Follow England’s 2018 tour of Sri Lanka: https://bit.ly/2pL01Ls It couldn’t have been any closer! After 5 spectacular days of Test cricket, England and Sri Lanka went right down to the wire at Lord’s. The final over of the match was cricket drama at its very best. #SLvENG #testcricket This is the official channel of the
Reliving the epic moment: #MuttiahMuralitharan made history in Galle, becoming the first cricketer to capture 800 wickets in Test cricket on July 22, 2010. #Murali
The huge financial windfall that comes with an IPL contract can’t be ignored, admitted Jos Buttler as the England cricketer on Tuesday asserted that the ECB never gave him the option of skipping the popular T20 League to be available for the Test series against New Zealand. Buttler has been in the eye of storm
Ricky Skerritt, the CWI president, pledged to provide greater accountability when running for office © CWI Ricky Skerritt has urged the territorial boards in the Caribbean not to risk what he sees as the “delicate vulnerability” of the recovery of West Indies cricket in the presidential election at the end of this month. Skerritt, the
News “If you’re bowling first, it looks like an advantage is there for bowlers,” agrees Goswami There is some advantage to bowling first in Lucknow but not so much to justify first-innings scores of under 200, according to South Africa Women captain Sune Luus and India’s premier pace bowler Jhulan Goswami. India and South Africa
Kane Williamson has been troubled by the injury in the latter part of the season © Getty Images New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the ODI series against Bangladesh due to an elbow injury. The small tear in his left elbow tendon has been troubling Williamson in the second half of
Gujarat and Karnataka became the first teams to qualify for the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21 semi-finals, with convincing wins against Andhra and Kerala respectively on Monday. Both victories were fashioned by opening batsmen. While Priyank Panchal made 134 off 131 to power Gujarat to 299 for 7, Karnataka’s opening duo of R Samarth and Devdutt
News However, test results of the suspected person and close contacts returned negative on Tuesday morning The third unofficial ODI between Bangladesh Emerging Team and Ireland A was pushed back by two hours, from a 9 AM start to 11 AM, after a local support staff attached to the visitors had tested positive for Covid-19.
News The points docked after the Test at the MCG ended up being the difference for Australia Though Australia were comfortably clear in the World Test Championship standings at the time, Australia’s coach Justin Langer has admitted to a feeling of dread when his side dropped two points due to a penalty for slow over
Report South Africa are unchanged from the XI that won the first match at the same venue by eight wickets India Women won the toss and chose to bowl v South Africa Women India captain Mithali Raj opted to chase after winning the toss in the second ODI against South Africa in Lucknow. India have
News Three potential windows for tournament’s resumption after Covid breaches force postponement The PCB has declared the abrupt postponement of this year’s Pakistan Super League as force majeure, to ensure that the board won’t be held liable for the losses incurred after the sixth season of the tournament had to be curtailed after just 12
News The team last played a Test match more than six years ago, in November 2014; this year’s Test likely in June India Women are set to play a Test match for the first time in over six years, the update coming from BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who tweeted on Monday evening that India will
News The Victoria captain has hit a fine run of form in recent weeks as he merges his old and new techniques together Peter Handscomb‘s state coach at Victoria, Chris Rogers, has never seen the batsman play better than in the last couple of weeks of Sheffield Shield cricket. Handscomb has made 124 not out,
News BCCI president says that opening up venues to crowds will be “bit of a risk” Will the entire 2021 IPL be played behind closed doors? BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has hinted that the option cannot be ruled out, saying allowing crowds into the venues could pose a potential “risk”, something a “huge” tournament like
News South African seamer to play all formats after leaving Worcestershire when Kolpak deals ended Wayne Parnell will join Northamptonshire as an overseas player in all formats for the 2021 season. Parnell, the South African left-arm seamer, will be available to play in the County Championship, Vitality Blast and Royal London Cup after his time
News ‘Refreshed’ allrounder looking to use CSK experience in England’s T20I series in India Sam Curran has described himself as “refreshed and raring to go” after rejoining England’s tour of India for the white-ball leg following a pre-arranged period of rest. Amid continued talk about player rotation, Curran backed the ECB’s policy as a way
News CA has formed the Recognition of Women in Cricket Working Group to address imbalances in the sport Cricket Australia has marked International Women’s Day by committing to addressing gender imbalances in the game, including the lack of statues of female cricketers around the country. The governing body said there were 73 statues or sculptures
England all-rounder Sam Curran on Monday gave clear indication that he might skip the home Test series against New Zealand starting June 2, provided Chennai Super Kings play the IPL final on May 30. With the ongoing debate in England about players choosing IPL over Test matches, Curran’s statement was like a reality check for the
Legendary Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble took a record 8-141 at the SCG during the 2003-04 Border-Gavaskar Series, the first bowler to take eight wickets in an innings at the ground since Tom Richardson in 1898.
Follow the 2019 Ashes at ecb.co.uk Watch match highlights from Day 1 at Headingley, 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,
#RoshenSilva reveals his most embarrassing moment and chats about the worst roommate on the latest edition of #OffThePitch.
News Says on-site hotel made the Ageas Bowl more viable than Lord’s, praises Dravid for India’s bench strength BCCI president Sourav Ganguly revealed on Monday that the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand will be held in Southampton in June. The match is scheduled from June 18 to 22. When the ICC
Day two of our live report of the fourth India-England Test from Ahmedabad. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 3.47pm: Ashwin completes 30th five-for, India are WTC finalists India have wrapped up a
News Australia quick available to play across all formats in first county stint Derbyshire have signed Australia fast bowler Billy Stanlake as one of their overseas players for the 2021 summer. The 6ft 7in quick, who is capable of bowling at 150kph/93mph, will be available across all formats, subject to clearance. Stanlake, 26, was first
News A different balance to the side and a new opening combination came together in Wellington Five series played for New Zealand this season, five series won. Australia pushed them close but their performance in the decider in Wellington was decisive. That in itself is not insignificant in a year that will include the pressures
News “I told Sachin that if both of you and Dravid do not want to lead the side, how will we go about things?” Former BCCI president Sharad Pawar has said that Sachin Tendulkar had suggested MS Dhoni‘s name for India’s captaincy in 2007, when the board was running out of options. Pawar, who was
West Indies 134 for 7 (Simmons 26, Pooran 23, Sandakan 3-29) beat Sri Lanka 131 for 4 (Chandimal 54*, Bandara 44*, Allen 1-13) by three wickets Fabian Allen shone with both bat and ball, affecting the game at the start and finish, as the West Indies secured a hard-fought three-wicket win against Sri Lanka in
News Coach says ECB medical team ‘talking about how we deal with this long-term’ after quick missed two Tests Jofra Archer has emerged as an injury doubt for the T20I series in India – and perhaps beyond – after suffering a recurrence of an elbow problem. Archer missed the final Test in Ahmedabad due to
News “To create that rhythm again we would definitely need some time,” ODI vice-captain says Harmanpreet Kaur, the India ODI vice-captain, has admitted that the lack of any opportunities to “spend some time in the field” as “a unit” since the T20 World Cup in March last year, especially in the lead-up to the South
News Infectious disease specialists will try to get to the bottom of why a spate of Covid-19 cases broke out in the PSL The investigation into the doomed handling of bio-secure procedures at the postponed Pakistan Super League will be headed by infectious disease experts Dr Syed Faisal Mahmood and Dr Salma Mohammad Abbas. The