Chris Jordan is set to play in England’s T20 World Cup semi-final against India in Adelaide on Thursday night after doubts emerged over Mark Wood‘s fitness. Wood has been a revelation for England in T20Is since returning to international cricket in Pakistan following a lay-off with an elbow injury. He has consistently bowled above 90mph/145kph
Month: November 2022
Laura Harris celebrated her 100th WBBL appearance with a maiden half-century to hoist the Heat to a four-wicket win over the Hurricanes at Blundstone Arena. Download our app: https://app.cricket.com.au/ More #WBBL08 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
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam© ICC Sydney : Following his side’s seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the first semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam lauded bowlers for their performances, saying that the start during the first six overs and finishing by fast bowlers was great. Star batters Babar Azam and
Finger spinners Ashton Agar and Todd Murphy have been named in the Prime Minister’s XI squad to play West Indies in Canberra as national selectors look to give a range of spinners Australia A opportunities ahead of next year’s tour of India. The PM XI’s match is a four-day day-night first-class fixture starting on November
The most crucial factor in Pakistan’s commanding win over New Zealand in the T20 World Cup semi-final was not that they were better with bat and ball, but that they out-fielded their opponents, according to former India captain Anil Kumble. “The best part of today was yes, Pakistan definitely out-bowled New Zealand, they out-batted New
Coming into their semi-final against New Zealand at the SCG, Pakistan had one of the worst powerplay records of any batting team at this World Cup, with a scoring rate of just 5.93 in that phase – only Zimbabwe and Netherlands had done worse. Their openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were under pressure both
Sharma leaves behind a rich sporting legacy that he set in stone in 1973, when he registered the Women’s Cricket Association of India (WCAI) under the Societies Act in Lucknow. The WCAI would be in existence for the next 32 years before BCCI took over the running of the women’s game in 2006. Sharma was
Big picture The self-anointed big boys of world cricket are going at it at the Adelaide Oval. The neutrals may struggle to pick a side, but one thing is certain – it will be a blockbuster occasion. Familiarity will breed competition in this instance, given what’s at stake. Just a few months ago these two
Australia have Daniel Sams, Jason Behrendorff and Ben Dwarshuis in the wings but none bring quite the same weaponry at their best. Riley Meredith‘s express pace could bring another dimension, but he would need more experience in the conditions to be considered a chance. Jhye Richardson remains a highly skilled bowler but his shoulder issue
Wanindu Hasaranga has regained the top spot among T20I bowlers, replacing Rashid Khan, after a successful T20 World Cup, where he picked up 15 wickets in eight matches. Hasaranga picked up three-wicket hauls three times in the tournament. His 3 for 8 against UAE and 3 for 28 against Netherlands ensured Sri Lanka turned their
Cape Town will host the opening match of the SA20 between MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals, with Johannesburg’s Wanderers Stadium due to host the final of the inaugural season of the 33-match tournament. The SA20 will run from January 10 to February 11, 2023, although it will be halted between January 25 and February
What was expected to be an uneventful day at India’s optional training session turned out to be a hectic day at work with their captain Rohit Sharma in an injury scare. When facing throwdowns from one of three specialists that India use, Rohit was hit on the forearm, looked in pain, gave up batting, but
Ben Stokes, England’s Test captain, says that his team will put its faith in the ECB’s security delegation ahead of their tour of Pakistan, amid concerns that next month’s first Test in Rawalpindi could require a switch of venue following last week’s attempted assassination of the former Prime Minister, Imran Khan. Imran, Pakistan’s victorious captain
The Indian players dined at ‘British Raj’ before getting down to plot England’s downfall in the T20 World Cup semifinal, and the irony wasn’t lost on anyone here in Australia. The ‘Men in Blue’ have been living out of their suitcases since arriving in Australia, and as the showpiece entered its business end, they took
