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
Will Jacks was not told by the ECB that he had missed out on a central contract, saying “I just ended up seeing it on Twitter like everyone else.” Jacks, 25, has played in all three formats for England over the past 12 months and was a surprise omission from the ECB’s list of 29
Adelaide Strikers 125 for 5 (Wolvaardt 39, McGrath 38, Hancock 3-23) beat Brisbane Heat 122 for 8 (Kerr 30*, Wellington 3-16) Adelaide Strikers claimed back-to-back WBBL titles after their star-studded attack superbly defended a low total to thwart Brisbane Heat in a nerve-jangling final. Strikers had been limited to 125 for 5 at the Adelaide
Former Proteas cricketer AB De Villiers opened up on Virat Kohli‘s performance in India’s upcoming tour to South Africa and said that the fans will see the best of him. While speaking on his official YouTube channel, De Villiers said that he can’t wait to see Kohli making eye contact with opposition players and being
Lack of batting partnerships and accurate bowling for long periods brought New Zealand’s downfall in Sylhet, according to their captain Tim Southee, after the visitors went down by 150 runs for their first Test defeat in Bangladesh. The two sides went toe-to-toe at the end of their respective first innings, but the home side pulled
Salman Butt has resigned as the consultant to chief selector Wahab Riaz a day after he was appointed to the position. Pakistan chief selector Wahab called a press conference to say Butt’s name was being withdrawn from the consultancy panel with immediate effect. Wahab accused the media of looking to besmirch the PCB’s name following
Big picture: 4-1 or 3-2? After three run-fests, Raipur finally provided an even contest between bat and ball as India sealed the five-match series with a game to go. But expect the runs to start flowing again, and with some intensity, as India and Australia travel to Bengaluru for the fifth and final T20I. A
Big picture – Caribbean reboot The return to action hasn’t been quite so jarringly immediate as it was for India and Australia in the wake of the World Cup final, or indeed for England’s T20 World Cup winners in Australia last winter. And, let’s face it, a four-island jaunt to the Caribbean in December is
Tahlia McGrath lauded the all-round efforts of her team after Adelaide Strikers went back-to-back in the WBBL with a thrilling three-run victory in the final at Adelaide Oval. In a match that came down to the final ball, legspinner Amanda-Jade Wellington held her nerve, having been lofted for six by Mikayla Hinkley, to bring the
Bangladesh 310 and 338 (Shanto 105, Mushfiqur 67, Patel 4-148) beat New Zealand 317 and 181 (Mitchell 58, Southee 34, Taijul 6-75) by 150 runs Taijul Islam scripted one of Bangladesh’s finest Test victories, as he took six wickets in the second innings to complete a 10-wicket match haul to help beat New Zealand by
Naseem Shah is set to move from Quetta Gladiators to Islamabad United in one of the most sensational trades of the PSL, ending weeks of speculation about his destination next season. After a tussle in which at least three teams competed for his signing, United won out, ending the battle for one of the most
Only two players – West Indies allrounder Dottin and Australia pacer Kim Garth – have placed themselves in the highest bracket, at a base price of INR 50 lakh (US$ 60,000 approx.), while Sri Lanka captain Athapaththu, in the middle of a spectacular run of batting form and the second-highest run-getter at the WBBL this
Victoria 278 (Harper 151, Agar 5-45, Doggett 4-73) and 231 (Pucovski 65, McAndrew 4-50) beat South Australia 252 (Fraser-McGurk 101, Manenti 51, Scott 50, O’Neill 5-28) and 231 (Carey 81, Agar 46, O’Neill 5-83) by 23 runs Alex Carey gave national selectors a timely reminder of his credentials but it wasn’t enough to stop Victoria
Renuka Singh has made a comeback from a stress injury, while WPL breakout stars Shreyanka Patil and Saika Ishaque have earned maiden T20I call-ups for the three-match series against England beginning December 6 in Mumbai. There was also a maiden call-up for Karnataka’s 24-year-old left-handed batter Satheesh Shubha. Renuka and Ishaque are also in line
