Ireland will host India for three T20Is in August, but have arranged to play their final ODI Super League series against Bangladesh at Chelmsford in May, in a bid to maximise their chances of automatic qualification for the 50-over World Cup. If other results go Ireland’s way, a 3-0 series win over Bangladesh could be
Afghanistan, the continuing complexities of India-Pakistan and a new revenue distribution model will all be on the agenda at what is shaping up to be a portentous ICC board meeting this weekend in Dubai. The quarterly meeting, the first of this year, began on Thursday with the women’s cricket committee and the men’s committee on
Stumps New Zealand 155 for 2 (Conway 78, Williamson 26*, Nicholls 8*, de Silva 1-18) vs Sri Lanka In rain-impacted Wellington, with heavy winds for company, New Zealand batted just 48 overs as bad light brought about an early close to an already truncated opening day. Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls were unbeaten on 26
Toss India chose to bowl vs Australia In the absence of Rohit Sharma, who missed out because of family commitments, India’s stand-in captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to chase in the first ODI at the Wankhede Stadium. Hardik expected dew to play a role in the second half, and that played a
Chandika Hathurusingha wants to expand Bangladesh’s pool of players ahead of the ODI World Cup, to be played later in the year, but doesn’t want to do it at the cost of the ODI series against Ireland. He also stressed that it’s certainly not the end of the road for Mahmudullah, who has been rested
Former Australia captain Tim Paine has bid a quiet farewell from first-class cricket at the conclusion of Tasmania’s draw with Queensland in the final Sheffield Shield round of the season, drawing to a close a rollercoaster 18-year career. Paine, 38, had not made any public announcement that he was playing his final match but had
File photo of Harbhajan Singh Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh believes that India should not travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup 2023. According to him, there are a lot of risks involved which have to be considered before making any decision. While speaking to ANI Harbhajan said, “India shouldn’t travel to Pakistan as it isn’t
In 10 years standing at slip to Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith believes the off-spinner has never bowled better than he did in India, as the stand-in skipper also praised the efforts of series debutants Todd Murphy and Matt Kuhnemann. Download our app: https://app.cricket.com.au/ More videos: https://www.cricket.com.au/video Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram:
Free-kick challenge from England Men’s team on tour in Bangladesh. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket teams and England and Wales Cricket Board, including highlights, interviews and features getting you closer to the England teams and county players. Subscribe
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Gujarat Giants 147 for 4 (Wolvaardt 57, Gardner 51*) beat Delhi Capitals 136 (Kapp 36, Garth 2-18, Gardner 2-19) by 11 runs Ashleigh Gardner doesn’t get bogged down easily. She calls herself a “massive confidence player”. Like most Australians in the WPL, she has been a world champion several times, and tends to rescue her
Ollie Robinson believes that England could give Australia “a good hiding” in this summer’s Ashes series, and that his team-mates have produced levels of entertainment that are “like nothing we’ve seen in Test cricket before” over the last nine months. Robinson played in all five of England’s Tests this winter, taking 15 wickets across their
South Africa v West IndiesMatch abandoned The first ODI between South Africa and West Indies in East London was washed out without a toss. The venue, that was set to host its first men’s international game since the pandemic, witnessed intermittent rain through the day. Play was eventually called off at 4.35pm local, almost four
Dane van Niekerk, South Africa’s former captain, has confirmed her retirement from all forms of international cricket, but will continue to play in T20 leagues. As reported by ESPNcricinfo last week, she was set to hang up her boots amid uncertainty of whether she would get a new national contract. At the time, she had
Big picture: Last Test of New Zealand summer At a venue they had previously been decked in, in Christchurch, this Sri Lanka team pushed New Zealand close. Heading into the Wellington Test, there is likely to be some confidence in Sri Lanka’s seam attack, in particular. Kasun Rajitha delivered some excellent new-ball spells, Lahiru Kumara
Big picture: The appetiser to the IPL Sandwiched between the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and IPL 2023, the ODI series between India and Australia doesn’t seem to have top billing. Even days out from the opening Test, everyone jumped on the BGT hype train, and minutes after the final one ended in a draw, India’s coach Rahul
Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh’s ODI captain, has expressed his frustration that his side are not given the opportunity to tour England and Australia more often. Their most recent bilateral tour to Australia was even longer ago, a three-match ODI series back in 2008. They are due to travel there for two Tests in March 2027, according
Mitchell Marsh did not realise how much he was being hampered by his ankle injury until he made the decision to have surgery and is now feeling rejuvenated as he sets out with twin ambitions for the months ahead. Most immediately is the ODI series against India, a stepping stone to the World Cup later
Indian cricket team star Virat Kohli gave a pep talk to the Royal Challengers Bangalore women’s team after a horrible start to the Women’s Premier League (WPL) season. RCB lost their first five matches in the tournament with their first win coming against UP Warriorz. In a video released by the franchise on social media,
After scoring his maiden Test century on day two in Ahmedabad, Cameron Green spoke about the influence of senior players like Usman Khawaja, while Ravichandran Ashwin called Green a ‘once in a generation’ talent. Download our app: https://app.cricket.com.au/ More videos: https://www.cricket.com.au/video Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Twitter:
Two of our greats look ahead at the challenge of Australia this English summer. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket teams and England and Wales Cricket Board, including highlights, interviews and features getting you closer to the England teams
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Dolphins also competed in the final of the T20 competition, which they lost to Titans, but finished last in the one-day cup, which was won by Lions. All three teams will remain in Division One next season, alongside Western Province, Boland, North-West and Warriors, with Bloemfontein’s Knights the first team to be relegated in the
Multan Sultans 160 for 5 (Pollard 57, Rizwan 33, Haris 3-34) beat Lahore Qalandars 76 all out (Billings 19, Rauf 15, Cottrell 3-20) by 84 runs Earlier this week, Lahore Qalandars coach Aqib Javed told ESPNcricinfo about how other teams in the PSL prioritised power hitters, while Qalandars wanted to go for the best bowlers.
David Warner will lead Delhi Capitals in the 2023 IPL, replacing the injured Rishabh Pant. ESPNcricinfo has learned that head coach Ricky Ponting and the management agreed Warner was the best man to be appointed interim captain as Pant gradually builds on his recovery having survived a horrific car crash in December. With Pant ruled
Then in Australia, they lost both Test matches, and after beating Zimbabwe away 1-0 in a two-Test series, they have gone down 2-0 in South Africa. They haven’t played white-ball internationals since the World Cup. Nicholas Pooran, their white-ball captain at the World Cup, has also since stepped down. Shai Hope and Rovman Powell have
Pakistan have named Abdur Rehman as interim head coach and Umar Gul as bowling coach for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Majeed will continue as batting coach and fielding coach, respectively. Rehman is a seasoned coach in the domestic set-up with more than a decade’s experience and is among renowned
Will Jacks has been ruled out of the 2023 IPL due to injury, ESPNcricinfo understands. Jacks was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 3.2 crore (£320,000) at December’s auction, and would have provided cover for Glenn Maxwell in their middle order. But he sustained a muscle injury while fielding in England’s recent victory in
Among batters, Kohli broke his Test-century drought with an innings of 186, thus moving up seven places to 13th. Khawaja got 180 in the same match, and gained two places to sit seventh after he topped the series numbers with 333 runs at 47.57, as his team-mates Cameron Green and Travis Head also benefited from
Ravindra Jadeja is a man of his word. The India allrounder had promised Australia spinner Matt Kuhnemann a masterclass after the Border-Gavaskar series – and he did just that. As soon as the fourth Test in Ahmedabad ended in a draw on Monday, Jadeja made time to speak to the Australian newcomer. A self-confessed “massive