Kane Williamson consigned 45 matches across six weeks to the history books on the eve of the World Cup semi-final in Mumbai. His New Zealand side finished fourth in the group stages with five wins and four defeats while their opponents India were unbeaten and top of the table. But Williamson considers those positions irrelevant.
Month: November 2023
File photo of Harbhajan Singh© X (formerly Twitter) Former Indian cricket team spinner Harbhajan Singh took to social media to express his anger over a story involving him that was narrated by former Pakistan skipper Inzamam Ul Haq in an interview which has gone viral on the internet. During the interview, Inzamam said that Harbhajan was
When they step over the boundary at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday, India will confront head-on the pressure of a World Cup semi-final – a heightened version, perhaps, of the feeling that’s enveloped them right through this tournament. While this pressure is unavoidable once they step on the field, India have made every effort to
Mitchell Starc is not viewing the knockout stages of this World Cup as the swansong of his ODI career but has reiterated that it will be white-ball cricket that makes way first with a view to playing Tests for as long as possible. Although Starc, who has 230 ODI wickets at 23.17, is certain he
First, the unstoppable force. India are having the World Cup of their wildest dreams and it has nothing to do with the fact they are undefeated in it. That is merely a byproduct of their planning leading into the tournament. They left 2019 needing… more. So they went out searching, trying as many as 50
With the 2023 ODI World Cup having reached the knockout stages, reserve days come into play for the semi-finals on November 15 and 16 and then the final on November 19. While there is virtually no chance of them being needed when India face New Zealand in Mumbai, there is the prospect of rain impacting
If you want a good indicator of 50-over cricket’s place in the modern landscape, take a look at Tom Hartley‘s List A career. All five of his appearances in the format have come in 2023 – and none of them for his county, Lancashire. The first three were on an England Lions tour of Sri
Australia coach Shelley Nitschke admits a changing of the guard has hit her faster than expected, as officials hold off a decision on Meg Lanning‘s full-time successor. Selectors will announce a squad for next month’s multi-format tour of India on Tuesday, less than a week after Lanning’s shock retirement call. It’s unlikely a captain will
Bavuma had suffered a hamstring injury during South Africa’s league game against Afghanistan in Ahmedabad last week. He left the field after nine balls of the first innings, and returned four overs later but limped as he fielded – mostly at mid-off. He chased balls gingerly and hobbled as he jogged to talk to his
Morne Morkel has quit as Pakistan’s fast-bowling coach a month before his contract was to expire. In a short statement on Monday, the PCB announced that Morkel had resigned after Pakistan formally exited the ODI World Cup, and that a replacement would be announced “in due course”. No reason was provided for the development. Morkel
Enjoying each other’s company in a lively dressing room atmosphere has been possible due to good results and vice-versa is also true, said skipper Rohit Sharma after yet another clinical performance that took Indian team’s victory count to nine on the bounce. India ended their World Cup league stage beating the Netherlands by 160 runs
Sydney Sixers 140 for 7 (Carmichael 32*, Graham 3-18, A Smith 3-20) beat Hobart Hurricanes 139 for 7 (Lee 50, Graham 36) by three wickets A late cameo from Mathilda Carmichael guided the Sydney Sixers to a final-ball WBBL win over Hobart Hurricanes, keeping their slim final chances alive. Carmichael top-scored with an unbeaten 32
Imagine the scene. You’re the captain. A captain who had been thrust into the role a couple of matches into a World Cup. And your team? They have just lost two games on the bounce. Actually, five of the last seven. The latest one was against India – a perfectly in-sync, cricketing destroyer of worlds.
