Report Glamorgan lose last four wickets for 35 then struggle for inroads with the ball Gloucestershire 224 for 4 (Dent 75, van Buuren 65*) trail Glamorgan 309 (Byrom 78) by 85 runs Two superb catches by Glamorgan skipper Chris Cooke and two wickets in three balls by offspinner Andrew Salter stopped Gloucestershire from romping to a big second-day total in their LV= Insurance County Championship at Sophia Gardens. Cooke dived…
Kieron Pollard will be looking to lift the trophy for the second time in a row © Getty Images Big picture Last year’s finalists will begin the semi-finals phase this year. St Lucia Kings beat the defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders in their first fixture this season, and lost the return leg immediately after. Since then, it’s been an upward trend in general for both teams in a tightly fought…
News The BCCI president had earlier been quoted saying he wanted the match to be a standalone event Sourav Ganguly had earlier been quoted saying the replacement Test should be a one-off match The replacement match for the now-cancelled Manchester Test should be continuation of the five-match England-India Test series and not a one-off Test, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has clarified. India could not field a team in the…
Report Ireland made one change with Shane Getkate coming in for Craig Young 42-overs per side Ireland opt to bowl v Zimbabwe Ireland asked Zimbabwe to bat first after the final ODI was delayed by two hours and 15 minutes because of morning showers. The match has been reduced to 42 overs a side, and is the last fixture in a series Zimbabwe lead 1-0. This is also the last…
West Indies are the defending T20 world champions, having won the last edition back in 2016 The men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will kick off on October 17, with the first round (qualifying) matches featuring, among others, two-time beaten finalists Sri Lanka. Tour teams from that group of eight will move into the main competition, where they will join the top-eight teams, which have qualified for the event directly….
News A head coach will also be appointed alongside the two, Ramiz said in his first press conference as PCB chairman Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden and former South Africa seamer Vernon Philander have been appointed Pakistan coaches for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE. The newly-elected PCB chairman Ramiz Raja announced Pakistan had roped in the duo ahead of the tournament, citing the aggression and quality of…
News Uganda were reduced from 153 for 1 to 186 for 6 as a result Cameroon fast bowler Maeva Douma, playing in the women’s T20 World Cup African region qualifier against Uganda in Gaborone on Sunday, got four of the opposition batters dismissed in a controversial – yet legal – mode of dismissal: run-out backing up. With Uganda in a dominant position at 153 for 1 in 15.3 overs after…
News His term at the helm of the PCB will be for three years after winning an unopposed election Ramiz Raja’s priority will be to continue to make international tours to Pakistan a regular occurrence Former Pakistan batter Ramiz Raja has formally been elected PCB chairman for a term of three years after winning an unopposed election. As widely expected, he was the only one to have submitted his…
Ben Dwarshuis is the sixth-highest wicket-taker in the BBL © Getty Images Australia bowler Ben Dwarshuis has replaced Chris Woakes in the Delhi Capitals squad for the rest of the 2021 IPL season. Woakes had pulled out of the remainder of the IPL because of personal reasons, joining Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Jonny Bairstow, Punjab Kings’ Dawid Malan and Rajasthan Royals’ Jos Buttler in withdrawing from the tournament. Woakes had taken five…
News Australia’s Test captain is likely to be out of action until early November, giving him a month to prepare for the Ashes Australia Test captain Tim Paine faces a disrupted build-up to the Ashes after it was decided that he would undergo surgery on a pinched nerve in his neck, which has been causing problems for a considerable time. First reported in the Australian, Paine will have the operation…