News The allrounder reined himself in during an unbroken 69-run stand with Shakib to help Bangladesh seal the series Mohammad Saifuddin has said that he had to rein himself in during the unbroken 69-run partnership for the eighth wicket with Shakib Al Hasan in the second ODI against Zimbabwe on Sunday. Saifuddin contributed 28 not
Play 00:56 Phil Simmons: West Indies’ sense of unity comes from a hunger to win Big Picture As for a number of sides, one-day series have been few and far between for these two teams since Covid-19 struck. For both it will be just their third series under the World Cup Super League and in
Ricky Ponting reflects on ‘the quickest bowling I’ve ever faced’, a blistering spell from Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar in Perth in 1999, before the Aussie star posted a score of 197
Mayank Agarwal’s fight to reclaim his place in Indian Test eleven starts on Tuesday when he walks out to open in a three-day game against ‘County Select XI’, starting in Durham tomorrow as best friend KL Rahul gears up to keep wickets in Rishabh Pant’s absence. The match has been accorded first-class status, a first
News Tributes paid to ‘doyen’ of profession, who wrote on cricket for the Times for 65 years John Woodcock, the doyen of English cricket writing, has died at the age of 94. Woodcock, who lived almost his entire life in the village of Longparish in Hampshire, was cricket correspondent of The Times from 1954 to
Preview Sri Lanka have lost all but one of their nine completed ODIs this year Big picture Less than 48 hours after India put the finishing touches on their thumping of Sri Lanka in the first ODI, the teams have to go again. If you’re a Sri Lanka fan, hold on tight. This might not
Big picture Happy Freedom Day one and all! Yes, the time has come for the UK to throw off its shackles, fling caution to the wind, dive headlong into the moshpit of civil society and rejoice in the restoration of liberty to its people. (Give or take a chorus of pings from the NHS Test-and-Trace
News Pant’s quarantine was supposed to get over on July 18, and he should be available for the first Test in England KL Rahul is likely to keep wicket for the Indians in their three-day warm-up match against a Select County XI starting July 20 at Chester-le-Street, with Rishabh Pant yet to link up the
It is understood that the Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh T20I schedule was changed to address logistical issues © AFP The final leg of Bangladesh’s tour of Zimbabwe will take place sooner than expected with both boards agreeing to bring the T20I series forward by a few days. The original schedule had the three matches set for
Report Kevin O’Brien, who has now retired from ODIs, will be looking to overturn a period of poor form in T20Is Ireland choose to bowl vs South Africa Kevin O’Brien was included in the Irish team to face South Africa in the first T20I meeting between the two sides. O’Brien had announced his retirement from
Report She scored an unbeaten 19-ball 28 before claiming her maiden five-wicket haul 34-over match: Pakistan Women 190 for 8 (Ali 39, Sohail 34, Sana 28*) beat West Indies 171 (Cooper 40, Dottin 37, Sana 5-39) by 22 runs (DLS method) A sparkling all-round display from Fatima Sana helped Pakistan Women finish their tour of
Preview Captain Tamim Iqbal’s knee injury remains a concern for Bangladesh Big picture Zimbabwe would be hoping they can take away at least 10 points from the ODI series against Bangladesh, while the visitors wouldn’t want to slip up like they did against Sri Lanka in May. This is a critical time in the ICC
News The coach is eager for hundreds to become bigger so the team is able to post 300-plus scores frequently Coach Phil Simmons is targeting another uplift in West Indies’ ODI batting returns when they face Australia in a three-match series in Barbados this week. They put in three consistent displays batting second to beat
News Karunaratne, who top-scored in the first ODI, said the fact that most of the batting order had got starts was encouraging Although none of Sri Lanka’s batters hit a half-century in the first ODI, the team has the ability to put up scores that will challenge India – something beyond 300. This was what
News The return of his pairing with Yuzvendra Chahal paid dividends for India Among the eleven Indians who took the field against Sri Lanka in the first ODI, perhaps none had a greater point to prove than Kuldeep Yadav. The left-arm wristspinner has not been part of India’s first-choice XI in limited-overs formats recently, and
News ‘Mindset over physical preparation’ for the allrounder as he makes a match-winning 96 There is something maddening about playing against Shakib Al Hasan in a high-pressure game. He gives you nothing. No reactions. No window into his thoughts. No hope. Shakib’s stony façade is his first line of defense, and then the rest of
Melbourne Stars skipper Glenn Maxwell had another fine Big Bash campaign, clearing the ropes 17 times in BBL|10.
