Report West Indies were bowled out for 230 on the fourth morning to give the home side a 156-run lead Lunch Sri Lanka 84 for 2 (Karunaratne 42*, Mathews 16*, Warrican 1-28) and 386 lead West Indies 230 (Mayers 45, Jayawickrama 4-40) by 240 runs With the sun shining in Galle again, Sri Lanka tightened
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News Lizaad Williams also ruled out because of an intercostal muscle strain, Junior Dala has been added to squad Lungi Ngidi has been forced to withdraw from South Africa’s squad for the three-match ODI series at home against Netherlands after testing positive for Covid-19. “He is well and in good spirits,” a CSA statement on
News Marcus Harris said that Paine remains the best wicketkeeper in the country Paine remains available for selection with every indication he will be included in the first Test at the Gabba providing he comes through his return-to-play following neck surgery. He is currently part of a 2nd XI match against South Australia and will
News Iyer averages 52.18 in first-class cricket, and scores them at an astonishing strike-rate of 81.54 Shreyas Iyer is all set to be India’s 303rd men’s Test cricketer. Stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane confirmed a day before the Kanpur Test against New Zealand that Iyer will be debuting after KL Rahul was ruled out with a
Report The second day of England’s first warm-up match was washed out Experts are warning to expect more than the usual afternoon thunderstorm in Brisbane as rare weather patterns threaten to spoil the Ashes build-up for both Australia and England and the first Test itself. Play was abandoned without a ball bowled on day two
News Another Australia men’s captain has lost his job in dramatic circumstances Late last week, the Australia men’s team lurched into another crisis with the resignation of Tim Paine as captain following the emergence of explicit messages he sent to a female colleague in 2017. Pat Cummins is in line to replace him although Paine
News The PCB had terminated its cable-distribution deal and suspended the broadcasting deal with PTV Sports, which was expected to earn them US$ 200 million over three years A sessions court in Lahore has granted a stay order to prevent the PCB from suspending its deal with the state-owned broadcaster PTV. The PCB had signed
News Coach of Team Abu Dhabi opens up on a successful foray into franchise cricket Team Abu Dhabi have got off to a flyer in the Abu Dhabi T10, winning four games out of four. Paul Farbrace‘s side are the only unbeaten side left in the tournament and he puts that down to a clear
Unofficial Test: India A celebrate a wicket against South Africa A.© Twitter The India A bowlers had a tough time on the field as Pieter Malan and Tony de Zorzi scored centuries to take South Africa A to 343 for three at stumps on day one of the opening unofficial Test here on Tuesday. After
News On a pitch that offered substantial assistance, Sri Lanka’s spin-bowling coach felt his bowlers were somewhat overeager Sri Lanka’s young trio of frontline spinners has taken seven wickets between them and seemingly put the team in a strong position in the opening Test against West Indies. But spin-bowling coach Piyal Wijetunge thinks they could
News He is the first former Kolpak player to be recalled for the national team since the system ceased to exist Wayne Parnell is four years older, has represented ten more teams and collected 100 more white-ball wickets since he last played limited-overs cricket for South Africa. He is now promising to contribute “experience” during
News Deandra Dottin struck 73 as West Indies thumped Ireland Bangladesh Women 322 for 5 (Akhter 130*, Hoque 67, Chaudhary 2-64) beat USA Women 52 (Norris 16, Fahima 2-5, Salma 2-10, Rumana 2-11) by 270 runs Sharmin Akhter‘s unbeaten 130 helped Bangladesh retain their position atop the Women’s ODI World Cup Qualifier Group B table
News Rahul has a muscle strain on his left thigh and will now undergo rehabilitation at the NCA KL Rahul has been sidelined from the upcoming two-Test series against New Zealand with a strain in his left thigh. He will now undergo rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, and Suryakumar Yadav has been
Report Visitors go into lunch on the third day 171 runs behind with two first-innings wickets in hand Lunch West Indies 215 for 8 (Mayers 45, Brathwaite 41, Holder 36, Cornwall 33*, Da Silva 9*, Jayawickrama 3-38, Mendis 3-75) trail Sri Lanka 386 by 171 runs Sri Lanka would have come in to the third
News Chairman Andrew Gaggin describes CA’s treatment of Paine as “appalling” and “the worst since Bill Lawry” Cricket Tasmania chairman Andrew Gaggin has lashed out at Cricket Australia, describing their treatment of Tim Paine as “appalling” and “the worst” of any Australia captain in 50 years. Gaggin released the statement on behalf of the Cricket
