Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl first vs England Paul Stirling won the toss and chose to bowl first at a sunny Trent Bridge, as Ireland’s ODI series against England prepared to get underway at the second attempt, following the frustrating washout at Headingley on Wednesday. With much of England’s attention already thrown
Month: September 2023
Bangladesh captain Litton Das recalled batter Ish Sodhi after fast bowler Hasan Mahmud had run out the New Zealand player when he left the crease early at the non-striker’s end. It was the first time that a Bangladesh cricketer attempted one of the most controversial modes of dismissal. Sodhi was on 17 off 27 balls
Big Picture: Last dance before big names return With key senior players from India and Australia set to slot into their respective XIs for the third ODI in Rajkot later, Sunday’s fixture in Indore is perhaps the final chance for any fringe player to make an impression. Australia’s situation is a tad more complex than
Toss New Zealand chose to bat vs Bangladesh After a heavy spell of rain in the morning, the weather cleared up around Mirpur in time for the toss, which Lockie Ferguson won and chose to bat. New Zealand remain unchanged, retaining the balance of five specialist batters at the top, two allrounders in Rachin Ravindra
File photo of former India skipper MS Dhoni© X (formerly Twitter) Former Indian cricket team fast bowler S Sreesanth believes that MS Dhoni did not sacrifice his batting position for the sake of the team and it was a decision taken consciously by the former skipper in order to completely utilise his talents as a
The ECB has offered unprecedented three-year contracts in a bid to quell the threat of franchise teams co-opting England’s best and brightest cricketers. The deals are a revamp of the pre-existing central contract structure which solely featured year-long deals, and come at a time when IPL ownership has spread into other T20 competitions around the
India have moved past Pakistan to become the No. 1 ranked team in ODIs ahead of the World Cup at home. As a result, they now occupy the top spot across formats, having already been No. 1 in Tests and T20Is. India are only the second team in men’s cricket history to achieve this feat
Will Pucovski has not been named in Victoria’s squad for their opening Marsh Cup matches next week due a minor thumb fracture but there is cautious optimism that he could play a significant portion of the Sheffield Shield season, which begins on October 4, following a successful uninterrupted winter playing club cricket in England. Pucovski
Pakistan’s plans for a pre-World Cup team bonding trip to Dubai have been cancelled as the team was on Friday still awaiting visas to travel to India. The Pakistan squad were due to fly to the UAE early next week and stay for a couple of days before flying to Hyderabad, ahead of their first
Antigua. Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago will be the seven venues in the Caribbean that will co-host the 2024 men’s T20 World Cup in addition to three cities in the USA shortlisted by ICC earlier this week. The biennial tournament, which will be played between June
Toss India won the toss and opted to field vs Australia India won the toss and asked Australia to bat in the first of three ODIs, being played in Mohali. KL Rahul, India’s captain for the series, called Mohali “historically a good chasing ground” when explaining his decision to field first. His counterpart, Pat Cummins,
As in 2019, the winner of this year’s ODI World Cup will be awarded prize money of USD 4 million. The ICC has allocated a total of $10 million for the tournament, which begins on October 5 in Ahmedabad. Two million dollars have been set aside for the runner-up while the losing semi-finalists can also
Pakistan have also brought in an extra legspinner in Usama Mir, who made his ODI debut earlier this year against New Zealand but was not part of the Asia Cup squad. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim Jnr make up the remainder of Pakistan’s pace attack, while Mohammad Haris is among the reserves.
