Big picture It is a tournament Pakistan love but a tournament that hasn’t always loved them back. Pakistan’s lack of success over this competition’s four-decade history has been baffling, given, if history is a guide, there are only three possible destinations for this trophy. For the first half of the tournament’s existence, India and Sri
On the day cricket took the sporting lead at the Kia Oval in paying respects to Queen Elizabeth II and honouring the new King Charles III, it was Ollie Robinson who led England some way to victory in this match and the series. On day three of the third Test, the first of any play
Marcus Stoinis has been ruled out of the last ODI against New Zealand, and there will be no final outing for the prolific David-Warner-Aaron Finch opening combination after Warner was released from Australia’s squad to manage his workload. Stoinis will miss the final game in the Chappell-Hadlee series with a low-level side strain. He will
Day three of the third Test between England and South Africa began with a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 96. In a moving 10 minutes before play got underway on Saturday, the Test match became the first sporting occasion in which God Save The King has
Lunch South Africa 69 for 6 (Zondo 21*, Jansen 17*, Robinson 4-21) vs England Ollie Robinson tore through South Africa on an opening that was emotionally stirring and physically scintillating in equal measure as cricket resumed following a day of respect to honour Her Majesty, the Queen, who died on Thursday. On what remains the
Aaron Finch insists there should be no reason why Steven Smith or David Warner can’t replace him as Australia’s ODI skipper, adamant the scars of sandpaper-gate have long healed. Finch’s announcement of his retirement from the 50-over format has again put leadership back on the agenda, with Cricket Australia on the search for another captain
ENG vs SA, 3rd Test, Day 3 Live: England on top as South Africa crumble.© AFP England vs South Africa, Day 3 Live Score Updates: Ollie Robinson made his mark early in the first session as South Africa lost six early wickets on Day 3 of the ongoing third Test at the Kennington Oval. Robinson bagged
Aaron Finch has announced he will retire from one-day internationals after the final match of the series against New Zealand in Cairns on Sunday. He will continue to captain the T20 side into their defence of the World Cup title next month. “It has been a fantastic ride with some incredible memories,” Finch said. “I
Sri Lanka 124 for 5 (Nissanka 55*, Rauf 2-19, Hasnain 2-21) beat Pakistan 121 (Babar 30, Hasaranga 3-21, Theekshana 2-21, Madushan 2-21) by five wickets Yes, it was another chasing side winning in Dubai, the venue now having seen 17 victories for chasing sides in the last 20 T20Is. But this time, Sri Lanka’s bowlers
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur once again stressed on the need to have a sports psychologist travelling with the team on a more regular basis. She said that the presence of a psychologist allows players to be more comfortable in the team environment so as to ask for a break in the game due to mental
The third Test between England and South Africa will resume on Saturday “to pay tribute” to Queen Elizabeth II. However, there will be no extension of the Test, with South Africa set to depart from the UK on Tuesday. Following the death of the Queen, day two at the Kia Oval was cancelled as a
After rain and wet outfield delayed the start of the game and spiced up the St Kitts pitch, the spinners found sharp turn and bounce, even with the new ball. Amazon Warriors had a trio of spinners – Tabraiz Shamsi, Imran Tahir and Gudakesh Motie – in their ranks but Powell trusted his defence and
Former Australia batter Matthew Hayden has been named Pakistan’s team mentor for the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup in Australia. He had served as the side’s batting consultant in the 2021 edition played in the UAE. According to PCB, Hayden has inspired the team with his presence in the dressing room as Pakistan qualified for
Among the decisions that did not come off for Williamson was his usage of Trent Boult in the first game against Australia. New Zealand were defending 232 and Boult had picked up three wickets in his first four overs. But he was taken off after his fifth over and then brought back on only in
“Personally, since I’ve come back from a break where I didn’t touch the bat for the longest time in the 13-14 years I’ve played, a lot of things were put into perspective,” Kohli told Rohit in a chat on BCCI’s official portal. “I got a lot of clarity from you guys [pointing to Rohit] and
