In 2018-19, India became the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia. Two years later, despite struggling with the absence of several key players, India achieved one of the greatest Test victories at the Gabba to beat Australia 2-1 once again. On both occasions, there were calls for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to
Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat against Pakistan Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat in the first of two Tests against Pakistan, in what is now a tried-and-tested move in Galle, where the pitch is expected to take progressively more turn as the match wears on. Dimuth Karunaratne
Rob Key, England men’s director of cricket, admits he has been surprised by the speed with which both the players and the public have bought into Brendon McCullum‘s new vision for the Test team, but says he shares McCullum’s dislike of the phrase “Bazball”, because he feels it “devalues” what the team has achieved in
There have been international matches in Colombo recently. Two of the three T20Is, and three of the ODIs from the Australia tour were all played at Khettarama stadium. While those games were almost uniformly well-attended, and went off as usual, the scale of the political demonstrations has increased substantially in Colombo since then. Khettarama was
New Zealand piled up 360 for 6 – the second-highest total in ODI cricket at The Village in Malahide – but it appeared lighter once Paul Stirling and Harry Tector hit full-tilt in the chase. After New Zealand ultimately scraped home by one run, Martin Guptill , who had set up the narrow victory with
A two-and-a-half-month window for the IPL every year, and home-season windows for the Hundred and the BBL respectively in England and Australia’s schedules, affirm the growing primacy of franchise T20 leagues in the international cricket calendar. A near-final draft of the ICC’s latest Future Tours Programme (FTP), accessed by ESPNcricinfo, lays out the international cricket
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Sri Lanka face Pakistan after playing a 1-1 draw vs Australia in a two-match Test series.© AFP Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st Test Day 1 Live:Shaheen Shah Afridi gave Pakistan the perfect start as he bowled Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne in the third over of the innings.Earlier, Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne won the
Dane van Niekerk, South Africa’s regular captain, will miss a second major tournament after failing to recover from an ankle injury in time for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Van Niekerk broke her ankle after slipping and falling at her new home in Gqberha in January, which ruled her out of the ODI World Cup,
It was oddly apt that, on the anniversary of England’s World Cup victory at Lord’s, the key protagonists in a series-levelling win over India were three players whose memories of that day – for differing reasons – were bound to be less euphoric than those of their team-mates. But then there was David Willey, whose
England chose to bat v South Africa A new-look England attack will defend against South Africa in the second ODI after Heather Knight opted to set the tourists a target in Bristol. Issy Wong and Lauren Bell have been handed debuts, replacing experienced seamers Katherine Brunt and Kate Cross. Both Wong and Cross made their
Ben Stokes will not play in the T20 series with South Africa or the Hundred, the ECB have announced. The news came as part of the announcement of the limited-overs squads for the upcoming three ODIs and three T20Is against South Africa, which begins next week. Stokes missed the T20 series against India to rest
Tournament hosts Zimbabwe and reigning tournament champions Netherlands continued their undefeated runs at the T20 World Cup Qualifier in Bulawayo, both sides winning their respective semifinals on Friday to clinch the final two available berths at the T20 World Cup in Australia this October. It will be Zimbabwe’s sixth trip to the T20 World Cup
50 overs New Zealand 360 for 6 (Guptill 115, Nicholls 79, Little 2-84) vs Ireland A breezy hundred from Martin Guptill and an even breezier 79 from Henry Nicholls carried New Zealand to 360 for 6 and set them up for a potential 3-0 whitewash of Ireland in Malahide. Finn Allen (33), Tom Latham (30)
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly believes Virat Kohli “has got to find his way” to score runs again, while former India quick Ashish Nehra, who worked with Kohli at Royal Challengers Bangalore, says there is no harm in him taking a break to come back fresh later. Kohli has already been rested for the ODIs and
Big picture Bangladesh may have won the ODI series with an unassailable 2-0 lead, but Tamim Iqbal‘s men will be determined to end a tough tour of the Caribbean – they lost the Tests and the T20Is – with a clean sweep in the 50-over format. For West Indies, the third ODI is an opportunity
Fast bowler Navdeep Saini has become the latest Indian player to sign a contract to play county cricket after agreeing a deal with Kent. Saini, who plays his domestic cricket for Delhi and was part of Rajasthan Royals’ squad for IPL 2022, last played for India 12 months ago on their tour to Sri Lanka.
A number of international Bangladesh players will tour the Caribbean with the A squads next month. Four players from the current senior team’s tour – Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Khaled Ahmed, Rejaur Rahman Raja and Anamul Haque – will return to the West Indies on July 31 to play the two four-day and three one-day matches.
Through the middle of the last decade, Sri Lanka and Pakistan seemed to play Test series annually. Often, these were closely contested, and frequently produced compelling cricket. Pakistan’s two incredible fourth-innings chases stand out – the manic one in Sharjah in early 2014, the masterful Younis Khan-led triumph in Pallekele the following year. There were
India opt to bowl vs England Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl in the second ODI at Lord’s as India look to seal the three-match series. Virat Kohli returned after missing the first ODI with a groin strain; Shreyas Iyer made way for him in what was the only change for the
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File photo of Shikhar Dhawan© AFP Shikhar Dhawan is now being considered for only one format – the ODIs. Despite consistent performances in the Indian Premier League (IPL), he is no longer considered for the T20Is. Dhawan is six months shy of turning 37 but is still going strong on the cricket field. With the 2023 ODI World Cup
Jos Buttler admitted that England’s batting still isn’t quite firing on all cylinders, but insisted that the positivity they had shown on another complex Lord’s surface made a crucial difference in the final analysis, as they successfully defended a sub-par total of 246 thanks to a record-breaking six-for from Reece Topley. England’s 100-run victory came
New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne has been ruled out of the remainder of the limited-overs tour of Europe with an Achilles injury. Milne felt pain during the team’s first net session in Ireland and after a scan the recovery timeframe was likely to only see him available for the two T20Is against Netherlands in
“Kyun ho rahi hain, yaar. Matlab mujhe samajh mein nahin aata, bhai. (Why is this discussion happening. I can’t understand this)” India’s captain Rohit Sharma put up a bemused expression just as a journalist had started a question on Virat Kohli. Kohli’s form in the last few years has become a national debate, with some,
Shabnim Ismail is available for selection for South Africa’s second ODI against England after missing last month’s Test and Monday’s first ODI with a calf strain. Ismail’s recovery comes at a crucial juncture on the tour: South Africa lost the first ODI by five wickets and must win in Bristol to stay alive in the
South Africa 360 for 7 (Klaasen 123, Phehlukwayo 67, van der Dussen 61) beat England Lions 253 (Eskinazi 79) by 107 runs A century from Heinrich Klaasen was the highlight for South Africa as they warmed up for the first of three ODIs against England next week with a comprehensive 107-run win over England Lions
The ICC has banned Bangladesh fast bowler Shohidul Islam for 10 months for failing a dope test in March. Shohidul, who admitted to breaching Article 2.1 of the ICC Anti-Doping Code and accepted the suspension, will be available from March 28 next year, after his sentence was backdated to May 28, the date of his