File photo of Zimbabwe cricketer Sikandar Raza© X (formerly Twitter) Zimbabwe Cricket on Tuesday announced a 15-member squad for the three-match T20 international series against Ireland and included two uncapped players. The three-match T20I series will begin on Thursday at Harare Sports Club. Middle-order batter Brian Bennett and pace bowler Trevor Gwandu have been added
Zimbabwe have called up the uncapped duo of middle-order batter Brian Bennett and fast bowler Trevor Gwandu in their squad of 15 for the three T20Is against Ireland in Harare starting Thursday. This will be Zimbabwe’s first series after they recently failed to qualify for next year’s T20 World Cup. Zimbabwe had finished third in
Harry Brook says that he agreed his three-year deal with England “as soon as they called”, with there being no temptation to keep his franchise options open with a shorter deal. Brook is one of just three England players, along with Mark Wood and Joe Root, who signed three-year central contracts with the ECB. Unlike
Before Sunday, no Asian women’s side had won a T20I match in New Zealand, with Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka losing all the games they played there. But over the past two days, Nida Dar‘s side has changed all that in Dunedin, triumphing in the first T20I on Sunday, and on Tuesday, going one
Rajasthan had already qualified from Group D; the fight for the second place was now between UP (who were on 16 points before Tuesday), Gujarat (14) and Himachal (12). Gujarat started on a solid note against Himachal on Tuesday by putting up 327 with a century from Urvil Patel (his second in three games apart
Big picture – England in a rum spot (again) Talk about another bloody day in paradise. England arrived in Antigua looking to launch a new chapter for their one-day cricket, after the disappointment of the World Cup, but were instead given a reboot up the backside by a feisty West Indies batting display, led by
Khawaja was asked about the concept of Labuschagne being shifted up to open the batting when Warner vacates the role later this summer when his Test career ends, which is likely to be after the third Test against Pakistan in Sydney in the new year. The idea was floated by Australia coach Andrew McDonald last
Big picture: Bangladesh seek Sylhet repeat Bangladesh will look for another all-round performance, in the second Test in Dhaka, as they chase their first-ever series victory over New Zealand. They beat the visitors by 150 runs in Sylhet, and while Taijul Islam and Najmul Hossain Shanto stood apart with their individual performances, it felt like
A high-energy group led by a proactive captain. Experienced cricketers putting together important partnerships. A mature bowler growing tactically strong. These are the ingredients that Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe found in the Sylhet Test and wants to work with going forward. He said last month that his real work begins after the World Cup,
Pakistan Women 137 for 6 (Muneeba 35, Riaz 32*, Penfold 2-17, Jonas 2-21) beat New Zealand Women 127 for 7 (Rowe 33, Plimmer 28, Sana 3-22, Sadia 2-29) by 10 runs Having beaten New Zealand for the first time in a T20I to start the series, Pakistan went one better in the second game in
A new-look BBL will begin on Thursday with a reduced 40-game regular season although the squeeze on marquee talent continues to be a challenge. We run the rule over how each side could go. Part two will be published on Wednesday.Squads as of December 5 and subject to change Brisbane Heat Squad Usman Khawaja, Xavier
The ECB has announced the launch of the Cricket Regulator, a new independent body responsible for monitoring compliance with the game’s regulations and enforcing adherence to those regulations, as well as providing relevant information and education. The 317-page document published, entitled “Holding Up a Mirror to Cricket”, was critical of the ECB’s dual roles as
Australia’s selectors pulled no surprises naming 10 of the 11 that played in the last Ashes Test back in July, with Nathan Lyon replacing Todd Murphy after recovering from his calf injury. Green has been selected as the extra batter/allrounder and two extra fast bowlers in Morris and Scott Boland have also been named in
India Women will face England Women in the first of the England Women’s tour of India, three-match T20I Series 2023 on Wednesday, December 6, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM IST. Both teams last played against each other in the group stage of the ICC
For more than a decade, the pièce de Rashistance of England’s white-ball set-up has been Adil‘s wristspin. Filling the shoes of any world-class performer is almost always a doomed task. And those anointed to do so rarely appreciate the burden of expectation that is lumped on their growing shoulders. But nevertheless, step forward Rehan Ahmed.
