Preview Jason Roy in line to return on home ground as SL eye first win of tour Wanindu Hasaranga made a half-century from No. 5 Big picture In some ways, the shellacking they received at Chester-le-Street was an improvement for Sri Lanka. No one got injured, no one broke curfew (that we know of), and at 80 for 4 in England’s chase, it was possible to discern the first…
Report Punam Raut, Pooja Vastrakar, and Ekta Bisht dropped; England fielded an unchanged XI TossEngland Women opt to bowl vs India Women India called upon the services of top-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues, offspin-bowling allrounder Sneh Rana, and wristspinner Poonam Yadav for the second ODI against England at the Cooper Associates County Ground in Taunton where the hosts put them into to bat as visting captain Mithali Raj called it wrong…
News Fully vaccinated fans should have taken the second dose 14 days prior to the match In a first since 2019, fully vaccinated cricket fans in Grenada will get a chance to watch the West Indies Women live in action against the touring Pakistan Women during their eight limited-over matches, starting with a three-match T20I series on Wednesday, followed by five ODIs. It will be the West Indies’ first home…
News Shikhar Dhawan, Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul have been recommended for Arjuna Award The BCCI has decided to recommend Mithali Raj and R Ashwin for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India’s highest sporting honour. The board has also recommended the names of Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah for the Arjuna Award, a government honour to recognise outstanding achievements in national sport. Raj, the 38-year-old India Test…
News Only the MCG will not be sold to capacity for the Boxing Day Test, although the current lockdowns are a reminder of the challenging situation Cricket Australia will sell venues at 100% capacity for next season, with the exception of the Boxing Day Ashes Test at the MCG, in the hope of bumper crowds, although the lockdowns taking place around the country have served as a reminder of the…
News Ross Taylor, Devon Conway, Kyle Jamieson and Trent Boult also move up after WTC final performances There were a number of key contributors in New Zealand’s eight-wicket win over India in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, and many of them, led by captain Kane Williamson, have made gains in the latest ICC Test player rankings. Williamson, for starters, has moved back to No. 1 among batters after his…
News The New Zealand batter says he has no no plans of retiring, and that he “still want(s) to learn and still get better” New Zealand batter Ross Taylor has toasted New Zealand’s World Test Championship victory, saying it will “make up” for the 2019 World Cup heartbreak at Lord’s, where they lost without actually losing the final to England. “I guess at the start of my career, there was…
Chris Lynn is the leading run-scorer in BBL history © Getty Images Chris Lynn has stepped down as captain of Brisbane Heat after three years at the helm. The Heat reached the Challenger final last season before being defeated by Perth Scorchers – the first time they had reached the finals since 2016-17 – having finished fifth and seventh in the previous two seasons. Lynn also led the club during…
Report Pepper, Wheater make light work of run-chase to hand Eagles victory on DLS method Essex 151 for 4 (Pepper 55*, Wheater 49) beat Somerset 153 (Conway 53, Harmer 4-23) by six wickets (DLS method) Michael Pepper scored his maiden Vitality Blast half-century as Essex Eagles beat Somerset by six wickets on DLS to maintain their hopes of qualifying for the knockouts. Pepper, in his 18th T20 appearance, struck a…
Report Rob Keogh top-scores for Northamptonshire in five-wicket win Northamptonshire 141 for 5 (Keogh 34*) beat Leicestershire 138 (Steel 44) by five wickets Northamptonshire Steelbacks climbed above Leicestershire Foxes at the bottom of the North Group with a comfortable five-wicket win in the Vitality Blast. Rob Keogh hit the winning boundary with 10 balls to spare, top-scoring with 34 as the Steelbacks chased a modest target of 139, Ricardo Vasconcelos…