Go to ecb.co.uk to join We Are England Cricket Supporters for free and get priority access to tickets and much more! Check out highlights of an impressive batting display from Babar Azam and Pakistan, before Liam Livingstone hit England’s fastest IT20 hundred in an amazing night at Trent Bridge. Watch match highlights from the 1st
India captain Shikhar Dhawan on Sunday said he thoroughly enjoyed watching from the non-striker’s end his younger partners toying with the Sri Lankan bowlers in the first ODI, saying they “finished the game” in the first 15 overs only. India mauled the hosts by seven wickets with plenty of overs to spare to take a
Report England bring in Adil Rashid and Chris Jordan, asked to bat first at Headingley Toss Pakistan chose to bowl vs England Jos Buttler has been named as England’s captain for the second T20I of the series against Pakistan in Leeds. Buttler, who has not played since sustaining a calf injury in the victory over
Report Sanju Samson was ruled out with sprained ligament in his knee Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs India Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat in the first ODI against India – new captain Dasun Shanaka citing the Khettarama ground’s history of favouring teams that batted first. Both teams handed debuts
Preview The two countries meet for the first time in the shortest format with a global event looming not far off Big Picture After a first last week – when Ireland beat South Africa in an ODI for the first time – there’s another coming this week. The two teams will face off in the
News The pair speak about trust, communication, and their telepathic understanding between the wickets Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have now put on 429 runs as a T20I first-wicket partnership, at an average of 53.62 and a run rate of 9.36 per over. That’s the highest average of all 46 pairs that have opened for
Report Ryan Burl and Timycen Maruma ruled out due to injuries; Bangladesh unchanged Zimbabwe choose to bat vs Bangladesh Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor decided to bat first in the second ODI against Bangladesh in Harare. However, his counterpart Tamim Iqbal said it was a good toss to lose. Taylor’s decision was based on the fact
Virat Kohli struck a majestic 87-ball 89 for India in the second Dettol ODI against Australia before Moises Henriques flew to reel in a hanger of a catch at mid-wicket off Josh Hazlewood. Stream all the ODI action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND ODIS: https://cricketa.us/AUSvIND20-ODI Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau
Shikhar Dhawan will lead Team India vs Sri Lanka in the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli© AFP India, without their regular skipper Virat Kohli, are all set to take on Sri Lanka in a three-match One-Day International series (ODIs) starting on Sunday, July 18. The ODI series was scheduled to begin on July 13
News Chance to ‘reset’ during self-isolation another driving force behind 42-ball milestone, Livingstone says Liam Livingstone has credited a session in Bristol’s indoor school with Paul Collingwood and Marcus Trescothick and the opportunity to “reset” during 10 days of self-isolation as the driving forces behind his record-breaking 42-ball hundred for England in Friday’s first T20I
Preview The home side have the advantage of game-time, but are coming into the series on the back of off-field turmoil Big Picture And now, some cricket. Since last year, scheduling has become a challenge unlike any other period. It rubbed off on this series too, which was to begin much earlier this week, and
Preview Buttler is expected to return to the side for the hosts, and Bairstow is fit despite bruising his finger Big picture Phew, wasn’t that fun? After a three-hour bonanza of six-hitting that felt like a blur later, Pakistan justified their reputation of being predictably unpredictable, seeing off a near full-strength England side with a
News Limited-overs captain says no chats with team management in England about player selection have happened yet Competition for the opening slot is a good thing, and the Sri Lanka tour will be a step towards narrowing down on a few options ahead of the T20 World Cup, according to India’s stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan,