Big picture: South Africa looking to sweep the series. The series is clinched, but it is not mission complete for South Africa, who are far from securing a place in the top eight of the World Cup Super League. Two clinical performances against the reigning world champions (although England’s crown has slipped a bit recently) …
Australia will be hoping that specially designed pitches at home will help them achieve one of their biggest overseas challenges: a Test series win in India which they have not done since 2004. The squad has traded a long build-up at the ground in India – and there will be no warm-up matches – in …
Perth Scorchers pacer Jhai Richardson will miss next Saturday’s BBL decider as he battles a hamstring injury. Richardson is likely to be a tough luck story for the defending champions Scorchers, who booked their place in the home grand final after beating arch-rivals Sydney Sixers by seven wickets at a packed Optus Stadium. After sustaining …
Sylhet Strikers see both extremes. Winning a game despite losing three wickets in the second over against Fortune Barishal, but then losing their first home game. It was Sylhet’s week to forget (or remember). Muhammad Wasim’s three-wicket over saw Sylhet slide down the points table, but Najamul Hussain Shanto and Raja Rahman Raja ensured a …
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has appointed Brian Lara as Performance Mentor to work with the West Indies international teams across all formats and across the board’s academy. Lara will assist the various head coaches in “providing tactical advice to the players and improving their sense of the game, as well as working closely with the …
After 36 matches, four teams remain in the inaugural U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup. Both semi-finals will be played on Friday, January 27. India vs New Zealand After that in the afternoon Australia vs England in the evening. Here’s a look at what the four semifinalists — and their key players — have done so …
Rohit Sharma has warned India against bringing Jasprit Bumrah back into action and hopes the fast bowler will be sufficiently recovered from the injury to be available for the final two Tests against Australia in March. Bumrah was returning to the one-day squad for the home series against Sri Lanka earlier this month, recovering from …
India 385 for 9 (Gill 112, Rohit 101, Duffy 3-100) Vs. New Zealand New Zealand Limited India to 385. You read that right. At more than eight runs an over during an opening stand of 212, India looked set to have a shot at their first 500 in ODIs. Two double centuries in one innings …
PCB chairman Najam Sethi named former Pakistan batsman Haroon Rashid as the chief selector, adding that the rest of the selection panel will be named later. Rashid played 23 Tests and 12 ODIs for Pakistan between 1977 and 1983 and served as the PCB’s Director of Cricket Operations and Pakistan Team Manager in addition to …
Bagg, who recently recovered from a shoulder injury, suffered a fractured index finger on his bowling hand during the third ODI against Australia on Saturday. In his place, batsman Sadaf Shams will be included in Pakistan’s squad for the T20 series against Australia and the Women’s T20 World Cup next month. Shamas was earlier named …
