News Ollie Pope left out of England’s four-day warm-up fixture in Antigua Dan Lawrence has been given the opportunity to secure a spot in England’s middle order for the first Test against West Indies after being listed at No. 4 for their four-day warm-up match against a CWI President’s XI in Antigua. Lawrence, 24, made
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News Rauf is yet to play a Test but was in the running for selection after injuries to Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf Pakistan have been dealt another blow ahead of the first Test against Australia with Haris Rauf testing positive for Covid-19. He has been put in isolation for now and is likely to
News After losing two of four home Tests, and the series in India, the defending Test world champions are precariously placed on the WTC table In a Test match that Tom Latham feels was “even stevens” for the first three days, South Africa’s batting on the fourth day proved to be the difference between a
News Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma among Indians who move up in women’s rankings New Zealand allrounder Amelia Kerr rode on her impressive performances in the recently concluded ODI series against India, climbing five places up to No. 17 among batters, while also rising four spots to sit at the same position among bowlers. The 21-year-old
News Smriti Mandhana leads Indian batting effort again, just two days after retiring hurt when she was struck by a Shabnim Ismail bouncer India Women 258 (Mandhana 66, Deepti 51, Bhatia 42, Fraser 2-24) beat West Indies Women 177 for 9 (Campbelle 63, Matthews 44, Vastrakar 3-21, Meghna 2-30) by 81 runs India Women beat
New Zealand were beaten comprehensibly by South Africa in the second Test in Christchurch on Tuesday but that doesn’t mean the hosts did not have their share of brilliance in the series-deciding final Test match. On Day 4, Will Young pulled off an “outrageous” catch to dismiss South Africa pacer Marco Jansen. During the 79th
News The game will now be a three-day contest starting on Thursday with extended hours for the remainder of the match Organisers have abandoned the first day of play in the Sheffield Shield match between Queensland and South Australia at the Gabba due to Brisbane’s floods. The match was scheduled to begin on Wednesday but
Report South Africa are five wickets away from squaring the series and will bowl a minimum of 62 more overs Lunch New Zealand 293 & 180 for 5 (Blundell 44*, de Grandhomme 10*) need another 246 runs South Africa 364 & 354 for 9 by 246 runs Devon Conway fell eight runs short of a
News The Bangladesh captain says he wants his side to finish in the top four on the World Cup Super League points table Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal called Afghanistan the hungrier of the two sides following the visitors’ seven-wicket win in the third ODI in Chattogram. Tamim’s frustration stems from his side’s meek surrender in
News Todd Greenberg, the ACA chief executive, said players were aware how important it was to keep the game going The Australian Cricketers’ Association is hopeful the key parts of a new pay deal between the players and Cricket Australia could be resolved in the coming months with chief executive Todd Greenberg vowing that there
News According to an ICC report, she was visibly shaken by the blow but did not feel any concussion symptoms An ICC report said Mandhana was assessed by the team doctor following the incident and was originally declared fit to continue, only to retire hurt an over and a half later after another consultation. She
News South Africa batter reveals he worked on playing the ball late to improve his game Kyle Verreynne is among only a handful of batters on South Africa’s first-class scene to maintain a career average of 50 since his debut in 2015, but even with the weight of numbers behind him, he entered the international
News “Shakib had given letter saying he won’t be available to play Tests for six months. Scenario has changed since he won’t be playing IPL,” says BCB official Shakib Al Hasan will sit down with BCB president Nazmul Hassan “within the next couple of days” to discuss his Test plans, according to cricket operations chairman
News The threat, warning him against travelling to Pakistan, was issued on social media to Agar’s partner A threat issued on social media to Ashton Agar, warning him against travelling to Pakistan, has been investigated and dismissed by the Pakistan and Australia cricket boards and government security agencies. Sydney Morning Herald reported on Monday that
News Heartbroken batter wants to stay with the team and play their final Ranji Trophy league match on March 3 Baroda batter Vishnu Solanki has decided to carry on playing the Ranji Trophy despite the heartbreaking loss of his father and his day-old daughter in a span of two weeks. On February 11, while in
