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Australia and India, semi-finalists and finalists at the 2017 World Cup, have played nine and 11 matches in the format respectively since the start of the pandemic. The three-match ODI leg of their ongoing multi-format series offered a peek into the strengths and flaws, and potential combinations for them to field at next year’s World

Report Sanju Samson scored 82, but a total of 164 proved less than adequate for the Royals Sunrisers Hyderabad 167 for 3 (Roy 60, Williamson 51*) beat Rajasthan Royals 164 for 5 (Samson 82, Kaul 2-36) by seven wickets Sunrisers Hyderabad kept their season alive with a revamped side easing to a seven-wicket win against

News ESPNcricinfo understands he could miss not just the IPL but also at least part of the 2021-22 domestic season Kuldeep Yadav has left Kolkata Knight Riders’ bio-secure bubble and is back in India to nurse a knee injury. ESPNcricinfo understands the injury is fairly serious, and could cause Kuldeep to miss not just the

News Verma will likely open the batting with Alyssa Healy which means a new role for Ellyse Perry Sydney Sixers have announced India pair Shafali Verma and Radha Yadav have signed for the upcoming WBBL season, which begins in October following India’s multi-format series with Australia. ESPNcricinfo reported back in May that Verma, 17, had

News Knight Riders allrounder may have picked up a hamstring niggle after his exertions in the game against Chennai Super Kings Early indications are that Kolkata Knight Riders’ allrounder Andre Russell may have picked up a hamstring niggle following his exertions in the game against the Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. It was the 17th

Preview Sunrisers batting in dire need of a lift Big Picture Sunrisers Hyderabad have reached a point of no return. Unlike last season, when they turned a poor start around to make the playoffs, nothing has gone their way this time. Their big names haven’t been able to contribute: David Warner still hasn’t found form,

News They replace England’s Heather Knight and Tammy Beaumont who are unavailable as the Thunder chase back-to-back WBBL titles Defending WBBL champions Sydney Thunder have pulled off a coup signing India batter Smriti Mandhana and allrounder Deepti Sharma ahead of their title defence in October. Mandhana, coming off her highest ODI score of the year,

Report Holder heroics not enough as Sunrisers horror season continues Punjab Kings 125 for 7 (Markram 27, Holder 3-19) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 120 for 7 (Holder 46*, Bishnoi 3-24, Shami 2-14) by five runs Punjab Kings kept their slim hopes of making the playoffs alive after a tidy bowling performance helped them defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad

Big picture September 20, 2020. Mayank Agarwal hits Marcus Stoinis wide of long-off for four, leaving Kings XI Punjab needing one run off three balls to win their opening match of the season. They fail to get that run, and lose the game in the Super Over. October 10, 2020. Kings XI need 22 to

News Analysis Australia needed some luck to secure an incredible victory, but to even have a chance said a lot about their game Was the delivery to Nicola Carey a no-ball? You aren’t going to find a unanimous view (although it’s only what the umpire decided that matters). Was Australia’s victory in Mackay a remarkable

News The Australian coach was expected to join last year, but couldn’t travel to India because of Covid-19-related issues Dav Whatmore, who had signed with Baroda in the Indian domestic circuit as director of cricket last year but couldn’t get started due to visa-related issues because of the Covid-19 pandemic, has resumed work with the

News Jhulan Goswami, Beth Mooney, Nicola Carey and a whole heap of drama One of the greatest ODIs played in Australia came down to an extraordinary final over with the experienced Jhulan Goswami went up against Beth Mooney, who had produced a masterful century after the home side had been in early trouble, and Nicola

News His exit is another blow to Sunrisers, who are placed bottom of the table with only one win this season in eight games Sherfane Rutherford has left the IPL bubble to return home after the death of this father, Sunrisers Hyderabad announced on Thursday. The 23-year-old Rutherford had just arrived at Sunrisers as a

News “There’s also no point in rushing him back to get injured and miss the rest of the tournament when we have a chance to win it.” With Hardik Pandya sitting out both of Mumbai Indians’ matches since the resumption of IPL 2021, there has been a lot of speculation around his fitness and whether

News Former Indian captain says India haven’t addressed the long-standing issue The lack of quality pace-bowling support for veteran fast bowler Jhulan Goswami remains a matter of concern for the India women’s cricket team, thinks former India captain Anjum Chopra. Regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time in the women’s game,