Pieter Malan, the South Africa top-order batter, has signed as one of Middlesex’s overseas players for the whole of the 2023 season. Malan, 33, helped Middlesex secure promotion from Division Two of the County Championship last summer, as well as featuring in the Royal London Cup. He scored 200 runs in six red-ball innings after
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) says it is paying for Danushka Gunathilaka‘s legal defence in Australia because the charges of sexual intercourse without consent were laid on him while he was on national duty at the T20 World Cup. It is also not yet clear whether Gunathilaka breached SLC’s own protocol by going on a date
Big picture There are parallels. They may not mean anything, but they’re there, if you’re the kind of cricket fan who looks for them. And if you’re a Pakistan fan, you’re always looking for parallels to 1992. Well, here are a couple. New Zealand began their tournament with a big win over Australia. New Zealand
Over the past few months, Suryakumar Yadav has drawn comparisons with AB de Villiers for his 360-degree game. De Villiers himself has now approved of those comparisons and said Suryakumar will be “in the golden books of cricket players” if he continues to be consistent. “Yes, they are [right in comparing Suryakumar with me]. The
Travis Head has returned to Australia’s ODI squad for the series against England and Marcus Harris has been included as the spare batter for the Test matches against West Indies. Following the early exit from the T20 World Cup, a full-strength squad has been named for the three games against England in Adelaide, Sydney and
Chanderpaul, the 107th inductee on the list, had a 21-year career representing West Indies after making his debut in 1994. His unorthodox batting stance would go on to be his trademark while his patience at the crease became his signature. After spending his initial years in and out of the team, Chanderpaul became a rock
Matthew Hayden has urged Australia’s selectors to be ruthless as they build towards future World Cups following the team’s early exit for the T20 event on home soil. There is expected to be a significant turnover in players for the 2024 T20 World Cup in West Indies and the USA, but before that, there is
Out-of-favour Pakistan batter Ahmed Shehzad has opened up on comparisons with India maestro Virat Kohli. Shehzad, who is currently not part of the national team setup, last represented Pakistan in 2019. The 30-year-old has played in 13 Tests, 81 ODIs and 59 ODIs for Pakistan so far. During a recent interaction, Shehzad explained how comparisons
England’s women will play three ODIs and five T20Is against West Indies in Antigua and Barbados in December. The ODIs in Antigua will form part of the ICC Women’s Championship, in which England are yet to get off the mark following their 3-0 defeat by India in September. The Tour runs from December 4 to
Sri Lanka batter Danushka Gunathilaka has been denied bail by a Sydney court on Monday, after being arrested and charged with four counts of sexual intercourse without consent. He was arrested early morning on November 6 at the team’s hotel in Sydney’s central business district. The rest of the team has since flown back to
Netherlands 158 for 4 (Ackermann 41*, Myburgh 37, Cooper 35, Maharaj 2-27) beat South Africa 145 for 8 (Rossouw 25, Glover 3-9, Klaassen 2-20, de Leede 2-25) by 13 runs That sinking feeling! The all-too-familiar ‘c’ thing, which will reverberate – again – for a while to come. And the despondency, knocked out of yet
There is a working theory developing among Australia’s hierarchy that Mitchell Starc‘s decision not to participate in the IPL could have had a major detrimental effect on his T20 form over recent years, highlighting the difficulty of playing all three formats as a fast bowler. Starc was a shock axing from Australia’s line-up to face
Temba Bavuma‘s poor form is “the elephant in the room” for South Africa, according to Tom Moody, after they crashed out of the Super 12 round of the T20 World Cup with a shock defeat to Netherlands. “Without a doubt. That’s [Bavuma’s form] the elephant in the room. There’s better form players for this format
Watching Suryakumar Yadav bat is an inexhaustible joie de vivre and India head coach Rahul Dravid believes that he is staging a spectacle every time he is on the 22 yards. Each one better than the previous one and unforgettable at times. “I think he has been absolutely phenomenal for us. He is just a
India 186 for 5 (Suryakumar 61*, Rahul 51, Williams 2-9) beat Zimbabwe 115 (Burl 35, Raza 34, Ashwin 3-22) by 71 runs Suryakumar Yadav’s astonishing death-overs hitting launched India to a commanding 186 for 5 – Suryakumar’s share being 61 not out off 25. India’s quicks then shut the game down quickly, reducing Zimbabwe to
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