Australia are keeping an open mind about what conditions they could face in their Test against India at Wankhede Stadium but are ready to embrace anything that is thrown at them. Shelley Nitschke, Australia’s coach, noted the “challenging” pitch that was on offer for the England game at DY Patil Stadium last week where the
Month: December 2023
Kyle Jamieson will sit out the second and third ODIs against Bangladesh “and will instead have a period of rest” ahead of the three-match T20I series. Meanwhile, Finn Allen has also been taken out of the squad for the second ODI to turn out for Auckland Aces in their Super Smash opener on Tuesday. In
Cleared of a serious finger injury, Marnus Labuschagne declared himself fit and ready for the Boxing Day Test after Australia’s 360-run series-opening victory over Pakistan on a “brutal” Optus Stadium surface. Labuschagne was one of a number of Australia batters roughed up in their second innings as the wicket deteriorated on days three and four.
Amol Muzumdar, head coach of the India women’s team, called Deepti Sharma the “Ben Stokes of the team” after her match haul of nine wickets – to go with knocks of 67 and 20 – led India to a famous 347-run win at DY Patil Stadium on Saturday. The margin of victory was the highest
Lance Morris has been released from the Australia Test squad to play in the BBL following the first Test against Pakistan in Perth with the group being cut to 13 for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. There was excitement around Morris potentially making his Test debut in Perth but with Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins
Ireland 204 for 3 (Balbirnie 82*, Campher 40, Mavuta 1-19) beat Zimbabwe 197 (Gumbie 72*, Hume 4-34, Campher 4-37) by 7 wickets (DLS) Career-best bowling performances from Campher and Graham Hume helped restrict Zimbabwe to 197 in 40 overs before Balbirnie, Campher and Harry Tector knocked off the target with 13 balls to spare in
Pakistan will play a two-day practice game against Victoria XI ahead of the second Test. The match will be played at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on December 22 and 23. This game wasn’t part of the original schedule, but concerns around lack of match practice led to Pakistan requesting Cricket Australia for a match.
It has been a tough couple of days for the Pakistan cricket team as the visitors have been outplayed by Australia in the first Test in Perth. The misery started with some sloppy fielding and poor bowling on the opening day, which allowed Australia to gain momentum in the match. David Warner‘s 164-run knock helped
Harmanpreet also said that Shubha had picked up the injury while warming up prior to the start of play on Friday’s second day. She was seen with the ring finger of her left hand in a splint in the dugout when India bowled on Friday. She now faces a race to be fit for the
Ireland chose to bowl against Zimbabwe Ireland opted to bowl in the third and final ODI against Zimbabwe, making just one change to the XI that played the first two games. Left-arm spinner Theo van Woerkom came in for seamer Josh Little, who was ruled out with a niggle after taking career-best figures of 6
30 overs New Zealand 239 for 7 (Young 105, Latham 92, Shoriful 2-28) beat Bangladesh 200 for 9 (Anamul 43, Clarkson 2-24, Sodhi 2-35, Milne 2-46) by 44 runs (DLS method) A power-packed partnership of 171 for the third wicket between centurion Will Young and captain Tom Latham led the way for New Zealand to
Days after appointing former Australian allrounder Shane Watson as head coach, Quetta Gladiators have announced Shaun Tait as bowling coach. Tait, who was Pakistan’s fast bowling coach until earlier this year, will take up the role ahead of the ninth season of the PSL. “I’d like to thank Nadeem Omar (Quetta Gladiators owner) who trusted
Wanderers is usually a high-scoring venue with the thin Highveld air, small boundaries and good quick pitches, but the turn on offer in the T20I meant the two captains looked at the surface with caution. Both XIs had a debutant: left-arm fast bowler Nandre Burger for South Africa and left-hand opening batter Sai Sudharsan for
Lyon had been stalled on 496 wickets after his Ashes-ending calf injury earlier this year, but continued his fine record at the Optus Stadium. He moved to 499 wickets in Pakistan’s first innings when he claimed Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq and Aamer Jamal. For a little while it appeared he may run out of wickets as
Kane Williamson returns to captain New Zealand’s T20I squad in the home series against Bangladesh after more than a year since he last played the format. Like he was for the ongoing ODIs against Bangladesh, opening batter Devon Conway was rested from the T20Is as well because of workload management, while Michael Bracewell (achilles), Lockie
