News Kyle Jamieson, meanwhile, reckons Pakistan have a ‘par’ total on a pitch made for quick runs and quick wickets Azhar Ali believes Pakistan’s first-innings total of 297 is “decent and enough to build on”, given the grass cover on the pitch at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. That said, he felt there were runs to
“We all knew we’d get some curveballs and this is just one of them” © AFP via Getty Images Matthew Wade has affirmed that Australia are planning for the fourth Test to go ahead in Brisbane as scheduled. His comments on Sunday followed media reports that the Indian squad doesn’t want to travel to Brisbane
News England’s Test captain eager for challenges to come after ‘frustrating summer’ with the bat Having turned 30 earlier this week, and facing a defining year as captain that will include his 100th Test and culminate in England’s attempts to regain the Ashes in Australia next winter, Joe Root is hopeful that he could be
News Reports quoting sources say India’s players might refuse to travel to Brisbane if they are going to be subjected to a hard lockdown The schedule for Australia’s Test series against India has come under threat after reports on Sunday that the visitors are unhappy at the prospect of re-entering strict quarantine for the fourth
Tim Paine in disbelief as the third umpire found a ‘dull’ spike on the snickometer was enough to overturn the on-field call and give the Australia captain out while commentators pondered if it was made by the batter’s front foot dragging on the pitch. Stream all the Test action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news,
Report South Africa unchanged from convincing win in first Test Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat vs South Africa Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first on a green-tinged pitch at The Wanderers. They made four changes to their side – all of them forced by injury. Batsman Minod
Kyle Jamieson took a five-wicket haul as New Zealand bowled out Pakistan for 297, anchored by a sterling 93 from Azhar Ali on day one of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch Sunday. Jamieson, in only his sixth Test, had the figures of five for 69, the third five-wicket haul of his fledgling
Kane Williamson recently became the world’s No. 1 Test batsman © AFP via Getty Images Kane Williamson has started the new year as the No.1 Test batsman and his New Zealand side could become the new No.1 Test team if they beat Pakistan in the second Test in Christchurch. Williamson, though, downplayed those thoughts, saying
Big picture For two days, Sri Lanka were competitive at Centurion. But with half their resources sapped through injury, and even several batsmen struggling, it would have taken a cricketing miracle on par with Kusal Perera’s Kingsmead 153 for the visitors to even remain in contention. Now, no fewer than seven members of their 21-strong
News Sri Lanka’s captain also said he wasn’t confident with his own batting during the first Test Dimuth Karunaratne‘s seam attack has been decimated by injury. But he’s confident (or at least he’s hoping) that despite his bowlers’ inexperience, their hunger to earn a more stable place in the team will translate to good results
Report In response to KP’s 300, Central Punjab ended day two on 212 for 8 Central Punjab 212 for 8 (Salauddin 60, Nasim 55, Shah 4-45) trail Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 300 (Ghulam 76, Amin 75, Ali 4-62) by 88 runs Usman Salahuddin and Saad Nasim struck half-centuries for Central Punjab in their response to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s
Report Pakistan hand debut to 25-year old allrounder Zafar Gohar in place of Yasir Shah Teams winning the toss had previously elected to bowl in each of the seven Tests played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. On Sunday, Kane Williamson made it the eighth time with New Zealand going in with an all-pace attack
News BCCI secretary Jay Shah tweeted Ganguly was “stable and responding well to treatment” BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has been hospitalised in Kolkata and is undergoing treatment. According to PTI, the former India captain complained of chest pain after a workout session on Friday, and he was taken to a hospital on Saturday. BCCI secretary
News The South Africa pacer emphasised that he wasn’t retiring though South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn has announced that he will not be playing in the 2021 edition of the IPL, through a tweet that said he was making himself “unavailable” for his current franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore this year. Steyn indicated that he
News After innings win, hosts want to assert themselves even further No-one wants to say it outright but the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka is shaping up to be a mismatch even before the first ball is bowled. The spate of injuries to the Sri Lankan squad could see them go into
News Pakistan are hopeful he will be available for the home series against South Africa Pakistan’s regular Test captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the second Test in Christchurch starting Sunday. Mohammad Rizwan will lead Pakistan again, like he did in the first Test. Azam had a “full-fledged” training session in Christchurch on
Preview Mohammad Rizwan will continue to lead Pakistan; New Zealand will be without Neil Wagner Big Picture New Zealand has to be one of the toughest countries to tour in recent times. Last time a visiting team won a Test in New Zealand was in March 2017. That was also the last time New Zealand
The five players will be allowed to continue training but not with the rest of the group © AFP via Getty Images Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw and Navdeep Saini have been placed in isolation as a precaution pending investigation into a video posted on Twitter that purportedly showed the group eating
Report Lewis Gregory and Jack Wildermuth ensure Heat get home with more than an over to spare Brisbane Heat 6 for 171 (Bryant 40, Gregory 31*) beat Sydney Sixers 8 for 165 (Philippe 48, Silk 43, Steketee 4-33) by four wickets A four-wicket haul from right-arm quick Mark Steketee and a 23-ball 40 from their
In arguably the innings of BBL|10 so far, West Indian Nicholas Pooran slammed eight sixes in a jaw-dropping innings of 65 from just 26 balls against the Sydney Sixers
Once in a while, everyone is allowed a bit of slump in form and Steve Smith is no exception, feels David Warner, who can relate to his former skipper’s woes against India having endured a similarly wretched run during the 2019 Ashes. Smith has been in horrible form in the ongoing series with Ravichandran Ashwin
Play 01:54 Marnus Labuschagne talks about countering India’s bowling tactics The next 48 hours will be key in determining whether David Warner will be fit enough to take his place in Australia’s side for the third Test against India in Sydney with his ability in the field as important as what he can do with
News Casualty list to be felt at the Wanderers and beyond with several players doubtful for England series Suranga Lakmal, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara and Dinesh Chandimal are all almost certain to miss Sri Lanka’s second Test against South Africa, due to injury. Dhananjaya de Silva had already been confirmed to be out of contention.
Temba Bavuma has acknowledged that walking after he played and missed on 71 in the Boxing Day Test “wasn’t the cleverest of things,” and hopes to complete “unfinished business,” in the second Test against Sri Lanka, which starts on Sunday. Bavuma, who has one Test hundred to his name, scored five years ago, was well
Report Late strikes from Central Punjab keep KP to 285 for 7 on opening day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 285 for 7 (Ghulam 76, Amin 75, Israrullah 61, Ali 2-57, Maqsood 2-49 v Central Punjab Half-centuries from Israrullah, Kamran Ghulam, and Adil Amin helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sail through the early exchanges on the opening day against defending
News Six-team franchise system to be dissolved as 75 cricketers set to lose contracts Seventy-five South African domestic cricketers will lose their contracts in a restructuring that will dissolve the six-team franchise system which has been in place for 17 seasons. A new set-up, which will consist of 15 first-class teams playing in two tiers,
News When the seamers were out of ideas, he stepped up to apply the finishing touches with his subtle variations Mitchell Santner‘s Test future seemed uncertain at the start of 2020 when he was dropped following the Australia tour as part of a spin overhaul. However, he returned and ended the year with a crucial
T Natarajan had stayed on in Australia as a net bowler after a successful white-ball international debut © Getty Images From being a net bowler in the original tour party, T Natarajan could return home an international in all three formats, after being named in India’s squad for the remainder of the Test series in
Jason Holder gave the Sydney Sixers the perfect parting gift with a 16-run final over to help them to a two-wicket win over the Melbourne Renegades
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