News “There was no assistance for spin on the pitch, so I didn’t get the desired results,” said the India wristspinner It has been a forgettable few months for Kuldeep Yadav. After a poor stint at the IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders last year where he played just five matches and picked up only one
Ollie Pope believes that India paid England a back-handed compliment in preparing a trio of spin-friendly wickets for the final three matches of this winter’s Test tour, after revealing how Virat Kohli warned him midway through England’s first-Test victory in Chennai that life for the batsmen was about to get much tougher. After winning the
News T20I captain says Bangladesh ‘badly need some wins under our belt in any format’ Bangladesh’s confidence is eroding, according to T20I captain Mahmudullah, after they finished their white-ball tour of New Zealand with a stinging 65-run loss in the rain-reduced third T20I at Eden Park. They lost six matches in the space of 13
News The allrounder is working her way back at international level but has an outstanding record in the 50-over format Meg Lanning expects Ellyse Perry to play a more significant role in the ODI series against New Zealand than she did in the T20Is, but also stressed the importance of building a varied attack around
Follow the 2019 Ashes at ecb.co.uk Watch match highlights from Day 2 at Lord’s, as England take on Australia in the 2019 Ashes. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England and Wales Cricket Board. Including highlights, interviews,
Thisara Perera hits 6 sixes in an over & records the 2nd fastest fifty in List A cricket
Babar Azam has so far had precious little opportunity to build an ODI team for the 2023 World Cup © AFP via Getty Images Despite not making it to the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup, Pakistan had their moments. They won four games in a row to sign off the tournament and they beat
For England’s Test hopefuls the start of the County Championship season offers a simple, if slightly vague, formula for realising their dream: make runs, take wickets, get noticed by the national selectors. Ollie Robinson, the Sussex seam bowler, is among a handful of current players to have progressed considerably further along that path. Having spent
Report Less than three overs were possible at Eden Park with the attention now switching to the ODIs Australia 14 for 1 v New Zealand – Match abandoned Australia and New Zealand shared the spoils in the T20I series after rain forced the decider at Eden Park to be abandoned with less than three overs
Report The loss of Chandimal and de Silva substantially dented Sri Lanka’s likelihood of establishing a first-innings lead Lunch Sri Lanka 189 for 5 (Thirimanne 55, Roach 1-54, Gabriel 1-33) trail West Indies 354 all out (Brathwaite 126, Cornwall 73, Lakmal 4-94) by 165 runs Sri Lanka made further slow progress on a sluggish pitch,
News Analysis “I’d see myself anywhere in the top four, probably more comfortable up-top for the time being,” he says A long, long time ago, in the age BC (Before Coronavirus), South Africa played an ODI series. And won. Really. In March 2020, they swept Australia 3-0 at home, prompting suggestion of a tide being
News Coach Bob Carter said “cricket must come second” to the importance of Devine’s health New Zealand will make a late decision on the availability of captain Sophie Devine for the T20I decider against Australia after she withdrew from the game in Napier suffering from fatigue at the end of a long season. Ahead of
Alex Carey avoided being dismissed in the 2019 World Cup semi-final, when he caught his helmet as it fell towards the stumps © Getty Images The ECB are hopeful that a tweak to their playing regulations for this season’s County Championship may prompt a change to the game’s laws, after it was deemed that batsmen
Big Picture New Zealand are about to end their all-win home summer that has stretched seven series. They have hosted 21 international matches, the most by any country since the Covid-19 pandemic. It is regarded as an administrative success, particularly given their country’s stringent quarantine protocols. The only dampener is likely to be the rain
News Her debut was full of promise as one of the team’s next generation showed her pace Darcie Brown is hoping to soak up knowledge and experience from all corners during the tour of New Zealand as Australia’s young quick bowlers push each other to elevate the speed gun. Eighteen-year-old Brown made her debut in
