Devon Conway toasts 'pretty special' ton: 'I will remember this for a long time'

March 26, 2021

Devon Conway – “When I was out there ticking along the nineties, I had a little feeling of how it all started” © Getty Images For newcomers Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell, the Wellington ODI turned out to be a dream outing as they both struck maiden ODI centuries. Mitchell reached the personal landmark off the last ball of the New Zealand innings, as he scampered for the second and…

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Annabel Sutherland could make surprise comeback in WNCL final

News The allrounder withdrew from the Australia tour but is in line to be part of the Victoria-Queensland title showdown Who will claim this? Georgia Redmayne and Elyse Villani with the Ruth Preddey Cup   Allrounder Annabel Sutherland, who was ruled out of Australia’s tour of New Zealand with a stress reaction in her thigh, could make a surprise return to action for Victoria in the WNCL final against Queensland….

March 26, 2021
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England bowl, Livingstone wins maiden ODI cap; Pant returns for India

Report Dawid Malan replaced the injured Sam Billings as the visitors looked to square the series Toss: England opt to bowl vs India England chose to bowl again, in their must-win second ODI against India, in Pune. This time it was stand-in captain Jos Buttler who called correctly at the toss, reckoning that the “pitch will be similar” throughout the game. Buttler’s decision went down well with India captain Virat…

March 26, 2021
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Tamim Iqbal: 'If we continue to play like this, we are going nowhere'

March 26, 2021

‘If you take out the second game, we never looked to be competing with them, which is very disappointing’ – Tamim Iqbal © Getty Images After taking a step forward with the bat in Christchurch, Bangladesh took quite a few steps back in Wellington, resulting in the 164-run defeat in the third ODI. The visitors were bowled out for 154 in 42.4 overs but they had abandoned the 319-run chase…

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Trent Boult's history of Basin Reserve fielding spectaculars

March 26, 2021

News The fast bowler’s remarkable catch to remove Liton Das added to an impressive list in Wellington Trent Boult took a stunning catch a third man to remove Liton Das in the third ODI against Bangladesh in Wellington, adding to a lengthy list of spectacular takes by the fast bowler, not least at the Basin Reserve where he has a history of remarkable grabs. Here’s a quick reminder from our…

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Queensland-South Australia abandoned without ball bowled

March 26, 2021

Recent heavy rain left the out at Ian Healy Oval saturated © Getty Images The Sheffield Shield match between Queensland and South Australia at Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane was abandoned without a ball bowled. Although the weather for the last couple of days had been fine, previous heavy rain had left the outfield saturated and it had not dried enough to allow any play. It would have been the…

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New Zealand bat first in search of 3-0 series victory

Report Bangladesh have swapped a seamer for a seamer with Rubel Hossain replacing Mohammad Saifuddin New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat against Bangladesh New Zealand opted to bat first as they aimed to wrap up a series sweep against Bangladesh in Wellington with the Basin Reserve hosting its first ODI since 2018. They made one change to their XI, which was confirmed yesterday, with the fit-again Ross…

March 25, 2021
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Cameron Bancroft recovers from pre-game blow with fine century

Report Josh Inglis helped the home side recover after Jon Holland had caused problems in the afternoon Western Australia 6 for 291 (Bancroft 113, Inglis 88*) v Victoria Cameron Bancroft overcame a blow to the jaw before play to score his third Sheffield Shield century of the season on a keenly-contested opening day against Victoria. Josh Inglis was unbeaten within sight of his century at the close as an unbroken…

March 25, 2021
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Chattogram heroes key for West Indies after Embuldeniya strike

Lasith Embuldeniya wangled out the wicket of Kraigg Brathwaite, but as he was the only batsman to fall, West Indies were still alive in the match at lunch – a draw still possible, a victory not out of the question, given their recent exploits in Chattogram. That Kyle Mayers, the hero of that epic chase, and Nkrumah Bonner, who partnered him in a game-changing 217-run partnership, were the unbeaten pair…

March 25, 2021
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Shreyas Iyer out of IPL 2021 with shoulder injury

News He is likely to be out of action for a few months, with surgery scheduled on his left shoulder In a setback to both the player and the Delhi Capitals, Shreyas Iyer is set to miss the entire IPL 2021. ESPNcricinfo understands that Iyer, who is the Capitals captain, will undergo surgery to his left shoulder, which he partially dislocated on Monday while fielding during first ODI of the…

March 25, 2021
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