News The South Africa batter had tested positive for furosemide, a prohibited substance, in January “Hamza has been charged with the presence and/or use of a prohibited substance following the detection of Furosemide in a sample collected out-of-competition on 17 January 2022 and has been provisionally suspended pending the outcome of the disciplinary process,” the
Report DRS overturned the Azhar not-out decision, as Imam-ul-Haq ended the session unbeaten on 66 Lunch Pakistan 268 and 136 for 2 (Imam 66*, Shafique 27, Green 1-10) need another 215 runs to beat Australia 391 and 227 for 3 dec Azhar Ali was controversially dismissed before lunch on day five but it failed to
Report Bad weather didn’t even allow the toss to take place at McLean Park New Zealand vs Netherlands match abandoned without toss Intermittent rain forced the abandonment of the only T20I between New Zealand and Netherlands at McLean Park in Napier. It was raining around one-and-a-half hours before the scheduled start of play at 7.10pm,
News Captain says the win has ‘reaffirmed’ their home success can be translated abroad and has given them a confidence boost ahead of Sri Lanka and India tours Australia captain Pat Cummins believes his side’s rare series win in Asia has reaffirmed that their normal blueprint for success can translate abroad and will give them
Report Bangladesh unchanged in 43-overs-a-side contest, the first-ever ODI between the two sides Toss Australia Women chose to bowl vs Bangladesh Women The first-ever ODI between Australia and Bangladesh got off to a damp start as a two-hour rain delay reduced the league-stage 2022 ODI World Cup fixture in Wellington to a 43-overs-a-side contest. Australia,
News Series of two Tests, five ODIs and three T20Is will be played from June 8 to July 12 Australia will visit Sri Lanka for an all-format series in June-July this year. The tour, Australia’s first to Sri Lanka since mid-2016, will feature two Tests, five ODIs and three T20Is, to be played from June
News Sky Sports commentator admits ‘lifestyle’ is a factor as he weighs up high-profile vacancy Rob Key, the former Kent captain turned Sky Sports commentator, has confirmed he is in the running to become the new managing director of England men’s cricket, but concedes that the “lifestyle” of the role may be the deciding factor
Australia Women have been in stunning form in the 2022 Women’s World Cup.© AFP BANW vs PAKW, Women’s World Cup, Live Updates:Australia will be looking to finish the league stage of the 2022 Women’s World Cup with a perfect record as they take on Bangladesh in their final match before the knockout stages. With 12
News The South Africa head coach says the batters lacked intent and belief South Africa’s head coach Mark Boucher has said that his side’s “fear of failure” played a role in their defeat in the ODI series against Bangladesh. Boucher repeated the phrase several times during the post-match press conference, adding that the team lacked
News The wicketkeeper-batter has been handed a “surreal” chance to make an New Zealand debut because of the absence of a number of IPL-bound players It has been an eventful few weeks for Dane Cleaver. In February this year, he became a dad, and around mid-March, he made his captaincy debut for Central Districts, against
West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first against England West Indies won the toss on a humid morning in Grenada and chose to bowl first, amid the expectation that a seamer-friendly surface for the third Test could finally break the deadlock in a bat-dominated series. “There’s just some moisture around, the pitch
News Bangladesh’s ODI captain was all praise for the allrounder’s decision to stay back for the third ODI in the face of a family emergency Shakib took the evening flight out of Johannesburg on Wednesday evening, shortly after Bangladesh clinched the ODI series 2-1 in Centurion. He is scheduled to land in Dhaka on Thursday.
News The board is set to hire a consultant to look into the feasibility of the idea The PCB’s plan to bring drop-in pitches from Australia has been delayed. The board is now likely to hire a consultant who will first advise it on whether it is feasible to have the Australian-made pitches in Pakistan.
Report Only 10.5 overs of play were possible after a delay of more than four hours No result South Africa Women 61 for 4 (du Preez 38, Henry 3-19) vs West Indies Women South Africa have qualified for the World Cup semi-finals after rain washed out their match against West Indies in Wellington. Only 10.5
Report Defending champions bowl out Pakistan for 105 to keep semi-final hopes alive England Women 107 for 1 (Wyatt 76*, Knight 24*) beat Pakistan Women 105 all out (Ameen 32, Brunt 3-17, Ecclestone 3-18) by nine wickets Katherine Brunt and Danni Wyatt rediscovered some form to dovetail with England’s World Cup resurgence as the defending
News “Today our attitude was, no matter what, we will be aggressive. We will try to finish it off as quickly as possible” Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has said that the team’s tendency in the past to lose their way from promising positions urged him to go with an all-out attacking mindset against South Africa.
