News He had recently taken up the Afghanistan batting coach role but backed out following the Taliban’s takeover of the country Former Sri Lanka batter Avishka Gunawardene has been named Sri Lanka’s Under-19 coach until the end of 2022. Gunawardene had been approached by the Afghanistan Cricket Board for the post of batting coach, and he had in fact agreed to take up the position temporarily, for the series that…
News The NZ captain, who is returning from taking a break, was just happy to be on the park with her ‘good mates’ Sophie Devine was playing her first match since taking a break from cricket in March For Sophie Devine, Wednesday night’s hefty defeat at the hands of England was about much more than it appeared. Yes, New Zealand were thumped by 46 runs off the back of…
Blessing Muzarabani returned after recovering from his niggle © AFP via Getty Images Zimbabwe chose to bowl vs Ireland Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and opted to bowl in the fourth T20I on an overcast afternoon in Bready. After clinching a low-scoring thriller first up, Zimbabwe were outplayed in the two subsequent matches, which means they need to win here in order to keep the series alive. Allrounder…
Andrew Fidel Fernando and Madushka Balasuriya SLC has largely ignored high-profile engagements for their women cricketers, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. © Getty Images Sri Lanka Cricket has floated the idea of a women’s T20 franchise competition to precede the men’s Lanka Premier League (LPL) this year. But it appears that SLC would require substantial commercial interest before such a tournament can materialise. On Thursday, SLC advertised for…
Ajaz Patel bowled the second-most economical four-over spell for New Zealand in the first T20I against Bangladesh © AFP On Wednesday, Ajaz Patel stepped up as New Zealand’s lone specialist spinner in Dhaka, coming away with 1 for 7 – the second-most economical four-over effort for the side in T20Is . On Thursday, Patel revealed that he had a chat lined up with Daniel Vettori, who holds the New Zealand…
News “Tamim will continue to be one of the best batters but nobody wants to see him lose form by playing T20s forcibly,” Mashrafe said Tamim Iqbal‘s decision to drop out of the upcoming T20 World Cup has been met with praise from two influential names in Bangladesh cricket. Former captain Mashrafe Mortaza wrote a long message on his personal Facebook account, calling Tamim’s choice a visionary one. BCB president…
Shakib Al Hasan’s 25 was the highest individual score in the first game © AFP/Getty Images Big picture Bowling out New Zealand for just 60 and then reaching the target in 15 overs, Bangladesh looked in ominous form in their seven-wicket win in the first T20I. They continued where they had finished against Australia, having bowled them out for 62 in the fifth T20I, but it wasn’t just their spinners…
News “I know when to deliver a message that is serious and when we can be a little more relaxed” Usman Khawaja has been named new captain of Sydney Thunder replacing Callum Ferguson who was released at the end of the last season. Khawaja has played his entire BBL career with Thunder and is the club’s leading run scorer with 1718 at 33.68 including two centuries. “It’s a great privilege…
It’s all square at The Oval! Who’s going to make strides towards a series lead? Joe Root‘s England or Virat Kohli‘s India? Follow it all on our live blog. For ball-by-ball commentary click here. For our coverage in Hindi click here. 10.10am: Ashwin time? R Ashwin has a bowl in the nets © Associated Press Once is a mistake. Twice is a choice. Three times is a habit. Will India…
Dasun Shanaka and Temba Bavuma pose with the trophy © Cricket South Africa Sri Lanka chose to bat vs South Africa Sri Lanka’s three-pronged spin attack will defend the target their batters set for South Africa, after Dasun Shanaka chose to bat first in Colombo under cloudy skies. Sri Lanka included three frontline spinners: Wanindu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya and Praveen Jayawickrama in their XI, and two seamers. Dinesh Chandimal, who…