Big picture: England the favourites South Africa in a semi-final. Against England. You think you know how this ends, don’t you? Three times in three meetings – at the 2014 T20 World Cup and 2017 and 2022 fifty-over World Cup – England have emerged triumphant from a final four meeting against South Africa and there’s
Islamabad United 159 for 4 (Gurbaz 62, van der Dussen 42, Neesham 1-21) beat Peshawar Zalmi 156 for 8 (Babar 75*, Haris 40, Hasan 3-35) by 6 wickets This was less of a game, more of a template. Islamabad United have been playing this sort of match for eight years, and when it clicks, no
Australia 172 for 4 (Mooney 54, Lanning 49*, Pandey 2-32) beat India 167 for 8 (Harmanpreet 52, Rodrigues 43, Brown 2-18) by five runs Australia have reached a seventh successive T20 World Cup final but not without an almighty fight from India, who came five runs short in a thrilling semi-final in Cape Town. The
Sri Lanka’s cricketers and coaching staff provided a glowing endorsement of the country’s latest training facility in Radella, Nuwara Eliya, following a week-long training camp at the newly-renovated ground. Located some 4000 feet above sea level, the Radella Cricket Ground – home to Dimbula Athletic & Cricket Club – is among the most picturesque in
Ben Stokes says he can’t see James Anderson stopping anytime soon after the 40-year-old topped the latest ICC men’s Test rankings. Anderson will earn his 179th cap on Friday as England named an unchanged team for the 2nd Test against New Zealand at Wellington. It was at the Basin Reserve 15 years ago that Lancashire
Glenn Maxwell admits he is not as far advanced in his recovery from a broken leg as he thought he would be, but believes his slower build-up will have long-term benefits ahead of a massive year that includes the IPL, the T20 Blast, the Hundred and the ODI World Cup. Maxwell was named in Australia’s
A hundred to Ajinkya Rahane and another patiently defiant half-century from Cheteshwar Pujara against Australia A provided timely reminders that India’s batting prowess extends well beyond skipper Virat Kohli
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KL Rahul is going through a lean patch.© AFP Though KL Rahul has retained his place for the third and fourth Tests against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, there is a lot of speculation on whether he will be part of the playing XI. Rahul failed to score big in the first two Tests. The
Big picture: Back to the Basin If ever there was a venue for this rebooted England team to come full circle, it would have to be the Basin Reserve in Wellington. It was here, back on their 2007-08 tour, that James Anderson – the newly reinstated No.1 Test bowler in the world – began his
Karachi Kings needed 37 off the final 9 balls against Multan Sultans, all but mathematically out of the contest. But amidst a slew of extras and a litany of sixes, it was suddenly down to 6 off four balls, with 31 coming off the previous five. In the end, the Kings would still fall short
Ben Stokes has confirmed he will cut short his IPL commitments to ensure he is primed and ready for the 2023 Test summer. Stokes was picked up by Chennai Super Kings for £1.6m in December’s auction for the upcoming season, and spoke during England’s recent series with Pakistan of his desire to commit to the
Rob Key has admitted that England players without central contracts are taking “huge” dents to their prospective earnings by turning down franchise deals to play bilateral international series. An England squad will arrive in Bangladesh this week for a short white-ball tour comprising three ODIs and three T20Is starting on March 1, with several players
Bangladesh’s returning head coach Chandika Hathurusingha has clarified that there is “no tension” between him and the senior players in the side, and that it has never been a challenge for him even in the past. During his first stint with the Bangladesh side in 2014, Hathurusingha complained to BCB president Nazmul Hassan about Shakib
Big Picture As redemption stories go, India Women overturning the disappointment of 2020 to secure another chance at T20 World Cup glory would do nicely. The only problem is, they have to make it past Australia – again. After winning their opening match in Sydney during the last T20 World Cup, being outplayed when it
James Anderson has overhauled Australia’s captain Pat Cummins to become the No.1 Test bowler in the ICC rankings, off the back of his role in England’s 267-run win against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui last week. At the age of 40 years and 207 days, Anderson is also the oldest player to top the rankings
Ashton Agar is heading home from the tour of India to play domestic cricket for Western Australia. No additions are being made to Australia’s Test squad ahead of the third Border-Gavaskar Test in Indore, starting March 1. “He (Agar) has been very open with us and he has absolutely worked his backside off in order
Mitchell Starc says his finger is ‘progressing’ but not as fast as he would have liked as a decision on whether he can be considered fit for the second Test in Delhi looms Download our app: https://app.cricket.com.au/ More #INDvAUS videos: https://www.cricket.com.au/video Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Twitter:
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Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits took South Africa to the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals with an unbeaten century partnership against Bangladesh in Cape Town on Tuesday. South Africa won by ten wickets at Newlands after restricting Bangladesh to 113 for six, and will play England in the last four at the same ground on
The shot went for four and brought up a 29-ball fifty for Sciver-Brunt but she was far from done and her side will assert collectively that neither are they as they head into a semi-final against either South Africa or New Zealand on Friday. She pulled the next ball for another boundary then advanced on
Wanindu Hasaranga will not be joining Quetta Gladiators this PSL season as Sri Lanka look to manage his workload. Hasaranga was partially available, having been scheduled to play in six games before leaving on March 3, but the franchise confirmed he has been ruled out of the league altogether and they are now looking to
Durham have pulled off a major transfer coup, signing South African batter Tristan Stubbs for the T20 Blast. Stubbs will be available for the majority of the competition following his commitments with Mumbai Indians in the IPL. He was part of the Manchester Originals squad that reached the final of the Hundred last summer, but
After struggling with two “big” injuries last year, India fast bowler Deepak Chahar says he is fully fit and set to make his comeback with the IPL, starting March 31. Chahar, 30, has had a tough time recovering from a stress fracture and more recently a quad grade 3 tear. He last played for India
England 213 for 5 (N Sciver-Brunt 81*, Wyatt 59, Sana 2-44) beat Pakistan 99 for 9 (Tuba 28, K Sciver-Brunt 2-14) by 114 runs Electing to bat in sunny conditions, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Danni Wyatt hit blistering half-centuries to propel England to 213 for 5, an almost flawless performance ahead of the semi-finals. After Wyatt
Bangladesh chose to bat vs South Africa Bangladesh have won the toss and chosen to bat first in the final group-stage match of the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup, a must-win for South Africa if they are to make it into the semi-finals. If the hosts fail to chase successfully under lights at Newlands, New
“If you looked into that third innings, I think we had them six down for 230-240 – I’m not sure of the exact numbers – but if we had taken a couple of quick wickets, the game could have been a lot different,” Mitchell said after arriving in Wellington for the second Test. “So, for
When day three dawned in Delhi, it felt like Australia were in the ascendancy. They had achieved first-innings parity, and had begun their second innings in rollicking fashion. They were 61 for 1 in just 12 overs, and Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne had ended the second day with a flurry of boundaries off R