Late on day two of the Sheffield Shield match between Western Australia and New South Wales, as the shadows deepened at the WACA Ground, 18-year-old Teague Wyllie flicked a frustrated Nathan Lyon to the boundary. As his team-mates and the sparse smattering of fans collectively rose in the terraces, Wyllie walked slowly towards batting partner
Month: October 2022
South Africa will complete their 2023 ODI World Cup qualification process with five games at home early next year, against England and Netherlands. Those matches, along with a full tour by West Indies – two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is – are the only men’s internationals for the 2022-23 summer, during which the SA20
New Zealand allrounder Daryl Mitchell has been ruled out of the ongoing home tri-series against Bangladesh and Pakistan with a fractured finger and his participation in the T20 World Cup could be in doubt as well. Mitchell suffered the fracture when he got hit on the little finger of his right hand while batting in
Jonny Bairstow and Nat Sciver have been voted winners of the cinch Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) men’s and women’s Player of the Year awards, with Harry Brook and Freya Kemp being named as Young Players of the Year. Bairstow, who earlier this week was named by the Cricket Writers’ Club as the inaugural Bob Willis
Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl against Pakistan Bangladesh have won the toss and will field first against Pakistan. In the first T20I of the tri-series, Nurul Hasan called correctly on a crisp sunny afternoon in Christchurch and promptly inserted Pakistan in. Both captains acknowledged it looked a good pitch to bat on with Babar Azam
South Africa allrounder Dwaine Pretorius has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI series in India as well as the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup – that begins later this month in Australia – after fracturing his left thumb. He picked up the injury during the third T20I against India on Tuesday in Indore, the
The PCB has announced the launch of women’s T20 league, with the inaugural edition set to run alongside next year’s PSL. There will be 12 games played, all of them in Rawalpindi, with the final due to take place on March 18 2023, the day before the Pakistan Super League final. The league will comprise
Ravi Shastri believes that despite the injury-enforced absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja, India have enough depth to win the T20 World Cup in Australia should they start the tournament well. “[It’s] unfortunate,” Shastri said of Bumrah’s injury at the launch of Coaching Beyond, his new initiative with Bharat Arun and R Sridhar, in
Yannic Cariah looked like he belonged. Thirty years old, on T20I debut, bowling to Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell in Australia for the first time. Picked ahead of Akeal Hosein. Selected ahead of Fabian Allen and Hayden Walsh. He bowled like a veteran with impeccable control, forcing a mistake from Maxwell who can maul inexperienced
Shane Watson posted his first KFC BBL century and the maiden ton of BBL|08 to put the Sydney Thunder in a strong position before a power outage forced the match to be abandoned
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Australia’s frontline attack have all been rested for the first T20I against England in Perth on Sunday as the selectors continue to juggle their resources ahead of the World Cup. “We have a World Cup to win and that is what we have got to peak for,” Cummins said after the opening game against West
ICC T20 World Cup is one of the biggest and most exciting spectacles of the sport. Ahead of the upcoming edition of the tournament in Australia from October 16 to November 13 this year, let us have a look at how former champions lifted the prestigious trophy. 2007 – India become inaugural winners after final
Toss India chose to bowl against South Africa Shikhar Dhawan chose to chase in a rain-reduced first ODI against South Africa in Lucknow. The toss was delayed by two-and-a-half hours after persistent showers, and the ODI has been reduced to a 40-overs-a-side contest, with each bowler allowed a maximum of eight overs. India have opted
Thailand Women 117 for 6 (Chantham 61, Tuba 2-18, Dar 2-26) beat Pakistan Women 116 for 5 (Ameen 56, Tippoch 2-20) by four wickets Thailand pulled off one of the biggest wins in their still-young cricket history, beating Pakistan by four wickets in their Women’s Asia Cup match in Sylhet this morning. The stars of
Quick bowler Blair Tickner has been added to the New Zealand squad for the home T20I triangular series with Pakistan and Bangladesh as cover. Tickner’s addition was necessitated by the absence of Mitchell Santner, NZC said. Santner will be joining the squad late – most likely by the weekend – after being away with his
Apart from Shami, Deepak Chahar and Mohammed Siraj could also be in the fray. Shami and Chahar, at the moment, are among the four reserve players along with Shreyas Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi. Siraj, an outside contender, was called up to replace Bumrah for the T20I series against South Africa.
Under pressure Marcus Stoinis has declared himself fit and ready for Australia’s opening T20I against England in Perth with the allrounder adamant Cameron Green‘s ascension is not proving a distraction. Stoinis on Thursday was recalled to Australia’s squad to play in the three-match series against England, while spin-bowling allrounder Ashton Agar has also returned from
Big picture The good news is that this series is not without context. South Africa will be playing for World Cup Super League points. And they are desperate to get them. The better news – for them – is that they are doing it against a second-string Indian side that doesn’t have too much riding
Rajat Patidar‘s journey from Indore to the Indian team has been swift. In February, he went unsold at the IPL auction. But instead of wallowing in self-pity, he picked himself up and promised to have an unforgettable year. It is this promise he has delivered on, as he finds himself on the cusp of the
From Glenn Maxwell’s switch hit to Lasith Malinga’s yorker, members of Australia’s T20 World Cup squad reveal the skill they’d most like to steal from another player. More #T20WorldCup 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
Indian cricket icon, Virat Kohli, has truly established his name as one of the finest batters in the world. Kohli has gained fans world over for his performances with the bat. But, it isn’t just cricket that Kohli is invested into. The talismanic batter also owns a chain of restaurants by the name ‘One8 Commune’
India Women 178 for 5 (Rodrigues 75*, Deepti 64, Gaur 1-27, Oza 1-27) beat UAE Women 74 for 4 (Egodage 30*, Gayakwad 2-20) by 104 runs A 128-run partnership between Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma helped India recover from a poor start to post 178, which proved 104 too many for United Arab Emirates at
At the end of the India vs South Africa and Pakistan vs England T20I series, there were some other big movers too. KL Rahul jumped seven spots to 14th after scoring 108 runs from two matches, while Quinton de Kock (up eight spots to 12th), Rilee Rossouw (up 23 places to 20th) and David Miller
The women’s T20 cricket competition will feature in the Commonwealth Games 2026 to be held in Australia. It was among the 20 sports included in the next iteration to be played in Victoria, ICC said in a release. It follows the success of women’s cricket, which made its debut in the Birmingham edition earlier this
Australia chose to bowl against West Indies Cameron Green has again been listed as opener in Australia’s T20I side with Aaron Finch carded to bat in the middle order against West Indies on the Gold Coast. Without the bowling of Mitchell Marsh, who plays as a specialist batter, and the injured Marcus Stoinis, Australia have
Shami last played a T20I during last year’s T20 World Cup in the UAE, and his chance of getting game-time ahead of this year’s tournament vanished when he tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the three-match series against Australia last month. He missed both that series and the three T20Is against South Africa that followed,
South Africa 227 for 3 (Rossouw 100*, de Kock 68, Umesh 1-34) beat India 178 (Karthik 46, Pretorius 3-26, Maharaj 2-34) by 49 runs Rilee Rossouw smashed his maiden T20I century as South Africa posted their fourth-highest total in the format, and India batted and crumbled with full freedom in a massive chase of 228.
Jonny Bairstow‘s prolific Test comeback has been recognised after he was named as the inaugural winner of the Bob Willis Trophy. Bairstow, who is expected to be out until the new year after fracturing his leg and dislocating his ankle while playing golf last month, was presented with the award at the Cricket Writers’ Club’s