News After the list of retained players is finalised, the two new franchises will get first choice from the rest of the pool ahead of the auction A maximum of four players can be retained by the eight existing IPL teams while the two new franchises will be able to acquire three players from the
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News Prolific Essex seamer added to party after claiming 58 Championship wickets in 2021 Sam Cook, Essex’s prolific new-ball bowler, has been added to England’s Lions squad for the tour of Australia. Cook, 24, claimed an impressive 58 wickets at 14.43 in the 2021 County Championship, including a remarkable haul of ten wickets in a
News In a video on Facebook, she said a leg injury made her take this decision Allrounder Eshani Lokusuriyage, who was instrumental in perhaps Sri Lanka’s greatest ODI win ever, has retired from international cricket, aged 37. In a video on Facebook, she said a leg injury had prompted her to make that decision. “I’ve
Report Scotland lose four wickets in four balls after coming within touching distance Zimbabwe 136 for 5 (Williams 60*, Ervine 30) beat Scotland 126 (Berrington 42, Cross 42, Leask 25, Ngarava 2-13, Masakadza 2-19) by 10 runs In a see-saw low-scorer that went down to the final over, with Scotland needing 13 to seal the
News “If me taking a knee helps to educate others, and makes the lives of others better, I am more than happy to do so,” he says Quinton de Kock has apologised to his team-mates and fans for the “hurt, confusion, and anger” he caused by sitting out South Africa’s match against West Indies after
Preview Batting has let West Indies down in both matches, while Bangladesh will need an all-round show to post victory Big Picture Coming off two defeats in as many matches, both West Indies and Bangladesh will be aiming to open their account in the Super 12s of the T20 World Cup when they meet in
News Left-arm quick was struck in the nets two days before Sri Lanka game, but trained on match eve Australia aren’t concerned over the fitness of fast bowler Mitchell Starc ahead of their crucial T20 World Cup clash with Sri Lanka despite him copping a blow on the knee in the nets on Tuesday. Starc
News Batter will continue to play in domestic cricket after ending decade-long England career Fran Wilson, a member of England’s World Cup-winning side in 2017, has announced her retirement from international cricket. Wilson, 29, played 64 times for her country across an 11-year career, including eight of England’s matches at the 2017 World Cup, en
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News Left-arm seamer ruled out of T20 World Cup after suffering right shin injury West Indies have brought Jason Holder into their T20 World Cup squad as a replacement for the injured left-arm seamer Obed McCoy. McCoy, who played in West Indies’ opening fixture against England, has been ruled out of the rest of the
News SACA would like the team to adopt a uniform approach for the Black Lives Matter movement, but doesn’t want it to be forced The South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) would like the national men’s team to take a uniform approach to taking a knee but has criticised Cricket South Africa (CSA) for mandating it,
News Bowls for 20 minutes, raising the possibility that he might be able to send down a few overs against New Zealand Hardik Pandya bowled in the nets in Dubai on Wednesday, raising the possibility of him bowling in India’s crucial Men’s T20 World Cup game against New Zealand on October 31. Hardik bowled 16
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News Says board mandated taking a knee as it is important to send out right message “to the South African public and the broader global community” Cricket South Africa believes that Quinton de Kock is “committed to an antiracist agenda” along with the rest of the squad, but wanted uniform conduct and messaging from the
Report Tymal Mills, Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali shared seven wickets, as England dominated the powerplay with the ball yet again England 126 for 2 (Roy 61, Malan 28*, Shoriful 1-26) beat Bangladesh 124 for 9 (Mushfiqur 29, Mills 3-27, Livingstone 2-15) by eight wickets England continued their imposing start to the T20 World Cup
News Laughs off talk of poor form and believes he is close to being at his best David Warner has laughed off talk about poor form and believes he is close to finding his best touch, having swapped the practice nets in the UAE for synthetic and concrete surfaces. Warner, who has played five innings
