Month: February 2021

News Head of the Big Bash, Alistair Dobson, reflects on the season which brought strong viewing figures and what comes next The players were centrestage at the SCG on Saturday evening, with Sydney Sixers the side celebrating at the end of night, but there were many behind the scenes for who it was a triumph as well. A 61-game season, traversing across Australia amid Covid-19 outbreaks and ever-changing border restrictions,…

Report His seventh Test half-century led Pakistan’s efforts on the fourth morning Lunch Pakistan 272 and 217 for 8 (Rizwan 73*, Nauman 9*) lead South Africa 201 by 288 runs Mohammad Rizwan‘s seventh Test half-century led Pakistan’s efforts on the fourth morning in Rawalpindi, where they pushed the lead towards 300. Rizwan also shared an eighth-wicket stand of 53 with Yasir Shah to frustrate the South African attack, who found…

Report The two debutants extended their stand to 138 in a wicketless first session Lunch West Indies 259 and 197 for 3 (Mayers 91*, Bonner 43*, Miraz 3-82) need another 198 runs to beat Bangladesh 430 and 223 for 8 dec (Haque 115, Das 69, Warrican 3-57, Cornwall 3-81) Kyle Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner, the two debutants, kept West Indies’ hopes of pulling off a miracle alive on the fifth…

News The eight-wicket win was comfortable for the Warriors and Pooran was delighted in their desire The Northern Warriors lifted the Abu Dhabi T10 trophy in the UAE capital on Saturday night, with Nicholas Pooran‘s men emphatic as they become the first two-time champions in the competition’s four-edition history. Pooran, 25, follows in the footsteps of previous Warriors captain Daren Sammy in clinching T10 glory at his first experience leading…

Report Join us for analysis, updates and colour from the third day of the series opener Welcome to our live report of the third day of the first India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 9.15am: England bat…

News The pandemic has meant there’s no defending champion, with teams pruned from ten to six Sunil Narine is available for Trinidad & Tobago, and is set to play his what will be his first List A game since 2018   After a four-month break since the end of the CPL, the first West Indies regional tournament of 2021 kicks off on Sunday when the Super50 Cup begins in Antigua….