Marnus Labuschagne took three wickets before Brisbane Heat found a cool head in Jimmy Peirson to end Adelaide Strikers’ KFC Big Bash League season in a tense Eliminator final at the Gabba
Follow India’s 2018 tour of England right here: https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/men Moeen Ali spun England back into contention on Day 2 in Southampton, taking 4 wickets in 16 balls in one sensational spell of bowling. India rallied around an unbeaten 132 from Cheteshwar Pujara to push the visitors to 273. England will resume on 6-0 on Day
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed India’s Test series win in Australia during his 73rd Mann Ki Baat programme, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah on Sunday said that the former’s encouraging words will boost the morale and energy of the Indian cricket team for future challenges. “Thank you
News Four uncapped players – Zafar Gohar, Danish Aziz, Zahid Mehmood and Amad Butt – in 20-man squad Pakistan have dropped Fakhar Zaman and Wahab Riaz for the upcoming three-match T20I series against South Africa, with Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim and Mohammad Hafeez all unavailable as well. Hasan Ali, Asif Ali and Aamer Yamin recalled
News Shah, 32, replaces BCB president Nazmul Hassan in the role BCCI secretary Jay Shah was on Saturday elected president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) following the continental body’s annual general meeting held virtually. Shah, 32, replaced BCB president Nazmul Hassan in the post, and is the youngest administrator to be appointed ACC president.
News Buttler was all praise for captain Joe Root’s ability to bat long periods against spin in the subcontinent Only a handful of active cricketers know the feeling of winning a Test series in India. One of them is England captain Joe Root, who had debuted in the 2012-13 series which England won 2-1, the
News A snap lockdown of the city due to a Covid-19 case in Western Australia’s hotel-quarantine programme forced the move A snap lockdown of the city of Perth due to a Covid-19 case in Western Australia’s hotel-quarantine programme forced Cricket Australia into a last-minute shift of the Perth Scorchers’ Big Bash League Challenger on Thursday
News Allrounder to Asian community: ‘There’s a lot of conspiracy theories out there, but it’s just medicine evolving’ Moeen Ali has urged people to take the Covid-19 vaccine and ignore “consipracy theories” amid concerns over low vaccination rates among ethnic minority groups. Scientists are still trying to determine what level of immunity, if any, comes
News BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal says board confident of hosting IPL 2021 in India The BCCI doesn’t feel the need to look at a back-up overseas venue for hosting the 2021 edition of the IPL, treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal said on Saturday. Dhumal, who is also on the IPL Governing Council, told PTI that the
Eighteen months since playing his last Test, Moeen Ali feels he has so much more to achieve, including passing the 200-wicket milestone. Back in Chennai, where he scored the last of his five Test centuries with 146 in England’s innings defeat as India won their series 4-0 in 2016, Moeen said that a sense of
Report Jomel Warrican also picked up three wickets for the visitors to help bundle the BCB XI for 160 West Indians 257 and 179 for 5 (Bonner 80*, Campbell 68, Hassan 2-32) lead BCB XI 160 (Naim 45, Hasan 30, Cornwall 5-47, Warrican 3-25) by 276 runs West Indians had their best day on the
News In what became a slightly farcical conclusion to the Qualifier final, Tye bowled a bouncer which was called wide and denied Vince the chance to go for a century James Vince said he hoped Andrew Tye “didn’t mean it” when he bowled the bouncer which was called wide and denied Vince the chance to
A 123-run partnership between Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur saw India bowled out just 33 runs short of Australia’s first innings, with Josh Hazlewood claiming a five-wicket haul, before Australia’s openers extended their lead to 54 by stumps. Stream all the Test action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND Tests: https://cricketa.us/AUSvIND-Tests
Follow India’s 2018 tour of England right here: https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/men England have put themselves back in contention in this dramatic Test, reducing India to 110-5 at the end of Day 3. India will be favourites for victory with only another 84 runs required, but England will be hoping to repeat a famous finish at Edgbaston in
Sourav Ganguly was admitted to Woodlands Hospital on January 2, after he complained of chest pain.© Instagram The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly is doing well and all his vital parameters are stable, said the medical bulletin issued by Apollo Gleneagles Hospital on Saturday. “Sourav Ganguly, who underwent angioplasty
