Report Baroda will take on Tamil Nadu in the second semi-final Baroda 150 for 2 (Solanki 71*, Devdhar 43) beat Haryana 148 for 7 (Rana 49, Kakade 2-7) by eight wickets It was a remember-the-name moment for Vishnu Solanki in Ahmedabad as he hit six, four and six off the last three balls of Baroda’s chase against Haryana, the last of those with a helicopter shot from well inside the…
Mehidy Hasan was the highest wicket-taker in Bangladesh’s ODI series win against West Indies © BCB / Raton Gomes Bangladesh offspinner Mehidy Hasan and Ireland batsman Paul Stirling have made notable gains in the ODI rankings for bowlers and batsmen, respectively, after the latest round of bilateral engagements. Shakib Al Hasan, who returned to international cricket after a one-year ban during Bangladesh’s series against West Indies, also moved up two…
News Sydney Sixers, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Thunder, Brisbane Heat and Adelaide Strikers can all win the BBL Five teams are still in with a chance of winning the BBL title. Here’s a look at how each side reached the knockouts, what they need to do next and the state of the squads after a long campaign Sydney Sixers Qualified: 1st Road to the playoffs Defending champions the Sixers were the…
It’s not yet certain if the 2021 edition of the IPL will be played in India © BCCI The 2021 IPL player auction will be held on February 18 in Chennai, the league announced with a tweet on Wednesday. The announcement comes after the IPL Governing Council meeting on January 6, where it was decided that the 2021 edition of the tournament would remain an eight-team event. With the second…
Report Visitors were left to ponder how to reinstate the danger that hobbled Pakistan last evening Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam ensured Pakistan didn’t lose any further wickets on the second morning Lunch Pakistan 104 for 4 (Fawad 39*, Azhar 38*, Rabada 2-20) trail South Africa 220 (Elgar 58, Yasir 3-54, Nauman 2-38) by 116 runs Perhaps if the bowling isn’t at near superhuman level and the batsman aren’t…
News The 19-year-old is the leading spinner in this season’s BBL and is one of a number of players rewarded for their tournament Tanveer Sangha, the 19-year-old legspinner, has been rewarded for a prolific first season in the BBL with a place in the Australia squad for the T20I series in New Zealand next month. Sangha, part of the Sydney Thunder attack, has 21 wickets at the end of the…
News CA’s own investigation will remain open as they attempt to locate those responsible. Mohammed Siraj points to a section of the stands alongside umpire Paul Reiffel Cricket Australia has confirmed India’s players were subjected to racial abuse during the third test at the SCG but cleared the six spectators who were taken from their seats and questioned by police at the ground. CA launched an investigation with New…
Aaron Finch will be locking away the kit bag for a few days © Getty Images Australia’s T20 captain Aaron Finch believes players will need to be rested from tours moving forward as he thinks months on end in Covid-19 bubbles are unsustainable following a nightmare BBL season. Finch will lead Australia’s T20 tour of New Zealand which departs Australia on February 7, one day after the BBL final. The…
News Tevyn Walcott and Zachary McCaskie have replaced them in Barbados’ squad West Indies batsman Shai Hope, and his brother Kyle Hope, have withdrawn from the Barbados squad ahead of the the Regional Super50 Cup after testing positive for Covid-19. The brothers are among three players who returned positive tests, alongside Guyana’s Trevon Griffith. The players were tested on Sunday, January 24, ahead of the tournament which is scheduled to…
News Dunk has not ruled out returning to the BBL but may prioritise overseas competitions to fit around family life Ben Dunk has pinpointed Christmas Day as the moment when he realised that he wanted to terminate his contract with Melbourne Stars after three-and-a-half seasons at the club. Dunk signed a five-year deal with the Stars ahead of the 2017-18 Big Bash having led the tournament’s run charts the previous…