Shikar Dhawan’s captain’s knock of 86 | Sri Lanka vs India 2021
3rd Test, Day 4 Live: The entire third day’s play was washed out by rain in Sydney.© AFP AUS vs SA, 3rd Test, Day 4 Live Updates: Australia will resume play on Day 4 at 475/4 against South Africa in the ongoing third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. This comes after the entire third day’s
The thrill of securing a draw in the dark may provide its own endorphin rush, but Babar Azam was lucid enough to see the bigger picture. The Pakistan captain has acknowledged his side had not met expectations during the home Test season, which came to a close with a 0-0 draw in this second Test.
There was but one member of this New Zealand squad on tour in Pakistan to have ever played cricket in the country, and that was their batting coach. Even so, they were “one ball away from series victory” and the captain Tim Southee took a lot of heart from that. Karachi provided conditions that made
Big picture: SL eye first T20I series win in India The last time India lost a bilateral T20I series at home was in 2019 when Australia beat them 2-0. Since then they have been on an 11-series unbeaten streak. But that could change on Saturday. After running India close in the first T20I, Sri Lanka
Lord Kamlesh Patel has announced he will step down as Yorkshire chair at the club’s next Annual General Meeting in March. Lord Patel, who took over from Roger Hutton in November 2021 at the height of the club’s racism crisis, endured a turbulent tenure that began amid the suspension of Headingley’s international hosting rights and
Australia have two days left of their home Test season to push for the victory that would give them a clean sweep of the summer and, barring extreme points deductions, secure a place in the World Test Championship final at The Oval in June. However, regardless of having their spot booked before heading to India
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has rejected PCB chairman Najam Sethi’s claim that ACC president and BCCI secretary Jay Shah “unilaterally” announced the ACC calendar of events for 2023 and 2024 without informing the Pakistan board. On Thursday, Shah in his capacity as ACC president announced details of all ACC competitions over the next two
Tea Pakistan 408 and 179 for 5 (Sarfaraz 65*, Shakeel 27*, Bracewell 2-33, Sodhi 2-49) need another 140 runs to beat New Zealand 449 and 277 for 5 dec The Karachi Test headed towards a potentially exciting finish, as Sarfaraz Ahmed and Saud Shakeel rescued Pakistan from 80 for 5 to add an undefeated 99,
Shikha Pandey, the India allrounder, has credited former Australia captain Belinda Clark for making her feel “worthy” and “special” during her time away from the national team. In September 2022, Clark facilitated a three-week stint for Pandey in Brisbane, where she played club cricket. That stint nearly paved way for a maiden Women’s Big Bash
For the third time in three Test innings Usman Khawaja was able to celebrate a century at the SCG and, though he will have spent two nights unbeaten 195 and hoping for the chance for a maiden double-ton, he was relieved to convert into three figures in a frustrating season. Khawaja had made consistent contributions
Lunch Australia 475 for 4 (Khawaja 195*, Smith 104, Nortje 2-55) vs South Africa Rain might have thwarted Usman Khawaja’s bid for a maiden Test double-century after the first session of day three was washed out at the SCG. Khawaja remains stuck on his highest Test score of 195, while Matthew Renshaw is five not
Channel Nine cricket legend Richie Benaud is apparently having a BBQ at his house on Australia day, but despite a long invite list there will be no “12th Man”
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The Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) on Thursday sacked the senior selection committee comprising former national selector Gagan Khoda, Mayank Sidhana and Anil Bhardwaj on the same day when the state team was decimated by Saurashtra in a Ranji Trophy group league game. Delhi senior team on Thursday slumped to an innings and 214
Pakistan’s interim chief selector Shahid Afridi said it was “impossible” for fast bowlers to play all three formats consistently. Speaking in Karachi following the announcement of the Pakistan’s ODI squad for the upcoming series against New Zealand, Afridi emphasised the value of rest for fast bowlers, and the need to manage formats. “You need to
Sri Lanka 206 for 6 (Shanaka 56*, Kusal 52, Malik 3-48, Axar 2-24) beat India 190 for 8 (Axar 65, Suryakumar 51, Shanaka 2-4, Rajitha 2-22) by 16 runs Axar Patel tried his absolute best with both bat and ball, but Dasun Shanaka continued his all-round domination of India to bring up a 16-run win for Sri Lanka
Jafer Chohan, a 20-year-old legspinner, has joined Yorkshire on a rookie contract until the end of the 2023 season. Chohan, who came through the ranks at Middlesex and played in the Berkshire side that won last season’s National Counties 50-over competition, has since impressed at the South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA) and will link up
Saim Ayub(Rangpur Riders)This 20-year old Pakistan opener made 416 runs for Sindh in the National T20 Cup last year, at a strike rate of 155.22. His one and only Pakistan Super League season, in 2021, didn’t go well but big runs in this season’s BPL could get him back on the radar. Ayub is strong
On the day Steven Smith went past Don Bradman with his 30th Test century, he admitted to being uncertain about how long his international career will continue. Smith’s 104 in Sydney was just his second hundred against South Africa in 12 matches – for an opponent he has played more than twice he holds his
Cricket Australia will consider changing the way broadcast vision is supplied to third umpires after a contentious not-out decision on day one of the third Test against South Africa in Sydney. Kettleborough primarily reviewed side-on replays of the catch, but a front-on angle from the Seven Network threw the third umpire’s ruling into question when
Pakistan have recalled middle-order batter Haris Sohail and opening batter Fakhar Zaman for their three ODIs against New Zealand next week. The 16-man squad also includes maiden call-ups for 29-year-old middle-order batter Tayyab Tahir, legspinner Usama Mir, and middle-order batter Kamran Ghulam. Shadab Khan sustained a finger injury at the Big Bash League, and has
Tea New Zealand 449 and 151 for 4 (Latham 62, Williamson 41, Hamza 1-22, Hasan 1-27) lead Pakistan 408 by 192 runs Pakistan’s bowlers combined to push New Zealand onto the back foot, albeit slightly, on the fourth day of the second Test. Both Tom Latham and Kane Williamson fell in quick succession in a
Similarly, the board would’ve had to anyway appoint a new selector from West Zone as the Chetan Sharma-led selection panel was reduced to four members in late 2021 after Abey Kuruvilla, the former Mumbai and India fast bowler, completed the maximum tenure of five years. While Kuruvilla moved on to the role of BCCI general
Australia allrounder Cameron Green has revealed he is “touch and go” for the first Test in India following finger surgery but he has allayed any doubts over his bowling availability in the IPL. Green broke his right index finger during the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Melbourne. He was able to bat in
Lunch Australia 266 for 2 (Khawaja 108*, Smith 59*, Nortje 2-39) vs South Africa Usman Khawaja scored his 13th Test century to continue his penchant for the SCG as Australia moved into a commanding position on the second day of the third Test against a struggling South Africa. On a slow surface, which is expected
When India announced their squad for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, their seam bowling looked thin on experience. Arshdeep Singh, who made his international debut less than six months ago, was the leader of the pack, which had Umran Malik and two uncapped bowlers in Shivam Mavi and Mukesh Kumar. Then, on the
When does it start? Who are the biggest names in attendance? Why the talent jam this year? We’ve got all your questions on BPL 2023 covered. So yet another franchise T20 league…Yes, the BPL returns for its ninth edition from January 6. It has seven franchise teams that will play 46 games across three cities
Belinda Clark, the former Australia captain, has been unveiled as the first statue of a female cricketer in the world with the sculpture part of the SCG precinct. The bronze statue stands alongside Richie Benaud, Steve Waugh, Stan McCabe and Fred Spofforth among the cricketers at the ground. Clark played 15 Tests and 118 one-day