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News He played 12 ODIs and four Tests in an international career spanning 1975-1982 Bandula Warnapura, Sri Lanka’s first Test captain and a former coach and administrator, has died aged 68 at a private hospital in Colombo. He was understood to have been struggling with diabetes and was rushed to the ICU last week following
News “We looked at all the issues, including feedback from players and, in terms of the interview, the impressive interview that Mr [Michael] Smith gave” Roger Telemachus was passed over for the job of Kwa-Zulu Natal Inland coach in favour of Michael Smith because Smith offered a more impressive interview, and not due to racial
News Bangladesh head coach wants better batting in the powerplay, with more balance between attack and defence Bangladesh will try to have different types of batters together in the middle, and focus on having a better powerplay against Oman, according to coach Russell Domingo. This is the reaction after their six-run defeat against Scotland on
Report Williamson returns from injury with handy 37 as New Zealand make 158 for 7 Australia 159 for 7 (Smith 35, Santner 3-22) beat New Zealand 158 for 7 (Williamson 37, Mitchell 35, Richardson 3-24) by three wickets David Warner‘s struggles with the bat continued after the IPL as he was out for a duck,
Report Liam Livingstone impressed with bat and ball for England before going off the field with a finger injury India 192 for 3 (Kishan 70, Rahul 51, Pant 29*) beat England 188 for 5 (Bairstow 49, Moeen 43*, Livingstone 30, Shami 3-40) by seven wickets Fifties from KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan at the top
News Allrounder left field during England’s seven-wicket defeat to India, will be assessed in 24 hours Liam Livingstone is a doubt for England’s opening fixture of the men’s T20 World Cup against West Indies on Saturday after suffering a finger injury during their first warm-up match against India in Dubai. Livingstone was injured while dropping
KL Rahul’s brutal yet elegant fifty sealed the second opener’s debate while his opening partner Ishan Kishan also grabbed the opportunity as India warmed-up nicely with a seven-wicket win over England in their opening practice match ahead of the T20 World Cup. Rahul made batting look easy with six boundaries and three sixes in his
Report Namibia made two changes to the side that won their most recent T20I, bringing in batter Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton and left-arm seamer Ruben Trumpelmann Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl vs Namibia Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first in their T20 World Cup opener, against Namibia. Captain Dasun Shanaka said
Report West Indies scored at less than six an over until Kieron Pollard hit five successive fours in the final over Pakistan 131 for 3 (Babar 50, Zaman 46*, Walsh 2-41) beat West Indies 130 for 7 (Hetmyer 28, Hasan Ali 2-21, Rauf 2-32, Afridi 2-41) by seven wickets Pakistan brushed defending champions West Indies
News Johan van Heerden on concerns raised by Eddie Leie over living conditions of younger academy players, all of whom were black The Free State Cricket Union has admitted to providing sub-standard accommodation for academy players, all of whom were black, as recently as 2019, but denied any racial discrimination in the province’s cricketing structures.
Shakib Al Hasan will be under pressure after his struggle at No. 3 against Scotland © ICC via Getty Big Picture Bangladesh-Oman is looking increasingly like a knockout game in Group B, particularly after Scotland shocked Bangladesh on the opening day. Oman have already crushed Papua New Guinea, which means another win gives them a
News Greaves goes from delivering parcels for Amazon to dispatching Bangladesh in only his second T20I As soon as Saafyan Sharif closed out Scotland’s biggest win in World Cups – 50-over and T20 – captain Kyle Coetzer was trying to get the team together. There were little groups hugging each other around the Al Amerat
News Former Australia allrounder to join chairman of selectors George Bailey and head coach Justin Langer on the three-man panel Former Australia and Victoria allrounder and long-time cricket administrator Tony Dodemaide has been named as the new selector in the Australia men’s set-up taking over the role vacated by Trevor Hohns. Dodemaide will join chairman
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News “He analyses not only our team, but the oppositions’ weaknesses – he sees the game in a unique way” – Shanaka on Jayawardene Avishka Fernando has not hit a T20I fifty in 21 innings. But in the last four matches – two practice games against an Oman side, and in Sri Lanka’s warm-ups against
News Captain says Mushfiqur Rahim dismissal was “turning point” as small chase got out of hand Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah, frustrated with their shock six-run defeat at the hands of Scotland, said that they failed to bat aggressively throughout the 141-run chase. However, he still believed that Bangladesh could turn around from this messy start, particularly
Dan Lawrence heads off for the Ashes next month knowing that England’s next generation of batters cannot retain their Test places on potential alone. However, he believes that a combination of Australia’s run-laden wickets, and a year spent watching Joe Root’s masterclasses at close quarters, can only augur well for his and his team-mates’ chances
Scotland players celebrate their win over Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup on Sunday.© AFP Scotland stunned Bangladesh by six runs in their Group B opener of the T20 World Cup first round in Al Amerat on Sunday. Chris Greaves led a fine lower-order fightback with a 28-ball 45 as Scotland recovered from a hopeless situation
Big picture The Sri Lanka of yore were legendary destroyers of associate sides. But if this team thinks Namibia is going to roll over for them, a quick glance at Namibia’s record should be sobering enough. Of the 22 T20Is Namibia have completed, they have won 18. They have also won each of their last
Report Scotland have named two spinners in the playing XI – Chris Greaves and Mark Watt Toss Bangladesh chose to field against Scotland Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah chose to field after winning the toss against Scotland in the second match of the first round of the T20 World Cup in Muscat. Mahmudullah said that the dew
News Earlier this week, he coached Chennai Super Kings to their fourth IPL title A day after coaching Chennai Super Kings to their fourth IPL title, Stephen Fleming joined the New Zealand coaching staff for a short gig in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup in the UAE. Fleming has established himself as a
News Back in the mix after six years, seamer hopes his experience would help the team in their T20 World Cup defence When Trinidad & Tobago enjoyed a barnstorming run to the inaugural Champions League T20 final in 2009, Ravi Rampaul proved an able foil to Dwayne Bravo, who finished as the highest wicket-taker that
News “I’m going stick to my strengths of the death and not worry too much about what others are doing.” It’s been a lengthy wait for everyone between men’s T20 World Cups – five years – but it’s been even longer for Mitchell Starc who missed the 2016 event due to injury. He has played
Alyssa Healy has started the Weber WBBL season with a bang, hitting a rapid fifty to guide the Sydney Sixers to a six-wicket win over the Melbourne Stars in Hobart. More #WBBL07 videos: https://www.cricket.com.au/video Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cricketcomau
Preview Scotland won their two warm-ups, Bangladesh have series win over New Zealand and Australia to their credit in the near past Big Picture That said, Bangladesh have T20I series wins over Australia and New Zealand, from the last three months, to draw confidence from. Together with their 2-1 win over Zimbabwe in July, they
Stuart Broad has not bowled a ball in anger since tearing his calf ahead of the Lord’s Test in August, and he does not expect to face a batter in the nets until England touch down in Australia next month. Nevertheless, as he savours the “mental freshness” that two months away from the international treadmill
Bhuvneshwar Kumar might have endured a rough time at IPL 2021 – his economy rate of 7.97 was his worst in a season – but India captain Virat Kohli has brushed off concerns around his form in the lead-up to the Men’s T20 World Cup. In the UAE leg of the IPL, Bhuvneshwar managed just
West Indies captain Kieron Pollard acknowledged his side’s power-packed batting ahead of the men’s T20 World Cup which starts on Sunday. T20 World Cup will begin with the Round 1 Group B encounter between hosts Oman and Papua New Guinea on Sunday, with Scotland and Bangladesh, the other teams in Group B, clashing in the