News India opener hopes she and her partner Shafali Verma can bat through to the 15th over and set the team up in the decider against England Smriti Mandhana wants India’s openers – basically her and Shafali Verma – to bat long into the middle overs to ensure better results in T20 cricket. Since Verma’s
Report Ireland also made one change, leaving out William Porterfield for South African-both Curtis Campher Toss South Africa chose to bowl vs Ireland The series is picking up where it left off with Temba Bavuma opting for his bowling attack to make first use of conditions, this time under sunny skies in Dublin. South Africa
News Covid-19 fears could mean limited Hundred involvement for England Test players Ben Stokes accepts England’s players may have to spend more time in biosecure bubbles in the coming weeks, but insists it would be “pretty devastating” if they were not able to play in the Hundred. An upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the UK
News “He let me know where I stand within this team and he wanted me to go and express myself” Chris Gayle has thanked injured West Indies captain Kieron Pollard for a pre-match “pep talk” after he emerged from his lean run with a reminder of him at his best, scoring 67 off 38 balls
News Shadman’s maiden Test century in Bangladesh’s second innings helped them get into a winning position against Zimbabwe in Harare According to Bangladesh batter Shadman Islam, the team was so moved by Mahmudullah‘s retirement announcement during the Harare Test against Zimbabwe, that the players felt motivated to win the match and dedicate it to the
Hayley Matthews and Britney Cooper shared a 106-run partnership © WICB West Indies women 183 for 2 (Matthews 100*, Cooper 45) beat Pakistan women 182 (Sohail 62, Mohammed 3-25, Henry 3-37) by eight wickets For the second match in a row, Hayley Matthews starred with both bat and ball, helping West Indies women seal the
News New umpiring signals and change to toss regulations among tweaks for new competition White cards to signal the completion of a set of five deliveries, and mandatory 50-second breaks at the change of ends every ten balls are among the playing conditions confirmed by the ECB ahead of the launch of the Hundred on
Report West Indies have brought in Obed McCoy for the injured Fidel Edwards Australia won the toss and decided to bat against West Indies Australia have rung the changes and will also take a different approach as they aim to keep the series alive in St Lucia. Alex Carey and Ashton Turner come into a
Preview Pakistan seek a response with the bat after two failed displays at Cardiff and Lord’s Big Picture Anyone in need of a pick-me-up this morning? Can I interest you in a tale of a band of plucky underdogs, thrown together in adversity at 48 hours’ notice, charged with defending their nation’s honour against the
News Spinner who was the first person of colour to represent South Africa, opens up during SJN hearings Omar Henry has revealed how he wanted to return home from the 1992 World Cup after being given what he considered an unsatisfactory answer over why he was left out of South Africa’s match against New Zealand.
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England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Monday said that he hopes that the football side is not defined by the loss they suffered in the finals of Euro 2020. Italy ended England’s dream to win the Euro 2020 here at the Wembley Stadium on Sunday (local time). Azzurri defeated England 3-2 on penalties after the normal
Ben Stokes had words of encouragement for England’s footballers © Getty Images England’s footballers are “absolute legends” who have their best years in front of them, according to Ben Stokes. Stokes, captain of the England ODI side which has taken an unassailable lead over Pakistan in the Royal London series, watched Sunday night’s Euro 2020
Preview Quinton de Kock and Anrich Nortje could slot back into the XI while William Porterfield might be retained as opener Big picture This series didn’t get the David and Goliath stereotype Andy Balbirnie joked about in the lead-up to the first ODI, but it did get another: rain. Only 40.2 overs were possible on
News With Australia set to tour Pakistan in February-March next year, PSL looking at a likely window in April and May The PSL is facing a scheduling challenge for the 2022 season, as Pakistan hope to welcome a landmark home series against Australia in the window usually occupied by the T20 competition. The PSL has
News Following her key role in India levelling the T20I series against England, allrounder says she has learnt to “read and handle situations” better Deepti Sharma, one of the chief architects of India’s eight-run win over England in the second women’s T20I, says she has got better at reading and handling difficult match situations and
News “After looking at the pitch, I expected it to turn on the fourth or fifth day, which is why I decided to bat first” Bangladesh needed eight batters to deal with the first day pitch in Harare, according to their captain Mominul Haque. The visitors eventually won the Test by 220 runs against Zimbabwe,
Play 01:39 Mitchell Marsh: Australia won’t make excuses for West Indies loss Big Picture In the space of barely 24 hours this series is potentially one match away from being decided. Australia need to win to keep things alive, a position they found themselves in on the New Zealand tour which will give them some
News Opener could have represented West Indies thanks to Barbados upbringing West Indies supporters have probably become accustomed to losing players to England. Jofra Archer was a key part of England’s World Cup side, after all, while Chris Jordan has been an integral member of the T20 team for several years. But Phil Salt, too,
India opener Rohit Sharma posted his highest score on Australia soil with 171 not out at the WACA in 2016, which was the highest ODI score by a touring batsman against Australia at the time
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Anushka Sharma shared pics with Virat Kohli and daughter Vamika.© Anushka Sharma/Instagram Virat Kohli’s wife Anushka Sharma shared on social media some pictures of their daughter Vamika, who turned six months old. “Her one smile can change our whole world around ! I hope we can both live up to the love with which you
News “When we get into such good positions, we have to get them by the throat and we have to finish them off” Donald Tiripano has said that he is ready to take up the challenge of batting higher up the order, after he frustrated Bangladesh with a 144-ball 52 coming in at No.5 in
Report England cannot be beaten in their multi-format series as they hold an eight-points-to-four lead Toss England chose to bowl vs India England have opted to bowl in the second of three T20Is which round out India’s tour. England cannot be beaten in their multi-format series as they hold an eight-points-to-four lead with four more
News Senior batsman has got NOC and is available for selection for his home team immediately Sheldon Jackson, the domestic veteran, is set to return to Saurashtra, the team he won the Ranji Trophy with in 2019-20. After the Ranji win, Jackson moved to Puducherry as a professional player. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Jackson
Report Mehidy Hasan Miraz andf Taskin Ahmed pick up two wickets each after Bangladesh drop three catches on day five Lunch Zimbabwe 276 and 176 for 7 (Tiripano 27*, Miraz 3-52, Taskin 3-54) need another 301 runs to beat Bangladesh 468 and 284 for 1 decl (Shanto 117*, Shadman 115*) Bangladesh are closing in on
News Batting coach Grant Flower and team analyst GT Niroshan were described as being in a “stable” condition Sri Lanka’s men’s cricketers will be allowed to come out of isolation on Sunday, after everyone remaining in the national squad returned negative PCR results. This only goes for the players however; coaches and support staff will
Report There was no place for Curtis Campher in the Ireland line-up South Africachose to bowl v Ireland Under cloudy skies and after a 45 minute delay thanks to morning showers, Temba Bavuma chose to make use of the overhead conditions and decided to unleash his attack on Ireland. The hosts have brought back former
News “It was always going to be useful to give our bowlers more time to get Zimbabwe bowled out” Najmul Hossain Shanto has said that Bangladesh went for quick runs on the fourth day to give his team’s bowlers ample time to bowl Zimbabwe out in the fourth innings. Shanto and Shadman Islam both struck
Report Hetmyer, Bravo and Russell starred with the bat for the hosts as Australia fell in a heap for the second night running West Indies 196 for 4 (Hetmyer 61, Bravo 47*) beat Australia 140 (Marsh 54, Walsh Jr 3-29) by 56 runs A superbly constructed century partnership between Shimron Hetmyer and Dwayne Bravo was