The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is underway in India and will run from October 5 until 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: Conway and Ravindra stun defending champions England New
“I’ve sat in a lot of team meetings and the more the opposition talks about a certain batter or bowler, the more you are in their heads and the more you are ahead of them in the game. Someone like Anrich would have been someone they would have spoken about,” Simons said from South Africa’s
Asked to bat first, England stuttered along to a total of 282 for 9, losing wickets at regular intervals, and Buttler said afterwards he thought they were 50 below par with the bat. Although Sam Curran took a wicket with the first ball of the second over, that was as good as it got for
Marcus Stoinis is doubtful for Australia’s opening match at the 2023 ODI World Cup, against India on October 8 in Chennai, because of a hamstring niggle he picked up in the first ODI against the same opponent in Mohali last month. Stoinis has not played a match since. “He’s got a slight hamstring complaint at
After years of will-they-won’t-they, months of administrative bickering and weeks of visa uncertainties, the moment has finally arrived. Pakistan will take to the field in a World Cup match in India, Hyderabad the somewhat unassuming venue, Netherlands the slightly inauspicious opponents. It’s a gentle start rather than an explosive one, but it’s a start nonetheless,
Australia 190 for 9 (McGrath 65, Connell 3-25) beat West Indies (Matthews 79, Brown 3-20) by 47 runs A brilliant display of fast bowling from Darcie Brown helped Australia close out the T20I series against West Indies at Allan Border Field despite another one-woman show from Hayley Matthews who was hobbled on one leg. Defending
Western Australia 237 for 2 (Bancroft 121*, Wyllie 94) trail Victoria 256 by 19 runs Former Test opener Cameron Bancroft made an early season statement with a disciplined century to frustrate Victoria’s attack on a sedate WACA pitch to put Western Australia in a strong position in the Sheffield Shield. WA trailed by 19 runs
The family court of Delhi on Wednesday granted divorce to Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan and her estranged wife and said the petitioner (Shikhar Dhawan) is entitled to decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty. Harish Kumar’s family court judge while dissolving their 11 years old wedlock said, “There is no dispute that both parties had
Queensland 159 for 7 (Street 45, Edwards 5-24) for vs New South Wales New South Wales allrounder Jack Edwards continued his fine start to the domestic season, claiming his maiden Sheffield Shield five-wicket haul to leave Queensland in trouble in Sydney. Edwards took all of the first five wickets on the opening day of their Shield
For the first time in a men’s 50-over World Cup, England are heading into the tournament as defending champions. But don’t let Jos Buttler hear you say that. After his England side clinched a 3-1 series win over New Zealand at Lord’s last month, Buttler was asked how well positioned his side were to defend
South Australia 307 and 47 for 3 trail Tasmania 381 (Wakim 110, Jewell 87, Webster 62, Buckingham 7-71) by 27 runs South Australia were in the mire against Tasmania despite paceman Jordan Buckingham taking a career-best seven-wicket haul on day two of their Sheffield Shield match. Tasmania, with Charlie Wakim scoring a polished 110, posted
Rohit Sharma pursed his lips and furrowed his brow. Sitting cross-legged on a white sofa in the banquet hall of the Gujarat Cricket Association Clubhouse, he threw up his hands to take issue with the line of questioning. “That’s not my job, sir,” he said. “Declaring all this is not my job.” He had been
Big Picture: … and so it goes on Somewhere, in a parallel universe, that epic contest has perhaps still not reached a definitive conclusion. The playing conditions for the 2023 event stipulate that, in the event of a tie this time around, the two teams will contest as many Super Overs as it takes to
Hayley Matthews expects Australia’s bowlers to change their plans – and fields – but the West Indies skipper reckons she’s in good enough form to counter them as a historic series victory beckons. She also made 99 not out in a game-one loss and has won player of the match in an incredible seven straight
Ben Stokes has emerged as an injury doubt for the opening match of the World Cup between England and New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Stokes, the Player of the Match in the 2019 final between the same teams, came out of ODI retirement in August despite a long-standing knee injury and is not expected