News The premier first-class tournament will not be held for the first time since its inception in 1934-35 There will be no Ranji Trophy for the first time since its inception in 1934-35, but the BCCI has announced that the senior men’s, senior women’s and Under-19 men’s 50-over competitions would be held in the current
News The allrounder had suffered a groin injury during the third ODI on January 25 Shakib Al Hasan has been named in Bangladesh’s 18-man Test squad for the two-match series against West Indies. Shakib had suffered a groin injury during the third ODI on January 25, and walked off the field without completing his fifth
News South Africa batsman on the difficulties of batting in spin-friendly conditions Aiden Markram has scored his first half-century in the subcontinent but is careful not to consider his corner turned just yet. After 84 runs from eight innings on previous tours to Sri Lanka and India, Markram knows that one 74 does not necessarily
Report Pakistan’s wait for a win on tour continues South Africa 125 for 2 (Brits 52, Kapp 28, Anwer 2-29) beat Pakistan 124 for 8 (Naseem 31, Imtiaz 24, Kapp 3-24) by eight wickets Pakistan may have to wait for a bit longer for their first win on the tour of South Africa. After a
Report Top order collapse ends Punjab’s unbeaten run as chase fizzles Baroda 160 for 3 (Devdhar 64, Kakade 53*, Markande 1-29) beat Punjab 135 for 8 (Mandeep 42*, Gurkeerat 39, Meriwala 3-28) by 25 runs Lukman Meriwala rattled Punjab’s top order with his left-arm seam and bounce as Baroda cruised to victory and set up
Graham Thorpe has called on England’s batsmen to follow the example of their captain, Joe Root, and rise to the challenge of taking on India in their own back yard, as they seek to overcome their lack of standard preparation time ahead of Friday’s first Test in Chennai. Speaking from his hotel room during the
Report From 110 for 1, they slipped to 131 for 5 as the middle-order collapsed BCB XI 24 for 0 (Saif 15*, Shadman 3*) trail West Indians 257 (Brathwaite 85, Campbell 44, Rishad 5-75) by 233 runs West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite struck 85 but the rest of the visitors’ batsmen struggled against the BCB
Andre Fletcher found form in brutal fashion with the bat before Adam Zampa’s five-fer sealed a 111-run win over the Adelaide Strikers at the MCG
Fawad Alam was named Player of the Match for his knock of 109 runs in the first innings.© AFP Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam, who scored a century in the first innings to put the hosts on top in the first Test against South Africa, said on Friday he is enjoying his time in the dressing
Report The debutant picked up 5 for 35 to leave Pakistan 88 to win Pakistan 378 and 22 for 0 (Butt 12*, Abid 10*) need another 66 to win vs South Africa 220 and 245 (Markram 74, van der Dussen 64, Nauman 5-35, Yasir 4-79) Pakistan were on the cusp of a 1-0 lead after
News Allrounder has been key to Sydney Sixers’ middle order in one of his best BBL campaigns Dan Christian has not shut the door on representing Australia again after hitting what he believed was career-best form for the Sydney Sixers. Christian joined the Sixers from the Melbourne Renegades, whom he had helped win the title
News BCCI president was admitted to a Kolkata hospital on Wednesday after complaining of “chest discomfort” Former India captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is “stable and under close observation” after undergoing another angioplasty, this time at the Apollo Gleneagles hospital in Kolkata, on Thursday. Ganguly had been admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after
News Sixers, Thunder nominate Canberra as host for Qualifiers; finals venue undecided After a 56-match regular season where the last finals position was not decided until the last game, the five teams that will compete for the BBL title have been confirmed, along with the fixtures which will continue to navigate Covid-19 border restrictions. Sydney
News An independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal found Lokuhettige guilty of three offences Former Sri Lanka allrounder Dilhara Lokuhettige has been found guilty of three offences under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. An independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal has found Lokuhettige guilty of: Article 2.1.1 – for being party to an agreement or effort to fix or contrive or otherwise
News The quick put his consistency at a level this demanding down to diligence and perseverance South Africa’s bowlers did not have as much success as they might have wanted on the third morning in Karachi as Pakistan’s tail plundered 70 runs in 12.2 overs, but one of them reached a special, personal milestone. Kagiso