The PCB has granted Haris Rauf a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to play in the BBL, marking a de-escalation in a stand-off with the fast bowler, after he opted out of the Test series against Australia. Zaman Khan and Usama Mir have also been granted NOCs to take part in the league, which begins from December
Australia’s World Test Championship and ODI World Cup defences will be shown exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The streaming platform has secured the broadcast rights in Australia for all men’s and women’s International Cricket Council (ICC) tournaments. Foxtel/Kayo broadcast the entire recent ODI World Cup, while the Nine Network screened Australia’s games and a handful
New Zealand legspinner Ish Sodhi has backed the “experienced heads” in their side to bounce back from the defeat in the opening Test against Bangladesh. New Zealand went down by 150 runs in Sylhet, after which their captain Tim Southee felt they didn’t bowl consistently in the right areas for long enough. Sodhi, who was
South Africa’s ODI captain Temba Bavuma and fast bowler Kagiso Rabada have been rested from their white-ball series against India later this month in order to prepare for the two Tests which follow. Bavuma captained South Africa to the semi-final at the recently completed World Cup and remains the appointed fifty-over captain but T20I skipper
Johnson said Warner had not taken full responsibility for his role in the Sandpaper affair in South Africa in 2018 that earned him a 12-month ban. He questioned, “why a player at the centre of one of the biggest scandals in Australian cricket history warrants a hero’s send-off”. Khawaja said he “strongly disagreed” with Johnson’s column
Shai Hope sealed a dramatic victory for his West Indies side over England with three sixes in four balls off Sam Curran in Antigua on Sunday, then called upon his players to back up their performances next week as they look to clinch a series win. Hope’s unbeaten 109 off 83 balls was his 16th
The victory was even more momentous for Haryana, being their first 50-over win against Karnataka since they first played each other in 2006. Sumit Kumar led the attack with three wickets, complemented by two each from Anshul Kamboj, Nishant Sindhu and Yuzvendra Chahal, which reduced Karnataka 42 for 5, 74 for 8 and then 102
It’s not always that you score 160 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium and feel you are 15 to 20 runs above par. But that’s what Arshdeep Singh said after India beat Australia by six runs in the fifth and final T20I to take a 4-1 series win. After being sent in, India hobbled to 160
India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has been in the news after he was recalled to the team for the upcoming tour of South Africa. Samson, who last played for India during the tour of Ireland earlier this year in August, has been added to the team for a three-match ODI series against the Proteas. The 29-year-old
Innings break England 325 (Brook 71) vs West Indies On a tough surface to gauge in Antigua, Harry Brook‘s 71 built on the work of Zak Crawley (48) and Phil Salt (45) at the top of the order to put England in a strong position for the back end, after the hosts, led by Gudakesh
Bangladesh 149 for 2 (Murshida 62*, Nigar 34*) beat South Africa136 for 8 (Bosch 67, Brits 30, Shorna 5-28) Sixteen-year-old Shorna Akther added a glorious chapter in Bangladesh Women’s cricket as they stunned South Africa in the first T20I in Benoni. Defending 149, the legspin-bowling allrounder picked up her maiden five-for to trigger a middle-order
Jofra Archer will not feature in the 2024 edition of the IPL at all as ECB looks to take control of his workload in the build-up to next year’s T20 World Cup. Archer has not played any professional cricket since May 2023, when he suffered a recurrence of an elbow stress fracture while playing for
Toss Australia chose to field vs India Australia captain Matthew Wade won the toss and elected to field against India in the T20I series finale in Bengaluru. Wade had no hesitation to bowl on a surface he described as “tacky” amid overcast conditions at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium with rain threatening to impact the contest.
Pakistan 132 for 3 (Zulfiqar 41, Devine 2-23) beat New Zealand 127 for 6 (Green 43*, Sana 3-18) by seven wickets Having elected to bat first, New Zealand got off to a steady start before medium-pacer Sana struck in the sixth over to remove Bernadine Bezuidenhout for 13. She then went on to dismiss Kate
As anticipated, Warner was named in Australia’s 14-man squad for the first Test against Pakistan by Australia’s selectors on Sunday with Bailey, the chairman of selectors, stating he was in Australia’s best XI. In his Sunday column in The West Australian, Johnson queried both Warner’s public desire for a Test farewell and why it was