Report The England vs England Lions three-day match is Stokes’ first game of cricket since July England 0 for 98 (Hameed 53*, Burns 39*) vs England Lions Rain and some impressive batting from England’s openers delayed Ben Stokes‘ low-profile return to cricket before next month’s Ashes opener at the Gabba. The England allrounder arrived at
News Heat and Hurricanes will be able to travel to Perth to play under strict biosecure protocols despite having been in New South Wales in a positive sign for the Perth Ashes Test Cricket Australia has been forced to move one BBL fixture out of Perth due to Western Australia’s Covid border restrictions but has
News Greg Barclay on Afghanistan: “We will continue to support them as a member and encourage them to continue to take an inclusive approach to cricket” The ICC is “comfortable and confident” that the 2025 Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in Pakistan, will go ahead as planned. The PCB was awarded hosting rights for
SL vs WI: Dhananjaya de Silva was dismissed via hit-wicket on Monday.© AFP Dhananjaya de Silva put in a good batting display during Sri Lanka’s ongoing first Test match against West Indies at the Galle International Stadium. Despite his knock of 61 off 95 balls on Day 2, the all-rounder was dismissed in a strange
News South Africa Test captain tunes up ahead of the series against India in mid-December South Africa’s Test captain Dean Elgar signalled his return to full fitness from an abductor injury with a hundred in his third red-ball innings this summer as the Titans registered their first win of the season. Elgar, who sustained the
News Shakib Al Hasan’s inclusion for first Test against Pakistan subject to fitness Batter Mahmudul Hasan Joy and fast bowler Rejaur Rahman Raja have earned their maiden call-ups to the Bangladesh Test squad for the first match against Pakistan, to be held in Chattogram from November 26. The team management, meanwhile, is waiting for Shakib
News Nawaz pulled out of his stance really late after a Mahmudullah delivery that hit the stumps Mahmudullah “trusted” umpire Tanvir Ahmed’s decision to signal a dead ball when Mohammad Nawaz pulled out from his stance at during the tense concluding moments of the third T20I. The passage was part of a dramatic last over
News Both are in Kolkata for the third T20I against New Zealand and will leave with the squad on November 23 Chahar and Kishan are in Kolkata for the third T20I against New Zealand and will leave with the squad on November 23. “Yes, Deepak and Ishan have been drafted to the squad. They will
Report Gabriel, Chase and Warrican pick up wickets in the morning session on the second day Lunch Sri Lanka 341 for 6 (Karunaratne 147, de Silva 61, Chandimal 33*, Lakmal 6*, Chase 3-60, Gabriel 2-58) vs West Indies West Indies pulled themselves back into the match on the second morning, dismissing the overnight Sri Lankan
Follow the latest from the camp at ecb.co.uk/england/men The first ODI of the 5-match series proved an edgy encounter, as England faced Australia at the Oval. The Aussies only mustered 214 in their innings which looks to be below par by all accounts. However England made heavy weather of their reply, creeping over the line
Report Bangladesh handed out three debuts, with Shamim Hosain, Shahidul Islam and Nasum Ahmed coming in Toss Bangladesh chose to bat vs Pakistan Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first. For the third straight game, the home captain Mahmudullah called correctly and once more opted to set Pakistan a target. Bangladesh made three
News The Brisbane Heat keeper-batter has had another impressive season Jess Jonassen believes her Brisbane Heat team-mate Georgia Redmayne should be in the Australia side after another prolific WBBL campaign where she has excelled in front and behind the stumps. Redmayne, who has yet to be capped at international level, made 436 runs at 36.33
News “Going forward, we will definitely keep an eye out for him,” India’s T20 captain says of Venkatesh Iyer With the 2022 T20 World Cup just 11 months away, India’s captain for the format, Rohit Sharma, wants the new players who featured in the team’s 3-0 series win over New Zealand to be given a
News He was part of the Tasmania 2nd XI facing South Australia in Hobart Three days after resigning as Australia’s Test captain, Tim Paine makes his return to playing as he bids to be part of the upcoming Ashes series. The Tasmania 2nd XI match against South Australia, at Lindisfarne Memorial Park in Hobart, will
News India’s coach also suggested that the team might continue to rest and rotate players over the coming 12 months India may have just swept the T20 World Cup runners-up 3-0 in his first series as full-time head coach, but Rahul Dravid wants to take a “realistic” view of where the team stands. He is