Western Australia 29 for 1 trail Victoria 256 (Dean 87, Hardie 3-29, Rocchiccioli 3-39) by 227 runs One-time Test opener Will Pucovski made an encouraging return to the Sheffield Shield, but Victoria failed to capitalise against a second-string Western Australia attack on day one at the WACA. After losing their last eight wickets for 94
Afghanistan 116 (Zadran 51, Thushara 4-17) beat Sri Lanka 108 (Arachchige 22, Qais 3-16, Naib 3-28) by eight runs After opting to field, Sri Lanka struck with the seventh ball of the match when Nuwan Thushara cleaned up Sediqullah Atal. Noor and Mohammad Shahzad then added 54 for the second wicket but both batters struggled
New Zealand are usually one of the best-prepared teams for world tournaments, which lets them even the scales against teams that have larger populations to choose from. They need to latch onto any small advantage in order to have the kind of proud record they have: making at least the semi-finals in the last four
Liam Dawson says that accepting a call-up for England’s Test tour of India at the start of 2024 would not be straightforward, due to his lucrative deal in the SA20, which clashes with the five-match series. Dawson made his Test debut on the 2016 tour of India, adding just two further appearances against South Africa
Sanju Samson’s post on his social media account© Instagram Sanju Samson has been the topic of several discussions among fans and experts alike after the wicket-keeper batter was left out of India’s Cricket World Cup 2023 squad. He was a part of the Asia Cup 2023 squad as a back-up but he did not play
Melbourne Renegades have pulled off a significant BBL signing by luring English wicketkeeper-batter Joe Clarke from cross-town rivals Stars. Clarke, who briefly played for Perth Scorchers in the 2020-21 season, has been an integral part of Stars over the last two seasons with 800 runs 30.76 and a strike-rate of 136.98. But he now becomes
Afghanistan 261 for 4 (Gurbaz 119, Rahmat 93) beat Sri Lanka 294 (Mendis 158, Samarawickrama 39, Nabi 4-44) by six wickets via DLS method After Afghanistan lost opener Ibrahim Zadran early in their chase of 295, Gurbaz and Rahmat played steadily and was unbeaten on 53 and 51 respectively, when rain halted the play in
Tim Southee‘s dislocated thumb is still tender and scarred but he has begun bowling and has started to build up his bowling loads, which raises hopes of a swift return at the World Cup. Southee had dislocated his thumb during an ODI against England on September 15, and now has a plate and some screws
Warm-up games carry an unwelcome sense of jeopardy for Reece Topley. On the eve of last year’s T20 World Cup, he trod on a boundary toblerone ahead of a game against Pakistan at an empty Gabba and ruptured ligaments in his left ankle, ruling him out of the tournament. There was a sense of relief,
India will head into the World Cup without having played a single ball of warm-ups, with their practice match against Netherlands washed out in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. Their first warm-up match, against England in Guwahati on September 30, was also called off without a ball bowled, though the weather did allow the toss to take
Australia 351 for 7 (Green 50*, Warner 48, Inglis 48, Mir 2-31) beat Pakistan 337 (Babar 90, Iftikhar 83, Labuschagne 3-78) by 14 runs Australia beat Pakistan by 14 runs in the sides’ final warm-up game before the World Cup, propelled by a team effort with bat and ball. In a game that Australia controlled
Pakistan 160 (Jamal 41, Shukla 4-49, Ghazanfar 3-26) beat Hong Kong 92 (Hayat 29, Khushdil 3-13) by 68 runs Pakistan stuttered to 73 for 6 before their lower order salvaged their innings to post a strong total of 160 and their spinners bowled out Hong Kong for 92 to book a semi-final berth in the
England have enlisted an Indian sidearm specialist to help them prepare to face left-arm fast bowling in the World Cup. The sidearm, the device that resembles a dog-thrower, has become ubiquitous in the professional game over the last decade and is used extensively by coaches in England’s training sessions. England’s core coaching staff in India
India 202 for 4 (Jaiswal 100, Rinku 37*, Airee 2-31) beat Nepal 179 for 9 (Airee 32, Jora 29, Avesh 3-32, Bishnoi 3-24) by 23 runs Yashasvi Jaiswal has had a memorable 2023 already. In May, he smashed the fastest half-century in the IPL off just 13 balls. In July, his old-school 171 in Dominica,
Tasmania 94 for 1 trail South Australia 307 (Lehmann 115, Manenti 71, Bell 3-78) by 213 runs Stand-in captain Jake Lehmann struck a century to steer South Australia out of strife against Tasmania on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield season. Lehmann, appointed captain while Travis Head is on Australian duties, struck 115 of