Month: August 2021

News Mahmudullah on the positive side of biosecure bubbles: “You can spend more time with your team-mates, discuss plans and strategies” No Tamim Iqbal, no Liton Das and no Mushfiqur Rahim. Bangladesh’s plans of putting it past a depleted Australia side in what is the first bilateral T20I series between the two teams have been impacted by the absence of three key batters, but they are particularly unhappy about Rahim…

News The teams were scheduled to play three ODIs and three T20Is in September-October England were expected to play three ODIs and three T20Is in Bangladesh in September-October   England’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh, which was originally scheduled for September and October this year – shortly before the start of the men’s T20 World Cup – has been postponed indefinitely. That will now allow the England players who are a…

News The franchise has got a new logo as well Saint Lucia Zouks are now Saint Lucia Kings, the CPL franchise said in a media release on Monday. The team has got a new logo as well. In 2020, the franchise was sold to KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited, the consortium that owns the Punjab Kings in the IPL. The Punjab Kings had also changed their name from the Kings…

News Mitchell Marsh’s recent success and the possible return of Steven Smith have added to the crush at the top of the order The game of musical chairs in Australia’s T20I batting line-up will continue, with Matthew Wade set to play in the middle order during the series in Bangladesh, with that now being his likely position at the World Cup in October. It is a change of plans from…

Report Tymal Mills also miserly as Spirit stumble despite highest Powerplay score of tournament Southern Brave 145 for 6 (Davies 50) beat London Spirit 141 for 7 (Inglis 55, Garton 2-30) by four runs A remarkable spell of death bowling from Tymal Mills and Chris Jordan saw London Spirit fall to a third defeat in three completed games and remain the only men’s team in the Hundred yet to register…

Report Derbyshire regroup from 8 for 4 but have no answer to attacking innings in chase Northamptonshire 183 for 2 (Gay 84*) beat Derbyshire 177 for 9 (Hudson-Prentice 64, White 4-20, Sanderson 3-29) by eight wickets Emilio Gay’s unbeaten 84 led Northamptonshire to an eight-wicket victory over Derbyshire, securing their first win of the Royal London Cup campaign. The academy graduate saw the hosts over the line with three balls…

Report Matthew Revis’ unbeaten half-century in vain as Yorkshire are undone in Taunton Somerset 159 for 5 (Hildreth 61*) beat Yorkshire 158 for 5 (Revis 58*) by five wickets James Hildreth blasted a brilliant 61 off 34 balls as Somerset continued their strong defence of the Royal London Cup with a five-wicket victory over Yorkshire at Taunton. In a game reduced to 20 overs per side by rain, the visitors…

Report Rookie batter rallies Sussex’s tail to turn a rout in an agonising three-run loss Gloucestershire 218 for 8 (Taylor 52) beat Sussex 214 (Brown 63, Carter 59, Smith 3-28) by three runs Gloucestershire kept alive their Royal London Cup chances with their second win in four matches when they beat Sussex by three runs in a thrilling match at the 1st Central County Ground. Sussex, though, without a win…