Report Ahsan Ali 73, Will Smeed 97 in vain for Quetta Gladiators Peshawar Zalmi 191 for 5 (Talat 52, Malik 48*, Nawaz 3-44) beat Quetta Gladiators 190 for 4 (Smeed 97, Ahsan 73, Qadir 2-20) by five wickets Quetta Gladiators opened sensationally, while Peshawar Zalmi kept the fireworks going right through the chase. In a
News Allrounder Nishant Sindhu, who led in Dhull’s absence, has, however, tested positive ahead of the quarter-final against Bangladesh India’s Under-19 allrounder Nishant Sindhu will miss the quarter-final against Bangladesh at the Under-19 World Cup, after testing positive for Covid-19. However, India are set to be led by regular captain Yash Dhull on Saturday after
News Fifty on T20I debut as new boy embraces England’s winning mentality Phil Salt says there was plenty for him to savour despite finishing on the wrong end of a high-scoring defeat in the third T20I in Barbados, after marking his debut in the format with a hard-hitting half-century, on the island where he spent
Big Picture Coming into this five-match series, Eoin Morgan had said that the “development of our game is more important than a series win” … and that caveat may be one that England are keen to cling onto as the climax of the campaign approaches. With a glut of Ashes campaigners already absent for this
News ICC media release says the former Zimbabwe captain breached the ACU code on four counts Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has been banned from all cricket for three-and-a-half years by the ICC’s anti-corruption unit for failing to report an approach from alleged corruptors without delay. In a media release on Friday, the ICC said
News Event CEO Andrea Nelson has confirmed that the tournament will be played at the original six venues The delayed Women’s ODI World Cup will go ahead as scheduled across the original six venues in New Zealand, starting March 4 even as the hosts’ bilateral series for the rest of the season have moved to
News Fast bowler praises competitive surface after picking up five-wicket haul on second day Heather Knight‘s battling century in the Women’s Ashes Test in Canberra ranks among the “top three” performances, according to her longest-serving team-mate Katherine Brunt, whose own five-wicket haul helped to keep England in contention after two days of a keenly fought
File pic of Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami.© AFP Virat Kohli has come under scrutiny in recent times, having not scored a century in international cricket since November 22, 2019, when he smashed his 70th ton against Bangladesh in Kolkata. Many have questioned if Kohli’s best is past him. But the swashbuckling batter received support
Report An overcast day offered more encouragement for the pace bowlers England 38 for 2 trail Australia 337 for 9 dec by 299 runs Australia made early inroads on an overcast second day in Canberra after Katherine Brunt had completed a five-wicket haul before the home side declared. It was the third five-wicket bag of
Report Kings collapse after breezy Sharjeel knock to finish with below par total Multan Sultans 126 for 3 (Rizwan 52*) beat Karachi Kings 124 for 5 (Sharjeel 43, Tahir 3-16) by seven wickets There was split opinion on whether the opening ceremony of this year’s Pakistan Super League fell flat, but there was universal congruity
News “The operations team is working on whether we can do the league stage next month and complete the rest of the tournament later” BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal on Thursday said that the board intends to hold the Ranji Trophy 2021-22 in two phases after they were forced to postpone the premier first-class competition due
News Captain missed third match after experiencing pain during England’s warm-up Eoin Morgan, England’s white-ball captain, has been ruled out of the remaining two matches of England’s T20I series against West Indies in Barbados, after sustaining a low-grade quadriceps injury. Morgan sat out England’s 20-run defeat in Wednesday’s third match, with Moeen Ali stepping in
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News Decision effectively rules him out of T20 World Cup 2022, but he’ll reconsider if team’s circumstances become difficult Tamim Iqbal has made himself unavailable from T20Is for the next six months, effectively staying out of contention for the T20 World Cup later this year. Tamim, however, said that he could reconsider this decision if
News Tours by SA, Australia, Netherlands and India women will now be confined to a small list of venues New Zealand Cricket has announced a revised home international schedule for the remainder of the 2021-22 season, with its venue list streamlined in order to mitigate the risk of disruption by the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