IND vs SL: Dasun Shanaka remained unbeaten on 47 and 74 runs, respectively, in the last two T20Is.© BCCI Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was full of praise for the efforts of Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka in the two T20Is played in two consecutive days in Dharamsala on Saturday and Sunday. Gavaskar seemed quite
Report Rahmanullah Gurbaz is fit to play; Afghanistan bring back Gulbadin Naib in place of Farid Ahmed Toss Bangladesh chose to bat against Afghanistan Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal expectedly opted to bat first after winning the toss against Afghanistan in the third and final ODI in Chattogram on Monday morning. Bangladesh didn’t name any changes
Report New Zealand took the second new ball just before lunch and lost a review as well Lunch South Africa 364 & 232 for 7 (Verreynne 76*, Rabada 2*) lead New Zealand 293 by 303 runs South Africa achieved their goal of setting New Zealand a target of at least 270 in the first session
News After eight innings at No. 3, Shreyas has hit 340 runs at a strike rate of 147 Look, there’s a lot of competition for places in this team, and I’d be happy just to be in the XI, but if I could choose, I’d bat No. 3. This, essentially, was the vibe of Shreyas
News Four things Sri Lanka might have learned from their T20 February, with an eye to the World Cup Through the course of this month, Sri Lanka have played five T20Is in Australia, and three in India. They’ve lost all but one of those matches, often going down against substantially weakened opposition. But then, they’ve
Preview Afghanistan will want to fix gaping holes in their batting Big picture Bangladesh have an opportunity to keep their top position in the ICC ODI Super League. However, given two of their upcoming series against England and Ireland aren’t set in stone yet, it is best to grab points when they’re in form, like
News Mandeep stars in Punjab’s win, Jadeja’s 11-for helps Saurashtra stay alive Mumbai came back from the brink to beat Goa to keep their Ranji Trophy hopes alive. Denied a win by Saurashtra under fading light last week, nothing less than a victory would’ve sufficed, and when they were bowled out for 168 in the
Report The visitors brought in Vandersay and Liyanage for Jayawickrama and Mishara Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs India Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka chose to bat first in the third and final T20I in Dharamsala. India captain Rohit Sharma, who plays his 125th game in the format and becomes the most-capped player in
News “We may be young in terms of age but being senior or junior shouldn’t be an excuse” One of the biggest takeaways for Bangladesh in their ODI series win over Afghanistan has been the contributions from multiple players, not just the seniors. Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das and Taskin Ahmed all put
News Australia captain says “we’re really lucky to be surrounded by so many professionals” Pat Cummins says he feels “incredibly safe” after touching down in Pakistan on Sunday for Australia’s first tour of the country in 24 years. Cummins will captain Australia in an overseas Test match for the first time when they take on
South Africa will be looking for at least 60 more runs, but would be more comfortable with 90 more from their last five batting pairs as they seek to set New Zealand a target in excess of 300 to win the second Test. On a pitch that remains good for batting, Rassie van der Dussen,
News India wicketkeeper is being monitored for symptoms of concussion India wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan underwent a precautionary CT scan, as advised by the team’s medical staff, after he copped a blow on the helmet during the second T20I in Dharamsala. He was subsequently kept under observation for concussion at a hospital in Kangra. The incident
India captain Rohit Sharma was spotted have a coffee in the dressing room.© Instagram Team India were at their ruthless best as the hosts chased down a target of 184 to beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. It was a bone-chilling evening in Dharamsala, with the temperature fluctuating around
Report South Africa took just two wickets on a surface that continues to offer something for the quicks under cloudy skies Lunch New Zealand 253 for 7 (de Grandhomme 103*, Southee 3*) trail South Africa 364 (Erwee 108, Wagner 4-102) by 111 runs Colin de Grandhomme‘s second Test century and a 133-run sixth-wicket stand with
News Mayank Agarwal has been drafted into the squad for the last two T20Is Opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out of India’s ongoing T20I series against Sri Lanka because of a wrist injury, and Mayank Agarwal has replaced him in the squad for the remaining two matches. Gaikwad had been ruled out of