News Australia allrounder says “we’ll probably need to make a decision in the next day or two” Ellyse Perry‘s availability for Australia’s World Cup semi-final against West Indies on March 30 remains uncertain two days out from the fixture, she confirmed before heading into her first training session in nearly a week. Perry, who had
Preview Agarwal’s men boast a lot of power-hitting talent, but will be without Bairstow for their season opener Big picture A lot of IPL teams, for a lot of the time, go into the auction to buy back the players they’d been forced to let go. And it makes for fun viewing because their rivals
News Atherton, Hussain and Vaughan lead calls for change of leadership England’s defeat on the Spice Isle was Root’s 26th in 64 Tests as captain since his appointment five years ago, meaning that only two men in Test history – Stephen Fleming (27) and Graeme Smith (29) – have overseen more defeats. While Root said
IPL 2022: DC top table with win vs MI, PBKS go 2nd after big chase vs RCB.© BCCI/IPL On Sunday, Delhi Capitals came back after a top-order collapse to beat Mumbai Indians by four wickets, while Punjab Kings chased down 206 against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The results, adding to Kolkata Knight Riders’ win against Chennai
News Joe Root in the firing line as England brace for inevitability of another series loss Marcus Trescothick, England’s batting coach, insists that “one bad day” cannot undermine the progress that has been made in the Caribbean, as the squad faces up to the near-inevitability of humiliating defeat in the third and final Test in
News South Africa’s batting is starting to hit top gear at the business end of the World Cup South Africa’s batting is starting to click at the business end of the World Cup, thanks largely to a resurgence in form for Mignon du Preez, who scored her first fifty of the tournament in a thrilling,
Report KKR’s mystery spinners Narine and Chakravarthy prove unhittable; Rahane shines with the bat Kolkata Knight Riders 133 for 4 (Rahane 44, Bravo 3-20) beat Chennai Super Kings 131 for 5 (Dhoni 50*, Umesh 2-20) by six wickets MS Dhoni, 40 and no longer captain, turned the clock back with a vintage display of death-overs
Report Match wrapped up in style inside an hour-and-a-half on the fourth morning West Indies 297 (da Silva 100*) and 28 for 0 (Brathwaite 20*) beat England 204 and 120 (Mayers 5-18) by ten wickets The stadium DJ was playing “London Bridge is Falling Down” as the last rites of England’s Caribbean humiliation were being
News The rest of the squad are unaffected, and will continue following Covid guidelines and completing their daily health-checks New Zealand batter Mark Chapman has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series at home against Netherlands, after testing positive for Covid-19. Auckland batter George Worker, who last played for New Zealand in 2018, has
Report South Africa left out Tazmin Brits at No. 3 for Lara Goodall and Masabata Klaas replaced Tumi Sekhukhune Toss India chose to bat vs South Africa Jhulan Goswami was out of India’s XI for their must-win match against South Africa with a side strain, leaving India without their most experienced bowler as they aim
News “It’s pretty rare for a cricketer these days to get three months off, so I’m really going to make the most of it.” Australia legspinner Adam Zampa is confident his upcoming three-month break won’t leave him short of a gallop for this year’s T20 World Cup on home turf. Zampa is currently in Pakistan
Since her international debut in 2019, Shafali Verma‘s rapid rise as an all-format player has played out like an action-packed cliffhanger, at 2x speed. Even before she faced her first ball in international cricket as a 15-year-old, she had etched her name in the record books as the youngest Indian to play T20Is. Soon after,
News Super Kings coach admits “it is going to be a bit of a transition period” MS Dhoni and Stephen Fleming had captaincy talks even last season, the Chennai Super Kings coach has revealed. Dhoni decided to give up the CSK captaincy on the eve of the tournament, evident from how all the promotional advertising
Close England 204 and 103 for 8 (Mayers 5-9) lead West Indies 297 (da Silva 100*) by 10 runs West Indies are closing in on a stunning victory in the third Test in Grenada, after Kyle Mayers’ blink-of-an-eye five-wicket haul seized on the dogged, emotional efforts of Joshua Da Silva’s maiden Test century to leave
Report Bangladesh bring in Shamima Sultana for Murshida Khatun in the last day of the 2022 ODI World Cup’s league stage Toss England Women chose to bat vs Bangladesh Women Defending champions England opted to bat against debutants Bangladesh in windy Wellington as they look to seal the third semi-finals spot of the 2022 ODI
At just 23 years of age and without a Test century to his name, Brian Lara strode onto the SCG. By the time he’d left it, he was a legend after scoring 277 off 372 balls.
Women’s WC Live: England face Bangladesh in a crucial game in Wellington.© AFP ENG vs WI, Women’s World Cup, Live Updates: England face Bangladesh in their final match of the Women’s World Cup at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. With two semi-final spots up for grabs, a win will guarantee England a place in the knockouts.
News Franchise physio Patrick Farhart to determine, after conducting fresh tests, when the quick can return to bowling competitively Anrich Nortje has been cleared of “any serious injury”, and a stress fracture, understood as the reason he has been out of action for the last six months, has been ruled out, clearing the way for
News Batters’ tentativeness cost Pakistan in the Women’s World Cup, says Maroof Pakistan need to update their batting approach to show more attacking intent if they hope to compete with the best in the world in future. That was captain Bismah Maroof‘s assessment of her side after a disappointing World Cup campaign came to an
News Says that Pant’s “learning experiences” from the last year and a half will make him a “better leader and person”. Ricky Ponting had not even realised it. Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant may not have thought of it as well. And it may not have struck people in Indian cricket either. That Ponting, the
Tammy Beaumont says there is no question of England taking liberties against a Bangladesh team that gave even the tournament favourites Australia a scare in windy conditions in Wellington on Friday. However, she remains confident that her own team is peaking at the right time, after dicing with an early exit following three consecutive defeats
News Australia opt to manage Smith’s ongoing elbow problem with rest. Meanwhile, legspinner Mitchell Swepson called into the squad to bolster the bowling stocks Steven Smith has been ruled out of Australia’s upcoming limited-overs matches with Pakistan due to discomfort in his previously troubled left elbow. Australia’s selectors believe they have enough batting in the
News The three games will be played in Edinburgh on July 27, 29 and 31 Scotland will host New Zealand in July 2022 for two T20Is and a one-off ODI after New Zealand finish their tour of Ireland on July 22 in Belfast. The three matches in Scotland will be played at the Grange in
News Interim head coach remains favourite to take over Australia men’s coaching job full-time after 1-0 Test series win in Pakistan Cricket Australia’s search for a new men’s coach may have narrowed to one following Australia’s triumphant 1-0 away Test series over Pakistan, with captain Pat Cummins full of praise for the role of interim
News “There were continuous discussions about chasing the total down, but when your main batters are dismissed, you start thinking differently” Set a target of 351, Pakistan had finished the fourth day on 73 for no loss. On the final day, they were 165 for 3 at one stage but were eventually bowled out for
Report Rosemary Mair comes in for the injured Lea Tahuhu; Muneeba Ali and Anam Amin replace Nahida Khan and Aiman Anwer Toss Pakistan Women chose to bowl vs New Zealand Women In their final appearance at the 2022 ODI World Cup, hosts New Zealand did not win the toss but got what they wanted anyway
News The board is planning to have five or six teams in the inaugural edition of women’s IPL but it will need AGM’s approval first The BCCI is planning to start the women’s IPL by 2023, board president Sourav Ganguly said on Friday, while the Women’s T20 Challenge, comprising four games, makes a return this
Report Stokes the catalyst as England quicks drag lengths back to make inroads Lunch West Indies 71 for 3 (Bonner, 1*, Blackwood 1*) trail England 204 (Mahmood 49, Leach 41*, Seales 3-40) by 133 runs England’s seamers battled back before lunch on the second morning in St George’s, bagging three quick wickets after a flat
Follow the 2018 Kia Super League here: www.ecb.co.uk/super-league Surrey Stars and Lancashire Thunder served up a storm at the Kia Oval in a thrilling encounter. Harmanpreet Kaur announced herself to this year’s Kia Super League, striking a 6 off the penultimate ball of the game. This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all
Women’s World Cup Live: New Zealand take on Pakistan in Christchurch.© AFP New Zealand face Pakistan in their league stage fixture of the ongoing ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, on Saturday. Despite losing four of their last six games, New Zealand still have a chance of reaching the semifinals and