News West Indies captain also confident that Holder and Bravo, who missed the Bangladesh tour, will fit in seamlessly In a recent change, West Indies appointed opener Kraigg Brathwaite as full-time Test captain following a memorable 2-0 win in Bangladesh under his leadership. That series saw massive contributions from newcomers Kyle Mayers, Nkrumah Bonner and
As the BCCI gets ready to host a second successive edition of the IPL during the Covid-19 pandemic, the board has informed all teams that they will not be vaccinated during the tournament. Anyone testing positive for the virus will need to isolate for a minimum of 10 days and clear the testing process before
News Fast bowler set to return to England post T20I series against India as Rajasthan Royals await formal update from ECB on his availability Jofra Archer is set to miss at least the first half of IPL 2021 with Rajasthan Royals as the ECB has decided to send him back home to tend to a
News The last domestic tournament held was the Bangabandhu T20s, which finished on December 18 Defending champions Khulna will face the newly-promoted Sylhet in the National Cricket League from March 22, as domestic cricket returns in Bangladesh after three months. The last domestic tournament held was the Bangabandhu T20s, which finished on December 18. Since
Kraigg Brathwaite was named West Indies’ new permanent Test captain in place of Jason Holder © AFP/Getty Images Big picture For the first time in 18 months, Test cricket returns to the Caribbean. Even aside from this whole pandemic thing, plenty has happened in the interim. Sri Lanka have switched coaches (as is annual tradition).
News Captain says ‘it’s just too much to ask’ of those players to be involved in Sri Lanka, Pakistan series Eoin Morgan has revealed that he expects to be without the services of England’s multi-format players throughout their home T20I series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan next summer. England have been at full strength for
News Failure to convert 2-1 lead leaves England with as many questions as answers ahead of World Cup On the eve of the fourth T20I of this series, Mark Wood was asked how big a statement it would be for England to convert their 2-1 lead into a series win against India. After sliding to
Report Zimbabwe make three changes: Madhevere, Tiripano and Mavuta out; Masakadza, Shumba and Akram in Toss Afghanistan opt to bat vs Zimbabwe Afghanistan have won the toss and elected for first strike – batting first for the third game in a row, though they had been inserted in the first game – in the final
News “The West Indies pace attack is a really good one, and they know how to move the Dukes ball” West Indies have a good pace attack, and the pitch looks difficult, but get in and get us more than 275 – so goes Dimuth Karunaratne‘s directive to Sri Lanka’s batsmen ahead of the first
South Africa’s sports minister Nathi Mthethwa could now take action according to the country’s National Sport and Recreation Act © Gallo Images/Getty Images Cricket South Africa runs the risk of ministerial intervention after its Members’ Council – the decision-making arm of the organisation, which is made up of provincial presidents – rejected the interim board’s
News The 68-year old is said to be experiencing mild symptoms Pakistan Prime Minister and former cricket captain Imran Khan has tested positive for Covid-19. The news was confirmed by Dr Faisal Sultan, an infectious diseases expert and a prominent figure in Pakistan’s response to the pandemic. Khan, 68, is understood to be experiencing mild
Report SA rested Marizanne Kapp, Tumi Sekhukhune, and Nondumiso Shangase, who all featured in the fifth and final ODI on Wednesday Toss South Africa Women chose to bowl vs India Women Allrounder Simran Bahadur has been handed her maiden India cap as Sune Luus, South Africa’s stand-in captain, opted to chase in the T20I series
Report Ishan Kishan stays on the sidelines as both captains say they would’ve liked to chase at the toss Toss England opt to bowl vs India England have won the toss and chosen to bowl first in the fifth and deciding T20I against India in Ahmedabad. The visitors are unchanged while the hosts have dropped
News Meg Lanning’s team will ramp up their preparations over the next week ahead of the T20I series There could be some fiercely-contested training sessions among the Australia squad in New Zealand over the coming days as players stake their claims for a spot in the side for the first T20I later this month. Having
New Zealand captain Tom Latham called it “awesome” as star performers Trent Boult and Martin Guptill powered the Black Caps to an emphatic eight wicket win over Bangladesh in the opening one-day international in Dunedin on Saturday. With swing king Boult moving the ball both ways, New Zealand dismissed Bangladesh for a mediocre 131 and
