Ibrahim, Omarzai and Naveen power Afghanistan to series win

Afghanistan 155 for 7 (Ibrahim 72*, Ishaq 27) beat Ireland 98 (Campher 28, Omarzai 4-9, Naveen 3-10) by 57 runs Ibrahim Zadran smashed an unbeaten 72, his highest T20I score, Azmatullah Omarzai took more wickets than the amount of runs he has scored in the entire series and Naveen-ul-Haq found himself in plenty of action on the field. As a result, Afghanistan won the third T20I against Ireland by 57…

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Robin Hobbs, England and Essex legspinner, dies aged 81

Robin Hobbs, the former Essex and England legspinner, has died at the age of 81. Hobbs, who made his England debut against India at Headingley in 1967, claimed 12 wickets in seven Tests over the course of the next four years, and was the last specialist legspinner to play for England until Ian Salisbury’s debut against Pakistan in 1992. On the county scene, he became a key member of Essex’s…

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Imad Wasim the hero as Islamabad scramble to two-wicket win in epic PSL final

Islamabad United 163 for 8 (Guptill 50) beat Multan Sultans 159 for 9 (Usman 57, Imad 5-23) by two wickets Multan Sultans might possess the formula for getting to PSL finals, but it’s Islamabad United who know how to win them. Déjà vu struck for the Sultans, who saw yet another PSL final snatched away from them off the final delivery in a low-scoring thriller of a final. Imad Wasim…

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Devine: 'There's not much depth coming through'

Sophie Devine warned they were on their way about four seconds before the tears arrived. At Paarl in February 2023, she was hurting for every New Zealand player under her watch whose T20 World Cup campaign was basically over before it had begun. Back-to-back thrashings by Australia and South Africa had left the White Ferns captain wishing for a quick fix but knowing there was none, just a long road…

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Mark Nicholas recommended to take over as MCC chair

Mark Nicholas is set to take over as MCC’s chair when his one-year term as President expires in October, after being recommended as Bruce Carnegie-Brown’s successor in the role. Nicholas, 66, will be recommended as the new chair at the club’s AGM in May, working in conjunction with the chief executive, Guy Lavender. He has been a member of MCC since 1981, and has served on the club’s Cricket, Marketing…

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Aaron Hardie withdrawn from Surrey stint to manage workload

Aaron Hardie has been withdrawn from his three-month stint with Surrey, after Cricket Australia chose to manage his workload after a busy winter across formats. Hardie, the 25-year-old allrounder, had been due to join Surrey in May until the end of July, playing in the County Championship and the full Vitality Blast group stages. His recent schedule has included Australia debuts in T20I and ODI cricket on the tour of…

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Mumbai Indians sign Luke Wood as replacement for injured Behrendorff

Mumbai Indians have signed English left-arm fast bowler Luke Wood as a replacement for the injured Jason Behrendorff for IPL 2024. Wood has been signed for his base price of INR 50 lakh. Wood has 147 wickets from 140 T20s, including five matches for England. While he has featured in several T20 leagues like the BBL, PSL and BPL, apart from The Hundred, this will be his first IPL stint….

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Shanto lauds 'important' Rishad: 'A player like him makes life easier for a captain'

Moments before the press conference in Chattogram on Monday, when two journalists mentioned Rishad Hossain‘s innings to Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, he nodded his head smiling. Rishad had just closed out the third ODI against Sri Lanka with an unbeaten 48 off 18 balls. Bangladesh were 178 for 6 chasing 236 runs. Mushfiqur Rahim was the last remaining recognised batter. Rishad had a good outing with his legspin but…

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'I've been fit since January' – Hardik confirms he will bowl in IPL 2024

Hardik Pandya has declared himself fit to bowl as he returns to captain Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024. The allrounder said he has been fit since the start of this year, after suffering an ankle injury during the 2023 ODI World Cup that ruled him out of all cricket since October. “Yes, I will be bowling,” Hardik said at a pre-season press conference in Mumbai on Monday. “My injury in…

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Jaydev Unadkat to return to Sussex for final matches of County Championship

Jaydev Unadkat, the India left-arm seamer, will return to Sussex for the final five games of their 2024 County Championship campaign. Unadkat played the most recent of his three Tests against West Indies in Trinidad in July last year, whereupon he joined Sussex for the final portion of their first-class season. He featured in three of their final four County Championship games, taking 11 wickets at 24.18 to help Sussex…

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