Zaka Ashraf‘s tenure as the head of the PCB is set to continue until at least the end of the ongoing World Cup. The extension was confirmed by the patron of the board and current interim prime minister of Pakistan Anwar ul Haq Kakar in a TV interview on Friday. The current interim management committee
Pakistan 200 for 1 (Zaman 126*, Babar 66*, Southee 1-27) beat New Zealand 401 for 6 Ravindra 105, Williamson 95, Wasim 3-60) by 21 runs on DLS Against all odds, Pakistan somehow remain alive in this World Cup. In a game where they turned in one of their most ordinary bowling displays in World Cup
Like Bangladesh did on Friday, Sri Lanka also cancelled their training session in Delhi on Saturday afternoon following advice from team doctors, owing to severe air pollution in the city. The two teams are scheduled to play their World Cup league match in Delhi on Monday. As the air quality index (AQI) rose above 400,
Brisbane Heat 124 for 4 (A Kerr 59) beat Hobart Hurricanes 120 for 8 (Villani 58*) by six wickets Amelia Kerr wasted no time making an impression on the WBBL with a starring all-round performance to put Brisbane Heat back at the top of the table after they had briefly been over taken by Sydney
Pandya had injured himself when he appeared to twist his left ankle while trying to stop a shot in his follow-through. He played no further part in that match, and was taken for scans. He missed India’s matches against New Zealand, England and Sri Lanka. India have two more league games to go, having already
Bangladesh cancelled their training session in Delhi on Friday to safeguard their players from the air pollution in the city, according to team director Khaled Mahmud. The Bangladesh team had arrived in Delhi on Wednesday for their World Cup match against Sri Lanka on November 6. They had initially scheduled three training sessions at Arun
The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Nabi, Shahidi, Rahmat boost Afghanistan’s semi-final chances with big win Afghanistan 181
Big picture – Place in the semi-finals at stake New Zealand vs Pakistan is one of the games with extremely high stakes left in the league stage of the World Cup. Till some days ago, it looked like the four semi-finalists were locked in, with New Zealand in there and Pakistan just out. Things have
It’s about finding rhythm, hitting right areas, keeping an uncluttered mind, and feeding off the love of the people, Mohammed Shami said after bagging the Player-of-the-Match award for his 5 for 18 in a thumping 302-run win over Sri Lanka in Mumbai, which made India the first team to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals.
Ben Stokes will have surgery on his left knee after the World Cup as he hopes to “get back to doing what I’ve been known for” ahead of England’s Test series in India early next year. Stokes has been hampered significantly by his chronic knee problem throughout the last 18 months. He has been playing
Khaled Mahmud has said he regrets taking up the role of Bangladesh team director for the World Cup since realising he wouldn’t be allowed to provide any technical or cricketing input during the tournament. Mahmud’s role, which in his words is now limited to travelling with the team and maintaining discipline, had come under scrutiny
Perth Scorchers 172 for 4 (Mooney 59*, Devine 52, Coyte 2-34) beat Melbourne Renegades 171 for 6 (Harmanpreet 52*, Wareham 44, King 1-20) by 6 wickets Beth Mooney and Sophie Devine pummelled an under pressure Melbourne Renegades in a well-executed chase as Perth Scorchers recorded a comfortable victory at the WACA. A chase of 172
New Delhi: The Bangladesh cricket team was forced to cancel its training session ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2023 clash against Sri Lanka due to extreme levels of air pollution in New Delhi. Bangladesh, who have been eliminated from the World Cup, arrived here on Wednesday following the defeat against Pakistan in Kolkata. They
Sri Lanka Cricket has called for “an urgent and comprehensive explanation from the entire coaching staff and selectors” following the team’s 302-run defeat in their World Cup match against India in Mumbai. Sri Lanka lost five of their first seven games to South Africa, Australia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, and have beaten only Netherlands and
Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan team director, has likened the extensive security ring and life around it as a throwback to “Covid times”. He spoke of the mental toll it can take on the players but isn’t using that as an excuse for their blow-hot-blow-cold performance so far at the 2023 men’s World Cup. “As a