News Six members of Sunrisers Hyderabad, including Vijay Shankar, identified as close contacts; SRH vs DC game to go ahead on schedule Sunrisers Hyderabad left-arm seamer T Natarajan has tested positive for Covid-19 during scheduled RT-PCR test in Dubai. He has isolated himself from the rest of the squad, while six other members of the

Preview Two teams with exceptional batting muscle will look to clamber out of the mid-table spots when they meet in Dubai Big picture Bowling should come with a warning label. Kids, don’t try this at home. Or anywhere. You’ll just get smashed. Again and again and again. There is no mercy here. As cricket keeps

Preview With Iyer back, the Capitals should be able to unleash Nortje alongside Rabada once more Big picture These two teams finished at opposite ends of the table during the first leg of IPL 2021. The Delhi Capitals had everything going their way in that period – Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw ruled the powerplay,

News “Some days back she got a hit on the thumb and she is not available,” coach Powar said on match eve Harmanpreet Kaur, India’s vice-captain in the longer formats, has been ruled out of the first ODI against Australia scheduled for Tuesday. She sustained a thumb injury a few days ago, said head coach

News Some senior cricketers stand to earn almost twice as much as they did previously Almost two years after Sourav Ganguly had announced that the financial health of domestic cricketers would be his “biggest priority” as BCCI president, the board on Monday announced sizeable hikes in match fees for men and women at the end

News West Indies and South Africa will tour India for limited-overs matches, while New Zealand and Sri Lanka will play two Tests and three T20Is each India are set to host New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka and South Africa over the next nine months as part of the 2020-21 home season, for a total

News “Obviously one of my top innings till now because of the pressure we were in; the senior batters returned to the pavilion so I had to grind it.” One of the things IPL teams take pride in is giving opportunities to the next big player. Ruturaj Gaikwad was that next big player last year

The last time these two teams met, Mumbai clinched a thriller by four wickets © BCCI/IPL Big picture It felt like dystopian reality TV when it rumbled on, seemingly indifferent to the reality beyond its bubble, as India gasped for breath in the cruelest weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s back now, and things are

News He played nine first-class matches between 1997 and 2007, taking 34 wickets Murtaza Lodhgar, the former Bengal left-arm spinner and Mizoram’s Under-19 coach, died of cardiac arrest on Friday night in Visakhapatnam, Cricket Association Bengal (CAB) president Avishek Dalmiya has confirmed. Lodhgar, 45, was in the port city with the Mizoram colts, who were

News Other members of the committee are Pathik Patel, Ranadeb Bose, Kishan Mohan and Harvinder Sodhi Former Tamil Nadu captain Sridharan Sharath will head the BCCI’s newly appointed junior selection committee which also includes Pathik Patel (West Zone), Ranadeb Bose (East Zone), Krishnan Mohan (North Zone), and Harvinder Sodhi (Central Zone). The new committee takes

News Says assistant physio testing positive was a big concern as he had worked with “everyone” ahead of the Manchester Test India’s assistant physio Yogesh Parmar testing positive for Covid-19 ahead of the Manchester Test left the team feeling vulnerable and fearful, according to pacer Shardul Thakur. Speaking to the Indian Express, Thakur said that

Rohit Sharma, who has already led India in 19 T20Is, seems to be Kohli’s likeliest successor © Getty Images Virat Kohli has announced he will step down as India’s T20 captain after the conclusion of the upcoming T20 World Cup. He wants to continue as Test and ODI captain, however. Kohli announced his decision on

News India batter returns to the scene where his career began Hanuma Vihari will move back to Hyderabad from Andhra for the upcoming domestic season in India. Vihari had begun his career with Hyderabad, and represented them from his debut in 2010-11 till the 2015-16 season. From 2016-17, he had moved to Andhra, and was

News The exercise will be a rehearsal for both the local governments in the UAE and the BCCI for the T20 World Cup Crowds will be allowed at the IPL for the first time since the 2019 edition. ESPNcricinfo understands IPL chief operating officer Hemang Amin relayed that information to the franchises on Tuesday, saying

News The pink ball and an unknown venue will add to the challenging elements for the day-night Test against India Alyssa Healy is looking towards Rohit Sharma for a formula to find cross-format success opening the batting as she prepares for the multi-format series against India that will include a pink-ball Test. Healy, who has