Month: April 2021

From one season to another: Australians who have county cricket calling

April 20, 2021
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Peter Handscomb, Marnus Labuschagne and Michael Neser are among those heading to county cricket © Getty Images The longest Australian season ever has wrapped up but there won’t be much downtime for some players. A group have already been at the IPL for a few weeks and the cohort with county cricket deals will soon start taking the field. Here’s where they will be, what they’ll offer their clubs and…

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South Africa's captains apologise to stakeholders as CSA faces government sanction

News Suspension from international competitions could follow if board is stripped of governing status South Africa’s international teams face suspension by the ICC if CSA is withdrawn as the national governing body   South Africa’s cricketers have apologised to sponsors and fans for the administrative upheaval that has led to ministerial intervention into Cricket South Africa (CSA). National captains Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma and Dane van Niekerk along with South…

April 19, 2021
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ECB confident that summer schedule will survive despite India joining Covid-19 'red list'

News No immediate impact on IPL participants, but quarantine periods may affect future engagements India are due to take part in the World Test Championship final at the Ageas Bowl in June   The ECB are confident they will be able to fulfil their home international fixture programme despite India being added to the ‘red list’ of countries from which most travel to the UK has been banned due to…

April 19, 2021
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Hasaranga, Nissanka, Oshada and Embuldeniya – Mickey Arhur's picks for Sri Lanka's future

April 19, 2021
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Arthur feels he has identified the best players in the country for various Sri Lanka squads © AFP/Getty Images Wanindu Hasaranga, Pathum Nissanka, Oshada Fernando and Lasith Embuldeniya – among others – could form the core of Sri Lanka’s team as they attempt to lift themselves out of poor rankings positions in all three formats in the coming years. This is according to coach Mickey Arthur, who feels he has…

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Sean Williams to continue to lead Zimbabwe, three uncapped players named in squad for Pakistan T20Is

April 19, 2021
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Tadiwanashe Marumani is one of three players to have received their maiden call-ups for Zimbabwe © ICC via Getty Sean Williams will continue to lead Zimbabwe’s T20I side in their upcoming three-match series at home in Harare against Pakistan in the continued absence of their regular white-ball captain Chamu Chibhabha, who has been sidelined with a thigh injury since February. Zimbabwe’s 15-man squad also includes three uncapped players: batter Tadiwanashe…

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Mahela Jayawardene: Middle-overs batting could 'still improve' but pretty happy how things are

April 19, 2021
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News The Mumbai Indians’ head coach says his batters have adapted well to the challenge of playing on slow wickets in Chennai The Mumbai Indians’ head coach Mahela Jayawardene feels that his batters have adapted well to the challenge of playing on slow wickets in Chennai, but there are areas where the team could “still improve”, referring to the middle-overs batting especially in their previous match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad….

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Adapting quickly the key as Delhi Capitals take on at-home Mumbai Indians in low-scoring Chennai

April 19, 2021
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Preview Mumbai have been brilliant at defending low totals so far, while the Capitals have twice chased down big targets The conditions in Chennai might not be too different from what the Capitals would have expected in Delhi   Big picture The Mumbai Indians and the Delhi Capitals, the finalists of IPL 2020, will go face to face for the first time this season on Tuesday. Both teams have two…

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Waqar Younis granted leave, to miss Zimbabwe series for his wife's surgery in Sydney

News The Pakistan bowling coach will rejoin the squad for the white-ball series in England Waqar Younis, Pakistan’s bowling coach, has been released from the squad to be with his wife, who will be undergoing a surgery soon, and will miss the series in Zimbabwe as a result. He is presently in Harare and will leave for home in Sydney on Tuesday. He is expected to join the team for…

April 19, 2021
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IPL 2021, match highlights: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals

Report Updates, colour and analysis with ESPNcricinfo’s match-day blog Tonight we have MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings facing off against Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals. We’ll have the likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur against the likes of Jos Buttler, David Miller, Chris Morris and Jaydev Unadkat. If this blog doesn’t load for you, click here. For our ball-by-ball commentary, click here Sreshth Shah is a…

April 19, 2021
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Belinda Clark: Not Tests, focus for women's cricket 'needs to continue on the shorter formats'

News Says she wouldn’t change anything until 10-15 nations are playing top-class white-ball cricket Belinda Clark believes that the limited-overs formats should remain the primary vehicle for the expansion of women’s cricket, and switching the focus to Tests may not reap the desired results “until such time as we’ve got 10-15 nations that are playing high-quality T20 and then 50-over cricket”. “I think the focus for the women’s game needs…

April 19, 2021
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