Twenty-five days after starting their campaign, India have become the first team to qualify for the ODI World Cup semi-finals after a mammoth 302-run win over Sri Lanka in Mumbai on Thursday. “I’m very happy knowing we have officially qualified for the semi-finals, it’s been a good effort from the entire squad,” India captain Rohit
David Willey has described not being awarded a central contract by England as “the final nail in the coffin” of his international career, following the announcement of his retirement earlier in the week. Willey, 33, called time on an eight-year England career that had seen him play more than 100 times in the white-ball formats,
Big picture: Can England spoil Australia’s semi-final push? Suffice to say, this is not the occasion it was earmarked to be. England versus Australia at the back-end of the group stages, at the most grandiloquent venue that this World Cup can offer. This was intended, at the very least, to be a shoot-out for the
New Zealand quick Matt Henry has been ruled out of the ODI World Cup due to the hamstring strain he picked up against South Africa with Kyle Jamieson confirmed as his replacement. Jamieson, who was a traveling reserve earlier in the tournament before returning home, had already been called up to join the New Zealand
Shreyas Iyer has “no problem” dealing with fast bowlers targeting him with short deliveries. The India batter was emphatic as he took on the perception that he has a weakness in his game. “When you say it’s a problem for me, what do you mean?” he started at the post-match press conference after he made
The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Shami leads rout of Sri Lanka as India advance unbeaten into semi-finals
Allrounder Aaron Hardie will miss Western Australia’s upcoming Marsh Cup and Sheffield Shield matches against New South Wales in Sydney due to a quad strain. Hardie, who recently missed out on the Australia T20I squad to face India after the ODI World Cup, is only expected to be sidelined for a short period with WA
Zaka Ashraf, the head of the PCB, has been accused of “flagrant misdoings and unconstitutional decisions” by a member of his own management committee, as the official end of his incumbency approaches. The four-month tenure of the administration led by Ashraf is due to end on November 5, at the end of this week. But
India 357 for 8 (Gill 92, Kohli 88, Shreyas 82, Madushanka 5-80) beat Sri Lanka 55 (Shami 5-18, Siraj 3-16) by 302 runs India’s fast-bowling trio was so sensational with the new ball that the scores of Sri Lanka’s top five read like a line of binary code: 0,0,1,0,1. When Shami also had Nos. 7
Joe Root says he is hurt by the fact that England are propping up the group-stage table of the World Cup after five defeats in six games. But he still believes that they are capable of beating Australia on Saturday in Ahmedabad, and said on Thursday: “Man for man I’d have this team every day
Mohammed Shami in action for the Indian cricket team during Cricket World Cup 2023© AFP India hammered Sri Lanka by 302 runs in Mumbai on Thursday as the unbeaten tournament hosts reached the Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-finals with a crushing victory. Sri Lanka collapsed to 55 all out inside 20 overs, having been set
India captain Rohit Sharma has expressed concern over the worsening air quality in Mumbai, and elsewhere in the country, saying it is important to ensure that future generations can live “without any fear” in India. “In an ideal world, you do not want a situation like this but I am pretty sure that the concerned
Eoin Morgan has described the idea he should replace Matthew Mott as England’s white-ball coach ahead of next year’s T20 World Cup as “a bit far-fetched” and said that Mott should be given the chance to put things right at next year’s tournament. Morgan, who captained England to their first men’s ODI World Cup in
Sydney Thunder 190 for 5 (Knight 52*) beat Melbourne Renegades 153 for 7 (Beaumont 37, Darlington 4-33) by 37 runs Knight made an unbeaten 52 from 31 deliveries to underpin a very even batting performance from Thunder’s top order as they posted an imposing 190 for 5 against the struggling Renegades attack on a good
If required, India will not hesitate to field a three-spinner, two-seamer attack, particularly as they await the return of Hardik Pandya. This is what captain Rohit Sharma said on the eve of India’s seventh match in the World Cup, in which they have only once played an XI featuring all three of Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep