You win the toss, you bat. When it comes to playing a Test in Galle, that is not so much as received wisdom as it as an etched in stone eleventh commandment. While this might on the face of it seem a ploy to get the best of the batting conditions, in actuality, it’s more
Fast bowlers Shamar Joseph, Naseem Shah, Josh Little and Josh Hull are among the overseas players who will be up for grabs in the upcoming SA20 auction. Nearly 200 players, including 115 South Africans have made the shortlist, but only 13 spots are to be filled up by the six franchises. Paarl Royals have the
Shakib was at Bangladesh’s training session in Kanpur on Wednesday although his stint didn’t last too long. His performance was noticeably below par in the first Test in Chennai, where he did not bowl until the 53rd over of India’s first innings and was uncharacteristically expensive. While it was mentioned on the broadcast that Shakib
Will Jacks was in no doubt that Tuesday’s 84 at Chester-le-Street was his best batting display for England to date. Granted, it is not a particularly crowded field. There have only been four half-centuries across 31 international innings. And though one of those is a 94 against Ireland, it is no slight on them to
Big picture – Teams hope to keep WTC final chances alive New Zealand lost their first ever Test in Galle by an innings and 16 runs, their next by 202 runs, the one after that by 10 wickets, the next by six wickets, and the match that ended on Monday by 63 runs. They might
Australians and Indians dominate that table. R Ashwin (0 for 29 and 6 for 88 in Chennai) is No. 1, followed by Jasprit Bumrah (4 for 50 and 1 for 24) at No. 2. After Bumrah, there’s Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Kagiso Rabada before another Indian, Ravindra Jadeja (2 for 19 and 3 for
Queensland 128 for 5 (Renshaw 51, Hearne 35, Bell 2-12, Webster 2-27) Matt Renshaw‘s first half-century of a new summer was the only shining light on an otherwise gloomy day in Melbourne as Queensland and Tasmania shared the One-Day Cup points on offer after rain and bad light meant only 16 overs were possible. Renshaw
Defending champions Auckland Aces will face 2021-22 and 2022-23 winners Northern Districts in the opening fixture of the men’s Super Smash 2024-25 which begins on Boxing Day at Seddon Park in Hamilton. Earlier in the day, Northern Brave will take on Auckland Hearts at the same venue to kickstart the women’s Super Smash. The defending
Harmanpreet Kaur is “quite confident” with the India squad at her disposal for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 because of the experience they bring. As many as 12 of India’s 15 squad members have prior experience of playing the tournament. Only Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana and S Sajana are making their first appearances at a
England’s women cricketers have taken another step towards gender parity, with minimum starting salaries in domestic cricket set to be equalised across the men’s and women’s professional games from 2025. The move, which will coincide with the first season of the new women’s county competition, will apply both at ‘Rookie’ level, which is being introduced
File photo of Shaheen Afridi© AFP Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi was on Tuesday recalled as the Pakistan selectors named a 15-member squad for the first Test against England beginning on October 7. Afridi, who was dropped for the second and final Test against Bangladesh earlier this month due to poor form, was back in
Pakistan have retained Shan Masood as their captain for the first match of their three-Test series against England, which begins in Multan on October 7. Aamer Jamal has found a place in their 15-member squad following his return from a back issue, while Khurram Shahzad, who took a six-wicket haul in the second Test against
Shakib, Bangladesh’s most celebrated cricketer, was among 147 people named in a murder case in Dhaka last month. He had become a member of parliament in January this year. When Sheikh Hasina resigned as the prime minister on August 5 following massive anti-government protests in Bangladesh and fled the country, Shakib was playing in the
Ishan Kishan‘s return to red-ball cricket continues to gather steam with his selection in the Rest of India squad for the Irani Cup, which will be played in Lucknow from October 1 to 5. Kishan recently marked his first appearance in first-class cricket since July 2023 – a period notable for the loss of his
Ticket prices for next year’s Lord’s Test against India have risen once again, despite Marylebone Cricket Club coming in for severe criticism for the cost of entry to this summer’s Test against Sri Lanka. For the first three days of the India Test, which begins on July 10 next year, the cheapest adult tickets on
