Month: September 2021

Mohammad Nawaz tests positive for Covid-19 ahead of New Zealand series

News All other Pakistan squad members have tested negative and will hold training as scheduled Mohammad Nawaz has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been quarantined as per the PCB’s pandemic protocols. The left-arm spinner had tested positive during the second round of testing, which were administered upon arrival in Islamabad on Wednesday. He faces a ten-day quarantine period. The Pakistan team will take on New Zealand in a series…

September 9, 2021
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2-1, 2-2 or 3-1? India chase history, England look to avoid ignominy in one last squabble

September 9, 2021
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Preview Covid-19 complications cast doubt over the Manchester Test Big picture Here come the history boys. Virat Kohli‘s team stands on the brink of another Test triumph for the annals. They have avoided the pitfalls that regularly undermined India’s chances in England over the last decade – resulting in defeats to the tune of 4-0, 3-1 and 4-1 under Kohli and MS Dhoni – and can almost reach out and…

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T20 World Cup 2021: Uncapped Graham Kennedy, Gareth Delany in Ireland squad

September 9, 2021
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News Wicketkeeper Neil Rock and offspinner Andy McBrine are also part of the 18-member group Uncapped left-arm spin-bowling allrounder Graham Kennedy has been picked in the Andy Balbirnie-led Ireland squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup. Kennedy had collected seven wickets in five innings at an economy rate of 7.66 in the Inter-provincial T20 trophy and most recently, he was also selected in Ireland’s ODI squad to face the touring…

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South Africa to host Netherlands, India and Bangladesh during home summer

News The Mzansi Super League has been replaced by a domestic T20 competition, with only top-tier teams participating India’s scheduled tour of South Africa between December 2021 and January 2022 has been confirmed as the marquee international series in South Africa’s home calendar. India are due to play three Tests, three ODIs and four T20Is between December 26 and January 25, with Netherlands and Bangladesh also due to visit South…

September 9, 2021
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T20 World Cup: South Africa leave out Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir and Chris Morris

News Temba Bavuma is expected to recover in time to lead the team at the marquee tournament Faf du Plessis and Imran Tahir are among the senior players to have been ignored for the T20 World Cup   Faf du Plessis has not been included in South Africa’s T20 World Cup squad despite being available to play international white-ball cricket. Du Plessis, who retired from Tests in February, specifically named…

September 9, 2021
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Chance for Bangladesh to test T20 World Cup players as Shakib, Mustafizur unlikely for NZ dead rubber

Preview New Zealand, for their part, will look to win the fifth T20I and end the series on a positive note before heading to Pakistan Big Picture The series was decided by two defining bowling performances from the Bangladesh side as Nasum Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman powered the hosts to an unassailable 3-1 lead against New Zealand in the fourth T20I after Bangladesh went down by 52 runs in the…

September 9, 2021
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One more member of India's support staff tests positive for Covid-19

News The Indians’ training session, one day off from the start of the fifth Test, has been cancelled and the players have been asked to stay in their hotel rooms One more member of India’s support staff has tested positive for Covid-19, in Manchester, and the Indian team’s training session on the eve of the final Test of the five-match series at Old Trafford has been cancelled as a result….

September 9, 2021
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Tymal Mills makes England's T20 World Cup squad, no return for Ben Stokes

September 9, 2021
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News Chris Woakes, David Willey and Sam Billings included, no space for Saqib Mahmood England have recalled Tymal Mills to their squad for the T20 World Cup, but there will be no return for Ben Stokes as the allrounder continues his indefinite break from the game for mental health reasons. Mills played the last of his four T20Is for England in 2017 but impressed during the Hundred for the eventual…

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No surprises as Bangladesh name Mahmudullah-led squad for T20 World Cup

September 9, 2021
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News Tamim Iqbal, who had opted out, Taijul Islam and Mosaddek Hossain are not a part of the squad Mahmudullah will lead Bangladesh at the 2021 T20 World Cup, with all their major players in the mix with the exception of Tamim Iqbal, who opted out of the tournament recently. There were no real surprises in the 15-member squad, with the selectors clearly focussing on recent performances, away in Zimbabwe…

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Sammy-Jo Johnson: Hundred opportunities beneficial for women's game around the world

September 9, 2021
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News Sydney Thunder allrounder also believes some of the rules would work well in T20 Sammy-Jo Johnson, the Sydney Thunder and New South Wales allrounder, believes the Hundred can benefit the women’s game around the world with the increased exposure it has given players. Johnson, who played for Trent Rockets, finished as the tournament’s joint second-leading wicket-taker with 15 at 10.26 and an economy rate of 1.14 runs per ball….

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