Bangladesh are set to play a three-match ODI series against hosts Zimbabwe in November before the two sides enter the biobubble for the 10-team women’s ODI World Cup Qualifier to be played in the African nation. The bilateral series will be Bangladesh’s first international assignment since the T20 World Cup held in Australia in February-March last year. “The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Zimbabwe Cricket have had talks regarding this…
News Blundell had sustained a left-quad strain in the recently-concluded T20I series in Bangladesh Tom Blundell, the New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter, has been ruled out of the team’s upcoming ODI series against Pakistan due to a left-quad strain. Blundell had sustained the injury in the recently-concluded T20I series in Bangladesh, during the fourth game. Blundell will be replaced in the squad by allrounder Daryl Mitchell, who was originally set to join…
Earl Eddings is hoping for enough support for a second term © Getty Images Earl Eddings has been unanimously endorsed for a second term as Cricket Australia chairman by the board, but if elected he will stand down during the period with a deputy chair to be appointed next year as part of a succession plan. There has been division in the game around the prospect for a second term…
Sydney Thunder are the defending WBBL champions © Getty Images Tasmania will host the first 20 matches of the WBBL season as the tournament is restructured due to the ongoing Covid-19 border closures around Australia. The competition, which had been due to start in Sydney, will still begin on its original date of October 14 with Sydney Sixers facing Melbourne Stars at Blundstone Arena. Matches will be also be staged…
Saqib Mahmood struck hard in the Powerplay for England © PA Photos/Getty Images Sydney Thunder have snapped up England pace bowler Saqib Mahmood for the upcoming BBL with the Lancashire quick joining fellow Englishmen Alex Hales and Sam Billings under new Thunder coach Trevor Bayliss. Mahmood made his mark in England’s recent ODI series against Pakistan claiming Player of the Series honours after taking nine wickets for the . He…
Report The allrounder smashed an unbeaten 48 off 24 balls to deny the Kings in a last-ball thriller The experienced old pros of Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis and Dwayne Bravo may have helped propel St Kitts & Nevis Patriots into the 2021 CPL final, but it was the young guns – Dominic Drakes, Joshua Da Silva, Fabian Allen and Sherfane Rutherford – who got them over the line as the…
News Forthright with opinions, unafraid to show emotion, he brought the same grace to broadcasting as his run-up during his playing days Michael Holding is set to bring to a close one of the most distinguished modern broadcasting careers when he hangs up his mic at the end of this season. Holding has been part of Sky Sports commentary team for over two decades now, a role he has fulfilled…
Report Zimbabwe fall short despite Williams, Shumba getting them within touching distance Scotland 141 for 6 (Berrington 82, Chatara 2-23) beat Zimbabwe 134 for 9 (Shumba 45, Williams 28, Sharif 4-24) by seven runs Richie Berrington and Safyaan Sharif saved the day for Scotland as they took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe in Edinburgh on Wednesday. First, Berrington steadied a floundering Scotland innings – they…
Report Leicestershire win by innings and five runs as visitors’ callow batting collapses in final overs Leicestershire 492 for 4 (Azad 152, Hill 145) beat Sussex 359 (Brown 133*, Haines 71, Wright 6-94) and 128 (Parkinson 4-18, Mike 4-34) by an innings and five runs Leicestershire pulled off an extraordinary victory over Sussex in an LV=Insurance County Championship match that had looked set to bring the curtain down on the…
Report Durham thwarted by tenth-wicket pair as contest goes down to the wire Northamptonshire 183 (Procter 76, Potts 4-42) and 231 for 9 (Sales 53, Potts 4-68) drew with Durham 400 (Potts 81, Trevaskis 77*, Borthwick 73) James Sales’ maiden first-class fifty helped Northamptonshire salvage a draw with Durham in their LV= Insurance County Championship Division Two clash at Wantage Road. All-rounder Sales, the 18-year-old son of former Northamptonshire batter…