Sri Lanka will almost certainly be without Dushmantha Chameera for the entirety of the Asia Cup, and appear unlikely to have Wanindu Hasaranga in their XI for the group stage either. Meanwhile, Kusal Perera and Avishka Fernando – who were likely to make the Asia Cup squad – have tested positive for Covid-19, and are
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Brook was a surprise omission from England’s 15-man squad last week and responded by hitting 105 not out from 42 balls for Northern Superchargers at Headingley on Tuesday night. He walked in at 10 for 3 after 20 balls, and the next-highest score was just 15. As things stand, he is likely to travel to
As he gears up for his international debut, Dewald Brevis is waiting to ‘just straight run into’ Australia as they arrive in South Africa for a white-ball series that gets underway on August 30. “I must say I am so excited because it’s going to be proper heat and lots of fighting so I can’t
Having been on the comeback trail, thanks in part to working with the Australian Ballet to strengthen her feet, she will now miss another WBBL campaign with Melbourne Renegades, having not played a game for them since returning to Renegades in 2022 after spending the previous two seasons with Hobart Hurricanes. Since making her WBBL
TossAfghanistan chose to bat vs Pakistan Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat in the second T20I against Pakistan in Hambantota on Thursday. Pakistan lead the three-match series 1-0 after a crushing 142-run win in the opener on Tuesday. Afghanistan made two changes to the XI that played in the first match with Rahmat
AFG vs PAK, 2nd ODI Live: Afghanistan look to bounce back as they take on Pakistan.© AFP AFG vs PAK, 2nd ODI Live: Afghanistan look to bounce back as they take on Pakistan in the second ODI of the three-match series in Hambantota. Pakistan, who took a 1-0 lead in the series on Tuesday, once
Qasim Akram will captain Pakistan at the Asian Games, where the men’s team will play for a gold medal in – T20 – cricket between September 28 and October 7 in Hangzhou, China. With World Cup preparations in full swing, Pakistan have, as expected, named a young, second-string squad, with Asif Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Shahnawaz
South Africa have named Laura Wolvaardt as the new captain of their senior women’s team. Wolvaardt, 24, has for now been appointed for just under two months, for the tour of Pakistan and the home series against New Zealand, which ends on October 15. A CSA release said Wolvaardt’s position will be reviewed following the
India’s Asia-Cup-bound players have begun arriving in Bengaluru for a six-day conditioning camp that begins on Thursday at the Karnataka State Cricket Association’s (KSCA) Three Ovals campus in Alur. While fitness parameters of players, particularly those who returned from the Caribbean earlier this month, will be a key focus area, the camp also aims to
File image of Jasprit Bumrah© Twitter India captain Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday lauded the supremely confident youngsters who contributed to the team’s T20 series win in Ireland. India won the series 2-0 after the third T20 was abandoned due to rain. The series also marked a much-awaited comeback of Bumrah from a back surgery. “Very
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The captains of the two teams, Paul Stirling and Jasprit Bumrah, shook hands in the middle to draw the curtain on the three-match series. Bumrah was named Player of the Series for his four wickets in the two completed games, at an average of 9.75 and an economy of just 4.87, comfortably the best across
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Political developments could make their impact felt on the PCB yet again after Pakistan’s Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) ministry sent a note to the Prime Minister’s office that places the spotlight on the future of PCB head Zaka Ashraf. The letter references guidelines issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan, asking to “ensure immediate termination of
Less than 72 hours after they finish their three-match ODI series in Rajkot, India and Australia will begin their final round of dress rehearsals for the World Cup with warm-ups against England and Netherlands respectively on September 30. Pakistan, meanwhile, will warm-up against New Zealand on September 29, while South Africa take on Afghanistan. Bangladesh
Sourav Ganguly feels that India have more than enough options for the much-discussed No. 4 position in ODIs in the lead up to the Asia Cup and World Cup, naming Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul as contenders. He also stressed that there is “no hard-and-fast rule” about who should bat at what position,
Cheteshwar Pujara believes he still has a lot to offer India’s Test side, even though he confesses that being dropped has sometimes left him frustrated, battling self-doubt and nursing a bruised ego. The veteran of 103 Test caps last represented India at the World Test Championship final in June, and was not picked for the
A bowling captain who plays all three formats, and leads in two of them. Pat Cummins has a lot on his plate, especially with an ODI World Cup in India coming up, but Matthew Hayden feels that with Steven Smith always “flapping around” on the field, “it’s a solution that Australia’s got covered” at the
New Zealand have spruced up their support staff in the lead-up to the 2023 ODI World Cup, with Stephen Fleming and James Foster set to join the set-up. Ian Bell and Saqlain Mushtaq will also be among a rotating cast of New Zealand’s coaching staff over the next four months away from home. The appointments
Nepal’s cricket squad on Tuesday headed to Pakistan for the ODI Asia Cup without its star spin bowler, who must stay home to stand trial for alleged rape, officials said. Sandeep Lamichhane, 23, was once the poster boy for the rise of cricket in Nepal, but he is accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in
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Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced equal international-match fees for their men’s and women’s players in a massive boost to female cricketers in the country. The landmark announcement came on the same day when CSA unveiled a six-team professional domestic system for women, as part of the legacy projects following the 2023 Women’sT20 World Cup,
KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have been selected in India’s ODI squad for the Asia Cup after recovering in time from a thigh and back injury respectively. The 17-man Asia Cup squad announced by India’s chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar in Delhi on Monday also includes rookie left-hander Tilak Varma, who hasn’t made his ODI
Steven Smith has revealed that he carried his left wrist injury through the final three matches of the Ashes series after damaging it at Lord’s while fielding during the second Test. He is hopeful of being fit for Australia’s subsequent three-match ODI series in India which starts on September 22 in Chandigarh but it leaves
47.1 overs Pakistan (Imam 61, Iftikhar 30, Mujeeb 3-31, Nabi 2-34, Rashid 2-42) vs Afghanistan Playing against Afghanistan, Pakistan perhaps knew the threat that spin trio Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi possessed. But they couldn’t quite come out unscathed when faced with the challenge. Mujeeb, Rashid and Nabi shared seven wickets between
Alex Hartley, the left-arm spinner who won the 2017 ODI World Cup with England, has announced that she will retire from professional cricket at the end of the ongoing edition of the Hundred. Hartley, 29, took a break from the game earlier this year after revealing she was “struggling mentally” while playing for Thunder in
Bangladesh fast bowler Ebadot Hossain has been ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup because of the knee injury he sustained in the ODI series against Afghanistan last month. Ebadot was named in the 17-member squad 10 days ago, but he hasn’t recovered through the rehab programme on time. He will be replaced by the
Big Picture – Will Bumrah give chances to Jitesh, Shahbaz and Avesh? India have largely achieved what they wanted from this Ireland series. Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna have made excellent returns to form and fitness and have subsequently been drafted into the Asia Cup squad. Ruturaj Gaikwad has returned to the T20I set-up with
David Warner is expected to fulfil his commitments with Sydney Thunder before taking up a deal with Dubai Capitals in the ILT20, although Australia international duty could also be a factor in his availability. On Monday, Warner was unveiled among Capitals’ new batch of signings – which also included England quick Mark Wood – for