The 19-year-old Wellalage, who is also a left-arm spinner, was the leading wicket-taker in the ODI series with nine at 22.33 and could also add depth to Sri Lanka’s batting order if he debuts. He was one of the travelling reserves with the squad for the first Test but has now been elevated to the
New Zealand’s female cricketers will earn the same match fees as the men under a new five-year deal struck between NZC, the six major associations and the New Zealand Cricket Players Association meaning a substantial pay boost at international and domestic levels. It is the first time the men’s and women’s professional game has been
England 284 and 259 for 3 (Root 76*, Bairstow 72*) need another 119 runs to beat India 416 and 245 (Pujara 66, Pant 57, Stokes 4-33) England’s dream run in fourth-innings chases this summer continued as they got to 259 for 3 in pursuit of 378, a record chase for them if it comes off.
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Jasprit Bumrah has led Indian cricket team from the front in the rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston. He played a quickfire knock of 31 not out off 16 balls in the first innings that took India’s total past the 400-mark. With the ball too he has been providing crucial breakthroughs. Bumrah has a
Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been ruled out of the second Test against Australia, due to start in Galle on Friday, after testing positive for Covid-19. An SLC media release stated that the 23-year-old had complained of feeling “unwell”, which was prompted the test. “Jayawickrama was immediately isolated from the rest of the
Given how the day played out – India on top, then England, then India, then England again – another twist seems inevitable. But it ended with control in England’s hands, with India’s batting coach, Vikram Rathour, conceding that a poor session with the bat in the morning had been at the root of their opponents’
Somerset have furthered their links with the PCB by signing Imam-ul-Haq as a replacement for Matt Renshaw for the final four games of the County Championship season. Babar Azam and Azhar Ali have been popular overseas signings at Taunton in recent years and Andy Hurry, Somerset’s director of cricket, said the club had used their
Warwickshire and the ECB are investigating reports of racist abuse on the fourth day of the rescheduled fifth men’s Test between England and India at Edgbaston which emerged on social media on Monday night. Several supporters made claims on Twitter that they had suffered racist abuse from other fans during the fourth day, which were
Rehan Ahmed, the 17-year-old legspinner, has won an England Lions call-up for two 50-over games against the touring South Africans next week after a breakthrough season for Leicestershire in the T20 Blast. Ahmed starred for England at the Under-19 World Cup this year, taking 12 wickets in four games and showcasing his sharply-spun googly. He
Mitchell Swepson has frankly admitted doubts crept into his mind during his 514-ball wait for a third Test wicket. Swepson justified his selection as Australia’s second spinner in the team’s series-opening win over Sri Lanka, taking five wickets for the match in Galle. But it wasn’t before a harsh introduction to Test cricket. “I’m not
Lahore and Karachi are likely to host England for seven T20Is, scheduled between September 15 and October 2, PCB chairman Ramiz Raja has confirmed. ESPNcricinfo understands the ECB’s three-member security team is expected to arrive in Pakistan later this month to assess the security arrangements. Though Pakistan have Multan and Rawalpindi as other venues to
India women opt to bowl v Sri Lanka women Harmanpreet Kaur, the India captain, won the toss and elected to field in the 2nd ODI at Pallekele International Stadium. Coming into the game having won the opening ODI by four wickets, India’s aim will be to add to their tally of two points on the
West Indies were going about smoothly – at 100 for 3 in the 13th over – when Rovman Powell, the disruptor, entered Windsor Park in the second T20I. Walking on his slightly wide gait, he was expected to provide a grand finish to the foundation laid by Brandon King and Nicholas Pooran. The duo had
Australia’s coaches have turned an eye to next year’s tour of India as they prepare for the possibility of pulling off a rare hat-trick on the subcontinent. Andrew McDonald’s men were set to return to training on Monday after two days off, as they begin to ramp up preparations for Friday’s second Test against Sri
India’s white-ball captain Harmanpreet Kaur has re-signed with Melbourne Renegades for a second season with them, in the 2022-23 WBBL. Harmanpreet was the Player of the Tournament in the last WBBL season for her all-round show of 406 runs and 15 wickets, leading both batting and bowling charts for Renegades. “I’m excited to be coming
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File photo of Virender Sehwag© Instagram Virender Sehwag, known for his witty sense of humour, came up with an epic reply after a Twitter user tried to troll him over a post on Virat Kohli riling up Jonny Bairstow. Kohli had sledged Bairstow on Day 3 of the rescheduled 5th Test between India and England
West Indies 193 for 5 (Powell 61*, King 57) beat Bangladesh 158 for 6 (Shakib 68*) by 35 runs Rovman Powell plundered six sixes in a 28-ball 61 not out as West Indies’ 193 for 5 proved too much for Bangladesh to chase down in their second T20I on Sunday. Bangladesh scored 158 for 6
India 416 and 125 for 3 (Pujara 50*, Pant 30*) lead England 284 (Bairstow 106, Billings 36, Siraj 4-66, Bumrah 3-68) by 257 runs Jonny Bairstow added a new chapter to a glorious summer with a belligerent 106 off 140 balls, but it was India who took control of the Edgbaston Test over the course
How did India’s bowlers manage to avoid the blistering assault suffered by New Zealand during England’s 3-0 whitewash earlier this month? Thanks to their battery of 140kph/87mph-plus seamers, as well as a return to the same bowling plans that had delivered a 2-1 series lead in the first four Tests of the Pataudi Trophy last
India 151 for 3 (Hooda 59, Suryakumar 36*) beat Derbyshire 150 for 8 (Madsen 28, Cartwright 27, Arshdeep 2-29, Umran 2-31) by seven wickets Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik enjoyed bowling time, Deepak Hooda continued his rich run of form, Suryakumar Yadav, returning from injury, had time in the middle and Sanju Samson carried on
Match abandoned Bangladesh 105 for 8 (Shakib 29, Shepherd 3-21) vs West Indies Persistent showers forced a premature end to the first T20I between West Indies and Bangladesh at a refurbished Windsor Park on Saturday. A wet outfield delayed the start for 100 minutes and reduced the match to 16 overs per side. After play
Mitchell Starc has become the first Australian star to confirm he won’t play in this summer’s Big Bash League as negotiations loom on future player availability. This summer shapes as crucial for the competition out of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Cricket Australia desperate to have as much top-line talent playing as often as possible. Australia’s
New Zealand allrounder Mitchell Santner tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, and did not fly out to Ireland with the rest of the squad on Sunday evening from Auckland. His departure will be delayed until next week, once he recovers and tests negative. The tour starts with the first ODI on July 10, and Santner
India had the best of a stop-start day, adding 78 with their last three standing wickets and then taking four England wickets by the time they scored 78. On a day that only 39 overs were possible because of rain, India placed one hand firmly on the Pataudi Trophy, to secure which they needed merely
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Due to Rohit Sharma’s unavailability for the fifth rescheduled Test against England in Edgbaston, the Indian cricket team got a new captain in Jasprit Bumrah. Devoid of any captaincy experience in First-class, IPL or List-A games, Bumrah became the 36th Test captain of India. Bumrah’s elevation came despite the presence of several senior players in