Azhar Ali will retire from Test cricket after the Karachi Test against England, bringing to an end one of modern Pakistani cricket’s more accomplished careers. If he does play – and captain Babar Azam was unwilling to confirm that he would – he will finish three Tests short of 100 Tests (becoming only the sixth
TVNZ is set to become the exclusive domestic broadcaster for all of New Zealand men’s and women’s international matches as well as the Super Smash from the beginning of 2023-24 home summer until the end of 2025-26 season. The move, according to an NZC media release, has come following Spark’s decision to exit the sports
Bangladesh 150 (Mushfiqur 28, Mehidy 25, Kuldeep 5-40, Siraj 3-20) and 42 for 0 (Shanto 25*, Zakir 17*) need another 471 runs to beat India 404 and 258 for 2 dec (Gill 110, Pujara 102*, Khaled 1-51) Shubman Gill scored his first Test hundred, and Cheteshwar Pujara his first in 52 innings and the fastest
Dean Elgar believes there could be moments where the contest between Australia and South Africa over the next three weeks becomes “feisty” but both he and his opposite number Pat Cummins are confident it won’t come near the levels of the ugly 2018 series. Although the two sides have met in ODIs and T20Is since
Rehan Ahmed could make his debut in the third Test against Pakistan as England look to complete a 3-0 series sweep. Ahmed, the 18-year-old legspinning allrounder, would become the youngest debutant for the men’s team if selected. After being added to the squad during the pre-tour camp in Abu Dhabi, he has not been directly
Freya Kemp, the 17-year-old allrounder, has been diagnosed with a stress fracture of the back, after flying home early from England Women’s tour of the Caribbean. Kemp was given her international debut in the summer and soon made her mark against India by becoming the youngest England player, male or female, to make a T20I
Australia face a five-game series in tough Dhaka conditions against Shakbib al Hasan and Bangladesh who are keen to make their mark. Matthew Wade captains, Ben McDermott has recovered from an ankle injury but Riley Meredith is out with a side strain.
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IND vs BAN, 1st Test: Mohammed Siraj scalped three wickets on Day 2© AFP Right-arm fast bowler Mohammed Siraj on Thursday said his approach to bowl consistently at one spot yielded rich dividends for him in the opening Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram. The Indian bowling unit, led by left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav (4/33) and
Williamson, who led New Zealand to victory in the inaugural World Test Championship final against India at the Ageas Bowl in 2021, will continue as ODI and T20I captain and also reiterated his desire to keep playing all three formats. “Captaining the BLACKCAPS in Test cricket has been an incredibly special honour,” Williamson said. “For
Two Tests against Pakistan down with one to go, with a series win secured and history made, Ollie Robinson is in a good place. He might “only” have eight wickets in his four innings to date, but they have come at an average of 18.37, to reduce his overall Test figure to 19.61 after 13
Being four down for less than 100 has been a recurrent theme for Bangladesh’s batting line-up this year. In response to India’s 404 in Chattogram, Bangladesh slumped further to 97 for 6 and ended the second day on 133 for 8. A rejigged top order had given Bangladesh some hope, but it evaporated quickly, leaving
Melbourne Renegades 166 for 7 (Maddinson 87, Russell 35, Kuhnemann 3-32) beat Brisbane Heat 144 for 6 (Peirson 43, Munro 35, Hosein 3-15) by 22 runs Melbourne Renegades captain Nic Maddinson plundered a scintillating 87 against Brisbane Heat to set up a 22-run victory in his 100th BBL game. Maddinson got out of the blocks
The perennial runners-up of the Lanka Premier League, Galle Gladiators, have had an indifferent start to this season’s LPL, but under new leadership they look to be steadily building up a head of steam that they hope will take them over the final hurdle this time around. In the first, it was the batting that
Southee, 34, was appointed on Thursday after Williamson ended his six-year tenure as Test captain, even though he had never led New Zealand in Test cricket before. Southee’s captaincy is limited to limited-overs internationals: 22 T20Is and one ODI. Latham, on the other hand, led New Zealand in nine Tests when Williamson was unavailable, winning
Tea Bangladesh 37 for 2 (Litton 24*, Zakir 9*) trail India 404 by 367 runs Mohammed Siraj and Umesh Yadav struck with the new ball after an 87-run stand between R Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav frustrated Bangladesh on the second morning and gave India a strong total of 404 in Chattogram. Ashwin scored 58 and
South Africa will need to be greater than the sum of their batting parts if they are to challenge Australia across the three-Test series which could have a huge bearing on who reaches the World Test Championship final in June. While there is an expectation that the visitors will be able to go toe-to-toe with
Nearly 200 of Pakistan’s domestic cricketers are still awaiting payments for participating in a domestic season that is less than a month from its conclusion. ESPNcricinfo understands that 192 players who have taken part in a number of domestic tournaments – including the National T20 Cup and the Quaid-e-Azam trophy – have not been paid
Legspinner Ish Sodhi, who last played a Test match four years ago, the uncapped Blair Tickner, and Glenn Phillips, who has one Test cap, have been picked for New Zealand’s tour of Pakistan which begins on December 26. The two-match series will be Tim Southee’s first assignment as New Zealand’s full-time Test captain after Kane
Warner had said last month that he was not going to play the longest format beyond another 12 months. However, his experience is pivotal for Australia’s tour of India early next year. And, before that, he is expected to play his 100th Test starting Boxing Day against South Africa, who round off the series at
Australia produced an awesome display in the field with three run outs led by efforts from Josh Hazlewood and Marnus Labuschagne to bowl India out for 244 on day three of the third Vodafone Test at the SCG. Stream all the Test action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND Tests: https://cricketa.us/AUSvIND-Tests
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Harmanpreet Kaur is most-capped player in WT20I history© Sportzpics Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, on Wednesday, became the highest-capped player in Women’s T20I cricket history. The batter accomplished this feat during the third T20I against Australia in Mumbai on Wednesday. She played her 140th T20I match. In 140 T20I matches across 125 innings, Kaur has scored
Babar Azam will replace Wahab Riaz as Peshawar Zalmi’s captain for the upcoming season of the Pakistan Super League. After trading in Babar from Karachi Kings in exchange for Shoaib Malik and Haider Ali, the franchise continues a transformation that started in 2021 in the hope to form a new core. Zalmi won the title
Ollie Pope says there is no animosity between him and Ben Foakes after he usurped his Surrey team-mate as England’s Test wicketkeeper in Pakistan. Foakes came into the tour as the first choice behind the stumps, having played in six of the first seven Tests under captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum. Regarded
Australia Women 172 for 8 (Perry 75, Harris 41, Vaidya 2-22) beat India Women 151 for 7 (Shafali 52, Harmanpreet 37, Brown 2-19, Gardner 2-21) by 21 runs Ellyse Perry reminded the world of her class and helped give Australia a 2-1 series lead in Mumbai, with her career-best 75 off 47 balls. She unleashed
Tea India 174 for 4 (Pujara 42*, Iyer 41*, Taijul 2-43, Khaled 1-23) vs Bangladesh India continued their recovery after being reduced to 48 for 3 in the first session to reach 174 for 4 at tea on the opening day of the Chattogram Test. They were also helped by Nurul Hasan, who dropped both
Bangladesh lost Dilara Akter in the fifth over of their innings to Hayley Jensen, but Sharmin Akhter and Fargana Hoque provided some much-needed resistance. The two held fort for 13.5 overs, adding 36 runs for the second wicket, before Hannah Rowe got rid of Sharmin for 16. Her wicket resulted in a mini collapse as