheteshwar Pujara believes it will be one of their greatest wins
Glenn Maxwell had always held out hope, if not always complete belief, that he would get another chance in Test cricket. But he did not want to tempt fate in Sri Lanka, so did not pack his baggy green. And as it turns out, he’ll need a new one in Galle with the original having
Lunch New Zealand 329 (Mitchell 109, Blundell 55, Leach 5-100) and 13 for 0 trail England 360 (Bairstow 162, Overton 97) by 18 runs Jamie Overton‘s dream of a debut Test century was crushed by the skill of Trent Boult, but Jonny Bairstow and Stuart Broad kept the strokes flowing on another free-wheeling morning at
In welcome news for the Indians, premier offspinner R Ashwin joined the Test squad in Leicester, having recovered from Covid-19. What remains to be confirmed, though, is whether Ashwin, who reached Leicester on Wednesday, will feature in the four-day warm-up match, which started on Thursday between the visitors and Leicestershire. Ashwin failed to depart for
West Indies 67 for 0 (Campbell 32*, Brathwaite 30*) trail Bangladesh 234 (Litton 53, Tamim 46, Joseph 3-50, Seales 3-53) by 167 runs Bangladesh showed progress in making 234 against West Indies after being forced to bat first in the second Test at Daren Sammy Stadium on Friday. It was a marked improvement from their
Jamie Overton has been a long, long time coming. Having impressed at U-19 level a decade ago, and been first called up to an England squad in 2013, and despite being a near-permanent presence on England’s radar, he only makes his England debut today, at Headingley. The pace has always kept them interested but, this
It was another case of one step forward, two steps back for Bangladesh. They were bowled out for 234 in the first innings in St Lucia, a vast improvement from the same position in Antigua a week ago, but still not enough to put a dent in West Indies’ confidence. The home side raced to
Australia A 254 (Peirson 67*, Rasanjana 5-82) and 370 for 5 (Peirson 128*, Hunt 107, Hardie 78*) beat Sri Lanka A 330 for 9 dec (Dananjaya 92, Udara 63, Arachchige 61, Boland 4-38, Steketee 4-69) and 290 (Dananjaya 77, Arachchige 58, Boland 3-51, Sangha 3-53) by five wickets Queensland wicketkeeper Jimmy Peirson completed an outstanding
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There has been no announcement from the ICC about the window, and it is unlikely to be one given it is a domestic league. And the FTP for the next eight-year cycle has not yet been finalised but BCCI secretary Jay Shah said recently that a window for the now 10-team tournament will make sure
Ranji Trophy Final: Madhya Pradesh look to take first innings lead against Mumbai© Twitter Ranji Trophy Final, MUM v MP, Day 4 Live Score Updates: Rajat Patidar and skipper Aditya Shrivastava helped Madhya Pradesh take first innings lead and gain significant advantage against Mumbai on Day 4 of the ongoing Ranji Trophy Final at the M
Yorkshire would have gone bust had the ECB not lifted its suspension on Headingley hosting international and major cricket matches, according to the club’s chair, Lord Kamlesh Patel. Imposed in November following the county’s handling of Azeem Rafiq’s racism scandal, those sanctions were lifted in February under certain provisos. Those included the ability to show
Jonny Bairstow says England are trying to play in a style that is “different to the norm” and has described Test cricket as “a simple game that we complicate” after hitting a 95-ball hundred to rescue England from 55 for 6 at Headingley. Bairstow walked out to bat with England 17 for 3 in the
Pakistan’s men’s cricketers will have red and white-ball contracts separated in a revamp of the way the PCB central contracts are handed out. PCB chairman Ramiz Raja announced the move was necessary to incentivise and reward the efforts of players in each format. The number of centrally-contracted men’s cricketers will also rise from 20 to
Indians 246 for 8 dec (Bharat 70, Walker 5-24) and 80 for 1 (Gill 38, Bharat 31*) lead Leicestershire 244 (Pant 76, Jadeja 3-28, Shami 3-42) by 82 runs From the moment he came out wearing the big gloves for Leicestershire, Rishabh Pant against India’s Test seam bowlers was a juicy prospect. Pant has his
Innings break New Zealand 329 (Mitchell 109, Blundell 55, Leach 5-100) vs England Daryl Mitchell made history for New Zealand with his third century in consecutive matches, but fell on the stroke of lunch to a fine catch in the deep from Ben Stokes, as England were made to toil for their breakthroughs on the
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