Virat Kohli‘s absence in the England series is set to be extended, with the senior India batter expected to miss the third and fourth Tests in Rajkot and Ranchi, respectively. ESPNcricinfo has learned that doubts also persist on Kohli’s availability for the fifth Test in Dharmasala, which starts from March 6, a factor that the
Marizanne Kapp showed she is an all weather, all-conditions and all-situations match-winner yet again with a player-of-the-match performance in Sydney that took South Africa over the line against Australia for the first time in their ODI history, and she knows the significance of this result. “It’s a proud moment,” Kapp said, “not only for me
South Africa 229 for 6 (Kapp 75, Bosch 44) beat Australia 149 (Garth 42*, Kapp 3-12) by 84 runs (DLS method) Marizanne Kapp produced a magnificent all-round display to inspire South Africa to their first ODI victory over Australia, at the 17th attempt, and keep them alive in both the one-day and multi-format series. Kapp
Jasprit Bumrah has become the first India quick to reach the top spot in the ICC’s Test bowlers’ rankings. Bumrah, who climbed three places to be ranked No. 1, replaces his team-mate R Ashwin in the position. Before this, his highest ranking had been No. 3. The previous highest ranking achieved by an India fast
Ricky Ponting believes young sensation Jake Fraser-McGurk can be a Test match player for Australia and thinks he needs to be exposed to international cricket as much as possible to help fast-track his development as a three-format cricketer. Fraser-McGurk made a statement in his second ODI on Tuesday smashing 41 from just 18 balls with
Lunch South Africa 162 and 62 for 2 (Hamza 31*, van Tonder 26*, Henry 1-10) need another 467 runs to beat New Zealand 511 and 179 for 4 dec (Williamson 109, Brand 2-52) After New Zealand expectedly declared their second innings overnight on 179 for 4, their bowlers immediately found assistance under overcast skies. Openers
Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting has said Rishabh Pant is “very confident” he will be right to play the full IPL but Ponting is unsure whether he will be able to captain for the whole tournament or keep wicket given he is still recovering from the injuries he sustained in a major car accident. Pant
Uday Saharan-Sachin Dhas in action in U-19 World Cup© X (formerly Twitter) Indian U19 batting duo of skipper Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas established a new record for the highest fifth-wicket partnership in U19 cricket history on Tuesday. Saharan-Dhas achieved this record at the big stage, the semifinals of the ICC U19 World Cup against
New South Wales 251 (Henriques 95, Rocchiccioli 4-101) and 182 for 6 (Hughes 59, Nikitaras 56) beat Western Australia 256 (Whiteman 107, Philippe 52*, Green 3-33, Bird 3-37) and 176 (Bancroft 36, Green 6-83, Hatcher 2-26, Tremain 2-28) by four wickets New South Wales captain Moises Henriques heaped praise on Chris Green after the offspinner
India Under-19s 248 for 8 (Dhas 96, Saharan 81, Maphaka 3-32, Luus 3-37) beat South Africa Under-19s 244 for 7 (Pretorius 76, Seletswane 64, Limbani 3-60, Musheer 2-43) by two wickets India’s title defense at the Under-19 World Cup met its sternest challenge from hosts South Africa in a pulsating semifinal clash in Benoni. Then
Shortly afterwards, the score became 32 for 4, from where Saharan and Sachin Dhas added 171 for the fifth wicket to take India closer. Dhas ensured the asking rate was under control for most of the chase, while Saharan was the sponge at the other end. When Dhas fell for 96 off 95 balls, India
Victoria 288 (Maddinson 104, Scott 4-18) and 157 for 7 (Kellaway 35*, Harper 34, Doggett 3-41) beat South Australia 173 (Perry 3-43, Crone 3-46) and 271 (Nielsen 67, Hunt 54, O’Neill 5-47) by three wickets South Australia captain Jake Lehmann was left to rue being sent in first on a “horrendous” pitch as Victoria secured
The PCB has finally held elections and appointed a full-time chairman, with Mohsin Naqvi elected for a three-year term. The PCB announced the appointment on Tuesday without providing any other details, simply saying he had been elected unopposed as the 37th PCB chairman. “I am deeply honoured and humbled to have been unanimously elected as
New Zealand ended day three of the Mount Maunganui Test against South Africa in command, leading by 528 runs in the second innings. This was after South Africa were bowled out for 162 in the first innings, with Mitchell Santner picking up 3 for 34 with his left-arm spin. Santner’s effort, along with Matt Henry
South Africa are hopeful that star allrounder Marizanne Kapp will be able to take her place in the second ODI against Australia in Sydney following the blow on the arm that forced her to retire hurt in the opening match. Completing the second run that took her to fifty in Adelaide, Kapp was struck on
Zimbabwe will host India for a five-match T20I series in July, a week after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA. All five games will be played in Harare, from July 6 to 14. Four of the five T20Is will be day games, starting at 1pm local time.
