Russell Domingo talks to Mominul Haque and Tamim Iqbal © AFP via Getty Images Bangladesh need a change in mindset to push towards winning Test matches rather than be satisfied with draws, their head coach Russell Domingo has said. The result of the first Test in Pallekele – the first draw in 29 Tests played
Big picture After 28 consecutive result Tests in Sri Lanka – a glorious run stretching back to 2014 and a world record (by a distance) for any Test-hosting country – the first Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka was essentially trash from start to finish. The surface was slow from the outset, there was little
Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa had threatened to strip CSA of its status as the game’s national governing body © Gallo Images/Getty Images CSA’s Members’ Council has unanimously agreed to amend the organisation’s Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) to develop a framework for a majority independent board, which should avoid the game being derecognised and defunded by
News Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva move up in Test batting rankings Mohammad Rizwan continued his rapid rise as a T20I batter by entering the top 10 in the ICC rankings on the back of his player-of-the-series performance in Zimbabwe. Rizwan hit 82* and 91* in the two matches Pakistan won, and
Preview Rajasthan Royals, too, will be hoping for a change of fortunes having struggled with the ball at the death Big picture 7.45. That’s the Mumbai Indians’ scoring rate in the death overs this season. No team has done as badly in that phase so far this season. Mumbai have never performed as badly in
English cricket has joined football in the fight against online abuse © ESPNcricinfo Ltd English cricket has announced that it will take part in a social media boycott this weekend in a “show of solidarity against online abuse”. Leading English football clubs and organisations released a statement on Saturday to announce that they would boycott
News “It’s possible that if we try to reduce his rate of scoring, the chances of him making a mistake are higher” Try to get him lbw early. Try to get him out with offspin. And if none of that works, dry up the runs. This, according to captain Dimuth Karunaratne, is Sri Lanka’s plan
News It is understood BCCI officials have internally acknowledged the several logistical challenges during the second wave of Covid-19 The BCCI is likely to postpone the fourth edition of the Women’s T20 Challenge owing to the potential unavailability of overseas players in the wake of restrictions imposed by several countries on travel to and from
IPL 2021: Virat Kohli was all praise for AB de Villiers for his sensational knock vs Delhi Capitals.© BCCI/IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore edged Delhi Capitals by one run in a nail-biting contest at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Defending 14 runs in the final over, Mohammed Siraj bowled brilliantly to help his
Day 5 Highlights | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 1st Test 2021
The CPL was the first of the major franchise tournament to resume operations since the start of the pandemic © Getty Images The 2021 Caribbean Premier League will be hosted entirely at Warner Park in St. Kitts, beginning on August 28. The 33-match tournament will allow fans to attend at up to 50% capacity of
News Says teams are not playing to win, but for “something far more important, humanity” The BCCI has told the eight teams in the IPL that they will not just be playing to win this time, but for something “much more important…humanity.” Reassuring the franchises that everyone’s safety was the priority, the BCCI also confirmed
News The pair named as replacements for the injured Lahiru Kumara and Dilshan Madushanka Left-arm wristspinner Lakshan Sandakan and fast bowler Chamika Karunaratne have been added to Sri Lanka’s squad for the second Test against Bangladesh as replacements for Lahiru Kumara and Dilshan Madushanka, who have been ruled out due to injury. Kumara picked up
News Left-arm pacer played only two matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad before leaving the team bubble India and Sunrisers Hyderabad left-arm pacer T Natarajan has undergone surgery on his knee for the injury that put him out of the ongoing IPL 2021. Natarajan had injured his knee first during India’s tour of Australia at the turn
News Mumbai Indians opener also says they would be “getting vaccinated next week” Mumbai Indians opener Chris Lynn has urged Cricket Australia (CA) to arrange for a chartered flight to bring him and his countrymen home on the conclusion of the ongoing IPL. Lynn was speaking following a deadly surge of Coid-19 cases in India,
News “As players, we are privileged to have a platform that allows us to reach millions of people that we can use for good” The Kolkata Knight Riders’ Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins has donated $50,000 “specifically to purchase oxygen supplies for India’s hospitals” to PM Cares, a fund-raising scheme set up by the prime