“Three greats of the game have become the latest inductees to be added to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame,” the ICC wrote in its statement. A pioneer in women’s cricket, Edulji became the first Indian woman in the ICC Hall of Fame. “At the outset, I would like to thank the ICC and the
Matthew Mott insisted that he is “more determined than ever” to coach England’s white-ball teams after their group-stage elimination from the ODI World Cup, and said that he expects to be in charge when they tour the Caribbean next month to play West Indies. Mott is 18 months into a four-year contract and oversaw England’s
The most confused and confusing batting order in the ODI World Cup. The form of fast bowlers and spinners taking a dive. A captain busy slamming a team-mate before the tournament, then leaving the team mid-tournament, and finishing his campaign with a controversial on-field decision. The team director Khaled Mahmud described that the Bangladesh team
Perth Scorchers 159 for 4 (Mooney 101*) beat Sydney Thunder 117 for 8 (Litchfield 45, Edgar 3-18) by 42 runs Perth Scorchers usurped Sydney Thunder at the top of the table after Beth Mooney‘s third WBBL century powered her side to a 42-run win. After losing her superstar opening partner Sophie Devine early, Mooney almost
Virat Kohli picked up his first ODI wicket since 2014 and Rohit Sharma took his first since 2012 as India’s 160-run win over Netherlands extended their undefeated streak to 9-0 in the ODI World Cup. India went in with five frontline options, but Rohit was in the mood for experiments with the semi-finals coming up.
Archer has not played competitively since the IPL, where he suffered a recurrence of an elbow stress fracture while representing Mumbai Indians. After 18 months out of the game with elbow and back injuries, he made his comeback in January and featured in four ODIs and three T20Is across England’s tours to South Africa and
The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup has reached the semi-final stage in the race to play 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: India go 9-0 as Shreyas and Rahul
As the Sri Lanka squad arrived home after a disappointing 2023 World Cup, consultant coach Mahela Jayawardene attributed much of the team’s struggles the types of tracks being produced for domestic cricket in Sri Lanka. These pitches, he said, neither allowed their batters to be in top hitting form heading into the World Cup on
India beat Netherlands in Cricket World Cup 2023© AFP India remained unbeaten at the end of the Cricket World Cup 2023 group stage with a commendable victory over Netherlands in Bengaluru on Sunday. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul slammed brilliant centuries while Indian pacers continued their brilliant run of form as India won by 160
India 410 for 4 (Shreyas 128*, Rahul 102, Rohit 61, Kohli 51, Gill 51) beat Netherlands 250 (Nidamanuru 54, Engelbrecht 45, Siraj 2-29, Bumrah 2-33, Kuldeep 2-41, Jadeja 2-49) by 160 runs Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul led India’s batting masterclass as the hosts completed their undefeated run into the knockouts with a hammer blow
Barely 12 hours after ending their dismal World Cup campaign with a 93-run win over Pakistan, England named fresh ODI and T20Is for a tour to the Caribbean in December. The bilateral touring schedule waits for nobody. Jos Buttler has been retained as captain in both white-ball formats. He is one of only six players
Marnus Labuschagne or Marcus Stoinis. Who survives? For the first time at this ODI World Cup, Australia look like having a full complement of 15 players to select from for their semi-final against South Africa which means the selectors will finally need to take a call on the structure of the top seven. Each time
“We had interviews last week and we are still finalising a couple of things. As soon as we are done with the post-interview process, we will be able to make an announcement,” Enoch Nkwe, CSA’s director of cricket, said in Ahmedabad, where he is attending the men’s ODI World Cup. “The current coaching team will
Ben Stokes says he will decide whether to re-enter ODI retirement after undergoing knee surgery, in a post-script to England’s disappointing World Cup campaign. Stokes’ 84 from 76 balls helped England to a 93-run victory against Pakistan, which came too late for the 2019 champions to salvage much from their campaign, other than qualification for
Matthew Mott has Rob Key‘s “full backing” to continue as England’s white-ball coach, despite their group-stage exit at the World Cup in India. Mott expressed his desire to continue in the role after England’s 93-run win over Pakistan in Kolkata on Saturday, which confirmed the consolation prize of a seventh-place finish and a 2025 Champions
Melbourne Stars 144 for 5 (Lanning 67*) beat Melbourne Renegades 140 for 6 (Sutherland 4-22) by four runs Melbourne Renegades appear at serious risk of claiming their second wooden spoon after a four-run loss to rivals the Melbourne Stars that went down to the final over with Australia’s past and future playing a key role.
The matches we’ve all been waiting for, and in South Africa’s case the matches they’re pretty sure “no-one,” in the words of their coach Rob Walter, gave them a chance of being involved in. And it’s not out of disrespect that people held that view. South Africa were the last team to confirm automatic qualification
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