Sri Lanka 84 for 2 (Sanjeewani 32, Putthawong 2-21) beat Thailand 78 for 7 (Sutthiruang 31, Priyadharshani 4-10) by eight wickets Inoshi Priyadharshani‘s career-best returns of 4 for 10 backed up by a quick 32 from Anushka Sanjeewani helped Sri Lanka brush aside Thailand by eight wickets and advance to the semi-finals of the Asian
The 2024 Men’s U-19 World Cup will kick off with hosts Sri Lanka taking on Zimbabwe on January 13. Defending champions will India will take on Bangladesh, to begin their campaign the following day. The 41-match tournament will be played across 23 days in five venues, all in Colombo. The R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium
Jason Roy has turned down the chance to play for England’s second-string side in their ODI series against Ireland, after the “hammer blow” of his last-minute omission from their final World Cup squad. With Joe Root opting to rest for the next week along with his colleagues in the World Cup squad, after his plan
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday held a review meeting of their woeful Asia Cup show in the wake of their World Cup squad announcement. All teams must finalise their 15-player squads for the cricket showpiece before the September 28 deadline, with any replacements after this date requiring approval from the ICC. “The philosophy behind
A sodden Headingley outfield delayed its arrival by three days, but England’s latest white-ball opening partnership will stride out to the middle together at Trent Bridge on Saturday with an opportunity to show that they are not just a stop-gap, but a viable long-term option at the top of the order. Phil Salt and Will
Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell won’t feature in the ODI series opener against India in Mohali which acts as the final lead-in to the World Cup, but captain Pat Cummins was hopeful they would feature later in the three-match series. They are part of a group of senior players – Cummins included – who are
Sri Lanka Cricket has resumed its domestic cricket season, which was halted nearly three weeks ago, after coming to an understanding with the country’s sports ministry over a dispute surrounding the restructuring of the domestic tournaments. As such the Major Club three-day tournament and the Tier B Club three-day tournament will resume on Friday, September
Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl against New Zealand Bangladesh stand-in captain Litton Das won the toss and chose to field in the first ODI against New Zealand in Mirpur. What started as a bright and sunny day, didn’t stay that way for long with rain arriving soon after the toss, and covers coming on. But
Essex have played down suggestions that Alastair Cook will announce his retirement from professional cricket this week, saying they will hold talks with him about his future at the end of the season when his contract with the club expires. The Daily Mail reported on Thursday morning that Cook will call time on his career
India strongly back Suryakumar Yadav to bring his game-changing ability to the World Cup despite the slow start to his ODI career. Suryakumar is the No. 1 T20I batter on the ICC rankings, but he hasn’t yet found the same gear in ODIs, where his first 25 innings have only brought two fifties and an
Former India left-arm spinner Sridharan Sriram has returned to the Bangladesh team as its technical consultant for the upcoming World Cup. Sriram will be joining the team in Guwahati on September 27, as Bangladesh begin their preparation for the two warm-up matches ahead of the tournament proper. The BCB’s cricket operations chairman Jalal Yunus said
Big Picture: Will Australia test out Short? The World Cup is nearly here, but not quite. These two teams will meet to open their campaigns on October 8 in Chennai, but first there are three games in six days that, while useful for fine-tuning plans, and for a number of key Australia players returning to
“It’s hugely disappointing for Anrich and Sisanda to be missing out on the 50-over World Cup,” South Africa’s coach Rob Walter said. “We sympathize in their omission and will continue to provide all the necessary support as they work towards their return to competitive action. “This provides an opportunity for Andile and Lizaad on the
Match abandoned India 173 for 2 (Shafali 67, Rodrigues 47, Mahirah 1-28) vs Malaysia 1 for 0 It was a mismatch of epic proportions on paper, and Malaysia hardly posed a fight to change that notion on the field. India eventually strolled into the semi-finals of the women’s cricket event Asian Games in Hangzhou on
The match between England and Ireland was abandoned due to rain© AFP England’s opening one-day international against Ireland was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Wednesday, denying Joe Root a World Cup warm-up. With the rest of England’s first-choice squad rested ahead of next week’s departure for India, Root requested to be included for
England vs Ireland – Match abandoned without a ball bowled Joe Root’s bid to rediscover his 50-over form ahead of next month’s World Cup was thwarted by rain, as the first ODI between England and Ireland at Headingley was abandoned without a toss. Root was added to England’s squad for this match at his own
Tim Southee will undergo surgery on Thursday for the thumb injury he sustained against England last week and New Zealand remain hopeful he could still be available the World Cup. Southee dislocated and fractured his right thumb attempting to take a catch at slip offered by Joe Root at Lord’s. A decision on his availability
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