During the chase, South Africa were reduced to 9 for 2 in the third over, with Sultana Khatun having Laura Wolvaardt caught behind and Marufa Akter trapping Tazmin Brits lbw. Anneke Bosch and Sune Luus briefly steadied the hosts with a 41-run stand, before left-arm spinner Nahida Akter claimed her first wicket by having Bosch
Lunch Australia 487 and 186 for 4 (Khawaja 68*, Marsh 42*) lead Pakistan 271 by 402 runs Opener Usman Khawaja bravely battled through the first session after surviving hostile Pakistan pace bowling on a tough Optus Stadium surface as Australia built a strong lead on the fourth day of the series-opening Test. Khawaja overcame a
Will KL Rahul follow his ODI template and move into a middle-order role to revive his Test and T20I careers? With India set to play seven Tests over the next two-and-a-half months, that question has cropped up a few times already. On Saturday, Rahul, India’s stand-in captain, addressed those lingering questions ahead of the first
India 428 (Shubha 69, Rodrigues 68, Deepti 67, Bhatia 66, Bell 3-67, Ecclestone 3-91) and 186 for 6 dec (Harmanpreet 44*, Dean 4-68) beat England 136 (Sciver-Brunt 59, Deepti 5-7) and 131 (Deepti 4-32, Vastrakar 3-23) by 347 runs Dominated with the bat and destroyed with the ball by the third morning, England didn’t make
India star Virat Kohli has left for South Africa for the upcoming two-match Test series set to be played in the rainbow nation, starting December 26. The first game will take place at SuperSport Park, Centurion. Meanwhile, the second Test will kick off on January 3 at Newlands, Cape Town. It is worth noting that
A month ago, South Africa and India lost ODIs that may have felt like the most pivotal matches of their lives. On Sunday, they will return to the format for the first time since Kolkata and Ahmedabad, and things will feel a lot less life-or-death. This ODI series is sandwiched between a T20I series in
Toss England chose to bowl vs West Indies Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bowl at the National Stadium in Grenada for the second game running, with England needing to win the third T20I against West Indies to avoid another series defeat on their tour of the Caribbean. England made two changes, with
Australia No.3 Marnus Labuschagne will undergo a scan after copping a blow to his finger during a withering short-ball assault from Pakistan’s quicks late on day three of the first Test in Perth. During the sixth over of Australia’s second innings, Labuschagne was whacked on the little finger of his right hand from a rearing
New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said the reason behind picking a new-look squad for the Bangladesh ODIs, including three uncapped players, was with one eye on resting some of the regulars who have been on tour with the national team for a long time and another on starting preparations for the next ODI World
Mohammed Shami will miss the upcoming two-Test series in South Africa because of an ankle injury. Shami wasn’t part of the Test contingent that left for Johannesburg on Friday, and is currently under the watch of the BCCI’s National Cricket Academy. Deepak Chahar, meanwhile, will not be available for the ODI series in South Africa
England captain Heather Knight called the conditions for the one-off women’s Test against India “extreme” and said she “would be surprised” if they get those in the T20 World Cup 2024 in Bangladesh and the ODI World Cup 2025 in India. “These conditions were really extreme; we have never seen that sort of spin before,
Australia 487 lead Pakistan 271 (Imam 62, Shafique 42, Lyon 3-66) by 216 runs Offspinner Nathan Lyon finished tantalisingly on 499 Test wickets as Australia’s formidable attack bowled relentlessly on day three to thwart Pakistan in the first Test at the Optus Stadium. Having taken three wickets in the first innings, the tension was palpable
Sam Billings has signalled his intention to step back from red-ball cricket after signing a white-ball-only contract with Kent. Billings said that he had “tried juggling all formats” but had found it “very challenging personally” and had taken the decision ahead of the arrival of his first child. The contract extension, which runs until at
Ireland 170 for 6 (Campher 66, Tucker 28, Muzarabani 2-23, Mavuta 2-37) beat Zimbabwe 166 (Masakadza 40, Burl 38, Little 6-36) by four wickets Little blew away the Zimbabwe top-order with four wickets – including three in an over – reducing the hosts to 19 for 4. Ryan Burl, Clive Madande and Wellington Masakadza all
Indian left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav revealed details of his talk with teammate Yuzvendra Chahal before the third and final T20I of the three-match series against South Africa. Kuldeep thanked Chahal for his consistent support, highlighting their friendship throughout the years. The left-arm wrist-spinner made a fantastic comeback to form in T20Is, recording his best figures
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