News Dasun Shanaka, the appointed captain, is yet to join the team because of a delay in obtaining a US transit visa Angelo Mathews has previously led Sri Lanka in 34 Tests, 106 ODIs and 13 T20Is Angelo Mathews has been named as Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain for the T20I series in the West Indies as Dasun Shanaka, the appointed captain, is yet to join the team because of…
News Jimmy Adams said that fitness requirements had to be strict as four players missed out on the squad Sunil Narine is still getting his game to a level where he would feel comfortable playing for West Indies Sunil Narine‘s absence from West Indies’ T20I squad to play Sri Lanka next month came after he told the selectors that he was “not ready” to return to international cricket. Narine…
Report Peshawar Zalmi win their third game in a row to top the points table Peshawar Zalmi 122 for 4 (Kohler-Cadmore 46, Hasan Ali 2-14) beat Islamabad United 118 (Hales 41, Riaz 4-17, Mahmood 3-12) by six wickets In the Pakistan Super League, T20 cricket is a simple game: 22 men hit a ball around for three hours, and in the end, the chasing team wins. On Saturday night in…
Sixteen pink-ball Test matches have been played so far, with only five of those stretching up to the fifth day. The most-recent pink-ball Test, between India and England in Ahmedabad, finished within two days, throwing up the shortest Test result since 1935 and the seventh-shortest overall. Two days after that Test, R Ashwin conceded that the challenges posed by the pink ball to the batsmen could be responsible for such…
News The late Roy Torrens recognised for his “outstanding service” to Irish cricket Paul Stirling and Kim Garth were named Ireland’s men’s and women’s players of the decade for 2011-20 at the Irish Cricket Awards on Friday night. Stirling, who was also named as player of the year for 2020, had been shortlisted alongside Ed Joyce, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O’Brien and William Porterfield, and was picked for his “world-class” consistency….
News Trott, Sibley’s former Warwickshire team-mate, is England’s batting consultant in India It has been a strange winter for Dom Sibley. While England’s white-ball players were in South Africa in December, Sibley was readying himself for the challenge of his first six Tests in Asia in surreal surroundings, batting in a marquee at the national performance centre in Loughborough. With snow on the ground outside, it made for an incongruous…
Report Kings’ win made it nine victories in nine for chasing teams in PSL 2021 Karachi Kings 198 for 3 (Azam 90*, Clarke 54, Dhani 2-28) beat Multan Sultans 195 for 6 (Vince 45, Rizwan 43, Arshad 2-36) by seven wickets The Pakistan Super League continued to deliver more of the same in one aspect. Chasing sides continue to reign supreme, with Karachi Kings putting together another masterclass to ease…
Play 03:27 ‘Challenging’, ‘Impossible’ and more: Everything that was said about the Ahmedabad pitch R Ashwin has expressed strong reservations about narratives built around how India are winning because of pitches being tailored to suit their strengths. He refuses to “buy what’s being sold” and wants fans to use better judgment to decide for themselves if that is really the case. Ashwin caused a social-media storm on Friday evening when…
News Burns had taken objection to Hartley’s initial tweet mocking England’s big loss in Ahmedabad England’s team management in India have given Rory Burns a reprimand for a late-night tweet following their defeat in the third Test in Ahmedabad. Alex Hartley, the left-arm spinner who played 32 times for England Women between 2016 and 2019, tweeted soon after the men’s team’s defeat: “Nice of the England boys to get this…
Report The home side pulled out 101 behind then took early wickets before South Australia extended their lead to 243 South Australia 8 for 510 dec and 4 for 142 lead Western Australia 5 for 409 dec (Green 168*, Bancroft 126) by 243 runs An intriguing final day was in prospect at the WACA after Cameron Green hit an unbeaten 168 before Western Australia declared behind to open up the…