After picking up a mild side strain in Perth which kept him out of Adelaide, Hazlewood returned for the third Test in Brisbane but pulled up with a calf strain during the warm-ups on the fourth day. He bowled one over, which was effectively a fitness test, before leaving for scans which confirmed the extent
The confusion surrounding the venue of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is over. After months of delay, the International Cricket Council (ICC) finally officially declared the venues for the elite event. “ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 to be played across Pakistan and a neutral venue,” the ICC said in a statement. In another major decision,
The ICC have finally reached a breakthrough in the 2025 Champions Trophy impasse, with a hybrid model agreed upon that will see India’s matches in the eight-team event taking place at a neutral venue. In return, Pakistan’s matches with India in ICC events hosted by India will also take place at a neutral venue. ESPNcricinfo
Bethell rounded out an impressive maiden series with 76 on the final day of the third and final Test, as New Zealand thrashed the tourists by 423 runs to claim a consolation win. It was his third half-century of the tour – all of them in the second innings of games. He finishes the Crowe-Thorpe
Toss Zimbabwe opt to bowl vs Afghanistan Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field first against Afghanistan in the second of the three-match ODI series in Harare, after the first game was washed out. The hosts handed a debut to fast bowler Tinotenda Maposa, with lead seamer Blessing Muzarbani missing the game. Afghanistan remained
Maharaj’s injury adds to an already lengthy list of missing bowlers for South Africa. The hosts are already without Anrich Nortje (fractured toe), Gerald Coetzee (groin), Lungi Ngidi (hip), Nandre Burger (lower back), and Wiaan Mulder (broken finger). Moreover, Maharaj recently bowled South Africa to a final-day win against Sri Lanka in the second Test
Sam Konstas says he is already a better batter than the one who started the summer with twin tons for New South Wales, as selectors weigh up Australia’s squad for the Boxing Day Test against India. The shining light of cricket’s next generation, Konstas has found himself back in the selection debate after Australia’s top
Rohit Sharma took heart from India’s performance at the Gabba, particularly in the way they were able to save the follow-on and then take a few quick wickets when Australia were batting in the second innings. Although they fell behind in the game – after winning the toss and choosing to bowl – KL Rahul
Lisa Keightley has been appointed as the new head coach of the Northern Superchargers women’s team. Keightley, who was England Women’s head coach from 2019 to 2022, replaces Dani Hazell, who is leaving Superchargers at the end of her contract, after four years with the team. “The opportunity to be Head Coach of Northern Superchargers
Australia captain Pat Cummins has defended the output of his top-three batters – particularly makeshift opener Nathan McSweeney – in difficult batting conditions, as Australia’s selectors mull their options for the final two Tests of the series. Australia’s selectors are due to meet on Thursday morning to select the sides for Melbourne and Sydney after
R Ashwin has retired from international cricket with immediate effect, announcing his decision at the end of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Brisbane. He will be leaving for India on Thursday. “This will be my last day as an Indian cricketer in all formats at the international level,” Ashwin said after
Rocky Flintoff has been handed an official call-up to the England Lions squad for next month’s tour of Australia, where his fortunes will once again be overseen by his father, Andrew. Flintoff, 16, was a last-minute addition to the Lions’ trip to South Africa earlier this month – his father’s maiden tour as head coach
Sri Lanka have named a largely unchanged 16-man T20I squad to travel to New Zealand later this month. Only Dunith Wellalage misses out from the squad that faced the same opposition at home last month. The team is expected to leave for New Zealand on December 20. While no reason has been cited for Wellalage’s
South Africa have gambled on the fitness of Keshav Maharaj and Wiaan Mulder, and included both in the Test squad to play Pakistan over the festive season. Maharaj suffered an 11th-hour groin strain in the warm-ups for the first ODI in Paarl on Tuesday and had to be removed from the team sheet just before
Australia have insisted that Travis Head will be fit to take his place in the Boxing Day Test against India after he experienced some discomfort with a tight quad on the final day in Brisbane. Head appeared slightly restricted towards the backend of his second innings and did not take the field for India’s brief
