Big picture – Not a must-win, but a win-for-momentum It started with a World Cup quarter-final that turned into a proper scrap in Mirpur in 2011. It marked the arrival of a cricket rivalry that isn’t talked about a lot, but often gives us games that ain’t good for the heart – just like the
Month: October 2023
England have arrived in Ahmedabad knowing that they must win at least one of their next three games – not only to restore pride but to ensure that they are spared the ignominy of missing the cut for the next global men’s 50-over event in 2025. Failing to mount a challenge for the World Cup
Pakistan 205 for 3 (Fakhar 81, Shafique 68, Mehidy 3-60) beat Bangladesh 204 (Mahmudullah 56, Litton 45, Shakib 43, Afridi 3-23, Wasim 3-31) by seven wickets Pakistan put in their most convincing performance of the World Cup to end their longest World Cup losing run, trouncing a dismal Bangladesh by seven wickets and keeping their
Nathan Lyon is poised to sign a deal to play a full County Championship season with Lancashire next year where he will team up with long-time rival Jimmy Anderson and has reiterated his desire to continue to play Test cricket until the 2027 Ashes series in England. Lyon is also aiming to play in the
Opener Fakhar Zaman capped his return with an attacking fifty after Shaheen Shah Afridi’s fiery spell as Pakistan knocked Bangladesh out of the Cricket World Cup 2023 with a seven-wicket win to keep their slim semifinal hopes alive in Kolkata on Tuesday. Shaheen spearheaded their three-pronged pace attack with splendid figures of 9-1-23-3 as Pakistan
Alex Gidman has been appointed as England Women’s assistant coach, after moving on from his batting-coach role at Kent. Gidman, the former Gloucestershire batter who went on to coach Worcestershire to the 2019 T20 Blast title, will be working under his former county team-mate Jon Lewis, England Women’s head coach, whom he succeeded as Gloucestershire’s
Tasmania 376 for 8 (Jewell 137, Silk 85, Wakim 82, Guthrie 3-76) beat Queensland 348 (McDermott 143, Heazlett 63, Clayton 50) by 28 runs Caleb Jewell‘s century laid the foundation for Tasmania’s 28-run win over Queensland in a high-scoring Marsh Cup clash. Jewell’s run-a-ball 137 enabled Tasmania to post a mammoth 376 for 8 before
Afghanistan 242 for 3 (Omarzai 73, Rahmat 62, Shahidi 58*) beat Sri Lanka 241 (Nissanka 46, Farooqi 4-34, Mujeeb 2-38) by seven wickets For the second game running Afghanistan showcased exemplary calm in the chase, whittling down a sub-par target of 242 with ice-cold composure. A trio of fifties from Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi and
Inzamam-ul-Haq has resigned as Pakistan chief selector with immediate effect after meeting PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf in Lahore today after uncomfortable questions around a potential conflict of interest were raised. Reports in the Pakistan media emerged that Inzamam is one of four active directors in a UK-based company called Yazoo International Ltd. Another director at
The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Fazalhaq Farooqi and Co bring more glory to Afghanistan Afghanistan 242 for
Australia are on a roll having won four games on the trot to put themselves in a strong position to make yet another World Cup semi-final. The woes of their poor lead-in and the two losses to start the tournament seem well behind them. However, there are still areas than can be improved and that
Sri Lanka mascot and superfan Percy Abeysekara, affectionately known as Uncle Percy, has died aged 87. Percy had been a fixture at Sri Lankan cricket matches for more than five decades, but gained global prominence during the 1996 World Cup, particularly when he was seen parading the Sri Lanka flag around the ground at Lahore,
Do Sri Lanka still have a chance of qualifying? With four points from six games, Sri Lanka are on the same boat as Pakistan and Netherlands. The situation is dire, but they aren’t completely out of it yet. Mathematically, it’s still possible that two teams finish on 12 or more points, and as many as
India 229 for 8 (Rohit 87, Suryakumar 49, Willey 3-45) beat England 129 (Livingstone 27, Shami 4-22, Bumrah 3-32) by 100 runs Mohammed Shami ripped the heart out of England as India defended a modest total in Lucknow to maintain their unbeaten World Cup run and condemn their opponents’ campaign even further. Shami claimed 2
Big picture This is as much a misery derby as it is a subcontinental one. But for England’s doomed title defence, Bangladesh and Pakistan are the two sides at the bottom of the form table, having combined to lose their last nine matches in this competition. In a sequence of events that has become wearily
