Taking six wickets on the first day of a Test after losing the toss and bowling on a slow pitch might not be the worst day’s work. But with Sri Lanka having pushed past 300, scoring at 3.66 runs per over across the day, Pakistan were pushed onto the back foot by the time stumps
New Zealand have picked a full-strength squad for their white-ball tour of the West Indies, with six of their senior players including captain Kane Williamson returning after being rested for the latter parts of the team’s ongoing tour of Europe. Williamson, Trent Boult, Devon Conway and Tim Southee all returned home following the three-match Test
Former India wicketkeeper-batter Karuna Jain has announced her retirement from all formats of cricket. She played 44 ODIs, five Tests and nine T20Is for India between 2004 and 2014. “With a lot of happy and satisfied feelings, I am able to make this announcement of my retirement from all forms of cricket and looking forward
Rain break South Africa 119 for 2 from 20.5 overs (de Kock 69*) vs England Quinton de Kock eased along to an effortlessly fluent 69 not out from 55 balls, to set South Africa up for an imposing total, before a heavy band of rain swept across Headingley to leave the third ODI against England
Bangladesh’s new T20I captain Nurul Hasan wants his side to play “fearless cricket” in Zimbabwe in the three-match series next week. In his first press conference as captain, Nurul offered a glimpse into his thinking as he fended off tough questions about a struggling team and his own performance in the format. BCB named Nurul
Cricket Australia has entered into a seven-year deal with Disney Star to broadcast all men’s and women’s international cricket as well as the BBL and the WBBL throughout India and the rest of Asia. The agreement, worth US$ 250 million, will commence in 2023-24. Disney Star had held CA’s broadcast rights prior to 2017-18 when
Toss West Indies chose to bat vs India West Indies won the toss for the second time in as many matches, but opted to bat first in the second ODI after having chosen to bowl two days ago. Their captain Nicholas Pooran said the pitch looked the same as it did for the first ODI,
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2nd Test Day 1 Live: Sri Lanka opt to bat as both teams make two changes each.© AFP SL vs PAK, 2nd Test Day Live Updates: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the second Test at the Galle International Stadium. At the toss, Pakistan captain Babar Azam confirmed that
Glamorgan 795 for 5 declared (Northeast 410*, Cooke 191*, Ingram 139) beat Leicestershire 584 (Mulder 156, Mike 91, Hill 81, Kimber 68, Walker 64, Swindells 52, Salter 4-158) and 183 (Mulder 59, Hogan 4-43) by an innings and 28 runs Sam Northeast made an unbeaten quadruple-century before Glamorgan pulled off an astonishing victory on an
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes Tim David is the type of player that could win Australia the T20 World Cup, comparing his match-winning ability to that of 2003 50-over World Cup star Andrew Symonds. Ponting, who has recently taken a role as Hobart Hurricanes head of strategy where David plays in the BBL, suggested
Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat against Pakistan Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat in Galle, on a pitch expected to be good for batting on the first two days. However, teams batting first have lost the last three matches at this venue. Middle-order batter Fawad Alam and
Big picture Determining who will come out on top in Sunday’s third ODI is a tough call to make. And by the end of this page, you probably won’t be any closer to knowing. That’s probably a bad way to start a match preview for this winner-takes-all affair. But over the last few days, England
You could understand why. West Indies had not only lost their previous six games, but had lost the bulk of them comprehensively: by 120 runs and 53 runs against Pakistan, and then with 55 balls remaining and a whopping 176 balls remaining against Bangladesh. In five of those six matches, West Indies failed to bat
Justin Langer won’t return to coaching in the near term after deciding to take up “other opportunities” despite Ricky Ponting pursuing him vigorously for the Hobart Hurricanes’ head coaching role. Hurricanes announced Jeff Vaughan as their new head coach on Friday and he will combine the job with his role as Tasmania head coach. Vaughan
Sri Lanka would have felt they were on track for victory at the end of day three of the first Test, until Abdullah Shafique and Co swept the win from under them in the last two days. But even Sri Lanka reflected that theirs was a far-from-complete performance. If you bat first in Galle, you
An Indian team is set to go up against a Pakistan team come September, away in Namibia. Around the time the Asia Cup takes place – most likely in the UAE – Cricket Namibia will host the four-team Global T20 Namibia series, with Bengal [from India], a representative Lahore Qalandars side [from Pakistan], and a
West Indies came to within touching distance of hunting down what could’ve been the highest successful ODI chase at the Queen’s Park Oval, but with the hosts needing five off the last ball, Mohammed Siraj nailed his yorker and kept them to just a bye. However, West Indies’ fighting effort roused the Port of Spain
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Shikhar Dhawan made a well crafted 97 while Shubmam Gill made a classy 64 in his ODI comeback before India held their nerves to pull off a three-run win over the West Indies in the series opener here. Openers Dhawan (97 off 99 balls) and Gill (64 off 53) shared an 119-run stand before the
Heinrich Klaasen was not really concerned that the white ball would disappear into the white sheeting, visible at the bottom of the sight screen after 10 overs of the South African innings in the second ODI against England, but he was hoping to use up some time as South Africa found themselves in an impossible
Usman Khawaja believes ODI cricket is “dying a slow death” and he’s not surprised England’s Ben Stokes has quit the format. Stokes, 31, brought the demands of international cricket on players into sharp focus when he confirmed his 105th ODI appearance for England against South Africa would be his last. Stokes, who has taken over
England 201 (Livingstone 38, Curran 35, Pretorius 4-36) beat South Africa 83 (Klaasen 33, Rashid 3-29) by 118 runs Rain shortened match? Sure. 72 for 5 in the 12th over? No problem. Series on the line? That’s okay. After middling white-ball form at home this summer, England stormed back with a big win over a
Jonny Bairstow has vowed to continue as a three-format international cricketer but added his voice to those of his team-mates who have expressed their displeasure at a packed calendar. Over the last week, the workloads of international cricketers have come under scrutiny, particularly in England after Ben Stokes urged the authorities to stop considering players
Wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan has been made Bangladesh’s T20I captain only for the upcoming three-match series against Zimbabwe in Harare. He replaces Mahmudullah, who had been the captain in the shortest format since 2019, but lost out on the leadership role due to a lack of performance and results. The BCB held a meeting with Mahmudullah
Chetan Sakariya and Mukesh Choudhary will headline the overseas presence at the KFC T20 Max series in Queensland next month. They will also train at Cricket Australia’s National Cricket Centre in Brisbane and be involved in Queensland Bulls’ pre-season preparations, as part of the old exchange programme with the Chennai-based MRF Pace Foundation, which had
The BCCI is set to bring back the Duleep Trophy – in a zonal format – and the Irani Cup to a full-fledged 2022-23 senior men’s domestic calendar that is set to begin in early September. The board has also added a number of women’s competitions this upcoming season, most significantly an Under-16 tournament. The