Month: January 2021

Play 01:54 Marnus Labuschagne talks about countering India’s bowling tactics The next 48 hours will be key in determining whether David Warner will be fit enough to take his place in Australia’s side for the third Test against India in Sydney with his ability in the field as important as what he can do with the bat. Warner admitted it’s unlikely he will be 100% recovered from his groin injury…

News Six-team franchise system to be dissolved as 75 cricketers set to lose contracts The Mzansi Super League (MSL) will be accompanied by a separate knockout T20 competition   Seventy-five South African domestic cricketers will lose their contracts in a restructuring that will dissolve the six-team franchise system which has been in place for 17 seasons. A new set-up, which will consist of 15 first-class teams playing in two tiers,…

Report Late strikes from Central Punjab keep KP to 285 for 7 on opening day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 285 for 7 (Ghulam 76, Amin 75, Israrullah 61, Ali 2-57, Maqsood 2-49 v Central Punjab Half-centuries from Israrullah, Kamran Ghulam, and Adil Amin helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sail through the early exchanges on the opening day against defending champions Central Punjab in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final at the National Stadium. However, late strikes…

Temba Bavuma has acknowledged that walking after he played and missed on 71 in the Boxing Day Test “wasn’t the cleverest of things,” and hopes to complete “unfinished business,” in the second Test against Sri Lanka, which starts on Sunday. Bavuma, who has one Test hundred to his name, scored five years ago, was well set at SuperSport Park when he flashed at a wide Dasun Shanaka delivery, tucked his…

News Casualty list to be felt at the Wanderers and beyond with several players doubtful for England series Suranga Lakmal, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara and Dinesh Chandimal are all almost certain to miss Sri Lanka’s second Test against South Africa, due to injury. Dhananjaya de Silva had already been confirmed to be out of contention. The even worse news for Sri Lanka is that of all these players, only Chandimal…

News When the seamers were out of ideas, he stepped up to apply the finishing touches with his subtle variations The New Zealand players all wanted a piece of Mitchell Santner after he took the match-winning catch   Mitchell Santner‘s Test future seemed uncertain at the start of 2020 when he was dropped following the Australia tour as part of a spin overhaul. However, he returned and ended the year…

Report The Renegades remain stuck at the bottom despite Shaun Marsh’s 87 Alex Hales and Usman Khawaja’s attacking knocks secured a win for the Sydney Thunder   Sydney Thunder 2 for 117 (Khawaja 48*, Hales 45) beat Melbourne Renegades 6 for 166 (Marsh 87, McAndrew 3-41) by seven runs (DLS) The Melbourne Renegades remained at the bottom of the BBL table as a strong performance from the Sydney Thunder top…

Fantasy Tips Fantasy suggestions for Match No. 24 of BBL 2020-21 Jan 2: Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers, Brisbane Pro Tip: The wicket in Gabba has been bowler friendly recently with scores of 160-plus has been scored only twice by the side batting first in the last 11 attempts. Make sure you have more bowling options. Our XI: Max Bryant, Jack Wildermuth, Lewis Gregory, James Bazley, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Josh…