Month: March 2021

News A total of 244 test results are out, and results for 40-45 tests, all from one franchise, are awaited One support staffer and two overseas cricketers currently involved with the Pakistan Super League have tested positive for Covid-19 a day after the game between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators had to be postponed following the update that Fawad Ahmed, the Australian legspinner, had returned a positive test. That game…

Fantasy Tips Fantasy suggestions for the third T20I between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington New Zealand vs Australia, 3rd T20I, Wellington Pro Tip: The average team total in the last three T20Is in Wellington is 186. The ground has been good to both spinners and pace bowlers. Balance your team with a mix of players. Our XI: Matthew Wade, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Glenn Maxwell, Devon Conway, Marcus Stoinis,…

News Big day for Ahmed Shah Durrani too, as he becomes second Afghan, after Pakteen, to be a TV umpire in a Test match The first Test between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe had four players making their Test debuts. There was another Test first-timer on the field, too, 44-year old Ahmed Shah Pakteen, who became the first from Afghanistan to be an on-field umpire in a Test match. Aleem Dar, the…

News The fast bowler has been sidelined since December with a stress fracture of his back New Zealand are hopeful that fast bowler Lockie Ferguson will be able to make his return from a back injury in the T20I series against Bangladesh at the end of March. Ferguson has been sidelined since the middle of December, when he was diagnosed with a stress fracture shortly after the T20I series against…

Toss Afghanistan chose to bat vs Zimbabwe An Afghanistan side with three debutants opted to bat first against Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi. Afghanistan went into the match with a new opening batsman Abdul Malik, middle-order batsman Munir Ahmad and legspinner Abdul Wasi, who was chosen in place of the injured Rashid Khan. Zimbabwe also had a maiden cap, the much-anticipated debut of former Under-19 vice captain Wesley Madhevere who has…

Preview Australia will ponder tinkering with their XI to find a way to keep control of New Zealand’s batting New Zealand can secure the series with victory in the first of three Wellington matches   Big Picture The logistics have changed significantly due to the impact of the Auckland lockdown, and there won’t be any crowds to witness the rest of the games, but the challenge remains the same for…

News The opener will make his return in the one-day match against South Australia David Warner will return to action for the first time since the end of the Test series against India having been named in the New South Wales squad for their Marsh Cup match against South Australia in Adelaide. Warner played the last two Tests while still significantly hampered by the groin injury he sustained in the…

News Chase and Hetmyer were among four players deemed ineligible for T20I and ODI squads Shimron Hetmyer and Roston Chase are available for selection in West Indies’ Test series against Sri Lanka this month after meeting the minimum fitness standard required by CWI. Hetymer and Chase were among four players who were deemed unavailable for the T20I and ODI legs of Sri Lanka’s tour, along with fast bowlers Sheldon Cottrell…