News RPSG Ventures Ltd, which owns the football club, secured the rights for the Lucknow IPL franchise on Monday To avoid a potential conflict-of-interest controversy, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has decided to step down as director of ATK Mohun Bagan, the football team owned by RPSG Ventures Ltd, the Indian business conglomerate that on Monday
News Roy struck Shakib Al Hasan’s first ball for four on the way to a commanding 61 from 38 balls Jason Roy was the only batter on either side to pass 30 in England’s thumping Super 12s win against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi and credited his work in the nets facing Liam Dawson as a
Preview Australia are likely to be unchanged but Maheesh Theekshana could return for Sri Lanka if fit Big Picture This group is accepted as the toughest to emerge from but a victory for either Australia or Sri Lanka to make it two from two would leave them strongly placed for a semi-final slot. Both sides
News Says it is “imperative for the team to be seen taking a united and consistent stand against racism, especially given South Africa’s history” CSA’s board has issued a directive to the national men’s team to collectively take a knee before the start of their remaining T20 World Cup matches. The board recognised concerns that
News Bangladesh bowling coach extends support to the beleaguered Liton Das, expects Mustafizur Rahman to have an impact soon Ottis Gibson has urged the Bangladesh bowlers not to panic if – and possibly when – they come under the cosh from England’s big hitters during Wednesday’s T20 World Cup match in Abu Dhabi, explaining that
News The New Zealand captain felt his side’s total was competitive in tricky conditions New Zealand were 90 for 3 after 13 overs batting first in Sharjah on Tuesday night, while Pakistan were 75 for 4 at the same stage in the run chase. But the contrast between the sides’ fortunes at the death with
The South Africa players were “surprised and taken aback” by Quinton de Kock‘s refusal to take a knee and then withdraw from the fixture against West Indies, but don’t know why exactly de Kock is against the gesture in support of antiracism. De Kock is expected to release a statement explaining his stance in the
News Rubel was part of the reserves’ list, and is now in the main team after the allrounder picked up a back injury Mohammad Saifuddin, the Bangladesh medium-pace-bowling allrounder, has been ruled out of the rest of the T20 World Cup because of a back injury. Rubel Hossain, the veteran quick, has been moved in
Report New Zealand batting fails as Pakistan chase down 135 in Sharjah Pakistan 135 for 5 (Rizwan 33, Asif 27*, Sodhi 2-29) beat New Zealand 134 for 8 (Mitchell 27, Rauf 4-22) by five wickets A lot of Pakistan’s success is built on a bowling line-up that has more to offer than an Amazon sale.
News The Afghanistan quick was the leading wicket-taker in the 2021 T20 Blast Naveen-ul-Haq, the Afghanistan seamer who was the leading wicket-taker in the 2021 T20 Blast, has re-signed with Leicestershire for next summer amid interest from other counties. Naveen, who is currently representing Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup in the UAE, took at
Pacer Haris Rauf led a clinical bowling display with an excellent four-wicket haul before Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali’s onslaught as Pakistan took “revenge” on New Zealand for a recent off-field snub with a five-wicket win in the T20 World Cup on Tuesday. Most of the top-order batters, except for opener Mohammad Rizwan (33), struggled
News The squad of 15 and three reserves will travel to Pakistan for three ODIs and then Zimbabwe for the qualifying event Shemaine Campbelle and Stafanie Taylor are back in West Indies women’s squad of 15 for the three ODIs against Pakistan as well as the World Cup Qualifier 2021 in Zimbabwe. After recovering from
Report The win came amid team turmoil as de Kock sat out the game following a CSA directive for all players to take a knee South Africa 144 for 2 (Markram 51*, van der Dussen 43*, Hendricks 39, Hosein 1-27) beat West Indies 143 for 8 (Lewis 56, Pretorius 3-17, Maharaj 2-24) by eight wickets
Preview Bangladesh may bring back Taskin, while England may not yet risk playing Wood after a niggle made him miss out against West Indies Big Picture Moeen Ali and Tymal Mills led the destruction before Adil Rashid ran through the West Indies lower order with extraordinary figures of 4 for 2. England bowled West Indies