Uncapped legspinner Rashmi Silva has been named in Sri Lanka’s 15-member squad for the Commonwealth Games which is scheduled to start later this month. Silva made her ODI debut in the home series against India earlier this month and is uncapped in T20Is, which is the format for the competition to be held in Birmingham.
The global footprint of the IPL is expanding swiftly with its franchise owners set to buy all six teams in South Africa’s new T20 league, the inaugural edition of which is scheduled for January 2023. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and one of the
Ben Stokes has urged the authorities to stop considering players as “cars” and hopes his ODI retirement will be a wake-up call. The allrounder was speaking ahead of his 105th and final ODI after taking the decision to retire from the format. In a statement detailing his decision, he spoke of a desire to lighten
The BCB approved the much-delayed regional cricket association (RCA) scheme, aimed to decentralise the game in the country. BCB president Nazmul Hassan said that the decision was made during Tuesday’s Annual General Meeting where the board’s constitution was amended. The country’s divisional headquarters Dhaka, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Khulna, Rangpur, and Barisal will have RCAs while
Zimbabwe are set for a busy two months with incoming tours from Bangladesh and India and a visit to Australia after 18 years. India, who haven’t toured Zimbabwe since 2016, are set to play three ODIs on August 18, 20 and 22 in Harare. The series is part of the ICC ODI Super League that
Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has been appointed the lead of the country’s new franchise-based T20 league, which is scheduled to begin in January 2023. Smith has been put in charge of all aspects – “both cricketing and non-cricketing” – of the tournament, which is being viewed as crucial to the long-term sustainability of
Toss South Africa chose to bat vs England Ben Stokes will take the field in his final ODI for England after Keshav Maharaj chose to bat first in Durham. On a day when temperatures are expected to reach a record high in England, Maharaj cited the weather and a dry-looking pitch as his reasons for
The 3-0 ODI series sweep in the Caribbean was “special”, but Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladesh 50-overs captain, has been speaking to his team-mates about not getting too excited with the result. After all, as he says, “there was too much help for the spinners”, which won’t often be the case while on the road. “Any
Tea Pakistan 147 for 2 (Shafique 77*, Imam 35, Babar 26*) and 218 need another 195 runs to beat Sri Lanka 222 and 337 (Chandimal 94*, Kusal Mendis 76, Nawaz 5-88) Abdullah Shafique pressed confidently onwards, and Babar Azam made a strong start as Pakistan lost two wickets but retained hopes of completing a monumental
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Rishabh Pant turned out to be the hero for the Indian cricket team on Sunday with a maiden ODI century against England in Manchester. Pant’s unbeaten 125 off 113 balls helped India recover from 72/4 to chase down a 260-run target in 42.1 overs. Pant and Hardik Pandya (71, 55 balls) shared a 133-run stand
Saqib Mahmood has turned down an offer from Warwickshire and signed a new, two-year contract with Lancashire until the end of the 2024 season. Mahmood, 25, enjoyed a breakthrough winter for England, impressing in the Caribbean in his first Test series, but was ruled out of this season after one game due to a stress
The second T20I between Netherlands and New Zealand in The Hague will now be played on August 5, a day earlier than originally scheduled. Both boards agreed to shift the date of the match following the cancellation of a connecting flight that affected New Zealand’s transfer to the West Indies, where they are scheduled to
Lancashire say their overseas signing of allrounder Washington Sundar is just one step on a “journey of engagement” with their Indian audience. That is a phrase used by chief executive Daniel Gidney, who has said that a major step would be to attract an IPL team to come and play a game at Emirates Old
Simmons enjoyed a stellar career in franchise cricket, too, representing several teams like Mumbai Indians, Trinbago Knight Riders, Karachi Kings and Sylhet Sunrisers. He is the highest run-getter in CPL history, with 2629 runs from 91 innings, including 20 half-centuries. He also helped Mumbai to two IPL trophies, in 2015 and 2017, scoring a total
South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj has come out in support of the ODI Super League, which will be scrapped after the current cycle and will not form a part of the new FTP cycle. Maharaj, who is standing in as South Africa’s captain in the absence of the injured Temba Bavuma in England, argued that
Big picture In many ways, the Ben Stokes farewell ODI at Durham will be a welcome distraction for England. Two series defeats to India, both 2-1, the last of which, in the 50-over format, was confirmed on Sunday in a comprehensive five-wicket defeat at Emirates Old Trafford, has made life after Eoin Morgan seem a
Toss Ireland opt to bowl vs New Zealand Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie won the toss in the 1st T20I and chose to field first under warm, sunny conditions in Belfast. New Zealand handed a debut to wicketkeeper-batter Dane Cleaver and allrounder Michael Bracewell in the format. With key players rested by New Zealand for their
Rahul Dravid, the India coach, heaped praise on his bowlers for setting up victory over England in the series deciding third ODI in Manchester. India, who bowled England out in each of the matches, restricted them to 259 on a “really good wicket” at Old Trafford and then chased it down with 7.5 overs to
Former West Indies captain, the wicketkeeper-batter Denesh Ramdin, has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. “It is with great pleasure that I announce my retirement from international cricket,” Ramdin, who last played for West Indies in a T20I in December 2019, said on Instagram. “The past 14 years have been a dream
Ben Stokes has announced that he will retire from ODI cricket immediately after England play South Africa at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday due to the physical and mental demands of the international schedule. Stokes was appointed as England’s Test captain earlier this year and said that playing three formats was “just unsustainable for me now” and
Which Australian batter had the best tour of Sri Lanka? Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith both made excellent centuries. Cameron Green played a match-winning hand in the first Test. Glenn Maxwell had his moments in the white-ball matches. However, none of them made 208 runs in three innings without being dismissed. That honour goes to
Lunch Sri Lanka 222 and 132 for 2 (Fernando 64*, Mendis 45*) lead Pakistan 218 by 136 runs Twenty-one wickets had fallen across the first two days of this first Test in Galle. On a pitch clearly taking big turn, though, Kusal Mendis and Oshada Fernando took advantage of some indisciplined spin bowling from Pakistan
Bangladesh have a bit of a bonanza lined up. The 2023-2027 ICC Future Tours Programme has 34 Tests marked for them, behind only England (42), Australia (41) and India (38). They have the most ODIs listed against their name – 59, with only Sri Lanka (58) above the 50 mark. Overall, too, they are behind
Amelia Kerr, the New Zealand spin-bowling allrounder, has tested positive for Covid-19 while on tour to England. The squad is travelling to take part in the cricket event at the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games, starting July 28. The positive result came out after a round of Rapid Antigen Tests conducted on the team members on
Rohit Sharma isn’t too worried yet, but does think the form of India’s top-order batters is “something we need to look into”. Shikhar Dhawan finished with scores of 1, 9 and 31* in the three ODIs in England, while Virat Kohli aggregated just 46 runs in those games, along with the 11 and 1 he
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