News Dilruwan Perera, Kusal Perera and Lakshan Sandakan not part of 17-man squad Pathum Nissanka has earned a maiden call-up for the two Tests against West Indies for which fit-again Dimuth Karunaratne will lead Sri Lanka’s 17-man squad. Dilruwan Perera, Kusal Perera and Lakshan Sandakan were missing from the squad which included allrounder Dhananjaya de
Joe Root has called on his England team to embrace the realities of a chastening 3-1 series loss in India, and accept that their skills in spinning conditions let them down at key moments of the campaign, rather than the conditions themselves. After winning the first Test in Chennai by an emphatic 227-run margin, England
News “Our bench strength has been as strong as it has ever been. That’s a great sign for Indian cricket” The 3-1 victory against England was Virat Kohli‘s 10th series win in a row at home as India captain. It extended India’s dominance at home to 13 straight series wins with their last home defeat
Report Earlier, Danushka Gunathilaka and Pathum Nissanka helped the visitors put up a competitive total Sri Lanka 160 (Gunathilaka 56, Nissanka 37, Bravo 2-25) beat West Indies 117 (McCoy 23, Sandakan 3-10, Hasaranga 3-17) by 43 runs Sri Lanka’s spinners manufactured a convincing 43-run victory over the West Indies in Antigua to keep the three-match
News Experienced commissioner will lead appointment process for other members The ECB’s board have appointed Cindy Butts as chair of the newly-established Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket, which was unveiled in November as part of the board’s measures to drive out discrimination and increase diversity across the game. Butts, whose other roles include serving
News ‘He’s our number one batsman, he’s done it before, he’s paid for his mistakes’ Usman Khawaja has called for Steven Smith to be given captaincy of Australia’s Test side once Tim Paine‘s tenure is over if he covets the role. Smith, who led the team for nearly three years, was stripped of the captaincy
Spin is likely to be at the forefront of the series decider © Getty Images Big Picture There will be more important T20 matches for these two sides to play later in the year, but a deciding contest to this series is a good opportunity for them to hone their skills in tournament-style play. Australia
Report Join us for updates, analysis and colour from the third day of the fourth Test Welcome to day two 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
News Mike Hesson has backed his IPL team’s million-dollar recruit after the quick proved expensive in the T20Is against Australia Mike Hesson, the director of cricket operations at the Royal Challengers Bangalore, has backed the team’s INR 15 crore recruit Kyle Jamieson despite the fast-bowling allrounder having a forgettable T20I series against Australia. In the
News Ben Stokes takes field despite suffering from stomach bug Jofra Archer was not considered for selection in England’s fourth Test in India due to his ongoing right-elbow issue, the ECB have confirmed. Archer bowled only five overs in the third Test, taking 1 for 24, after he had missed the second Test in Chennai
Virender Sehwag rolled back the years on Friday in India Legends’ clash with Bangladesh Legends.© ICC/Twitter Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar rolled back the years on Friday with their unbeaten match-winning stand for India Legends at the Road Safety World Series opener against Bangladesh Legends. Sehwag was at his characteristic best, starting off the 110-run
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News The two teams will face off in five ODIs and three T20Is in Lucknow Spectators up to 10% of the stadium capacity will be allowed entry at the Ekana International Stadium in Lucknow for India Women’s upcoming series of eight matches – five ODIs and three T20Is – against South Africa Women starting March
News The England fast bowler has excelled in domestic cricket and now she was able to show that talent on the international stage Freya Davies said she was pleased to “prove a point” after taking career-best figures in England’s series-sealing six-wicket win in their second T20I against New Zealand. England were without their two all-time
News Centurion says his plan was to play his shots after assessing the pitch India faced a first-innings deficit in the fourth Test, slumping to 146 for 6 in reply to England’s 205, but Rishabh Pant powered them to a sizeable lead with his maiden century at home, saying he wanted to play his shots
Welcome to day two 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 India 294 for 7 (Pant
Tim Seifert drags on © AFP New Zealand coach Gary Stead has criticised his team’s approach with the bat in the fourth T20I, saying the batsmen did not “fire a shot” at Australia early in the run chase on what was a challenging surface. Stead acknowledged the game swung significantly Australia’s way when Aaron Finch
Kieron Pollars hit six sixes in an over in the first T20I © Philip Spooner/CWI Big picture How do you plan for West Indies? Their bowlers are varied and skillful – the first T20 at Coolidge featuring quicks like Dwayne Bravo, Jason Holder and Obed McCoy – who were adept at bowling a variety of
The importance of becoming South African cricket’s first black African captain is not lost on Temba Bavuma, but that isn’t all he wants to be known for. “I understand the deeply rooted significance of it all,” he said. “In being the first black African (cricket) captain in our country – you don’t have to look
The blame game has begun in the aftermath of the abrupt postponement of the PSL, as franchises and league management begin to sift through the wreckage of a sixth season curtailed only 14 games in after a spate of Covid-19 cases among players and support staff. An investigation into what went wrong will take place,
News The fast bowler is hoping to face Bangladesh in T20s later this month after another frustrating injury-hit season Lockie Ferguson is holding out hope that he can still earn a place in New Zealand’s squad for the World Test Championship final and the preceding matches against England despite another season disrupted by injury. Ferguson
Welcome to day two 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 Alan Gardner is a deputy
Report England wrap up a comfortable win in the second T20I to go 2-0 up with one game to go England Women 124 for 4 (Beaumont 63, Knight 39, Mair 2-22) beat New Zealand Women 123 for 9 (Satterthwaite 49, Davies 4-23, Sciver 2-25, Glenn 2-27) by six wickets Opener Tammy Beaumont‘s 63 combined with
Report Australia named an unchanged side following their convincing win two days ago Australia won the toss and decided to bat against New Zealand Mitchell Santner returns for New Zealand as they look to avoid the T20I series going to a decider in Wellington following their comprehensive defeat in the second match. Santner, who was
News De Kock remains on leave as Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma appointed to leadership roles Quinton de Kock remains central to South African cricket’s plans although there is no indication of when he will be ready to play again. De Kock is on a mental health break and did not take part in the recent
The National Stadium in Karachi wears a forlorn, empty look after PSL 2021 was indefinitely postponed © Getty Images It’s difficult to overestimate the impact of Thursday’s dramatic developments for Pakistan cricket. The decision to indefinitely postpone the Pakistan Super League strikes at the heart of one of the most salient buds of optimism that
News A similar training camp ahead of last year’s IPL had resulted in a slew of people testing positive for Covid-19 MS Dhoni has landed in Chennai. That means the Chennai Super Kings are back in town ahead of IPL 2021. Dhoni reached Chennai on Wednesday evening for the Super Kings preparatory camp, which is
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 India 24 for 1 (Sharma