Non-neutral umpires, other Covid-19 regulations to remain in place until July

March 28, 2021

News BCCI asks ICC Cricket Committee to re-open discussion on soft signals Non-neutral umpires will continue standing in international cricket, as has been the norm since June 2020   Non-neutral umpires will continue to officiate in international cricket, with the ICC deciding to extend the Covid-19 regulations it put in place last year till July 2021. That is one of the key recommendations of the ICC Cricket Committee, which has…

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Mominul Haque rested for next NCL round after recent issues with Covid-19

March 28, 2021

Mominul Haque had once previously tested positive for Covid-19, in November last year © BCB Mominul Haque, the Bangladesh Test captain, is among nine players who will be unavailable for the National Cricket League’s (NCL) second round starting on Monday. Haque tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this month, though he had since tested negative before the first round of the NCL and subsequently played for his team Chittagong Division in…

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Pakistan's games in Zimbabwe will take place behind closed doors in Harare

News The two teams will play three T20Is and two Tests from April 21 Pakistan will travel to Zimbabwe with the same 35-man squad they took to South Africa   Pakistan will play three T20Is and two Tests in Zimbabwe immediately after their white-ball tour of South Africa, and it has now been confirmed that all the fixtures will take place in a bio-secure bubble in Harare behind closed doors….

March 28, 2021
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Joel Paris stars as Western Australia keep Shield dream alive

Report WA could still make the final if they can win their final match against Tasmania next week Western Australia 9 for 391 dec (Inglis 115, Bancroft 113, Paris 102*, Sutherland 4-81) and 5 for 269 dec (Whiteman 104) beat Victoria 207 (Kelly 4-43) and 206 (Paris 5-33) by 247 runs Joel Paris completed a memorable all-round match with a five-wicket haul to go alongside his maiden first-class century as…

March 28, 2021
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Ash Gardner produces the perfect finish as Australia overcome wobble

Report The visitors stumbled to 14 for 3 in the chase but such is their ability to recover they won with two overs to spare Australia 133 for 4 (Gardner 73*) beat New Zealand 130 for 6 (Satterthwaite 40, Jonassen 3-26) by six wickets Australia wobbled but, as so often when that happens, the world champions came through with flying colours to take the first T20I in Hamilton. Ashleigh Gardner…

March 28, 2021
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Labuschagne, Kuhnemann take Queensland to points table summit

Report South Australia lost their fourth game in a row Queensland 6 for 321 (Labuschagne 82, Heazlett 65, Renshaw 56, Khawaja 50) beat South Australia 161 (Weatherald 68, Kuhnemann 4-37) by 160 runs Half-centuries from Queensland’s top four and a four-wicket haul by left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann saw Queensland stay unbeaten in the Marsh Cup as their bonus-point win took the side to the top of the points table at…

March 28, 2021
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Finn Allen debuts as New Zealand bat, injured Mushfiqur Rahim misses out for Bangladesh

Report The visitors also handed out maiden T20I caps to left-arm seamer Shoriful Islam and left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed New Zealand chose to bat vs Bangladesh Tim Southee won the toss and chose to bat first against Bangladesh in the first of the three-match T20I series in Hamilton. “It was a great one-day series but it’s a change of format and the change of personnel,” Southee said at the toss…

March 28, 2021
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Pakistan to send U19 team on tour of Bangladesh in April

News No other Full Member has sent an age-group team on tour since the start of the pandemic last year Pakistan will become the first country to resume age-group level tours since the start of the pandemic. The Under-19 team will tour Bangladesh next month for a series of five one-day matches and a four-day game starting from April 19 in Sylhet. Every traveling member will be vaccinated beforehand and…

March 27, 2021
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Former England captain Karen Smithies sues CSA for alleged discrimination

News She contends she was allegedly passed over for the job of South Africa women’s team manager because of her sexuality and nationality Karen Smithies has worked in administration in South African cricket for the last two decades   Former England World Cup-winning captain and current Titans team manager Karen Smithies is suing Cricket South Africa (CSA) for discrimination after she was ruled out of contention for a job allegedly…

March 27, 2021
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