News Nepal spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will pair up with defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders Pakistan duo Mohammad Amir and Shoaib Malik have signed on with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021 set to take place later this year in St Kitts and Nevis. Malik returns to Guyana Amazon Warriors, the side he led in 2018 and 2019, while Amir’s first stint in the CPL sees will see him ply his…
Bangladesh will play a series of games in the build-up to the T20 World Cup © Getty Images Cricket Australia have agreed to play five T20Is instead of the three they were scheduled to play on their tour of Bangladesh in August, according to BCB cricket operations chairman Akram Khan. Khan, the former captain, also revealed the BCB have dropped one Test and replaced it with an additional T20I on…
News This, however, could require a rejigging of various boards’ calendars The BCCI has told IPL franchises it needs a 25-day window to conduct the 31 remaining matches The BCCI is honing in on the possibility of conducting the second half of IPL 2021 in the UAE in a window between September 18 and October 12. For that to happen, however, it would require a rejigging of various boards’…
News Saifuddin had to be replaced after being hit on the helmet by a Dushmantha Chameera bouncer Mohammad Saifuddin, the Bangladesh allrounder, has been ruled out of the second ODI against Sri Lanka, being played on Tuesday in Dhaka, after suffering concussion when he was hit on his helmet by a delivery from Dushmantha Chameera. Taskin Ahmed has since replaced Saifuddin as a like-for-like concussion substitute for the rest of…
Report Dushmantha Chameera and Lakshan Sandakan picked up three wickets apiece 48.1 overs: Bangladesh 246 (Mushfiqur 125, Chameera 3-44, Sandakan 3-54) v Sri Lanka Mushfiqur Rahim‘s one-man show helped Bangladesh reach a fighting 246 in the second ODI. Sri Lanka never let the home side settle into partnerships, but they couldn’t quite contain Rahim, who reached his eighth ODI century. Rahim scored fluently despite the regular loss of wickets at…
News The cricketer will now isolate in a hotel room in Karachi for a minimum of ten days Anwar Ali has been shifted to the separate floor within the hotel in Karachi where he will isolate for a minimum of ten days Anwar Ali, the Quetta Gladiators fast bowler, has tested positive for Covid-19, and will now miss the flight bound for Abu Dhabi to take part in the…
Report Mosaddek Hossain, who last played an ODI in July 2019, replaces Mohammad Mithun Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has chosen to bat first after winning the toss in the second ODI in Dhaka. The home side have made two changes, bringing in Shoriful Islam and Mosaddek Hossain in place of Taskin Ahmed and Mohammad Mithun respectively. Shoriful is making his ODI debut, having already made his T20I and Test debuts…
News Afridi was ruled out with a back injury, while a Covid-19 violation cost Naseem Shah his involvement in the league Multan Sultans allrounder Shahid Afridi will not play any part in the remainder of the Pakistan Super League after being sidelined with a lower-back injury. The Sultans announced he felt pain in his lower back while training for the resumption of the league, with the doctor advising complete rest….
Katie Levick took 11 wickets at 22.18 for Northern Diamonds during the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy For many women, this cricket season has been a long time coming but Katie Levick, the Northern Diamonds legspinner, found herself in a race against time to be ready for the first match of the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Levick is battling suspected long Covid, having been struck down for a month…
News Batting form behind Dockrell’s return; Graeme McCarter also in 15-man squad Ireland have recalled George Dockrell and William Porterfield to their ODI squad to play Netherlands next month, with Curtis Campher ruled out of the series through injury. Porterfield last played an international in January 2020 and Dockrell’s most recent ODI cap was in May 2019. Both have won recalls to the 15-man squad after being left out altogether…