Month: September 2021

Report Imran Khan took four wickets while Sahbizada Farhan scored 73 to take KP top of the table Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 153 for 3 (Farhan 73, Rizwan 64) beat Southern Punjab 152 (Mohammad Imran 54, Imran Khan 4-28, Shaheen Afridi 3-34) by seven wickets A comprehensive all-round performance from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) saw them ease past Southern Punjab (SP) by seven wickets. KP found both their bowlers and batters on song…

Preview The two big-hitting teams must tweak their gameplans quickly, or they might just tumble out of contention for the playoffs Rohit Sharma would much rather bat at the Wankhede but, for now, must find a way to find success in the UAE   Big picture These are two hard-hitting teams trying to come to terms with conditions that limit their ambitions. Virat Kohli‘s Royal Challengers Bangalore raise heck at…

Report Iyer hits 43 before Royals collapse around Samson Delhi Capitals 154 for 6 (Iyer 43, Hetmyer 28, Mustafizur 2-22) beat Rajasthan Royals 121 for 6 (Samson 70*, Nortje 2-18, Ashwin 1-20) by 33 runs What appeared at the innings break like a small mountain to climb soon looked like Everest to a struggling Rajasthan Royals batting lineup as Delhi Capitals turned in a disciplined team bowling effort led by…

Preview Dhoni’s team has one foot in the playoffs but Morgan’s men are beginning to come together brilliantly Big picture These are two teams in red-hot form, and they come into the game having beaten Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, respectively, in their last games. So, when Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders face-off in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, it could well be a high-octane encounter. Knight Riders…

News It has not been confirmed whether the match will be a standalone game or complete the series started in August The Old Trafford Test was cancelled earlier this month due to a Covid-19 scare in the Indian camp   England and India have confirmed plans to play a Test in England, in the summer of 2022. The match replaces the fifth Test at Old Trafford which was abandoned earlier…

Report A century stand between Josh Philippe and Hilton Cartwright had continued WA’s batting dominance South Australia 2 for 164 (Carder 58*) trail Western Australia 9 for 465 dec (S Marsh 118, Green 106, Philippe 77, Cartwright 69, Pope 4-92) by 301 runs Jake Carder marked his South Australia debut with a half-century against his former team-mates while Travis Head made a steady start to an important personal season as…

News NSW and Victoria are still waiting to find out when their domestic season will begin Queensland Premier Cricket will provide a chance for some New South Wales players to gain valuable match time this weekend while confirmation is awaited over when their domestic season will start amid the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. A number of New South Wales names had been playing in the NT Strike League in Darwin during…

News Analysis Australia needed some luck to secure an incredible victory, but to even have a chance said a lot about their game Was the delivery to Nicola Carey a no-ball? You aren’t going to find a unanimous view (although it’s only what the umpire decided that matters). Was Australia’s victory in Mackay a remarkable chapter for a brilliant team? Of that there is little doubt. Beth Mooney, who was…

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Rob Yates, 3.2 ov), 2-124 (Will Rhodes, 44.6 ov), 3-139 (Dom Sibley, 54.6 ov), 4-261 (Matthew Lamb, 88.5 ov), 5-287 (Michael Burgess, 96.3 ov), 6-293 (Sam Hain, 99.5 ov), 7-297 (Chris Woakes, 100.5 ov), 8-304 (Tim Bresnan, 104.2 ov), 9-322 (Liam Norwell, 106.1 ov), 10-367 (Craig Miles, 112.5 ov) Source: ESPN Crickinfo