Kurtis Patterson‘s desire to spend Christmas at home with his newborn son has prompted the opening bat to leave Perth and return to the Sydney Sixers. Patterson was unveiled as the Sixers’ new signing on Tuesday, inking a fresh three-year deal with the club he played a sole match for on debut in 2012. Born
England’s first tour of Pakistan in 17 years will begin on September 20, as the men’s team play seven T20Is in Karachi (the first four) and Lahore (the last three). The last game is on October 2 before England travel to Australia for the men’s T20 World Cup. They are scheduled to return to Pakistan
Rabada was rested for the three-match ODI series in England recently as part of his workload management but took part in the T20I series. He played the first two T20Is in which he picked up just one wicket. He was replaced by Anrich Nortje for the final outing in Southampton owing to a niggle. South
Former New Zealand fast bowler Heath Davis has come out as gay. He is the first male international cricketer from his country to do so. In a documentary series for The Spinoff called “Scratched: Aotearoa’s Lost Sporting Legends”, Davis opened up about his sexuality and the “lonely” experience of living separate lives on and off
The start of the third T20I between West Indies and India in St Kitts on Tuesday has been pushed back by 90 minutes. Instead of 10.30am local time [8pm IST], the match will now begin at 12pm local time [9.30pm IST], with the toss to take place at 11.30am. The match timings have been revised
Former Queensland and Australia allrounder Phil Carlson has passed away after a long illness at the age of 70. Carlson played two Tests and four ODIs for Australia, all against England, in the summer of 1978-79 during the height of the World Series Cricket schism. He was called into the debut for the final two
You know you’re in some nick when you can do this. Jonny Bairstow takes a leaf out of Nat Sciver’s book as he flicked the ball through his legs for 4 against South Africa in the 2nd Vitality IT20! Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the
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India captain Rohit Sharma said he will continue to back young bowlers and give them opportunities to showcase their skills at crunch moments of a game. Rohit’s comments came in the backdrop of his decision to bring in Avesh Khan (1/31 from 2.2 overs) to bowl the last over of the low-scoring second T20I instead
Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs India The second T20 international between West Indies and India finally began around the time it was scheduled to end – and the three-hour hold-up was caused by the delayed arrival of the team kits in St Kitts. After the toss eventually took place at 1.00 pm local
The start of the second T20I between West Indies and India, to be played later today in Basseterre, will be delayed by three hours*, following “significant delays in crucial team luggage arriving into St Kitts from Trinidad”, where the first T20I was played. The match, which was expected to start at 10.30am local time [8pm
Matthew Mott, England’s limited-overs coach, has challenged fringe batters to score “a mountain of runs” in the Hundred to push for T20 World Cup selection and insisted that “no one has a mortgage on a spot”. England will have picked a preliminary World Cup squad by the time they play their next men’s T20I series,
Allrounder Mosaddek Hossain will lead Bangladesh in the third T20I against Zimbabwe after Nurul Hasan was ruled out of the series with an injured index finger he sustained during the second game on Sunday. Mahmudullah, who is already in Zimbabwe for the ODI series, has been named Nurul’s replacement in the T20I squad. Mahmudullah, who
BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly is set to return to the cricket field nearly seven years after his last competitive game, when he plays in the second season of Legends League Cricket (LLC). Ganguly said in a post on Instagram that he was playing a “one-off charity fund-raising game” to mark 75
Deandra Dottin, the scorer of the fastest century in Women’s T20Is, has announced her retirement from the West Indies team. The allrounder made the announcement via Twitter, citing reservations with the team environment as the reason behind her decision. Dottin has made no indication that she has retired from any other team barring West Indies.
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Nurul Hasan, Bangladesh’s new T20I captain, was ruled out of the remainder of the Zimbabwe tour following a finger injury during his side’s seven-wicket win in the second T20I in Harare on Sunday. Nurul fractured his left index finger while keeping against fast bowler Hasan Mahmud, according to team physio team Muzadded Alpha Sany.
Young India pacer Arshdeep Singh showed great resolve in the first T20I of the five-match series against West Indies after being hit for a couple of boundaries by opening batter Kyle Mayers. The left-arm seamer dismissed Mayers and then he took another wicket in the game to return with figures of 2-24. Ahead of the
Bismah Maroof, the Pakistan captain, believes that India’s batters have benefitted greatly from playing regularly in overseas leagues, something her players have not been able to do. “Indian players and batters have developed and gained confidence because of opportunities to play in the leagues, which is not the case with our players,” Maroof said after
New Zealand 307 for 3 (Chapman 101*, Mitchell 74*, Allen 50 Leask 2-46) beat Scotland 306 (Leask 85, Cross 53, Bracewell 3-43, Duffy 3-52) by 7 wickets The last time Mark Chapman scored an ODI century was 2449 days ago. It came on his Hong Kong debut, having just completed both his exams and a
India’s T20 machine is purring again. All the talk coming from within the team – from the coach to the captain to the players – is that they haven’t done much different. But it is fairly clear that the early exit from last year’s T20 World Cup has led to some sort of a revolution.
India Women 102 for 2 (Mandhana 63*) beat Pakistan Women 99 (Muneeba 32, Rana 2-15, Radha 2-18) by eight wickets India strengthened their dominance over Pakistan in women’s cricket, inflicting a tenth defeat over their neighbours in twelve T20 internationals with an eight-wicket win during their Commonwealth Games clash at Edgbaston on Sunday. In a
Toss England chose to bowl vs South Africa Jos Buttler opted to chase in the deciding T20I against South Africa as his men seek a first white-ball trophy at home this summer. England have managed at least one limited-overs series win at home since 2013, and this match is their last opportunity to get their
Bangladesh 136 for 3 (Litton 56, Afif 30*) beat Zimbabwe 135 for 8 (Raza 62, Mosaddek 5-20) by seven wickets Mosaddek Hossain‘s stunning opening spell set up Bangladesh’s series-levelling win against Zimbabwe in Harare. The part-time offspinner completed his maiden five-wicket haul in just the seventh over of the innings, and became only the fourth
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Rohit Sharma’s buoyant India will look to continue the winning run and extend their domination over the West Indies when they clash in the second T20 International on Monday. The visitors are coming off a comprehensive victory in the opener of the five-match series. What separated the two teams in the first match was not
New Zealand 167 for 2 (Bates 91*, Devine 48, Mlaba 1-33) beat South Africa 154 for 7 (Tryon 39, Devine 3-37) by 13 runs Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine showcased all their experience and class as they led New Zealand to victory over South Africa at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday. Bates led
Deepak Chahar has made a comeback to the Indian team after a gap of nearly six months, during which he was being treated for a back injury, for the ODI series in Zimbabwe in August. Rahul Tripathi has received a maiden ODI call-up as well, while Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav have been included in