Month: July 2021

News The tournament will be played entirely in a double-header format, with two triple-headers before the semi-finals The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will be held between August 26 and September 15, with all 33 games to be played at Warner Park in St Kitts and Nevis, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has confirmed. Last month, ESPNcricinfo had reported that CWI and the BCCI had reached an agreement for these dates following…

News In a letter to the board, he says “past greats of SL have shown 2nd half of the career is where greater performances are made” Dinesh Chandimal last made a Test century in mid-2018, and has averaged 22.43 across 25 innings since   Sri Lanka batter Dinesh Chandimal has asked SLC and its technical committee for clarity about his future in the national team. In a letter addressed to…

News Five more new signings for tournament after injury, international and Covid restrictions Hayley Matthews, the West Indies allrounder and T20 World Cup winner, has signed for Welsh Fire, while Colin de Grandhomme will continue his stint at the Ageas Bowl after replacing Andre Russell on Southern Brave’s list of overseas players. Matthews, who was Player of the Match when West Indies won the 2016 World T20 in Kolkata, was…

News Covid-related withdrawals and Hundred call-ups have decimated county squads The ECB have confirmed Derbyshire’s final two Blast group matches have been cancelled   Doubts are growing over the viability of this season’s county competitions as clubs face increasing difficulty putting out sides. ESPNcricinfo understands that the combination of Covid-related withdrawals and Hundred call-ups has decimated county squads with Kent, for example, now without their first-choice 17 players. Derbyshire have…

News He bowled a combined 23 overs in the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Harare Zimbabwe’s offspinning-allrounder Roy Kaia has been reported with a suspect bowling action during the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Harare. Kaia bowled a combined 23 overs across two innings during the match without picking up a wicket. An expert panel will analyse the video footage of Kaia’s bowling action from the Test as in-person assessment…

News Fabian Allen bursts into top ten among T20I bowlers as West Indies take 3-0 lead against Australia Pakistan captain Babar Azam has consolidated his position as the No. 1-ranked batter and Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie has made a gain of 14 spots to move to No. 36 after the latest week of ODI fixtures in England and Ireland. Fabian Allen, meanwhile, entered the top ten among T20I bowlers after…

News No leg break for Leech after fielding injury that caused suspension of play on Tuesday Damp conditions at Headingley caused the abandonment of their Roses clash with Lancashire   No play was possible on the final day of the drawn Roses LV= Insurance County Championship fixture between Yorkshire and Lancashire at Emerald Headingley due to a wet outfield. Umpires Ian Gould and Nigel Llong inspected the problematic Emerald Stand…

News The wicketkeeper-batter is flying back to Dhaka for “family reasons” Mushfiqur Rahim will miss the remainder of Bangladesh’s tour of Zimbabwe for “family reasons”, according to the BCB. He will travel back to Dhaka today from Harare. The visitors have an ICC Super League ODI series scheduled from July 16, and a T20I series from July 23. “The Bangladesh Cricket Board requests that all respect the privacy of Mushfiqur…