Report Australia’s opening stand stretched their lead to over 200 on the fourth day Lunch Australia 391 and 97 for 1 lead Pakistan 268 by 220 runs David Warner fell for 51 on the stroke of lunch to a spectacular delivery from Shaheen Shah Afridi, but Australia’s lead grew past 200 to deflate Pakistan’s hopes
Big Picture So far, England’s tour of the Caribbean has been one for the purists. Ten days of attritional cricket, interspersed with flashes of hopeful flamboyance, and nothing yet to show in the series ledger for either side’s efforts. Could that be about to change, as Grenada prepares to host a Test match for only
News The allrounder’s ability to counterattack with the bat was sorely missed in Lahore They were five wickets down, and there was little to worry about. In Alex Carey and Cameron Green, Australia had a wicketkeeper coming off a hundred in the last game and a generational all-round talent together at the crease. Naseem Shah
News Former India coach, who joins ESPNcricinfo as an analyst for the IPL, says Hardik will struggle to make the national team as a pure batter Former India coach Ravi Shastri – who will join ESPNcricinfo as an analyst for IPL 2022 – believes the national team is still in search of a first-choice allrounder.
News Fitness under scrutiny as relapse on eve of Grenada Test caps desperate tour for seamer Ollie Robinson has been ruled out of the third and final Test against West Indies in Grenada, following a recurrence of the back problem that forced him to miss each of the drawn Tests in Antigua and Barbados this
News Pakistan’s collapse, he suggested, came about because conditions were difficult for batters new to the crease Pakistan have a long history of collapses in Test cricket, and they added a new chapter on Wednesday, when they lost their last five wickets for just four runs – a new record – to hand Australia a
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Women’s World Cup: Heather Knight and Nat Sciver will be key for England.© AFP ENGW vs PAKW, Women’s World Cup, Live Updates:England Women will look to continue their turnaround and book a berth in the semi-finals of the 2022 Women’s World Cup after a disastrous start to their campaign. Meanwhile, their opponents Pakistan have only
News He is “not disputing” the positive test, is “cooperating fully with the ICC” and has agreed to voluntary suspension commencing immediately South Africa batter Zubayr Hamza has tested positive for a prohibited substance under the ICC’s anti-doping code. A Cricket South Africa (CSA) statement said “the positive test followed an ICC anti-doping test on
Report The home side were blown away in the final session as Australia earned a lead of 123 Australia 391 and 11 for 0 lead Pakistan 268 (Shafique 81, Azhar 78, Babar 67, Cummins 5-56, Starc 4-33) by 134 runs Unplayable quicks Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc tore through Pakistan’s batting order with vicious reverse
News While terming Kohli’s giving up of captaincy a ‘smart decision’, Shastri wished he had held on to the job in Test cricket Ravi Shastri hopes Virat Kohli can play with a greater sense of freedom during IPL 2022, with captaincy no longer his burden to bear. Starting with his decision to step down as
Report Bangladesh fielded the same XI for the sixth straight ODI Toss South Africa opt to bat vs Bangladesh South Africa captain Temba Bavuma decided to bat first against Bangladesh in the series-deciding third ODI in Centurion. Bavuma said that South Africa will have to see out the first hour, and then try to get
News Fast bowler has picked up 40 wickets in 27 IPL matches at an economy rate of 8.46 Three days before the start of IPL 2022, Lucknow Super Giants have brought on board Australia fast bowler Andrew Tye – the IPL 2018 purple cap winner – as a late replacement for the injured England fast
News He will work as batting coach in the absence of Luke Ronchi Former New Zealand batter Dean Brownlie has been added to the team’s coaching staff for the upcoming home series against Netherlands. Brownlie will work as the batting coach in the absence of Luke Ronchi, who is currently with Auckland Aces for the