Simmons enjoyed a stellar career in franchise cricket, too, representing several teams like Mumbai Indians, Trinbago Knight Riders, Karachi Kings and Sylhet Sunrisers. He is the highest run-getter in CPL history, with 2629 runs from 91 innings, including 20 half-centuries. He also helped Mumbai to two IPL trophies, in 2015 and 2017, scoring a total
South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj has come out in support of the ODI Super League, which will be scrapped after the current cycle and will not form a part of the new FTP cycle. Maharaj, who is standing in as South Africa’s captain in the absence of the injured Temba Bavuma in England, argued that
Big picture In many ways, the Ben Stokes farewell ODI at Durham will be a welcome distraction for England. Two series defeats to India, both 2-1, the last of which, in the 50-over format, was confirmed on Sunday in a comprehensive five-wicket defeat at Emirates Old Trafford, has made life after Eoin Morgan seem a
Toss Ireland opt to bowl vs New Zealand Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie won the toss in the 1st T20I and chose to field first under warm, sunny conditions in Belfast. New Zealand handed a debut to wicketkeeper-batter Dane Cleaver and allrounder Michael Bracewell in the format. With key players rested by New Zealand for their
Rahul Dravid, the India coach, heaped praise on his bowlers for setting up victory over England in the series deciding third ODI in Manchester. India, who bowled England out in each of the matches, restricted them to 259 on a “really good wicket” at Old Trafford and then chased it down with 7.5 overs to
Former West Indies captain, the wicketkeeper-batter Denesh Ramdin, has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. “It is with great pleasure that I announce my retirement from international cricket,” Ramdin, who last played for West Indies in a T20I in December 2019, said on Instagram. “The past 14 years have been a dream
Ben Stokes has announced that he will retire from ODI cricket immediately after England play South Africa at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday due to the physical and mental demands of the international schedule. Stokes was appointed as England’s Test captain earlier this year and said that playing three formats was “just unsustainable for me now” and
Which Australian batter had the best tour of Sri Lanka? Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith both made excellent centuries. Cameron Green played a match-winning hand in the first Test. Glenn Maxwell had his moments in the white-ball matches. However, none of them made 208 runs in three innings without being dismissed. That honour goes to
Lunch Sri Lanka 222 and 132 for 2 (Fernando 64*, Mendis 45*) lead Pakistan 218 by 136 runs Twenty-one wickets had fallen across the first two days of this first Test in Galle. On a pitch clearly taking big turn, though, Kusal Mendis and Oshada Fernando took advantage of some indisciplined spin bowling from Pakistan
Bangladesh have a bit of a bonanza lined up. The 2023-2027 ICC Future Tours Programme has 34 Tests marked for them, behind only England (42), Australia (41) and India (38). They have the most ODIs listed against their name – 59, with only Sri Lanka (58) above the 50 mark. Overall, too, they are behind
Amelia Kerr, the New Zealand spin-bowling allrounder, has tested positive for Covid-19 while on tour to England. The squad is travelling to take part in the cricket event at the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games, starting July 28. The positive result came out after a round of Rapid Antigen Tests conducted on the team members on
Rohit Sharma isn’t too worried yet, but does think the form of India’s top-order batters is “something we need to look into”. Shikhar Dhawan finished with scores of 1, 9 and 31* in the three ODIs in England, while Virat Kohli aggregated just 46 runs in those games, along with the 11 and 1 he
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Following his match-winning knock against England in the final ODI, India’s Rishabh Pant has become the first Asian wicketkeeper-batter to register a century in both Tests and ODI on English soil. Rishabh Pant’s unbeaten 125* and his 133-run partnership with Hardik Pandya helped India chase down 260 in the final ODI of the three-match series
Legspinner Adam Zampa returns from paternity leave for Australia’s back-to-back ODI series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand in North Queensland in late August and early September while Test skipper Pat Cummins is being rested from both series ahead of a monster home summer. Australia faces Zimbabwe in a three-match ODI series on August 28, 31
An innings he says he will remember forever. An innings we on the outside will never forget. That was Rishabh Pant’s maiden ODI century, where he managed to not only resuscitate India after their top-order failure, but also helped the visitors sprint to the target in record time. Everyone who was at Old Trafford called
Fast bowler Anderson Phillip and bowling allrounder Romario Shepherd were not included in the squad after going wicketless against Bangladesh. Phillip played only one match in the series, while Shepherd played all three games. “As we all know, Jason is one of the leading all-round cricketers in the world and we’re happy to have him
The 2022 Lanka Premier League, which had been slated to begin in two weeks, has been postponed, because of the economic situation in Sri Lanka. A draft had been held, foreign players supposedly secured, and preparations were underway for the tournament to be held. However, problems with securing adequate sponsorship and cooling franchise interest have
Lizelle Lee has accused Cricket South Africa of threatening to deny her an NOC to participate in The Hundred and said national coach Hilton Moreeng was aware of the organisation’s actions, which contributed to her retirement. Both Moreeng and CSA have rejected Lee’s assertions. The opening batter stepped away from international cricket on July 8,
West Indies white-ball captain Nicholas Pooran has criticised the pitches used for the ODIs against Bangladesh in Guyana, after the home side lost the series 3-0. The subcontinent-style surfaces at the Providence Stadium put a lot of emphasis on the toss. Bangladesh called correctly in all three games, and won by chasing low totals. Pooran’s
Zimbabwe 132 all out (Williams 28, van Beek 3-18) beat Netherlands 95 all out (Raza 4-8) by 37 runs Zimbabwe denied Netherlands their third straight championship at the T20 World Cup Qualifier as the hosts defended a total of 132 to secure a 37-run win in the final in Bulawayo. Netherlands – who have already
Jos Buttler conceded that his costly missed stumping off Rishabh Pant probably made the difference between victory and defeat in the series-deciding third ODI against India at Emirates Old Trafford. However, he denied that the lapse had anything to do with the extra mental load of taking on England’s white-ball captaincy. Pant’s unbeaten 125 from
Lunch Pakistan 104 for 7 (Babar 34*, Jayasuriya 5-41) trail Sri Lanka 222 by 118 runs Prabath Jayasuriya terrorised Pakistan’s middle order on the second morning in Galle, claiming four wickets for 39 runs, as he bowled unchanged from the fort end. By lunch, Pakistan were in disarray. They still had a watchful Babar Azam
The 2022 Asia Cup maybe shifted out of Sri Lanka, even though the nation has successfully hosted a full tour of Australia and is currently hosting a Test series against Pakistan without any major hassles. Sri Lanka Cricket will remain the official host of the Asia Cup, but the tournament, ESPNcricinfo has learned, is set
Toss India chose to bowl first vs England India won the toss and opted to bowl first in the third and final ODI against England at Old Trafford. Rohit Sharma, India’s captain, said his side had learned plenty from the defeat in the second ODI when they were unable to chase down 247 for victory,
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Bangladesh 179 for 6 (Litton 50, Motie 4-23) beat West Indies 178 (Pooran 73, Taijul 5-28) by four wickets Bangladesh swept the ODI series in the Caribbean by winning the third match against a depleted West Indies bowling attack by four wickets on Saturday with the victory set up by Taijul Islam‘s career-best return. Bangladesh
File photo of Tamim Iqbal© AFP Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal has announced his retirement from T20Is and his decision came shortly after his side defeated West Indies 3-0 in the three-match ODI series. The left-handed batter made the announcement on his official Facebook account. Tamim posted the message in Bangla, and it reads: “consider