News Bangladesh captain rues missing out on ten Super League points in the third ODI Tamim Iqbal: “When we had the opportunity, we should have finished it properly” Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has rued not picking up the full 30 points on offer in the series against Sri Lanka after his side lost by by 97 runs in the third ODI. The home side had already sealed the series…
Report Eight-and-a-half-hour 173 leaves group leaders with daunting task on wearing deck Gloucestershire 45 for 1 (Brathwaite 27*, Hammond 4*) trail Surrey 473 (Amla 173, Clarke 65, Patel 62, Overton 50*) by 428 runs On their two visits to the capital in this year’s LV= Insurance County Championship, Gloucestershire have had to face up to vastly differing challenges. At the start of May, victory in a seam-friendly dogfight at Lord’s…
News Seven Pakistanis will feature this season, including first-timers Haider Ali, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Amir and Azam Khan Chris Morris is set to play in the CPL for the first time after being picked by the Barbados Tridents South Africa allrounder Chris Morris is set for his CPL debut after being unveiled as a first-round pick by the Barbados Tridents in the draft that was held on Sunday, ahead…
Moeen Ali bowls in England training © Getty Images Moeen Ali is set to return to action on Saturday with an appearance in the Birmingham League. Moeen, who recently returned from the IPL, is hoping – subject to approval from the England team management – to play for West Bromwich Dartmouth (WBD) against Walsall in Premier Division One of the country’s oldest cricket league. The match promises to be something…
News Respected former fast bowlers given new roles in sign of ECB commitment to diversity Devon Malcolm and Dean Headley are set to be added to the panel of ECB match referees as the organisation seeks to address a long-standing failure to appoint non-white officials. ESPNcricinfo revealed in November that John Holder, the former Test umpire, had called for an inquiry following the revelation that the ECB had not appointed…
News The PCB has said Multan was the most feasible venue given the need to create a bio-secure environment Pakistan Women have been out of action since their aborted tour of Zimbabwe in February Over the next 30 days, Multan is expected to experience temperatures hovering well over 40 degrees, with a predicted high of 44 degrees. A 26-member Pakistan Women contingent will train in these extreme conditions from…
News The new payment system has created a bit of a divide between players and the board The Sri Lanka men’s players’ rejection of their central contracts is “very unfair”, essentially because the board is offering more for winning series against top-ranked opposition. This is according to Aravinda de Silva, one of the architects of the new payment scheme. The players have contended that the new system is not transparent…
Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli at the Basin Reserve in Wellington (February 2020) © @BLACKCAPS/Twitter When is the WTC final and where? From June 18-22 in Southampton. What type of ball will be used? Not only will they be playing at a neutral venue, governed by neutral match officials, but India and New Zealand will also utilise a neutral ball – Dukes, which is used for first-class cricket in England. Usually, India…
News “I was playing matches without any sleep. Since I found it taxing, I had to quit IPL and go home midway” R Ashwin withdrew from the IPL, before it got suspended, to support his family members who had tested positive for Covid-19 India and Delhi Capitals lead spinner R Ashwin was playing the last few days of the truncated 2021 IPL “without getting any sleep” when his family…
Report Sri Lanka hand ODI debuts to Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne and Binura Fernando Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs Bangladesh Kusal Perera won the toss and chose to bat first against Bangladesh in the third and final ODI in Dhaka and announced a raft of changes after having lost the first two games and conceded the three-match series. Niroshan Dickwella is back, and will keep wickets, while three…