Big picture Australia have everything to play for. The defending champions must win big and make huge net run rate gains against Afghanistan to have any hope of reaching the semi-finals. But even if Australia achieve both those things, their destiny is out of their hands as England’s match against Sri Lanka on Saturday will
Month: November 2022
Kohli broke the record during India’s fourth group 2 game against Bangladesh in Adelaide, and he passed the milestone with an average of more than 80 and a strike rate of more than 130 in T20 World Cups. The run that took him past Jayawardene came off the 13th ball he faced on Wednesday, in
Jayden Seales, the young West Indies fast bowler, will join Sussex or the first three months of their 2023 season. The 21-year-old Seales will be available for both Championship and T20 matches from April. On his Test debut at the age of 19, against South Africa in June 2021, Seales made an immediate impact with
After India made a lightning start in their run chase, and Virat Kohli was dropped by Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood intervened with the crucial wicket of the Indian skipper. Stream all the ODI action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND ODIS: https://cricketa.us/AUSvIND20-ODI Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram:
India captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said the team has prepared young Arshdeep Singh for death overs, something that worked for them in the absence of injured Jasprit Bumrah. According to the skipper, the choice was between Arshdeep and his senior pace colleague Mohammed Shami. The 23-year-old left-arm seamer delivered for India in the five-run win over Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup here, continuing his impressive run. Needing 20 off the
Pakistan 185 for 9 (Shadab 52, Iftikhar 51, Nortje 4-41) beat South Africa 108 for 9 in 14 overs (Bavuma 36, Afridi 3-14, Shadab 2-16) by 33 runs (DLS method) Pakistan have kept their semi-final hopes alive with victory in a rain-reduced, must-win match over their favourite opponents: South Africa. They’ve met four times at
Former captain and prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan suffered injuries to his leg after being shot at in a protest march he was leading in Wazirabad in Punjab. Nine other people are believed to have been injured and one person died in the attack. TV footage showed Imran being taken to hospital and party
Big picture With seven wickets in hand and 27 balls remaining against England, New Zealand were 54 runs away from sealing a semi-final spot. But New Zealand lost, and that complicates things before their final Group 1 game against an unpredictable Ireland. One more defeat, and a window opens up for both England and Australia
Sylhet Division retained their Tier-1 top spot after drawing with Chattogram Division, with Rangpur Division now closely behind them following their three-wicket win over Dhaka Division. Things are even tighter in Tier-2 where only six points separate three teams. Rajshahi Division went back to the top with an innings-and-68-run win over Barishal Division while Dhaka
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes there will be some questions asked of Australia’s T20I team if, as the defending champions, they don’t progress to the semi-final of a home World Cup. Ponting, who had led Australia to two 50-over World Cup triumphs and also captained a team that made the semi-final in the inaugural
The Yorkshire racism hearings are set to be held in public later this month, after the Cricket Discipline Commission agreed to Azeem Rafiq’s request for greater transparency in the process. The move comes in the wake of an initial two-day hearing in October, with Tim O’Gorman, the chair of the CDC, confirming on Wednesday that
India 184 for 6 (Kohli 64, Rahul 50, Mahmud 3-47, Shakib 2-33) beat Bangladesh 145 for 6 (Litton 60, Hardik 2-28, Arshdeep 2-38) by five runs on DLS method That Litton Das run out. How many people will be talking about it tomorrow? In Dhaka, in Chattogram, and in Sylhet. India had made a commanding
David Miller has never played a Test match. He probably never will. His last first-class game was in 2018. But for a few moments three days ago against India in Perth, it might have felt like one. He walked in with South Africa 24 for 3 against a ball doing all sorts on a Perth
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has refused to complain about resuming the game too early, and instead said that they panicked while chasing the DLS-adjusted target, which he felt most teams would have done. Bangladesh had India rattled in a chase of 185, thanks to a stunning assault from opener Litton Das who had raced
Australia captain Aaron Finch says he has a 70% chance of playing against Afghanistan on Friday night but was firm in stating that he would not compromise the team in any way if he is not fully fit given there is a possibility it might be his last game for Australia. Both Finch and Tim