So, it’s back to the UAE England go, two Tests down and three to go. A peculiar 10-day gap in this schedule allows the team to retreat from the relentlessness of a five-match India series. Players’ families will be meeting them in Abu Dhabi, offering some comforts of home and an opportunity to shed the
West Indies 86 (Bartlett 4-21) vs Australia Lance Morris‘ spectacular return was cut short by a side strain injury, but Xavier Bartlett continued a strong start to his international career with four wickets as Australia tore through a hapless West Indies in the ODI series finale at Manuka Oval. Playing their 1000th ODI, the second
Australia quick Lance Morris has suffered a left side strain in the third ODI against West Indies in Canberra, leaving him in doubt to tour New Zealand with the Test squad later this month. Morris had taken his first two ODI wickets in a fiery spell to leave West Indies in tatters as they were
Tea New Zealand 511 and 27 for 1 (Conway 9*, Williamson 9*) lead South Africa 162 (Petersen 45, Henry 3-31) by 376 runs New Zealand continued their dominance in the first Test against a severely depleted South Africa by taking a massive lead of 349 runs in the first innings after Matt Henry and Mitchell
Jasprit Bumrah finished the Visakhapatnam Test against England with nine wickets – 6 for 45 and 3 for 46 – to help India draw level at 1-1 in the series. The highlight of his performance was the yorker that swung into Ollie Pope and uprooted his middle and leg stumps in the first innings. “As
India drew level in the five-match series with a 107-run win over England in Visakhapatnam, but the batting performance remains an area of concern. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a double-century in the first innings and Shubman Gill hit a hundred under pressure in the second, but no other batter could get a big score. Captain Rohit
The Indian team celebrates during the 2nd Test vs England.© Twitter India’s 106-run victory over England in the second Test match at Visakhapatnam impressed the cricket fraternity with legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar terming it a “fabulous performance”. Jasprit Bumrah‘s impressive bowling and Ravichandran Ashwin‘s beautiful three-for helped India overcome a fighting England and level the
Again fit and firing, and coming off an eye-catching year where he enjoyed a breakout IPL season, left-arm quick Jason Behrendorff hopes his success on slower surfaces will prove alluring as the national hierarchy contemplate Australia’s squad for the T20 World Cup. Behrendorff will be pushing his selection case in the upcoming three-match T20I series
A Women’s National Super League (NSL) for both white-ball formats will begin this month, Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed, with the 50-over contest set to begin on February 6, in Colombo, at the completion of which the T20 competition will take place. The tournament, similar to the Men’s NSL launched in 2022, will see the
India rode on individual brilliance to level the series against England in Visakhapatnam. Yashasvi Jaiswal made a double-century in the first innings, but the next highest score was only 34. Jasprit Bumrah blew England away with reverse swing even as the spinners were struggling to make headway. Then Shubman Gill broke out of a poor
Ben Stokes has questioned the DRS for giving Zak Crawley out lbw but does not believe it was the reason England lost the second Test in Visakhapatnam. India levelled the series 1-1 with victory by 106 runs on day four, bowling the tourists out for 292 in pursuit of 399. Just as in the first
Essex have re-signed Daniel Sams, the Australia allrounder, for this year’s Vitality T20 Blast. He is expected to be available for the first block of eight games between May and June. Sams, 31, will be returning to Chelmsford for the third summer in a row, having won the Blast MVP award while helping Essex to
Lunch Afghanistan 198 and 251 for 7 (Jamal 9*, Naveed 0*, Jayasuriya 4-83) lead Sri Lanka 439 by 10 runs Sri Lanka made substantial headway towards closing down the Test on the fourth morning, claiming six wickets to expose Afghanistan’s long tail. Compared to their toil on day three, Sri Lanka’s attack appeared much more
New Zealand have called all the shots so far in the Mount Maunganui Test, and go into day three with a lead of 431 to boot. However, Kane Williamson is not getting carried away just yet, and has called on his team to “maintain their discipline and play the long game” as they look to