Follow India’s 2018 tour of England right here: https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/men Virat Kohli is one of the world’s greatest players and he showed his potential from the very start. Cast your mind back to 2011 when he scored his first hundred on British soil. This knock surprisingly remains his only hundred in the UK, but that is
Avishka Fernando’s 82 Runs vs Bangladesh – 2nd ODI at RPICS Colombo
News The Karnataka pacer has been around for a while, and is clearly in the larger pool of players for India now Prasidh Krishna‘s pace and nip have earned him a spot in India’s 18-member ODI squad for the series against England, and given the rest of the members of the squad, Krishna is the
Big Picture Here we go then, this is the contest that makes all the agonies and frustrations of recent months worthwhile. In the midst of a pandemic, we’ve got a treat in store. The world’s top-two ranked teams going head to head in a contest that, to judge by the ding-dong battle we’ve enjoyed so
Report Bangladesh have given a debut to allrounder Mahedi Hasan New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl against Bangladesh New Zealand have handed out three ODI debuts as they return to the format for the first time in a year with Devon Conway, Will Young and Daryl Mitchell all lining up against Bangladesh
News With CSA’s domestic structure changing, this means the Lions, Knights, Warriors and Cobras have played their last matches The Dolphins and Titans have qualified for South Africa’s first-class final, which will be played over five days in Durban next week and marks the end of the franchise era. That means the four other teams
Babar Azam and Sharjeel Khan bat together on the tour of Ireland in 2016 © Getty Images Babar Azam has backed returning opening batsman Sharjeel Khan to deliver despite concerns over his fitness, which the Pakistan captain agreed is “not great”. He insisted, however, that Khan remains a match-winner, which is why he is a
News Kaur had suffered a hip-flexor injury in the fifth ODI against SA India women’s T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been ruled out of the T20I series opener against South Africa on Saturday in Lucknow due to an injury. In her absence, Smriti Mandhana will lead the side in what will be their first appearance
News Governing body outlines prospects for grassroots game in 2021, subject to government updates March 29 has been earmarked as the date for club cricket’s return in England, according to the updated Covid-19 roadmap issued by the ECB. A final decision is set to be taken on March 22, but according to Step 1 (B)
News The tour was postponed in September 2020 after Bangladesh did not agree to spend 14 days in quarantine Bangladesh’s two-Test tour of Sri Lanka is set to begin on April 21, with both matches scheduled to be played in Pallekele. The series had originally been slated to be played last October, but was postponed
Report Zimbabwe have also fielded the same XI that lost the first game by 48 runs Afghanistan have named an unchanged playing XI and opted for first strike after winning the toss in the second T20I against Zimbabwe – who also fielded the same XI as in the first game – in Abu Dhabi on
Report The team was all out for 172 in the first innings despite having nine batsmen in the practice-match line-up Sri Lanka XI 172 (Fernando 47, Chandimal 40, Phillip 3-47, Roach 2-41) and 56 for 0 (Karunaratne 27*, Thirimanne 23*) drew with West Indies President’s XI 294 (Hope 68, Mayers 57, Chase 52, de Silva
News The three matches will be played in Pune between March 23 and 28 M Prasidh Krishna is the brand new face in the Indian ODI squad, which was named on Friday morning for the upcoming three-match series against England. The 18-member squad also includes Suryakumar Yadav, who made a rousing start to his international
Big Picture Bangladesh believe that this ODI series is their best opportunity to finally win in New Zealand. The first game in Dunedin in particular, when New Zealand are without two of their most experienced batsmen and captain, is going to be a golden chance for the visitors, who have also claimed that the preparation
Suryakumar Yadav scored his maiden T20I half-century against England on Thursday.© BCCI India’s squad for the upcoming three-match One-Day International series (ODIs) was announced on Friday. Suryakumar Yadav, Prasidh Krishna and Krunal Pandya earned their maiden call-up to the Indian ODI side. Squad: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Shreyas, Suryakumar