Edgbaston will host the women’s T20 event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games © Getty Images Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, England and a nation from the Caribbean have all qualified for the women’s event 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Women’s cricket will feature at the Games for the first time, and cricket for
IPL 2021: Eoin Morgan played a match-winning knock as KKR beat Punjab Kings.© BCCI/IPL Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan, one of the most respected voices in international cricket, on Monday acknowledged that the players are more than aware of the horrific nature of the COVID-19 pandemic which is claiming hundreds of lives outside the
Luke Jongwe picked up nine wickets in the three T20Is against Pakistan © AFP/Getty Images Zimbabwe have named five uncapped players – Luke Jongwe, Richard Ngarava, Roy Kaia, Milton Shumba and Tanaka Chivanga – in their 16-man squad for the series of two Tests against Pakistan, the first of which starts in Harare on April
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) will conduct a replacement draft for the six teams to complete their squads ahead of the resumption of the 2021 edition of the tournament, which had been suspended after 14 matches following a spate of Covid-19 cases among players and support staffers. The remainder of the tournament will be played
News IPL franchises had enquired about Topley but change to rules meant he had to stay with Surrey A new cut-off date for county players to sign IPL contracts stopped Reece Topley becoming a late injury replacement in this year’s competition. In 2018, county coaches and directors of cricket called a crisis meeting at Edgbaston
News Fast bowler has to quarantine despite having arrived from “secure bubble” Billy Stanlake, the Australia fast bowler, has been prevented from making his Derbyshire debut this week as the County Championship is not considered “elite sport”. Stanlake arrived in England on Sunday and was hoping to play in the Championship match against Nottinghamshire starting
News Cricket in South Africa will continue to be run by CSA once the new memorandum is adopted in next 48 hours Cricket South Africa has potentially avoided being derecognised and defunded by the country’s sports ministry after agreeing to adopt a new Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) that will include a framework for a majority
Richardson played one game for RCB in IPL 2021 © BCCI The Australian pair of Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa, part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad have left the IPL. They will be returning to Australia for ‘personal reasons’, according to a statement by the franchise. Richardson and Zampa are the second and third
News It wasn’t the best of weeks for Australian players at the IPL with some being dropped and a couple of costly errors playing parts in defeats Cummins goes for plenty, scores a few Pat Cummins made a bigger impact with the bat this week than the ball. Off 7.5 overs in the two games
IPL 2021: Ravichandran Ashwin said he is taking a break from the ongoing season.© BCCI/IPL Delhi Capitals spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said that he is “taking a break” from Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 after the team’s Super Over win against SunRisers Hyderabad. Ashwin took to Twitter early on Monday to write that his family and
News Revamped batting approach yields Sri Lanka captain’s highest Test score Be patient until you get settled at the crease, then trust yourself to catch up on the scoring rate later. This, essentially, is what Dimuth Karunaratne told himself as he made a start on the innings that produced his highest Test score. Karunaratne’s 244
Report The hosts left out opening batter Tinashe Kamunhukamwe to make room for returning captain Sean Williams Toss Pakistan chose to bat vs Zimbabwe Zimbabwe will chase as they seek to win their first ever bilateral T20I series, after Babar Azam opted to bat on a new pitch in Harare. Although all three matches are
Report Sri Lanka were on the pursuit for quick runs on the fifth morning, moving to 648 for 8 and taking a 108-run lead Lunch Sri Lanka 648 for 8 dec (Karunaratne 244, de Silva 166) lead Bangladesh 541 for 7 by 107 runs Sri Lanka were on the pursuit for quick runs on the
News Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva kept the Bangladesh bowlers at bay on day four of the Pallekele Test Of the 25 occasions no wicket has fallen in an entire day of Test cricket, six instances belong to Sri Lanka. ESPNcricinfo relives those partnerships. Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka GurusinhaDay 5 vs Pakistan, P Sara