Toss Australia opt to bowl v India Despite consistent drizzle for the past few days, the rain in Visakhapatnam ceased on Sunday morning to provide an on-time start to the second ODI between India and Australia. Once the coin went up, it was Australia captain Steven Smith who won the toss and chose to chase.
Shakib Al Hasan waits until the 35th over of the Bangladesh innings during Saturday’s first ODI against Ireland, to alter the course of the game. Offspinner Harry Tector comes from around the wicket, Shakib goes down to sweep the first ball, from outside off stump, for a boundary. Next, he lofts him over cover, then
Shaheen Afridi became the first captain ever to win back-to-back PSL titles.© Twitter Lahore Qalandars pulled off a stunning last-ball win over Multan Sultans to claim their second consecutive Pakistan Super League (PSL) title in Lahore on Saturday. In the process, Shaheen Afridi became the first captain ever to win back-to-back PSL titles and celebrations
A Sherrin football has long been part of the Australian team’s kit bag, but has now found a second use in a new drill to help the close fielders practice their catching ahead of the Sri Lanka Test series where spin is expected to play a big role Download our app: https://app.cricket.com.au/ More #SLvAUS videos:
Ben Stokes addressed the media after his announcement as Men’s Test captain. Watch some behind-the-camera footage here. 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
Lahore Qalandars 200 for 6 (Shafique 65, Shaheen 44*, Mir 3-24) beat Multan Sultans 199 for 8 (Rossouw 52, Shaheen 4-51, Rashid 2-26) by one run The PSL ends as it begun. A clinical Lahore Qalandars produced a stone-cold death-bowling performance to pip Multan Sultans by one run, just as they did to kick off
Royal Challengers Bangalore 189 for 2 (Devine 99, Mandhana 37) beat Gujarat Giants 188 for 4 (Wolvaardt 68, Gardner 41, Patil 2-17) by eight wickets When Sophie Devine was growing up, she was a great drag flicker who netted penalty corners for fun in Wellington. The thrust she would impart on the ball, while picking
50 overs West Indies 335 for 8 (Hope 128*, Powell 46, Coetzee 3-57) vs South Africa Shai Hope scored a century in his first match as West Indies ODI captain as they put on their highest score against South Africa in the format, and the second highest at Buffalo Park. As a result, they asked
Towhid Hridoy‘s dream run of 2023 continued into his ODI debut in Sylhet. His 92 in the first ODI against Ireland is a Bangladeshi debutant’s highest score in this format. There was an air of inevitability about his innings, firstly complementing in the 135-run stand with Shakib Al Hasan, and then cutting loose in the
Big picture: India target series victory The Wankhede Stadium might have thrown a curveball in the first ODI but neither India nor Australia will fret too much over how their batters fared in those seamer-friendly conditions. Both teams have already qualified for the upcoming ODI World Cup and this series, anyway, is not part of
Sri Lanka 26 for 2 (Karunaratne 16*, Jayasuriya 4*, Doug Bracewell 1-1, Henry 1-15) trail New Zealand 580 for 4 dec (Williamson 215, Nicholls 200*) by 554 runs Double tons from Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls gave New Zealand a vice grip on proceedings as Sri Lanka were essentially battered and batted out of the
Toss Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl vs Bangladesh Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie decided to bowl first against Bangladesh in the first ODI in Sylhet, the ground in the east of the country which is hosting an ODI after three years. The home side are without Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who got injured after
PSL: Babar Azam, who scored 42 off 36 balls,was criticial of his performance.© AFP Star batter Babar Azam expressed disappointment after Peshawar Zalmi failed to reach the final of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL). Lahore Qalandars made it to the final of the PSL for the third time in the last four years, after
Smooth, easy on the eye, elegant: All appropriate terms to describe Shaun Marsh’s cover, straight and on drives, of which we have compiled some beauties here. 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: https://www.twitter.com/cricketcomau
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Murphy, with 14 wickets from four Tests, was only behind Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Lyon in the wicket-takers’ list in his maiden Test series. “Nathan Lyon did pick up 20 wickets in this series. However, the pressure was built by other spinners too. Todd Murphy had a sensational debut series,” Ashwin said on his YouTube
While Raza has been busy with Lahore Qalandars at the PSL, which will get over tomorrow, Burl was away playing for Sylhet Strikers in the BPL first and then for Rhinos and Northerns in Zimbabwe. As for Muzarabani, he had been out since last November with a recurrence of an old quad muscle injury, while
Angelo Mathews returns to Sri Lanka’s white-ball set up after more than two years, while Kusal Perera is set to play for the first time in over a year. Both players were part of the ODI and T20I squads Sri Lanka Cricket have selected for the upcoming series in New Zealand. Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa,
South Africa wicketkeeper Trisha Chetty has retired from all cricket, bringing the curtains down on a 21-year domestic and 16-year international career. Chetty retires because of a recurring back injury which also made her miss last month’s T20 World Cup at home. She finishes with a record 182 dismissals with the gloves in women’s ODIs,
A biting northwesterly whipped through the venue after rain had washed out the morning session’s play. The New Zealand MetService put the average wind speed in Wellington at close to 60kph during the late afternoon, with some gusts likely far more powerful than that. Players’ hats, sunglasses, and even the bails on top of the
Arshdeep Singh, India’s left-arm swing bowler, has agreed to play five County Championship matches for Kent. Subject to approval, Arshdeep will be available for home fixtures against Surrey and Warwickshire as well as travelling to Northamptonshire, Essex and Nottinghamshire in the LV= Insurance County Championship in June and July. Arshdeep enjoyed a breakout season for
Clare Connor has been appointed as deputy chief executive officer at the ECB, while taking on the new position of England women’s managing director that more closely mirrors Rob Key’s role with the men’s team. Connor, who captained England from 2000 to 2005, spent 15 years as the ECB’s managing director of women’s cricket and
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