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Report Leigh Kasperek picked up three wickets in five balls to boost New Zealand, but in the end it wasn’t enough Australia 149 for 7 (Healy 46, Kasperek 3-24) beat New Zealand 128 for 9 (Schutt 2-22, Wareham 2-25) by 21 runs Before this match, in the several hours of waiting created by persistent showers
News The composition of the new board will be documented in CSA’s new Memorandum of Incorporation Cricket South Africa has avoided ministerial interference after the Members’ Council – the highest decision-making body in the organisation, made up of 14 provincial presidents – agreed to a majority independent board with an independent chairperson. The composition of
News “Both cricket boards will now look for a new window for the tour when the situation improves” – PCB Pakistan Under-19 team’s tour of Bangladesh has been called off due to a surge of Covid-19 cases in the country, the PCB has confirmed. Bangladesh recorded 6854 cases of the virus on Friday, including 74
News The allrounder admits this season has been a challenge but is committed to a spell overseas Sean Abbott admitted that there have been days during a long season when finding the motivation to train has been difficult but after a brief break he is ready to keeping playing in order to push his case
News Women’s support staff and cricket’s inclusion in 2028 Olympics will also come up for discussion India Women’s future tours program and the appointment of their support staff are two of the 14 items on the agenda at a special meeting of the BCCI Apex Council, scheduled for April 16. Just under 11 months out
News Surrey are currently in talks with BCCI and IPL authorities, who have not yet indicated any desire in favour of the move Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, wants to bring the IPL to the city, with Surrey said to be in preliminary talks with authorities in India to explore the possibility. London hosts
Harshal Patel became the first bowler to take a five-wicket haul against Mumbai Indians in IPL.© BCCI/IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore edged out defending champions Mumbai Indians in a nail-biting encounter in the first game of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday. Harshal Patel laid the foundation for the win with
News South Africa’s T20I side is without a number of first-choice players, some because of injury and some because of the IPL It was just two months ago that Heinrich Klaasen, freshly recovered from a debilitating bout of Covid-19 at the time, was leading a second-string T20I side out in Pakistan. He is in the
Big picture Given there is a certain other tournament that happens to coincide with this four-match series, South Africa against Pakistan at the Wanderers is unlikely to have global eyeballs fixed firmly upon it. One of the few T20I series longer than three games, it must have appeared, on paper, as the perfect appetizer ahead
News The batsman partially dislocated his shoulder during the first ODI against England, ruling him out of the IPL Shreyas Iyer has undergone a scheduled surgery to his left shoulder, which he partially dislocated when he landed awkwardly after putting in a dive in the field during the first ODI of India’s home series against
Warwickshire 169 for 5 (Lamb 41*) trail Derbyshire 189 by 20 runs Warwickshire are hoping to convince the government to allow 50% capacity at the Test between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston in June. The game starts on June 10 which, under current guidelines, means just 25% occupancy of the ground will be allowed.
Match 20 | Colombo Kings vs Dambulla Viiking | Full Match Highlights LPL 2020
News Whether the allrounder is available for Victoria next season will depend on the schedule and potential quarantine Victoria coach Chris Rogers is not convinced Glenn Maxwell needs to play Sheffield Shield cricket in order to be recalled to the Australia Test side although would gladly welcome him back. Due to IPL and international commitments,
Sri Lanka women’s captain Chamari Athapaththu believes the postponement of the global Qualifier to determine the final three spots at the 2022 Women’s ODI World Cup from its June-July window to December is a “good thing”. Just for context, Sri Lanka, hosts of the qualifying event, haven’t had any form of international cricket for over
News ODI squad members such as Markram, Phehlukwayo, Dupavillon and Mulder have been called up as cover Temba Bavuma will have to wait a little longer to lead South Africa in the shortest format after he was officially ruled out of the upcoming four-match T20I series against Pakistan due to a hamstring injury. Heinrich Klaasen
Preview Big-hitting sides begin the season in slow, turning Chennai Big picture It’s only been five months since the Mumbai Indians won their fifth title in Dubai, and the IPL is back already. It’s back, and it’s back home, but the eerie, not-of-this-world feeling that accompanied the 2020 edition of the tournament will persist, simply
News Khaled Ahmed, Shuvagata Hom recalled, with final 15-member squad to be named later Bangladesh will announce their main squad for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka, which begins on April 21, after the April 17-18 intra-squad practice match in Katunaya. BCB chief selector Minhajul Abedin said that the 21-member preliminary squad will travel to
Play 00:39 Young bowlers ‘exciting for Australian cricket’ – Lanning Ryan Harris is keen for a more permanent role with the Australia women’s team, having been brought on as a short-term bowling coach for the ongoing New Zealand tour. Harris admitted he was “a bit nervous” when he came into the squad but was very
News Romesh Kaluwitharana, Hemantha Wickramaratne, Varuna Waragoda, Uvais Karnain and Thalika Gunaratne round out the panel Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Pramodya Wickramasinghe will head a newly appointed six-member selection committee that will oversee selections for both the men’s and women’s cricket teams. Romesh Kaluwitharana, Hemantha Wickramaratne, Varuna Waragoda, Uvais Karnain and Thalika Gunaratne round
News Also says Ravindra Jadeja is “looking good” at training on return from his thumb injury MS Dhoni is likely to remain part of the Chennai Super Kings set-up at IPL 2022, according to the franchise’s CEO, Kasi Viswanathan. Viswanathan also confirmed that allrounder Ravindra Jadeja, who left India’s tour of Australia early with a
South Australia’s chairman Andrew Sinclair has responded to his New South Wales counterpart John Knox’s opposition to a second term for the Cricket Australia chair Earl Eddings, writing to ask for greater clarity as to why the largest state association is eager for change at the top of the game’s governance. Last month, Knox sent
IPL 2021: Rohit Sharma said bio-bubbles have helped in teams bonding better.© Twitter While many cricketers have talked about how difficult life becomes inside the bio-secure environment, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday spoke about the positives which a player can take while he is in the bubble amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The IPL
News SLC technical committee chairman Aravinda de Silva shares details of future plans Sri Lanka is looking to revive inter-provincial cricket in the latest attempt to create a more competitive first-class structure. Although exact details of the new competition have not been announced, chairman of SLC’s technical committee Aravinda de Silva has hinted that the
News Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza to oversee process as ombudsman of Social Justice and Nation-Building committee Cricket South Africa’s Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) committee will hold public hearings as the country seeks to address issues of racial discrimination in the game, with the discussion around the national team not taking a knee still ripe. The
News Pakistan coach happy with Babar Azam’s progress as captain, says he’ll improve further with experience In the three ODIs against South Africa, Pakistan’s strategy to extract maximum firepower from the middle order remained a theory until Hasan Ali, from the late-middle order, showed a glimpse of what can be with his 32 off 11
News Former India captain will rest and recuperate while in isolation at home Sachin Tendulkar, who was hospitalised as a precautionary measure after testing positive for COVID-19, was on Thursday discharged and is now recuperating in home isolation in Mumbai. Tendulkar, who will turn 48 this month, confirmed the development through a tweet. “I have
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Match 19 | Galle Gladiators vs Kandy Tuskers | Full Match Highlights LPL 2020
News India batsman initially set to be available for three games but it could be extended Warwickshire have completed the signing of the India batsman Hanuma Vihari as their overseas player, after Pieter Malan, their original choice, ran into difficulties obtaining a visa. Vihari, who has played 12 Tests, including three on India’s victorious tour