Report With a place in the final up for grabs it was the home side who took the early advantage New South Wales 4 for 299 (Sangha 81*, Hughes 74, Gilkes 66) vs Queensland Back in November 2017, an 18-year-old Jason Sangha cuffed an attractive century against the England touring team in only his second first-class appearance. Having represented Australia at Under-19 level and been written up as a batting…
News New Zealand hope to spoil the moment: “It’s always nice to mess up the Aussies’ plans,” says Lea Tahuhu One of the must-do things in the picturesque setting of Mount Maunganui is to climb to the top of the extinct volcano which gives the town its name. On Sunday, Australia can scale their own peak. It’s been a world-record attempt three years in the making. Back in March 2018,…
Imam-ul-Haq was one of two set batsmen to fall quickly as Pakistan stuttered © AFP/Getty Images It should’ve been far more comfortable than it ultimately was but given Pakistan’s records in chases such as the one they faced at Centurion, it is an achievement they eventually overcame two distinct phases of panic after two set partnerships to sneak through. Chasing 274 in the modern ODI isn’t usually seen as problematic,…
News Rival Anand Sanasie along with Calvin Hope withdrew from the election race Ricky Skerritt and his deputy Kishore Shallow are set to be elected for a second term to lead the Cricket West Indies (CWI) board. The development comes after the rival pair of Anand Sanasie and Calvin Hope announced on April 1 that they were withdrawing from the contest, thus paving way for Skerritt and Shallow to be…
News South Africa’s centurion accepted the reality of sport after Pakistan beat them off the last ball, but he was still disappointed “A hundred overs can come down to one moment.“Rassie van der Dussen Like the moment he outside edged Shaheen Shah Afridi wide of second slip and the ball beat Asif Ali’s dive. Van der Dussen was on 0 at that point and went on to score an undefeated…
Lunch Sri Lanka 93 for 0 (Karunaratne 54*, Thirimanne 37*) and 258 (Thirimanne 55, Nissanka 51, Roach 3-58) need another 284 runs to beat West Indies 354 and 280 for 4 dec (Brathwaite 85, Holder 71*, Mayers 55, Lakmal 2-62) Dimuth Karunaratne hit his first half-century of the series, and Lahiru Thirimanne survived one dropped catch as he continued his excellent form, as Sri Lanka’s openers went unscathed into lunch…
Tom Abell leads his Somerset team in a chilly pre-season against Worcestershire When Somerset’s two captains and their brightest young talent flew to Pakistan in February, their ambitions for the PSL season were clear: to rub shoulders with some of the world’s top players, to experience high-pressure situations in a major competition, and to earn a few rupees while they were at it. Things did not go to plan….
News The 37-year old ICC Elite Panel umpire says pressure situations bring the best out of him Umpires Nitin Menon and Anil Chaudhary officiated in the recently-concluded India-England series Umpire Nitin Menon, who officiated in matches across formats in the recently-concluded India-England series, has said that pressure situations bring the best out of him, and feels form matters for umpires as much as it does for players. The 37-year-old…
Gloucestershire’s dressing room is a scene of celebration. It’s September 2019, and a rain-affected draw against Northamptonshire in the final round of County Championship fixtures has ensured both sides’ promotion to Division One. With the two squads arm in arm, spraying champagne for the cameras, seamer David Payne leads the chant of “We are going up!” Eighteen months later, one question remains: where are they going up to? The rejigged…
News The moved is aimed at helping cash-strapped boards host cricket during the pandemic The ICC has set up a USD $5 million fund to help members who are struggling with staging international cricket during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The Member Support Fund is available over the next three years and has been set up in response to the rising costs of staging cricket in bio-secure environments. “There are boards…