Defending champions Mumbai Indians on Wednesday arrived in Chennai ahead of their opening game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL 2021). The 14th edition of the IPL begins on April 9 Mumbai Indians taking on RCB in the tournament opener at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. “Namaste Chennai!. Mumbai Indians
“It is important not to allow boardroom disputes to trump player welfare.” – Nathi Mthethwa © Gallo Images/Getty Images South Africa’s sports’ minister Nathi Mthethwa has issued a second ultimatum in six months to CSA’s Members’ Council and threatened intervention into the body if it cannot adopt a memorandum of incorporation (MOI) that promotes good
‘There was plenty of nerves, it was really cool to be back wearing the black jersey’ – Adam Milne © Getty Images Adam Milne felt like he was making his debut again as he returned to international cricket after two and a half years on Tuesday. Multiple injuries, including a stress fracture on his ankle,
News Fast bowler undergoes successful surgery to remove glass fragment from his hand Jofra Archer is set to return to India to play for the Rajasthan Royals after a period on the sidelines recovering from injury, despite some early doubts over his availability for the 2021 IPL. ESPNcricinfo understands Archer, who had finger surgery on
News Dickwella, Bonner, Holder and Roach move up after the drawn first Test in North Sound Devon Conway has entered the top five among T20I batsmen after playing just 13 matches, while in ODIs, Ben Stokes has moved up to No. 2 among allrounders. Matt Henry is up to third and Bhuvneshwar Kumar up at
Report Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins took three wickets apiece but NSW will lose five players to the IPL New South Wales 2 for 204 (Hughes 101, Smith 86*) beat Queensland 203 (Peirson 59, Cummins 3-34, Starc 3-46) by eight wickets New South Wales secured the hosting rights for the Marsh Cup final with a
You thought #2 was good? Well this is better. England smashed their own World Record emphatically at Trent Bridge. Watch here. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England and Wales Cricket Board. Including highlights, interviews, features getting
Match 16 | Jaffna Stallions vs Kandy Tuskers | Full Match Highlights LPL 2020
News Vaccination passports being considered as clubs focus on getting crowds back into venues The domestic game is expected to report combined losses in excess of £100 million by the time all 18 first-class counties have published their accounts at the end of April, according to Neil Snowball, the ECB’s managing director of county cricket.
Report The match ended before lunch on the second day, with Junaid Siddique’s 43 the best individual batting effort Rajshahi Division 151 (Siddique 43, Taijul 37, Tanzid 36, Gazi 6-65) beat Barisal Division 82 (Sunzamul 4-18, Taijul 4-39) and 60 (Sunzamul 6-15, Taijul 4-23) by an innings and nine runs Sunzamul Islam‘s record-breaking 10 for
News “I’m always going to have to live with Cape Town regardless of whether I lead again or not” Three years after his ignominious exit as Australia’s captain in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal, Steven Smith has said he is keen and ready to lead the national side again if an opportunity came his
Chris Morris had played all of one international – a T20I against New Zealand in Durban – when he earned his maiden IPL deal in 2013, with the Chennai Super Kings shelling out US$ 625,000 for him. Eight years later, Morris’ South Africa future is uncertain, but he continues to be a sought-after player in
Rishabh Pant will lead the Delhi Capitals in the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League in the absence of regular captain Shreyas Iyer, the franchise announced on Tuesday. Iyer has been ruled out of IPL 2021 due to a shoulder injury picked up during India’s ODI series against England. “Delhi Capitals today announced Rishabh Pant
News Australia’s bowlers almost turned the game around but New Zealand’s lower order came through Beth Mooney believed Australia’s bowlers could close out the second T20I in Napier, but conceded the visitors had been under par with the bat on a surface where they were not able to significantly accelerate. Despite only having 129 on
News India captain wants administrators to reconsider the schedule considering the bubble life Virat Kohli will join the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad on April 1, two days after the team begins their training camp in Chennai. The Royal Challengers will play their initial set of matches, including the IPL tournament opener on April 9 against