Majority of South African players including Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, David Miller and Aiden Markram will join their respective IPL teams in India only on April 3, four days after the tournament begins on March 31. ESPNcricinfo has learnt that Cricket South Africa (CSA) informed the BCCI that it wants all its top players available
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Tim Southee won the toss on a green pitch under overcast conditions in Christchurch and put Sri Lanka into bat. Southee noted that the green tinge to the wicket was the reason for the decision. New Zealand have made one change after their one-run win against England, bringing in Blair Tickner in place of Will
On the eve of the first T20 international against England, several Bangladesh batters were gathered around one of the centre wickets at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. There was laughter, shouting, and balls flying in different directions. The acoustics of the Chattogram venue lets you hear what is being said in the middle from the
Big picture: Huge stadium, huge stakes The world’s largest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad is an apt venue given the large stakes on offer for the final Test of a fascinating Border-Gavaskar series. The pomp and ceremony surrounding the arrival of the respective Prime Ministers might bolster the crowd to record levels, but the cricket should
Former legspinner Samuel Badree has been appointed as West Indies’ assistant coach for the white-ball leg of their South Africa tour. West Indies play three ODIs and as many T20Is starting March 16. Badree has previously worked as a spin-bowling consultant for West Indies, and Delhi Capitals (in the IPL), and believes that this opportunity
Veteran South African cricket administrator Joseph Pamensky has died aged 92 on Wednesday. Born in Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha) on July 21, 1930, Pamensky, fondly called “Uncle Joe”, notably served as president of the South African Cricket Union until 1991. He led the board during tumultuous times in the 1970s when the game’s authorities in
Big picture “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouf.” – Mike Tyson (quote reproduced here in the original Tysonian) Sri Lanka’s preparation for this Test series has very nearly been ideal. Before the squad even assembled, most were playing in the four-day National Super League, Sri Lanka’s top first-class competition. They
It has been a frustrating wait for Bumrah, who has attempted to make a comeback more than once since suffering the back injury last August, which ruled him out of the Asia Cup. Initially, the injury had not seemed too serious as Bumrah was named in India’s T20 World Cup squad on September 12. To
Big picture – England favourites despite missing stars England will hope to keep their white-ball juggernaut rolling in the first of three T20Is against Bangladesh, to be played in Chattogram on Thursday. This is England’s first time out in their T20I strip since becoming world champions. Up against them are Bangladesh, who are pretty good
Western Australia 387 for 7 (Inglis 138, Bancroft 90, Marsh 56, W Agar 2-56) beat South Australia 206 (Hunt 50, Smith 44, Agar 5-64) by 181 runs Josh Inglis tuned up for the India ODI tour with a blistering century as Western Australia capped a flawless Marsh Cup season by thrashing South Australia in a
Toss South Africa choose to bat vs West Indies South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and chose to bat on an atypically dry Wanderers pitch. He reasoned that the nature of the surface prompted the hosts to pick two specialist spinners in Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer. West Indies also selected two spinners,
Sam Billings insists he has no regrets about his decision to miss ongoing England’s white-ball tour to Bangladesh in order to play for Lahore Qalandars in the PSL. Several England players without central contracts – including Alex Hales, Liam Dawson and Tymal Mills – opted to fulfil their more lucrative PSL deals rather than travelling
Steven Smith could not remember another occasion where he had been unsure which pitch he would be playing on for a Test match two days out from it starting. That was the situation which emerged on Tuesday in Ahmedabad with Australia leaving the ground still in the dark over which of the two surfaces would
Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir isn’t known to mince his words. Time and again, Gambhir has triggered storms on social media over his brutal takes on cricketing subjects. As KL Rahul battles a barren run of form, Gambhir — the mentor of his franchise Lucknow Super Giants — has given an honest take on the
In the nets with Mark Wood during practice in Bangladesh. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket teams and England and Wales Cricket Board, including highlights, interviews and features getting you closer to the England teams and county players. Subscribe
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Islamabad United 209 for 8 (Ashraf 51*, Shadab 44, Munro 40, Anwar 3-33, Ihsanullah 2-35) beat Multan Sultans 205 for 5 (Masood 75, David 60, Shadab 2-26) by two wickets Sometimes crash, bang, wallop is fun. It is the principle on which T20 cricket was founded on (look away, haters) and it came to the
Had India taken that one wicket – and all other global Test results remained what they were – they would now have 131 WTC points rather than 123. Ahead of the fourth Border-Gavaskar Test match, which begins in Ahmedabad on Thursday, they would only have needed a draw to seal a spot in June’s WTC
Michael Vaughan‘s lawyer has said “due process” was denied to his client, and “sent on holiday” in the ECB’s investigations into charges that he made racist comments to four Asian and British-Asian players in 2009. Christopher Stoner KC, representing Vaughan, called the investigation “wholly and woefully inadequate” on the final day of the Cricket Discipline
A cushion of over 200 runs to defend in a T20 game can be a double-edged sword. While it certainly puts the chasing team under pressure, it could also induce bowlers into taking it easy – or the opposition taking the game head on with little to lose. Alyssa Healy did just that, giving UP
Big picture For South Africa and West Indies, the current World Test Championship will come to an end at the Wanderers, with neither side competing for a place in the final but both aiming for a better finish than they managed in their previous run. South Africa ended the 2019-2021 cycle in fifth; West Indies
Peshawar Zalmi 207 all out (Ayub 68, Babar 50, Shaheen 4-31) beat Lahore Qalandars 172 all out (Talat 63, Shaheen 52, Wahab 3-17) by 35 runs Peshawar Zalmi put in their best performance of the season to brush aside Lahore Qalandars by 50 runs. A sensational knock from Saim Ayub, whose 36-ball 68 gave Zalmi
In the last Test series in New Zealand, both sides very clearly went all-out for victory, because that is their Test-match identity. Sri Lanka can perhaps have claimed to have pioneered Bazball, before Baz was even a thing – the likes of Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya having blazed through the late 90s. But
Remember the high full toss Virat Kohli faced in the 2022 T20 World Cup match against Pakistan that was called a no-ball by the umpire? Or the high full toss that Rovman Powell hit for six in Delhi Capitals’ tense chase against Rajasthan Royals that wasn’t called a no-ball and led to Rishabh Pant losing
South Zone 500 for 5 dec (Shadman 246, Marshall 120, Murad 2-147) beat Central Zone 230 (Jaker 53, Ariful 40, Nazmul 3-61, Anamul 2-7) and 237 (Hider 77, Sharifullah 63, Khaled 5-74, Nazmul 3-48) by an innings and 33 runs South Zone cruised to their sixth Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL) title, defeating Central Zone by
Australia’s bid for a series-levelling victory in Ahmedabad, which would go down as one of their finest results, could begin in front of a world record Test match crowd amid further intrigue over what the pitch will offer with India seeking to bounce back from a rare home defeat. The opening day of the final
Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the second Test against West Indies due to “mild groin discomfort,” following South Africa’s win at Centurion. No replacement has been named in the squad which leaves South Africa with only three specialist seamers: Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Marco Jansen, allrounder Wiaan Mulder and a trio of spinners
New Zealand batter Kane Williamson will join their squad late for the Test series opener against Sri Lanka in Christchurch following the death of his grandmother Joan Williamson-Orr, a former mayor of Taupo. Williamson will link up with the side after attending a memorial service on Wednesday. Two days out from the first Test at
The best of Sophie Ecclestone at home in 2022. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket teams and England and Wales Cricket Board, including highlights, interviews and features getting you closer to the England teams and county players. Subscribe for