Difficulties procuring insurance, as well as logistical and security concerns, were some of the issues raised by sponsors and broadcasters that led to the Asia Cup being shifted from Sri Lanka to the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka Cricket has revealed. “They felt that the situation in Sri Lanka was not conducive to garner the
Toss Barbados chose to bowl vs India Hayley Matthews called correctly as Barbados elected to bowl first against India in a knockout game at CWG 2022. The winner of this Group A clash will join Australia, England and New Zealand in the semi-finals. India made two changes, with Pooja Vastrakar and Taniya Bhatia coming in
In an ideal, and somewhat fairer cricketing world, series like this would take place more often. An established Full Member would play a more recently anointed one every few years, not just before a World Cup and not only to fill in a gap between series and it’d be a standalone, big-deal event. Almost like
Hasan Ali has been dropped from both Pakistan’s squad for the ODI series in the Netherlands as well for the Asia Cup T20Is later this month. Naseem Shah has been named in both squads. Shaheen Shah Afridi, who missed the second Test in Sri Lanka last month because of a knee injury, has been included
Babar, meanwhile, is the only batter in the top three in all international formats at the moment: No. 1 in ODIs and T20Is, and No. 3 in Tests. That might not change immediately, but he might end up losing the top spot in T20Is to Suryakumar, with two games left for India to play in
Won Hampshire the Blast title twice, holding his nerve in extraordinary scenes after being called for a no-ball, to cap a tournament where his death bowling stood out. Making a strong push for the T20 World Cup squad, which he has spoken about after his late call to the Hundred to replace Riley Meredith.
Daniel Sams, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya and Matthew Wade all took terrific grabs as India snared a 2-1 series win the Dettol T20I campaign
All-rounder Hardik Pandya became first India men’s player to scalp 50 wickets and score 500 runs in T20Is. Hardik achieved this feat during the third T20I against West Indies, at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts on Tuesday. He dismissed Brandon King after a fifty-run opening stand between him and Kyle Mayers to become the sixth
Aiden Markram won’t say it quite yet, but in spite of the bottleneck of top-order batters in South Africa’s T20I squad, he is fairly sure of his place to Australia for the World Cup. And you would think he should be. Markram is ranked third on the ICC’s T20I batting rankings, averages 42.60 in T20Is,
India captain Rohit Sharma retired hurt on 11 after suffering a back spasm in their chase of 165 in the third T20I against West Indies in Basseterre. According to an update from the BCCI, their medical team is “monitoring his progress”. Rohit felt some discomfort after he advanced at fast bowler Alzarri Joseph in the
England have handed a recall to Ollie Robinson for the upcoming home Test series with South Africa. Robinson, the right-arm seamer whose last Test appearance was against Australia in Hobart in January this year, has made the squad of 14 for the first two matches of the three-match series after a battle with an array
After 39 overs of the second T20I in St Kitts, West Indies needed 10 runs off six balls to complete a series-levelling victory, with five wickets in hand. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India’s most experienced fast bowler, had only bowled two overs, and had only conceded 12 runs. He may have seemed the natural choice to bowl
Zimbabwe 156 for 8 (Burl 54, Jongwe 35, Mahedi 2-28) beat Bangladesh 146 for 8 (Afif 39*, Mahmudullah 27, Nyauchi 3-29) by 10 runs Zimbabwe clinched their maiden T20I series win over a higher-ranked side when they beat Bangladesh by 10 runs in the third game in Harare. The home side roused a full-house crowd
England 167 for 5 (Capsey 50, Brunt 38*, Jones 36*, Ismail 2-27) beat South Africa 141 for 4 (Wolvaardt 41*, Brunt 1-16) by 26 runs A half-century to 17-year-old Alice Capsey helped England to two wins from as many matches at the Commonwealth Games as they beat South Africa by 26 runs at Edgbaston. Capsey
The PCB is refusing to provide no-objection certificates (NOCs) to Pakistani players – contracted or not contracted – who want to participate in the upcoming BBL season. The board has also not clarified whether it will allow players to take part in the ILT20 in the UAE early next year. The reason for the stance,
Toss India chose to bowl vs West Indies India asked West Indies to bat in the third T20I in Basseterre, on the pitch used for a low-scoring match in the first of the double-header in St Kitts. In the second game of the series on Monday, West Indies bowled India out for 138 to level
Jonny Bairstow has pulled out of the opening stages of the Hundred, ESPNcricinfo understands. Bairstow had been due to play for Welsh Fire, and was expected to be available for the first two or three games – including Wednesday’s season opener against defending champions Southern Brave – before linking up with England’s Test squad to
India and Pakistan will play each other for the first time since the 2021 T20 World Cup when they face off in the Asia Cup on August 28 in Dubai, a day after the tournament begins with Sri Lanka taking on Afghanistan. Bangladesh open their campaign against Afghanistan on August 30 in Sharjah. The fixtures
Kurtis Patterson‘s desire to spend Christmas at home with his newborn son has prompted the opening bat to leave Perth and return to the Sydney Sixers. Patterson was unveiled as the Sixers’ new signing on Tuesday, inking a fresh three-year deal with the club he played a sole match for on debut in 2012. Born
England’s first tour of Pakistan in 17 years will begin on September 20, as the men’s team play seven T20Is in Karachi (the first four) and Lahore (the last three). The last game is on October 2 before England travel to Australia for the men’s T20 World Cup. They are scheduled to return to Pakistan
Rabada was rested for the three-match ODI series in England recently as part of his workload management but took part in the T20I series. He played the first two T20Is in which he picked up just one wicket. He was replaced by Anrich Nortje for the final outing in Southampton owing to a niggle. South
Former New Zealand fast bowler Heath Davis has come out as gay. He is the first male international cricketer from his country to do so. In a documentary series for The Spinoff called “Scratched: Aotearoa’s Lost Sporting Legends”, Davis opened up about his sexuality and the “lonely” experience of living separate lives on and off
The start of the third T20I between West Indies and India in St Kitts on Tuesday has been pushed back by 90 minutes. Instead of 10.30am local time [8pm IST], the match will now begin at 12pm local time [9.30pm IST], with the toss to take place at 11.30am. The match timings have been revised
Former Queensland and Australia allrounder Phil Carlson has passed away after a long illness at the age of 70. Carlson played two Tests and four ODIs for Australia, all against England, in the summer of 1978-79 during the height of the World Series Cricket schism. He was called into the debut for the final two
You know you’re in some nick when you can do this. Jonny Bairstow takes a leaf out of Nat Sciver’s book as he flicked the ball through his legs for 4 against South Africa in the 2nd Vitality IT20! Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the
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India captain Rohit Sharma said he will continue to back young bowlers and give them opportunities to showcase their skills at crunch moments of a game. Rohit’s comments came in the backdrop of his decision to bring in Avesh Khan (1/31 from 2.2 overs) to bowl the last over of the low-scoring second T20I instead
Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs India The second T20 international between West Indies and India finally began around the time it was scheduled to end – and the three-hour hold-up was caused by the delayed arrival of the team kits in St Kitts. After the toss eventually took place at 1.00 pm local
The start of the second T20I between West Indies and India, to be played later today in Basseterre, will be delayed by three hours*, following “significant delays in crucial team luggage arriving into St Kitts from Trinidad”, where the first T20I was played. The match, which was expected to start at 10.30am local time [8pm