Ben Stokes says that the conditions England have faced in the past three Tests in India have been the hardest challenge of his career, but insists that the team should not be castigated for their aggression – with the bat or, in his case, with the verbals – on the opening day in Ahmedabad. After
News The Australia captain found his touch with a half-century in Wellington after a difficult time On another day, Aaron Finch might have been walking back for a first-ball duck in Wellington on Wednesday, a continuation of his lean run in T20s, but instead he was able to reflect on a half-century, his first in
Report Akila Dananjaya had a day to remember and a day to forget in the space of an over West Indies 134 for 6 (Pollard 38, Hasaranga 3-12, Dananjaya 3-62) beat Sri Lanka 131 for 9 (Nissanka 39) by four wickets In one of the more ridiculous T20 run-chases you will witness, Kieron Pollard became
News The West Indies batsman added his name to record books against Akila Dananjaya who had just taken a hat-trick During an extraordinary run chase in the first T20I against Sri Lanka, Kieron Pollard became just the third batsman to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket following Herschelle Gibbs in the 2007
News Tournament’s organising committee to hold emergency virtual meeting with franchises on Thursday The Pakistan Super League has reported three more cases of players testing positive for Covid-19 on Thursday morning, bringing the tally of total positives in the tournament bubble to seven, of which six are players. Following this development, the tournament’s “organising committee
Big Picture After a poor performance then a better performance, Australia produced an almost-perfect performance to keep themselves alive in the T20I series. A well-constructed innings, lit up by the hitting of Glenn Maxwell, was followed by a strong bowling display led by an impressive debut for Riley Meredith and a record six-wicket haul from
Big picture It would be tempting to place the Ahmedabad pitch and the ball on centre stage, given that both stole the critics’ attention after the two-nights-only performance that was the third Test. But then, that would be akin to allowing some wonky scenery to distract from the actors and there’s so much more at
Welcome to day one of our live report of the fourth India-England Test from Ahmedabad. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. 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 1.38pm: Stokes slopes off! England
News The quick bowler has not played for Australia in more than a year and has spend a lot of time in hubs Australia quick bowler James Pattinson concedes he’s a long shot to make the squad for the T20 World Cup in India in October and November but has his eyes firmly fixed on
Report Afghanistan strike twice on the second morning, but they have now fallen over 100 runs behind Lunch Zimbabwe 237 for 8 (Williams 97*, Chakabva 44, Muzarabani 8*) lead Afghanistan 131 (Zazai 37, Muzarabani 4-48) by 106 runs Zimbabwe took their lead past 100 runs on a productive second morning in Abu Dhabi. The advantage
Quetta Gladiators 176 for 7 (Usman Khan 81, Dhani 3-44) beat Multan Sultans 154 (Rizwan 66, Qais Ahmad 3-21) by 22 runs At the 14th attempt, the unthinkable happened: the team that lost the toss and were asked to bat first managed to win a match in the 2021 Pakistan Super League. Winless in their
Virat Kohli remains adamant in his view that there was little wrong with the pitch for the pink-ball Test in Ahmedabad, and that the game ended in two days because of poor batting. On the eve of the fourth Test – which will be played at the same venue but with the red ball in
News Bess admits being dropped was ‘a tough pill to swallow’ after role in Chennai win Dom Bess has admitted that being dropped from the England team was “a tough pill to swallow” but said that he accepted, in retrospect, that it might have been the best thing for him. Bess claimed five wickets in
News Sutherland has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in her femur Allrounder Annabel Sutherland has been ruled out of Australia’s tour to New Zealand later this month after being diagnosed with a stress reaction in her femur. Sutherland, who has so far played three ODIs and six T20Is, reported pain after the last round
India captain Virat Kohli was left frustrated and Aussie bat Matthew Wade relieved in the third T20I in Sydney when the tourists’ referral was deemed ‘null and void’ after replays of the delivery appeared on the SCG big screen. Stream all the ODI action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND T20Is:
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Lasith Malinga’s Last Over in One Day Internationals. #ThankYouMalinga
Bishan Singh Bedi underwent a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain.© AFP Legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi has undergone a surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain at a city hospital a few days back and is recovering well. The 74-year-old former India captain had undergone a bypass surgery at
News “I have started to understand more about my own game and leadership skills,” says Zimbabwe’s captain Zimbabwe’s captain Sean Williams hailed his side’s ten-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first Test in Abu Dhabi as a coming-of-age performance from a young group of players, and particularly important for his fledgling captaincy. Three Tests into
News He says giving some younger players chances hasn’t produced “consistent” results Blooding young talent in the national side at the expense of consistent results has not proven to be a winning strategy, West Indies captain Kieron Pollard said on the eve of the first T20I against Sri Lanka. Pollard further said it was about
News Devon Conway climbs 46 spots to No. 17 in the batting rankings after his 99 not out against Australia New Zealand’s Tim Southee and Mitchell Santner have moved up to No. 6 and No. 7 in the T20I bowling rankings after their performances in the first two T20Is against Australia. Southee produced impressive figures
India versus England. The last Test of the last-but-one series in the current World Test Championship cycle. Everything is on the line. For India, it’s simple: win or draw, and they book their place in the final, alongside New Zealand. For England there’s the incentive of playing spoiler: if they win, India will miss out,
The ECB has been accused of “failing to adopt their own policies” on inclusion and diversity after they made a high-profile coaching appointment without advertising the role. The ECB announced on Monday that Richard Dawson, currently the head coach at Gloucestershire, would be the new Elite Performance Pathway Coach alongside three other specialist coaching positions.
News Debutant quick dismissed Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson to finish with 2 for 24 in Wellington Riley Meredith had played out his first delivery in international cricket “a thousand times” in his head, so when it landed on a good length at more than 140kph to Tim Seifert during the third T20I against New
Chris Gayle has shown in the IPL and the PSL that he’s still as destructive as ever © Getty Images Big Picture Cricket is back in the Caribbean. The last time Sri Lanka visited was for a three-match Test series, which ended with both sides sharing the spoils. The last time the West Indies hosted
Report She took two early wickets and made an unbeaten 26 as the visitors claimed a seven-wicket win England Women 99 for 3 (Wyatt 33, Sciver 26*, Kasperek 2-24) beat New Zealand Women 96 (Martin 36, Glenn 2-11, Brunt 2-13, Ecclestone 2-18, Sciver 2-28) by seven wickets Natalie Sciver made a decisive impact with ball
Report Kane Williamson opted to bowl first with Mark Chapman brought in for the home side New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia New Zealand were forced to alter their plans as they aimed to wrap up the series against Australia after Mitchell Santner was ruled out of the third T20I
News A total of 244 test results are out, and results for 40-45 tests, all from one franchise, are awaited One support staffer and two overseas cricketers currently involved with the Pakistan Super League have tested positive for Covid-19 a day after the game between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators had to be postponed following
News Prospect of drawn series in India leaves England with ‘loads to play for’, captain says Joe Root believes England would have achieved something “phenomenal” if they win the final Test against India. Although the possibility of winning the series, or reaching the final of the World Test Championship, has gone, Root is adamant that
Zak Crawley admits that England may need to be more proactive as a batting unit to overcome another spin-friendly surface in Ahmedabad this week, but he’s confident that a reversion to red-ball cricket may remove some of the challenges associated with last week’s pink-ball Test – particularly those posed by the left-arm spinner, Axar Patel.