Kyle Verreynne batted in the Lord’s Test shortly after his grandfather fell seriously ill in the stands. ESPNcricinfo has learnt that Verreynne’s grandfather was struggling to breathe in the Edrich Stand and was stretchered out of the ground before being admitted to an ICU ward. He remains in hospital. Verreynne was listed on South Africa’s
Russell Domingo feels a split-coaching plan for Bangladesh’s men’s national side is a “great idea”. This, after S Sriram was appointed technical consultant of the team till the T20 World Cup in October. Sriram will be involved in the team’s “game plans”, in effect taking over the duties of the head coach. After meeting the
Mitchell Swepson knows he will probably have to bide his time over the next few months for another chance at Test cricket, but admitted he has long had “one eye” on Australia’s tour to India in early 2023. Swepson, who had served a long period as a Covid-19 reserve and drinks carrier, played four of
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India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson said on Monday that he believes that one should take whatever is happening in his/her career in a positive manner. Samson steered Team India’s ship in the second ODI when two quick strikes from pacer Luke Jongwe left India at 97/4 during their chase of 162 runs. It was Samson who
New Zealand 307 for 5 (Latham 69, Mitchell 63, Guptill 57, Conway 56, Holder 2-37) beat West Indies 301 for 8 (Mayers 105, Pooran 91, Hope 51, Boult 3-53) by five wickets Four batters posted half centuries as New Zealand overhauled the West Indies’ total of 301 for 8 to win the third ODI on
Tim Paine could be back playing in Tasmania in six weeks as Australia’s former Test captain prepares for his cricket comeback. Paine is training with Tasmania’s state squad as an uncontracted player as he plots a return for the first time since losing the Test captaincy in a text message controversy. The 37-year-old took time
David Warner‘s return to the BBL for the first time since 2013 has been confirmed with a two-year deal for his original club Sydney Thunder. Late last month the Australian reported that Warner was going to request permission to play in the new ILT20 league in the UAE rather than the BBL after the cancellation
49.4 oversPakistan 206 (Babar 91, de Leede 3-50) vs Netherlands A miserly performance from Netherlands bowled Pakistan out for 206, handing the home side a golden opportunity to register a huge win in the final ODI. Bas de Leede, star for Netherlands in the series, was instrumental in keeping Pakistan under check with three wickets.
To say that Zimbabwe’s batting woes start at the top would be an understatement. Their last century partnership for the first wicket in ODIs was way back in 2014, when Hamilton Masakadza and Sikandar Raza added 224. Since the start of 2020, Zimbabwe have used 14 different opening combinations – the most among all teams
Even though as a CA centrally contracted player it’s difficult to see how he ever could have gone to the UAE’s ILT20, the mere link of him to the new league was enough to set alarm bells ringing. With the increase in T20 competitions, particularly in that January window, what is becoming clear – if
Mitch Perry, just in his third Marsh Sheffield Shield game for Victoria, was rewarded for a terrific passage of swing bowling to NSW’s Steve Smith with one of the most prized wickets in world cricket
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NED vs PAK, 3rd ODI: Pakistan have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.© Twitter Netherlands vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI Live Score Updates: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has won the toss and opted to bat first against Netherlands in the final ODI of the three-match series at Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam on Sunday. Pakistan lead the series 2-0
Warner was the most heavily punished of the three players involved in the 2018 ball-tampering incident against South Africa in Cape Town – alongside Steven Smith and Cameron Bancroft – with him prevented from holding any leadership position in Australian cricket for the rest of his career. However, there is growing sentiment in the game
Chandimal was part of the T20 squad that toured Australia and India earlier this year, but was then dropped for the T20Is at home against Australia in June. He returns for the Asia Cup largely on the back on strong performances in Test cricket against Australia and Pakistan. Left-arm wristspinner Lakshan Sandakan, fast bowler Nuwan
Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the Asia Cup, as well as the seven-match T20I series at home against England in September, because of a knee injury. He faces a race against time to be fit for the T20 World Cup, starting October, after being advised “four-six weeks rest” by the PCB’s medical
India 167 for 5 (Samson 43*, Jongwe 2-33) beat Zimbabwe 161 (Williams 42, Burl 39*, Thakur 3-38) by five wickets A complete bowling performance led by Shardul Thakur‘s three-for, followed by a 56-run partnership between Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson helped India inflict a 14th straight ODI defeat over Zimbabwe to take an unassailable 2-0
The BCB will take a call on Russell Domingo‘s future as Bangladesh’s head coach on August 22. Board president Nazmul Hassan has indicated that Bangladesh are “trying to separate” roles and that Domingo might stay on as the Test and ODI coach. Hassan had said a couple of days ago that the BCB were looking
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New Zealand 212 (Allen 96, Mitchell 41, Sinclair 4-41) beat West Indies 161 (Cariah 51, Joseph 49, Southee 4-22) by 50 runs (DLS method) Finn Allen made 96 and Tim Southee took 4 for 22 as New Zealand beat West Indies by 50 runs in a rain-affected encounter in the second ODI to level the
Heather Knight has undergone surgery on her injured right hip and will continue to be out of action for the foreseeable future. The England women’s captain tweeted that she would miss the home series against India in September as well as the WBBL in October-November. She said she was hoping to return to the field
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has announced central contracts for 19 women players for the 2022-23 season. Zimbabwe captain Josephine Nkomo and Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano were named in the Grade A+ category. “As part of our commitment to the growth and development of our women’s game, we are pleased to confirm the awarding of central contracts to a
Goswami, 39, had missed the tour of Sri Lanka in July amid speculation about her international future. Rodrigues, meanwhile, was ruled out of the Hundred on the same day that the squad was named because of a wrist injury she sustained during the Commonwealth Games. Kiran Prabhu Navgire, the batter from Maharashtra who plays for
Dean Elgar praised his South Africa team for the “positivity” that they brought to their crushing innings victory over England in the first LV= Insurance Test, as they cemented their status at the top of the World Test Championship table in barely six sessions of high-octane cricket at Lord’s. After coming into the contest off
We may continue to wonder whether ODIs are still relevant but Shikhar Dhawan clearly loves the format. He said so before the series. He reaffirmed his love by scoring an unbeaten 81 in the first ODI on Thursday, his third half-century in four matches over last month. “It is a balanced format where you should
Lunch England 165 and 38 for 2 (Lees 12*, Maharaj 2-6) trail South Africa 326 (Erwee 73, Jansen 48, Elgar 47, Maharaj 41, Broad 3-71, Stokes 3-71) by 123 runs South Africa struck twice before lunch, after taking a 161-run first-innings lead, to plunge England into further trouble on day three of the first Test
“We are not a strong side when it comes to T20 matches, and to do something about that, we have decided to bring drastic changes in our thought process and mentality,” Hassan said. “‘We want to start anew from the Asia Cup, and if we don’t do it now, we will face even worse results
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Deal Elgar was dismissed by James Anderson in his first innings in the first Test vs England.© Twitter Kagiso Rabada took a brilliant five-wicket haul as South Africa bowled out England for a paltry total of 165 on Day 2 of the ongoing first Test at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. In reply, South Africa got