Jos Buttler has stated his desire to take England white-ball cricket back to its previous heights, saying that he feels personal responsibility for “shaping the next period” of the format’s evolution. Speaking after England trained for the second consecutive day at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, Buttler reflected on what has been a
Sydney Sixers have brought back Afghanistan legspinner Izharulhaq Naveed for this season’s BBL after England’s Rehan Ahmed withdrew from the tournament following selection in both white-ball formats for the tour of West Indies. Naveed was a surprising pick by Sixers at the inaugural BBL draft last year but went on to claim nine wickets in
Left-arm spinner Saika Ishque, who impressed one and all during inaugural edition of Women’s Premier League, received her maiden call-up for India as she was named in the three-match WT20I series against England starting December 6 in Mumbai. The T20 squad comprised mostly of those who were part of the Asian Games gold-winning squad in
New Zealand 317 and 113 for 7 (Mitchell 44*, Sodhi 7*, Taijul 4-40) need another 219 runs to beat Bangladesh 310 and 338 (Shanto 105, Mushfiqur 67, Ajaz 4-148) Taijul Islam led the Bangladesh spinners to put them on the verge of beating New Zealand in the Sylhet Test with three more wickets to take
Both Akmal and Anjum have had selection responsibilities before. Akmal, who represented Pakistan in 53 Tests, 157 ODIs and 58 T20Is in a career spanning 15 years before retiring from all forms of cricket this February, was named chair of PCB’s Junior Selection committee earlier this year. He was also appointed chair of an eight-member
Seven of Australia’s ODI World Cup winning squad – Pat Cumminis, Travis Head, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis and Sean Abbott – are among 25 players to enter the 2024 IPL player auction with a base price of INR 2 crore (USD 240,000 approximately). New Zealand batting allrounder Rachin Ravindra, who scored
Toss Australia opt to bowl vs India Australia captain Matthew Wade won the toss and asked India to bat in their quest to level the series. Both teams made several changes for the first T20I to be played in Raipur. Shreyas Iyer was back for India as the vice-captain of the side. Fast bowler Mukesh Kumar,
Nathan Lyon‘s hunger for Test cricket has never been greater as he prepares for his return after the Ashes-ending calf injury earlier this year and he is particularly excited about the challenge of bowling against “superstar” Babar Azam. Lyon has put together three Sheffield Shield outings over the past month after lengthy rehab from the
Queensland 274 for 8 dec (Khawaja 102*, Clayton 53, Richardson 4-36) and 137 for 3 (Burns 62*) drew with Western Australia 330 (Cartwright 132, Green 96, Sandhu 5-77, Steketee 4-50) Marnus Labuschagne missed the chance to spend extended time at the crease as the Sheffield Shield clash between Queensland and Western Australia ended in an
West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Shane Dowrich has retired from international cricket with immediate effect. This means the 32-year-old, who was originally picked for West Indies’ upcoming home ODIs against England, has withdrawn from the squad. The CWI selection panel will not name a replacement for Dowrich for the three-match series, which begins on Sunday in Antigua.
Bangladesh 310 and 212 for 3 (Shanto 104*, Mushfiqur 43*, Patel 1-94) lead New Zealand 317 (Williamson 104, Philips 42, Taijul 4-109) by 205 runs Najmul Hossain Shanto‘s fifth Test century tilted the Sylhet Test heavily towards Bangladesh at the end of the third day. The home side lead New Zealand by 205 runs with
Mohammed Shami, who was rested for India’s last Test series, in the West Indies in July, is also back, but his inclusion is subject to fitness – the BCCI release announcing the squad said the fast bowler was “currently undergoing medical treatment”. With Rahul included as a wicketkeeping option, there was no place in the
After the disasterclass of the ODI World Cup, the time has come for England to pull their pants down, turn them inside out and put them back on again. It’s white-ball reset time. The curiosity of the latest rebuild, however, is that the messaging that it’s a rebuild at all appears to be coming from