Dinesh Chandimal led Sri Lanka in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe last week © AFP Dinesh Chandimal, the newly-appointed Sri Lanka Test captain, is likely to miss the first Test against India in Galle after contracting pneumonia. Rangana Herath, who led Sri Lanka in two Tests against Zimbabwe last year, is likely to lead in his absence. More to follow © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Stuart MacGill has ended his legal case against Cricket Australia © AFP Former Australia legspinner Stuart MacGill has reached an out-of-court agreement over a pay dispute with Cricket Australia. MacGill originally launched his writ in January 2015, claiming that Cricket Australia had failed to pay him more than $1.6 million in match payments and prize money, and also claiming more than $984,000 in interest. On Monday, MacGill had represented himself…
Play 02:41 Rainford-Brent: Harmanpreet’s innings best ever in a Women’s ODI Mithali Raj hailed Harmanpreet Kaur‘s unbeaten 171 as the “greatest knock by an India women player” and underlined her example as the “big performance” that was needed to oust a “champion side like Australia.” She pointed to Harmanpreet’s knowledge of Australia’s bowlers, courtesy her stint at the Women’s Big Bash League, for helping them plan for the semi-final. “I…
Play 02:02 ‘Last series in SL changed Test fortunes’ – Kohli India captain Virat Kohli marked his side’s arrival in Sri Lanka ahead of the first Test beginning on July 26 in Galle by reflecting back on India’s 2015 tour, a place that Kohli identified as the start of India’s journey to the No. 1 spot on the ICC’s Test rankings table. “We still remember for us as a squad…
Meg Lanning: “We weren’t really able to put the perfect game together” © Getty Images Australia’s vanquished tournament favourites will return home to the uncertainty of unemployment and the searching questions of a nation that expected them to be lifting the World Cup trophy at Lord’s, rather then losing a semi-final to a supercharged India in Derby. Meg Lanning‘s team signed short-term contracts to ensure they were paid throughout the…
Sussex 127 for 4 (Brown 42, Nash 32) beat Hampshire 126 for 9 (Alsop 64, Archer 4-18) by six wicketsScorecard Jofra Archer continued an excellent season © Getty Images Jofra Archer recorded his career best Twenty20 figures to help Sussex end Hampshire’s unbeaten start to the Natwest T20 Blast. West Indian-born fast bowler Archer posted figures of 4 for 18 from his four overs to restrict Hampshire to a below…
Leicestershire 144 for 8 (Cosgrove 33, Collingwood 4-24) beat Durham 117 for 8 (Coughlin 42*, Parkinson 3-20) by 27 runsScorecard Callum Parkinson took three wickets to hurt Durham’s chase © Getty Images North group leaders Leicestershire made it four wins out of four, all away from home, in the NatWest T20 Blast when they beat Durham by 27 runs at Chester-le-Street. The Foxes appeared to have made a hash of…
Middlesex 179 for 8 (McCullum 88, Coles 4-32) beat Kent 163 for 8 (Northeast 59, Neesham 52) by 16 runsScorecard Brendon McCullum revived Middlesex’s fortunes © Getty Images Middlesex revived their T20 hopes with a 16-run defeat of Kent Spitfires at Richmond as their captain Brendon McCullum provided runs to go with his inspirational qualities to once again fill their season with optimism. McCullum’s captain’s innings of 88 in 51…
India women 281 for 4 (Kaur 171*, Raj 36) beat Australia women (Villani 75, Perry 38, Deepti 3-59, Pandey 2-17 ) by by 36 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Harmanpreet Kaur kept peppering the arc between midwicket and long-on during her whirlwind hundred © Getty Images A heavy downpour reduced the semi-final to a 42-over contest, but such was Harmanpreet Kaur‘s relentless assault that she had enough time to reel off…
Harmanpreet Kaur made the highest score by an Indian in Women’s World Cup history © Getty Images India were not equipped to handle big occasions, so said Mithali Raj, the captain and a 18-year veteran in the women’s game. Those comments were laced with disappointment after her team had lost to Australia in the group stage. But now, a week after that thrashing, on a stage as massive as the…