After losing their first match against India at the Asia Cup, Pakistan cricket team has been on a roll. With two successive wins in the Super 4 stage, Pakistan have sealed a berth in the final along with Sri Lanka. There were several top performances in the batting and bowling departments and young pacer Shahnawaz
Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan underwent an MRI scan on his right knee last night, soon after Pakistan beat India by five wickets in their Asia Cup Super 4 game in Dubai. It is understood that Rizwan felt fine after the game, and the scan is a precautionary measure. The injury occurred in the 15th over of
India 212 for 2 (Kohli 122*, Rahul 62, Fareed 2-57) beat Afghanistan 111 for 8 (Ibrahim 64*, Bhuvneshwar 5-4) by 101 runs Even Virat Kohli was shocked it came in this format. One-thousand-twenty days and 83 international innings since he last scored a hundred, Kohli got his elusive No. 71 in a T20 international against
New ECB chair Richard Thompson has described the current County schedule as “the worst game of Jenga ever”, and has promised to ensure the County Championship holds its own in the jostle with three other formats in the English season. Thompson, formerly chair at Surrey, began a five-year term in his role at the start
Mondli Khumalo, the former South Africa Under-19 and Kwa-Zulu Natal Inland bowler, has had a final, successful surgery after being assaulted in Somerset in May. He is now able to move around without a protective helmet and hopes to be able to return to professional cricket by early next year. “That was the final piece
Big Picture Both economies are on the verge of collapse – Sri Lanka’s, it might be argued, is collapsing already; both nations are straining under outsized external debt; and both are negotiating with the IMF for relief. It is the first of two Pakistan vs Sri Lanka matches to finish the Asia Cup off. Welcome
New Zealand have lost their top spot on the ICC ODI team rankings after a second straight defeat in the three-match ODI series against Australia. As a result, England, who had lost pole position to New Zealand in May 2021, have regained their place atop the rankings chart. They currently have a rating of 119
“I feel very blessed, very grateful right now. Last two and a half years have taught me a lot. I’m going to turn 34 in November, so celebrations [on getting to landmarks] are all [a thing of] the past. I have put a lot of things in perspective and, actually, I was a bit shocked
The third Test between England and South Africa at the Kia Oval has been suspended following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The announcement of the Queen’s death at the age of 96 came at 6.30pm on Thursday, the scheduled first day of the Test, after which the ECB confirmed that no scheduled cricket would
Adam Zampa shifted all the praise onto Australia’s pace bowlers for the pressure they applied in the second ODI, labelling his delivery to remove Kane Williamson “c***”, with the New Zealand captain left to lament his team’s “soft” cricket as they saw another strong position slip away. Australia were 117 for 8 before the last
The PCB will write to the ICC to “lodge a protest” over the crowd trouble and “gruesome visuals” that followed the Afghanistan-Pakistan game at the Asia Cup. Addressing the media, PCB chairman Ramiz Raja said: “You can’t link hooliganism with cricket and this environment makes you sick. We will write to ICC, raise concerns, and
Australia 195 for 9 (Smith 61, Boult 4-38, Henry 3-33) beat New Zealand 82 (Williamson 17, Zampa 5-35, Abbott 2-1) by 113 runs For the second time in three days, Australia dug themselves out of a hole – this time with both bat and ball – to clinch the Chappell-Hadlee series in Cairns as New
Having recovered from the hamstring injury he had sustained during IPL 2022, Ajinkya Rahane is feeling refreshed and ready to start from scratch in India’s domestic season, which kicks off with the zonal-format Duleep Trophy from Thursday. Rahane, who had missed a chunk of the IPL and then the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy knockouts for Mumbai,
Toss England bowl first vs South Africa England captain Ben Stokes has won the toss and asked South Africa to bat first under threatening skies in the third and final Test at The Oval. With the series locked at 1-1 and South Africa targeting top spot on the WTC points table – they currently sit
Hosts and defending champions Australia will take on India in their only warm-up fixture ahead of the T20 World Cup on October 17 in Brisbane. India will play their second warm-up against New Zealand two days later at the same venue. In addition to the big teams getting a feel for each other ahead of