News Australia opener says she was “more disappointed to lose two wickets in a row,” when she fell soon after Lanning With the one-off Ashes Tests, which form part of the multi-format series, the only guaranteed games in the format Australia get – although this is their second of the season after the game against
Report Tourists hand T20I debuts to Garton, Salt and Brook with series 1-1 Toss England chose to bowl vs West Indies A new-look England have won a rain-delayed toss and opted to bowl first in the third of five T20Is against West Indies in Barbados with the series level at 1-1. England have rung in
News There was no room for Niroshan Dickwella, but the selectors have included the uncapped Nuwan Thushara, Janith Liyanage and Kamil Mishara There is no room, however, for wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella, the other player whose one-year suspension was lifted earlier this month. Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who had been part of Sri Lanka’s middle order during the
News Molineux’s foot injury hasn’t healed in time as Australia pick two legspinners in Wellington and Alana King in their 15-strong World Cup squad Australia allrounder Sophie Molineux has been ruled out of the upcoming women’s World Cup in New Zealand due to a foot injury paving the way for Amanda-Jade Wellington to be included
Former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri has suggested that Virat Kohli can play the next three-four years as a gun player if he takes a break from a series for two or three months. Kohli had stepped down as the Test skipper after India suffered a Test series loss against South Africa. He holds the record for most Test
Report Megan Schutt is not part of the Australia line-up in Canberra England won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia Heather Knight gave her bowlers the chance to find some early help from the Canberra surface after putting Australia into bat in the one-off Ashes Test with both sides fielding a debutant. Legspinner
News Bonner, Bravo and King strengthen batting for India tour after shock Ireland defeat Desmond Haynes has marked his first squad since replacing Roger Harper as West Indies’ lead selector by handing Kemar Roach an ODI recall after two-and-a-half years out of the side for February’s series in India. Roach is one of six additions
News If the short-term role goes well, there is a possibility Malinga could return for other assignments Lasith Malinga will be the Sri Lanka men’s team’s bowling strategy coach during their five-T20I tour of Australia. According to an SLC release, Malinga will “support Sri Lanka’s bowlers” and provide “tactical insight and technical expertise to help
News Jay Lenton was brought on for the final delivery so he could do the running, with Hayden Kerr on strike It will say retired hurt on the scorecard – and there was no doubting Jordan Silk‘s hamstring injury – but cricket came as close as it ever has to a tactical retirement of a
ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul (vice-capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan In: Rohit Sharma, Deepak Hooda, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan Out:
News Former captain encouraged by displays but says West Indies need more consistency Jason Holder hopes that West Indies’ uplifting end to the second T20I against England on Sunday can rub off on his team’s top-order, after a crushing defeat was transformed into a remarkable one-run loss thanks to the powerful ball-striking of Romario Shepherd
News He played the last of his 43 Tests in January last year, against England Dilruwan Perera, the Sri Lanka men’s offspinner, has announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket, at the age of 39. Perera played the last of his 43 Tests in January last year, against England. He also played 13
News The offspinner takes the place of George Linde, who is unavailable due to his impending wedding Simon Harmer has been recalled to South Africa’s Test squad, after last playing for South Africa in India in 2015. The offspinner has found a place in the 17-member squad for the two-Test tour of New Zealand as
Preview Australia need to decide how many of their quick bowlers to unleash Big Picture The Ashes could be decided in Canberra. If Australia win and take the four points available it will be securely in their hands – where it has been since 2015. The series has yet to really lift off after rain
News Former West Indies captain being convinced to remain in a mentorship role James Foster, previously assistant coach, has been elevated to the post of head coach by the Peshawar Zalmi management. ESPNcricinfo understands the franchise is in talks with Daren Sammy over the possibility of extending his role as mentor. Sammy has been one