West Indies women 132 for 5 (Matthews 68, Campbelle 31, Sana 2-22) beat Pakistan women 130 for 8 (Ameen 63, Fletcher 2-20, Matthews 2-22) by two runs A stunning death-overs implosion from Pakistan amidst nore all-round heroics from Hayley Matthews helped West Indies take an unassailable 3-0 series lead over Pakistan in the T20I series.
Month: April 2024
Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube and Sanju Samson have all been selected in India’s 15-man squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup starting on June 1 in the USA and the West Indies. The squad, announced on Tuesday afternoon, will be led by Rohit Sharma and has Hardik Pandya as the vice-captain. Yuzvendra Chahal, who was
Pacer Jofra Archer will return to international cricket after a hiatus of 14 months after he was named in England’s preliminary squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup here on Tuesday. Archer last played for England was in a T20I series against Bangladesh in March 2023. The 29-year-old was England’s leading wicket-taker in that series
Anrich Nortje will make an international comeback after a nine-month absence at the 2024 T20 World Cup. Nortje, who has been in action at the IPL, has been named in South Africa’s 15-player squad that will be led by Aiden Markram. Opening batter Ryan Rickelton and seamer Ottniel Baartman – both standout performers at this
Cricket Australia [CA] has reduced the WBBL season to 40 games plus finals to bring it in line with the BBL and fit within a burgeoning women’s cricket calendar, while also creating a new state-based T20 competition that will sit alongside the WNCL (Australia’s female 50-over competition) to create additional player opportunities for domestic players
Jason Gillespie‘s resume makes him a strong contender for most coaching jobs, but there’s little doubt that in Pakistan, his nationality also carries weight. Pakistan’s admiration for, and in some cases obsession over, the Australian style of play has made them look to that country for roles as diverse as dressing-room mentors to pitch curators.
The BCB’s school cricket matches will be shortened from 50-over contests to 20-over games owing to the heatwave in Bangladesh. Temperatures have consistently been above 40 degree celsius for most of April and meteorologists are calling it the longest heatwave in the country’s history. “In consideration of the ongoing heatwave that has impacted the country,
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has defended his decision to have Pakistan’s players train with the military during the last few days of Ramzan, rejecting the claim the camp had anything to do with several players pulling up with muscle injuries. In the weeks that followed the squad’s training camp at Kakul, Pakistan’s most famous military
Saifuddin last played T20Is for Bangladesh in October 2022 shortly before the T20 World Cup in Australia. He suffered a back injury which kept him out till January this year following which he returned during the BPL, where he took 15 wickets in nine matches in Fortune Barishal’s maiden BPL title run. Left-handed opener Tanzid,
Melbourne Renegades are set to part ways with BBL coach David Saker despite him having a year to run on his contract after another dismal season where they finished seventh. Saker, 57, was contracted to coach the Renegades for the 2024-25 season, which would have been his fourth in charge after taking over in 2021.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made a significant move on Sunday as they announced the appointment of World Cup-winning Gary Kirsten as their head coach for ODIs and T20Is, while former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie will take over that role in Test cricket. Kirsten has had successful stints with India and South Africa before, with
Devon Conway has been named in New Zealand’s provisional 15-man 2024 T20 World Cup squad, with Kane Williamson named as captain of an experienced squad with Ben Sears has been named as the 16th travelling reserve. The squad also features veterans Tim Southee and Trent Boult. Rachin Ravindra and Matt Henry are the only members
Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi are the three venues proposed by the PCB in the initial draft schedule of the 2025 Champions Trophy, sent recently to the ICC. The tournament has been inked in for a mid-February window as the PCB hastens plans to upgrade venues that will host the first ICC event in the country
West Indies 124 for 3 (Matthews 58, Campbelle 21, Baig 1-22) beat Pakistan 121 for 7 (Muneeba 55, Matthews 3-26, Henry 1-15) by seven wickets Another dominant all-round performance from Hayley Matthews helped West Indies women take a 2-0 series lead against Pakistan in Karachi. Muneeba Ali had scored a half-century earlier in the evening,
On a mild autumn afternoon, Lions chose to bowl at the home ground and had Dolphins in huge trouble at 103 for 6 in the 15th over. Jason Smith scored his first fifty of the campaign and shared in a 57-run seventh-wicket stand with Eathan Bosch to push Dolphins to a competitive score. Crucially, Smith
