News T20I captain says Bangladesh ‘badly need some wins under our belt in any format’ ‘Boys were doing the hard yards, but we didn’t put up a show. It is quite disappointing as the T20 captain’ – Mahmudullah Bangladesh’s confidence is eroding, according to T20I captain Mahmudullah, after they finished their white-ball tour of New Zealand with a stinging 65-run loss in the rain-reduced third T20I at Eden Park….
News The allrounder is working her way back at international level but has an outstanding record in the 50-over format Meg Lanning expects Ellyse Perry to play a more significant role in the ODI series against New Zealand than she did in the T20Is, but also stressed the importance of building a varied attack around the young pace bowlers who are coming through. On her return to international cricket after…
Report Regular captain Mahmudullah was ruled out of the fixture due to a strained left thigh muscle Bangladesh and New Zealand got a taste of what they should be ready for in a World Cup year: a truncated clash, reduced to 10-overs a side, after intermittent rain delayed the toss for close to two hours in Auckland. When they finally got out to toss, Liton Das, leading Bangladesh for the…
News West Indies captain to link up with squad following conclusion of Antigua Test match Kraigg Brathwaite brought up his ninth Test century and first as West Indies captain Gloucestershire have made a last-minute addition to their County Championship squad by signing West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite as an overseas player for the first two months of the domestic season. Brathwaite will be available for up to eight Championship…
News “There was no assistance for spin on the pitch, so I didn’t get the desired results,” said the India wristspinner It has been a forgettable few months for Kuldeep Yadav. After a poor stint at the IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders last year where he played just five matches and picked up only one wicket, he was mostly relegated to the bench for India’s tour of Australia, as well…
News ‘It’s a brilliant landmark for me but I’ve definitely got a lot of unfinished business,’ new vice-captain says When he travels to Northamptonshire for next week’s County Championship season opener, Daniel Bell-Drummond will be just over a month shy of marking a decade as a Kent player. Bell-Drummond, the opening batsman who was recently appointed vice-captain of the club where he made his debut as a 17-year-old, believes he…
News Mitchell Marsh, Ashton Agar and Josh Philippe are available for the home side Mitchell Marsh is in line for his first Sheffield Shield appearance since early last season Captain Mitchell Marsh is one of three international players Western Australia have been able to recall for their Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania in Perth where victory will secure a spot in the final. Marsh, Ashton Agar and Josh Philippe…
News Fast bowler wants to be ready for a “big 12 months” with Australia Australia and Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has withdrawn from this year’s IPL in order to stay in shape for Australia’s upcoming calendar. He becomes the third Australian player, after Josh Phillipe and Mitchell Marsh, to withdraw ahead of this season. Hazlewood has been jumping in and out of bio-secure bubbles since July last…
News Peter Nevill is unavailable due to the birth of his second child while Lachlan Hearne could debut Kurtis Patterson will captain New South Wales against Queensland in their bid to secure a place in the Sheffield Shield final with Peter Nevill unavailable due the birth of his second child. Patterson will lead a side containing plenty of youth with wicketkeepers Matthew Gilkes and Baxter Holt both included while 20-year-old…
Report Less than three overs were possible at Eden Park with the attention now switching to the ODIs Australia 14 for 1 v New Zealand – Match abandoned Australia and New Zealand shared the spoils in the T20I series after rain forced the decider at Eden Park to be abandoned with less than three overs bowled. The contest had been reduced to 13 overs per side after a delayed start…