Earlier this year, Kings paid INR 8.25 crore (US$1.1 million approx.) to pick Dhawan, who has been among the most consistent batters since the 2016 IPL. He had a stellar 2020 season where he scored 618 runs at a strike rate of nearly 145 for Delhi Capitals, who had traded him in from Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The SA20 has breached the hurdle at which the Global League T20 and the Mzansi Super League fell, securing a ten-year deal with Viacom18 for an undisclosed amount to broadcast the tournament in India. ESPNcricinfo understands that CSA has also reached an agreement with the broadcaster to put South Africa’s bilateral fixtures for the next
Following Bangladesh’s five-run loss to India on Wednesday, Nurul Hasan has claimed that the on-field umpires had missed an incident of “fake fielding” from Virat Kohli, which could have resulted in five potentially crucial penalty runs for Bangladesh. The incident in question took place in the seventh over of Bangladesh’s chase at Adelaide Oval, when
A day before India’s game against Bangladesh, coach Rahul Dravid spent a majority of his press conference repeating his and Rohit Sharma’s unconditional and unequivocal support for the struggling KL Rahul, who had scored managed single-figure scores in three innings. Dravid said he was fine with Rahul’s intent because the conditions had been difficult, but
Yorkshire have appointed as their new chief executive Stephen Vaughan, the former CEO of Wasps Group – the premiership rugby club that went into administration last month – while confirming that Darren Gough will stay on as permanent director of cricket, following their relegation to Division Two of the County Championship. Vaughan’s role will officially
Melbourne Stars opener Marcus Stoinis reflects on his record-breaking KFC BBL campaign that saw him win the BKT Golden Bat as the tournament’s leading run-scorer
Watch one of the most bizarre dismissals you will ever see, as Henry Nicholls’ shot deflect off his teammate Daryl Mitchell to be caught by Alex Lees! Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket teams and England and Wales Cricket
File image of Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal© AFP Veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan will replace Mayank Agarwal as Punjab Kings captain for the 2023 Indian Premier League. The decision was taken at the franchise’s board meeting on Wednesday. The move was on expected lines after the 31-year-old from Karnataka failed to take the team
Maketa is currently the South Africa A coach and National Academy Lead and will take charge of the Test squad from December until early January. He has been involved with the Test squad recently, and was part of the touring group, in England in August, as a consultant. He also served as assistant head coach
Big picture It’s not quite the quarterfinal we were hoping for, but the clash between South Africa and Pakistan has a lot riding on it for both sides. A win for South Africa will guarantee them a place in the final four – even before they’ve played their last group fixture against Netherlands – while
India’s five-run win over Bangladesh in Adelaide has taken them close to qualification for the men’s T20 World Cup semi-finals, while significantly denting Bangladesh and Pakistan’s chances. Here’s a look at the prospects of the four teams in Group 2 that are still in with a real chance of finishing in the top two. IndiaPlayed:
After being “outplayed” by Netherlands in Adelaide, Zimbabwe head coach Dave Houghton said his players got ahead of themselves given the significance of the match and had “seeds of doubt” in their minds. Had Zimbabwe won, and then beaten India in their next game, they could have been in with a chance, although an outside
Suryakumar has been in fantastic form in the ongoing men’s T20 World Cup, having scored two half-centuries in his first three outings; his 68 off just 40 balls against South Africa came in conditions where other Indian batters struggled. He is also the leading run-getter in T20Is in 2022, with 935 runs including a century.
Despite carrying a hamstring injury, captain Aaron Finch remains a chance to play in Australia’s must-win T20 World Cup game against Afghanistan on Friday night. Finch, Marcus Stoinis and Tim David all suffered hamstring injuries in Australia’s win against Ireland in Brisbane on Monday night. Finch suffered what he described as a “little hammy twinge”
Pakistan have admitted they took a risk bringing Fakhar Zaman to the T20 World Cup after the batter was left on the verge of being ruled out of the tournament after aggravating the knee injury which had originally left him in out. Fakhar was a late addition to Pakistan’s 15-player squad when he replaced legspinner