Harry Brook says his performances this summer are dedicated to his late grandmother Pauline, who passed away in March. Pauline Brook was visible throughout her grandson’s career and became a cult hero within English cricket. She often collected awards on Harry’s behalf, of which there have already been many in the player’s short career. She
Jason Gillespie, the former Australian fast bowler, has been announced as Pakistan’s new Test coach, while former South African batter Gary Kirsten has been named their white-ball coach. Azhar Mahmood, who had been appointed on a temporary basis for the New Zealand series, will continue as the assistant coach for all formats. The three coaches
Toss India opt to bat vs Bangladesh India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss in the opening game of the five-match T20I series and opted to bat against Bangladesh in Sylhet. India handed a debut to the big-hitting spin-allrounder S Sajana, the breakout star for Mumbai Indians in the 2024 WPL. The visitors decided to
Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, two of the most talked-about cricketing personalities, made the biggest of headlines last season in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after their on-field spat. Gambhir and Kohli went loggerheads over the latter’s sledging episode with Lucknow Super Giants pacer Naveen-ul-Haq on the field. However, as Gambhir, as the mentor of
Match details Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Ahmedabad, 3.30pm IST (10am GMT) Big Picture Gujarat Titans’ season so far has been a mixed bag. In the last game, against Delhi Capitals, their tactics were questionable: Sandeep Warrier, their best bowler of the day, ended up bowling just three overs, while left-arm spinner R Sai
Pakistan 178 for 5 (Babar 69, Fakhar 43, Neesham 1-13) beat New Zealand 169 (Seifert 52, Shaheen 4-30, Usama 2-21) by 9 runs It got a little hairy at the death, but Pakistan just about managed to salvage some pride in this series, scraping to a 9-run win to level the T20I series 2-2. Babar
Match details Chennai Super Kings (Fifth – P8, W4, L4) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Third – P8, W5, L3) Chennai, 7.30pm (2pm GMT) Big picture Chennai Super Kings started a run of three home games on the trot with a defeat against Lucknow Super Giants, and having lost the reverse fixture in Lucknow just prior to
IPL 2024, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians Live Cricket Score© BCCI DC vs MI Live Score, IPL 2024: Buoyed by a crucial win over Gujarat Titans (GT), the resurrected Delhi Capitals will aim to continue their upward march in the IPL 2024 points table as they take on Mumbai Indains (MI) who are struggling to
West Indies 122 for 9 (Joseph 34, Taylor 30, Sana 3-24) beat Pakistan 121 for 8 (Dar 27, Ramharack 4-15) by one run West Indies sealed a thrilling one-run win in the first women’s T20I against Pakistan in Karachi. The visitors posted 122 after a disciplined bowling performance from Pakistan, which was spearheaded by Fatima
India captain Rohit Sharma isn’t the ideal choice to lead the team in T20Is, feels former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team director Joy Bhattacharjya. After months of speculation about his future with the Indian team in shortest format, having not played a T20I for more than a year following India’s T20 World Cup semi-final loss
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reconstituted its national women’s selection committee, expanding it to seven members. The decision was taken by PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, and comes in the wake of Pakistan’s 3-0 ODI series loss to West Indies at home earlier this week. According to a PCB release on Thursday, the retained members
Maia Bouchier says her goal for the 2024 summer is to cement her new-found status at the top of England’s batting order, as the countdown begins for the T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in September. Bouchier, 25, enjoyed a breakthrough winter on England’s recent tour of New Zealand, where she capitalised on the late arrival
New Zealand 178 for 7 (Robinson 51, Foxcroft 34, Abbas 3-20) beat Pakistan 174 for 8 (Fakhar 61, O’Rourke 3-27, Sears 2-27) by four runs Four days after failing to defend 178 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan failed to chase down the same target in Lahore on Thursday. A disciplined performance from New Zealand’s bowling attack, particularly
In response, Vanuatu lost their opening batters, Andrew and Valenta Langiatu, who was dropped at slip the ball before being caught, in the powerplay, which ended on a cautious 25 for 3. They almost lost their captain Selina Solman to what seemed a hamstring niggle in the ninth over but she batted on and shared
Warwickshire have signed allrounder Aamer Jamal on a multi-format contract until the end of July, after he was left out of Pakistan’s ongoing T20I series against New Zealand. Jamal announced himself to the world by taking 18 wickets in three matches in his maiden Test series for Pakistan in Australia late last year, and has
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