News “I am feeling on top of the world, was very difficult to sit out and see my team-mates play,” he said Shreyas Iyer missed the first half of the IPL in India after dislocating his shoulder Delhi Capitals batter Shreyas Iyer said he was “on top of the world” after recovering from a shoulder injury that forced him to miss the first half of the 2021 IPL season….
News “He will add a lot of firepower to our batting line-up is a big part of our squad,” says head coach Pocknall New Zealand opener Finn Allen has returned to the team bio-bubble after returning two negative Covid-19 tests on successive days. If Allen is available for the second T20I against Bangladesh on Friday, it will be a major boost for the visitors who were bowled out for 60…
Shakib Al Hasan is back in the list of Bangladesh’s contracted players © AFP/Getty Images Shakib Al Hasan is back in the list of Bangladesh’s centrally contracted players, after missing out in 2020 on account of a large part of the year being part of his one-year ban from all cricket. Shakib is one of five cricketers offered an all-format contract. Tamim Iqbal‘s contract includes Tests and ODIs only, while…
Report Tallawahs’ batters couldn’t build on their starts while Dwayne Bravo impressed with the ball St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 169 for 4 (Rutherford 50*) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 166 for 8 (Bravo 3-25) by six wickets Sherfane Rutherford‘s outstanding CPL continued with another matchwinning hand as he and Fabian Allen turned what appeared a challenging chase into a canter to maintain St Kitts and Nevis Patriots’ unbeaten start to the…
Mignon Du Preez heads to Hobart for the WBBL © Getty Images South Africa batter Mignon du Preez has been prized away from Melbourne Stars, signing with Hobart Hurricanes for the upcoming WBBL season. Du Preez, 32, has played in every edition of the WBBL for Stars sitting second on their all-time games list and second on their all-time run-scorers list. She played in the final with the Stars last…
Report Ethan Bamber completes five-wicket haul to cement home side’s dominance Derbyshire 205 (Bamber 5-41) and 42 for 1 need 292 more runs to beat Middlesex 282 and 256 (Robson 52) A last-wicket stand of 58 between Toby Roland-Jones and Tim Murtagh leaves Derbyshire needing the fifth-highest run chase in their history ahead of day four at Lord’s. The two pacemen missed eclipsing Middlesex’s 10th-wicket record against Derbyshire of 66…
Graeme van Buuren marshalled the tail to set up a Gloucestershire turnaround © Getty Images Northamptonshire 327 and 92 for 7 (Higgins 3-26) lead Gloucestershire 191 (van Buuren 56, Procter 5-42) by 228 runs Ryan Higgins led a Gloucestershire charge on third afternoon at Bristol as the home side came storming back into the match as Northamptonshire closed 92 for 7, leading by 228. Higgins took 3 for 26 and…
Report Dane Vilas half-century helps home side achieve close to first-innings parity Warwickshire 371 and 52 for 1 lead Lancashire 331 (Bohannon 170, Vilas 67, Norwell 6-57) by 82 runs It wasn’t simply the calendar that suggested the incipient turning of the seasons this morning. There was drizzle in the air and the chalk-white sky reminded us that from now on our many good days will be somehow pilfered from…
Report Needing to defend seven in the one-over shootout, Shepherd conceded only four to complete Amazon Warriors’ league double over the defending champions Match 11 of CPL 2021 belonged to Guyana Amazon Warriors’ Romario Shepherd. He first took 3 for 24 to restrict Trinbago Knight Riders to 138 for 9, then hit a nine-ball cameo of 18 to take Amazon Warriors to the same total, and finally conceded just four…
Gary Ballance extended his fine record at the Ageas Bowl © Getty Images Hampshire 163 and 26 for 2 need a further 367 runs to beat Yorkshire 243 and 312 for 6 dec (Ballance 101*, Kohler-Cadmore 89, Hill 55) Yorkshire put themselves in a strong position to wrap up an emphatic victory against an under-manned Hampshire after another LV= County Championship day of dominance at the Ageas Bowl. Starting the…