Nigar Sultana wants Bangladesh to beat Scotland in their opening match of the women’s T20 World Cup on October 3 and set the tone for the rest of the tournament. Beating Scotland would be a “huge achievement”, she said, since Bangladesh haven’t won a match in their last four World Cup appearances, and have won
Toss England chose to bowl vs Australia Harry Brook won this third toss in a row as England captain – that bit of the job is going well, at least – and chose to bowl in overcast conditions for the start of the third ODI at Chester-le-Street. England, 2-0 down and needing a win to
South Australia 166 (Drew 49, Scott 46, Jackson 6-31) beat Western Australia (Turner 53, Whiteman 48, McAndrew 5-40) by two runs Western Australia have suffered an almighty collapse of 7 for 31 against South Australia, sparked by Nathan McAndrew‘s five-wicket haul, to eventually lose by two runs and remain winless in the One-Day Cup after
England Women’s captain Heather Knight has been reprimanded and handed a £1000 suspended fine by the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) for a photo of her in blackface from 2012, deemed as racist and discriminatory conduct. The photo, taken by a third party at a “sports stars” themed fancy-dress party at a cricket club in Kent
Registering his second successive century at home, Ravichandran Ashwin played a rescue knock for the Indian cricket team after Bangladesh delivered a top-order collapse on Day 1 of the first Test at Chepauk. Ashwin played a counter-attacking knock on a tricky red soil pitch where Bangladesh pacers ran riot, especially in the first session. Ashwin
The PCB’s much-trailed ‘connection camp’ ended on Monday with what officials said was a roadmap to bring the game out of the doldrums it finds itself in at the moment. Officials and the team management, including both head coaches Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten, described a day of open and robust conversations, including about the
Legspinner Mitchell Swepson has been named Queensland official vice-captain and will lead the side in both the both the One-Day Cup and the Sheffield Shield when captain Marnus Labuschagne is absent on international duty. The decision to elevate Swepson to the leadership role continues the significant shake-up in Queensland cricket under new coach Johan Botha
Red soil will become black. Bounce and carry will be fleeting. And don’t expect a rank turner. In a nutshell, that is likely to be the nature of the pitch at Green Park in Kanpur, where the second and final Test of the India-Bangladesh series starts on September 27. It is understood that unlike the
Fresh from bringing up 200 ODI wickets at Headingley on Saturday, Adil Rashid says he has the hunger to continue playing international cricket, dismissing talk that retirement may be on the horizon. The legspinner broke new ground as the first English spinner to reach the milestone, albeit one brought up in a second consecutive defeat
Shakib Al Hasan was seen biting down on a black strap, which was wrapped around his neck, while batting in the Chennai Test. Why? Well it’s all part of his bid to have the correct head position while batting. According to his mentor Mohammad Salahuddin and BCB’s chief physician Dr Debashish Chowdhury, Shakib devised this
Big Picture Australia have played like world champions, England have played like a team that has only just come together and are trying to figure out their next style of one-day cricket. Which is exactly the position of both sides. What will (or at least should) frustrate Harry Brook and Marcus Trescothick – stand-in captain
New Zealand tend not to do especially well in Galle. Of their five Test defeats from as many games at the ground, one has been by an innings, another by ten wickets, and one more by 202 runs. Their latest Test at the venue, which ended in a 63-run defeat to Sri Lanka on Monday,
Sri Lanka 305 (Kamindu 114, O’Rourke 5-55, Phillips 2-52) and 309 (Karunaratne 83, Ajaz 6-90, O’Rourke 3-49) beat New Zealand 340 (Latham 70, Jayasuriya 4-136, Ramesh 3-101) and 211 (Ravindra 92, Jayasuriya 5-68, Ramesh 3-83) by 63 runs Sri Lanka didn’t need long on the final morning in Galle to wrap things up, taking just
Victoria 128 for 6 (Harper 43, Sutherland 36* Webster 3-20) beat Tasmania 126 (Elliott 7-12) by four wickets Victoria quick Sam Elliott claimed the second-best figures in the history of Australian One-Day domestic cricket and hit the winning runs in a critical half-century stand with skipper Will Sutherland to almost singlehandedly guide Victoria to a
Ajaz Patel has 70 Test wickets at 28.50, but he has only featured in 17 of the 45 Tests New Zealand have played since his debut. This is down to New Zealand’s seam-focused strategy at home. If they need a spinner at all on pitches that tend to start out with plenty of grass on
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