England’s premier batter Joe Root has made a return as the top-ranked Test batter in the ICC Rankings. Root, who made scores of 32 and 54 during the third Test against New Zealand in Hamilton, replaces his compatriot Harry Brook, who spent just one week as number one in the standings. As per the latest
India are not going to take a punt on Mohammed Shami unless they are “not 100%, but 200% sure” about his fitness to fly him to Australia, captain Rohit Sharma has said. Rohit has placed the onus of the decision entirely on the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence, formerly known as the National Cricket Academy (NCA),
Bangladesh 129 for 7 (Shamim 35*, Mehidy 26, Motie 2-25) beat West Indies 102 (Chase 32, Hosein 31, Taskin 3-16) by 27 runs Bangladesh defended their modest score of 129 to clinch the T20I series with a 2-0 lead, beating West Indies by 27 runs in the second game at the Arnos Vale Ground in
Australia 445 (Head 152, Smith 101, Carey 70, Bumrah 6-76) and 89 for 7 dec (Bumrah 3-18) drew with India 260 (Rahul 84, Jadeja 77, Cummins 4-81, Starc 3-83) and 8 for 0 Rain had the last word at the Gabba, as was widely expected, but only after Australia and India conjured up the most
Mitchell Santner has been named New Zealand’s new white-ball captain, taking over from Kane Williamson who stepped down after the T20 World Cup earlier this year. Santner has previously captained in 24 T20Is and four ODIs and his first series in the full-time role will come against Sri Lanka from late December. The first major
That Prithvi Shaw is a gifted player was there for all to see when he scored a hundred on Test debut just before turning 19 in late 2018. He has since played only 11 international games in six years and if he wants to reach the peak of his game again, he needs to get
India have given themselves a strong chance of emerging from the Gabba Test with a draw after the unbeaten last-wicket stand between Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep saved the follow-on with forecast for more showers on the final day. In a match that has had just 192 overs across four days, more interruptions appear likely
Ajinkya Rahane, who played a key role in the triumph by top-scoring in the tournament, has been rested following a request for a break. Rahane made 469 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 164.56, with five half-centuries, as an opener. Shreyas Iyer continues to remain captain, while Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and
Zimbabwe 44 for 5 (Curran 15, Omarzai 4-18) vs AfghanistanMatch abandoned Rain played spoilsport as the opening ODI between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe was called off after just 9.2 overs of play. Earlier, persistent rain had delayed the start by close to four hours with the game reduced to a 28-overs-a-side affair. When the weather finally
Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs India Hayley Matthews, the West Indies captain, elected to bowl in a bid to level the three-match T20I series in Navi Mumbai. Smriti Mandhana was captaining India in place of Harmanpreet Kaur, who sustained a niggle in her knee while batting in the first T20I. Mandhana felt dew
Dane Piedt and Senuran Muthusamy are the spinners in contention for the Boxing Day Test, if Maharaj is ruled out. Batting allrounder Neil Brand, who bowls left-arm spin, and legspinner Shaun von Berg also made Test appearances this year for South Africa. Left-arm wristspinner Tabraiz Shamsi, who last played first-class cricket in 2021, could be
Toss South Africa opt to bat vs Pakistan South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the first ODI in Paarl. Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj missed out with a niggle, which brought pace-bowling allrounder Andile Phehlukwayo into the side in what is both teams’ last bilateral series before the Champions
Sydney Thunder 183 for 8 (Konstas 56, Sams 42*, Overton 2-28) beat Adelaide Strikers 182 for 8 (Overton 45*, Weatherald 40, Ferguson 3-24, Green 3-27) by two wickets Late heroics from Daniel Sams and a dazzling BBL debut from Sam Konstas ensured David Warner started his Sydney Thunder captaincy reign with a remarkable victory over
“It’s a nice way to, I guess, fade off after what has been an incredible journey,” Tim Southee said in the indoor nets at Seddon Park. New Zealand had just claimed a hearty win against England, the margin of 423 runs equalling their largest in history. It might have only been a consolation, with England
Legendary Indian cricket team spinner Anil Kumble took to social media to address the misuse of his name in connection to a fabricated comment on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Kumble made it clear that the comments attributed to him on social media were not made by him and they were completely false. A post
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