Australia’s interim T20 captain Matthew Wade says he was not striving for a leadership role on the tour of India, but is keen to be a senior figure in the side for the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the United States next year although he is unsure if he will be the first-choice
AFG vs SL, ODI World Cup 2023, Live: Afghanistan will take on SL© AFP Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, ODI World Cup 2023, Live Updates:Afghanistan will be taking on Sri Lanka in their ODI World Cup 2023 match on Monday in Pune. Emboldened by back-to-back wins, a tenacious Sri Lanka will have to tide over the
Pakistan’s coach Grant Bradburn stopped short of calling them an isolated team in international cricket, but did point out the lack of experience against big teams and in India as they fight to stay alive and hope for other results to go their way in the World Cup. After winning the first two matches, against
Having to set a total for the first time in this World Cup, India found themselves in trouble with wickets falling regularly, and scraped to 229 for 9, largely thanks to Rohit Sharma’s 87 on a challenging pitch. But eventually, India pulled off a comfortable win over England, and Jasprit Bumrah feels it was a
Matthew Mott, England’s head coach, said that he only found out that his side’s place in the 2025 Champions Trophy was in jeopardy midway through the second innings of their 100-run defeat to India in Lucknow, after the ICC confirmed the qualification process earlier on Sunday. The ICC approved the qualification process at a board
Young batter Sumaiya Akter and uncapped offspinner Nishita Akter have been named in Bangladesh’s women’s ODI squad for the three-match series against Pakistan, starting next week. Nishita is just 15 years old while Sumiaya, who has featured in one T20I, is 18 and is yet to make an ODI debut. The ODI series is part
Hobart Hurricanes 174 for 3 (Lee 91) beat Sydney Thunder 150 for 6 (Litchfield 68) by 24 runs Umpiring and technology use in the WBBL is again in the spotlight after a crucial stumping wasn’t given out in Hobart Hurricanes’ 24-run win over the Sydney Thunder. Hurricanes opener Lizelle Lee top-scored with 91 from 54
To replace Hardik, who provides balance to the side as an allrounder, India made two changes to their XI – bringing in Mohammed Shami and Suryakumar Yadav, and leaving out Shardul Thakur. Shami has excelled since his return to the team, taking five wickets against New Zealand and 4 for 22 from seven overs against
The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. Top Story: Shami and Bumrah demolish England to make it six out of six for
Bangladesh came into the World Cup hoping to make the semi-finals but, mathematics aside, they are out of contention with three league-stage matches left to play. An hour after the loss to Netherlands, the players waited in a queue outside Eden Gardens to get on the team bus. They stood still in the middle of
Cricket Australia will look to introduce third-umpire technology for all WBBL games next season in a bid to introduce parity between televised and streamed matches. Inconsistencies in officiating were highlighted again on Sunday night when Brisbane Heat power-hitter Mignon du Preez was declared run out in bizarre fashion against Adelaide. With the bails already off,
Big picture – Teams look to capitalise on momentum While this World Cup has only belatedly started offering up some nail-biters, it’s been rather more generous in terms of unexpected results. As a result, despite the sides currently occupying the top-four spots in the points table being the likeliest to make it through to the
For the very first time in this World Cup, India had to set a total. And, coming up against England in Lucknow, they were off to a rocky start at 40 for 3 in the 12th over. From there, as per their captain and Player of the Match Rohit Sharma, it was vital for him
Matthew Mott, England’s white-ball coach, has denied suggestions from Eoin Morgan, the team’s former World Cup-winning captain, that an “unsettled” dressing room is the root cause of their desperate form at this year’s event. Speaking in the wake of India’s 100-run victory in Lucknow, which has left England propping up the ten-team table after five
Pakistan 132 for 4 (Muneeba 61, Maroof 48, Trisna 2-21) beat Bangladesh 101 for 9 (S Sultana 26, Sadia 2-19, Aliya 2-24) by 31 runs Muneeba Ali‘s 49-ball 61, and her 106-run partnership with Bismah Maroof for the second wicket, laid the platform for Pakistan to end the T20I leg of their tour of Bangladesh
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