Month: November 2020

Both teams have one eye on next year's T20 World Cup as internationals resume in New Zealand

November 26, 2020
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West Indies players prepare for the T20I series against New Zealand © Cricket West Indies Big Picture International cricket is back in New Zealand. The last time they played at home – the Christchurch Test against India that ended on March 2 – the coronavirus had just started to send shockwaves across the globe. And things spiralled very quickly. Their tour to Australia later that month was cut short after…

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Tom Curran to join brother Sam at Oval Invincibles

November 26, 2020
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Tom Curran in his delivery stride © Getty Images Tom Curran will join brother Sam at Oval Invincibles for the inaugural edition of the Hundred next year. Tom Curran, the England allrounder whose death-bowling is an asset for his national white-ball and global franchise teams, was among four new signings announced by the London-based outfit on Thursday, alongside Reece Topley, Georgia Adams and Tash Farrant. Sam Curran was retained last…

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Chaos swirls off field as South Africa welcome England for 2020 rematch

November 26, 2020
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Scheduled Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota Colombo Kings Kandy Tuskers 26-Nov-2020, 02:30 PM Scheduled Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Beximco Dhaka Gazi Group Chattogram Chattogram chose to field Result Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka (17.2/20 ov, target 147)147/4 Rajshahi won by 6 wickets Result North Sydney Oval, Sydney ST-W 143/6 BH-W (18.3/20 ov, target 144)131 Thunder Wmn won by 12 runs Live SuperSport Park, Centurion TITNS…

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Sreesanth to return to action in Kerala's inaugural T20 tournament

Sreesanth outside a Delhi trial court after charges of match-fixing against him were dropped  12:24 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Fast bowler Sreesanth will feature in Kerala Cricket Association’s (KCA’s) inaugural T20 tournament – the KCA President’s Cup – which is scheduled to begin from December 17, pending the state government’s approval. It will be Sreesanth’s first involvement in representative cricket since the end of his ban for his involvement in…

November 26, 2020
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Rachael Haynes, Hannah Darlington, Sam Bates put Sydney Thunder in WBBL final

5:25 PM IST Sydney Thunder 6 for 143 (Haynes 48*) beat Brisbane Heat 131 all out (L Kimmince 37, Darlington 3-19) by 12 runs Sydney Thunder came back from the brink to book their first WBBL final since the opening season as defending champions Brisbane Heat suffered a dramatic collapse. Hannah Darlington, who claimed last year’s young player award, stuck in consecutive balls in the 18th over after Laura Kimmince…

November 26, 2020
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South Africa to make anti-racism statement ahead of England series after BLM criticism

November 26, 2020
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South Africa’s men’s team hasn’t played any cricket since its aborted tour of India in March © Getty Images The South Africa men’s team will make a statement of anti-racism when they take on England in the white-ball series starting Friday. Their action, which will not be the taking of a knee, has been unanimously agreed on by all members of the squad and will demonstrate their commitment to inclusion….

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Najmul Hossain Shanto's fifty sets up Rajshahi's emphatic win

11:25 AM GMT Minister Group Rajshahi 147 for 4 (Shanto 55, Rony 26, Rishad 2-34) beat Gemcon Khulna 146 for 6 (Ariful 41, Shamim 35, Mukidul 2-44) by six wickets Minister Group Rajshahi made it two wins out of two with their six-wicket win over Gemcon Khulna. Their captain Najmul Hossain Shanto‘s burst in the powerplay, which saw him hitting his first half-century of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup, clinched the…

November 26, 2020
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The crowds – and India – return as ODI series gets underway in Sydney

3:27 PM IST Karthik Krishnaswamy Big Picture The SCG. Australia and New Zealand played an ODI here in March, in eerie silence. It was to be the last bit of international action for four months. Cricket has been back for a while now, but the silence hasn’t gone away. On Friday, though, we could witness something close to normalcy – something like the old times – with the SCG filled…

November 26, 2020
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Australia vs India, 1st ODI, Sydney, Fantasy Pick, team predictions

8:36 AM GMT Rahul Maniraja Australia vs India, 1st ODI, Sydney Pro tip: In the last 5 completed ODIs at the SCG, teams batting first have scored in excess of 250 each time and have gone on to win the match. So pick more players from team batting first. Our XI: KL Rahul (wk), David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (capt), Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Pat…

November 26, 2020
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Aaron Finch keen on Will Pucovski getting his Test XI ticket sooner rather than later

Aaron Finch: Bowlers will be rotated as per their workloads (2:14) Australia limited-overs’ captain also talks about his IPL performance and batting in the shortest format (2:14) 8:09 AM GMT Aaron Finch is itching to get out. More or less his final commitment after two weeks of hotel quarantine in Sydney following the IPL is to preview Australia’s ODI series against India via Zoom, the only means by which he…

November 26, 2020
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