News Capitals allrounder defends his right to take the overthrow even if he knew it had deflected off a batter’s body Dinesh Karthik intervenes after R Ashwin, Tim Southee and Eoin Morgan involve in a war of words R Ashwin has said he didn’t know the ball had deflected off Rishabh Pant’s body when he took the overthrow that offended the Kolkata Knight Riders fielders. Ashwin, however, defended his…
Victoria are hoping to be able to start their season in late October © Getty Images Victoria and New South Wales are hoping they will shortly be able to travel to South Australia where they will quarantine for two weeks in an attempt to begin their domestic seasons. With the Covid-19 situation in the two states and the associated travel restrictions various options have been on the table and there…
Report There are four points available for winning the Test – the first time the teams have met in the format since 2006 Toss Australia chose to bowl vs India Six players will make their Test debuts in the day-night clash at Metricon Stadium with Australia and India facing each other in the format for the first time in 15 years. Australia have handed out four caps to Darcie Brown,…
Warwickshire 464 for 7 (Rhodes 151*, Yates 113, Sibley 57, Hain 55, Parkinson 3-71) lead Lancashire 78 by 386 runs The LV= Insurance County Championship is set to remain a conference-based competition in 2022. But that will be the final season of the arrangement before a return to two divisions in 2023. That is the basis of an ECB recommendation sent to the counties on Wednesday. The counties will then…
Report Rajasthan Royals looked good for a big score with Evin Lewis going strong, but his wicket triggered a terminal collapse Rajasthan Royals 153 for 3 (Maxwell 50*, Bharat 44, Mustafizur 2-20) beat Rajasthan Royals 149 for 9 (Lewis 58, Jaiswal 31, Harshal 3-34, Shahbaz 2-10, Chahal 2-18) by seven wickets Rajasthan Royals were in sight of a tall total when they were 100 for 1 in 11 overs, on…
Preview Sunrisers Hyderabad will be out of top-four contention if they lose on Thursday Big picture This Chennai Super Kings side – which is one win away from a spot in the playoffs – functions at a very high level because of a stable first XI with clear role definitions. Faf du Plessis is the aggressor. And while he takes care of the run-rate, Ruturaj Gaikwad can simply play to…
News Balochistan remain in fifth place, after their third loss in four games Sindh 175 for 4 (Sarfaraz 41*, Sharjeel 34, Khurram 1-25) beat Balochistan 98 (Bangalzai 29, Dahani 4-12, Zahid 3-18, Danish 2-23) by 77 runs Sindh made it three-in-three in Pakistan’s National T20 Cup with an enormous victory over Balochistan in their latest fixture, topping their opponents by 77 runs after bowling them out for just 98. While…
News The Delhi seamer has started training with the squad after completing the mandatory quarantine Mumbai Indians have drafted in Delhi seamer Simarjeet Singh as a replacement for the injured Arjun Tendulkar in the ongoing UAE leg of the IPL. According to a media release from the franchise, the 23-year old has started training with the squad after completing the mandatory quarantine. Most recently, Simarjeet had also travelled with the…
Two days of training is all India have had to familiarise themselves with the pink ball as their debut in day-night Test cricket beckons. On the eve of their first-ever pink-ball Test, starting Thursday against Australia on the Gold Coast, India captain Mithali Raj revealed her side first practised with the pink ball only on Tuesday. “The first training session that we had with the pink ball was yesterday,” Raj…
News “We received advice on security and player welfare and took the decision [to pull out of touring Pakistan] we made” Ian Watmore: “I’m very sorry to anyone who feels hurt or let down by our decision, particularly in Pakistan” Ian Watmore, the ECB chairman, has apologised to Pakistan cricket and admitted the relationship between the two boards needs to be rebuilt, in his first public comments after England…