Month: October 2021

Kusal Perera is feeling his way back into top-drawer cricket after an injury setback   The year hasn’t been ideal for Sri Lanka in terms of World Cup preparations. Three of their premier white-ball batters have been handed year-long suspensions, and another is just feeling his way back from injury. But head coach Mickey Arthur believes his side is coming together nicely, even if the batting remains a work in…

Report Mumbai Indians bowlers drag the game to the last over with regular strikes before going down Shreyas Iyer showed off his T20 smarts as he helped Capitals pull off a tricky chase with a measured innings   Delhi Capitals 132 for 6 (Iyer 33*, Ashwin 20*, Coulter-Nile 1-19) beat Mumbai Indians 129 for 8 (Suryakumar 33, Avesh 3-15, Axar 3-21) by four wickets Mumbai Indians threatened to defend 129…

Preview Knight Riders have an iffy middle-order, but they also have Shakib Al Hasan waiting for his turn Sunrisers Hyderabad are out of the playoffs’ race, but can spoil the party for other teams   Big picture Last season, Sunrisers Hyderabad ended Kolkata Knight Riders’ playoff hopes with a win against Mumbai Indians in their last league game. Sunrisers were a better-looking team then, and they claimed their spot in…

Report Ellyse Perry claimed her 300th international wicket but Australia continued to be frustrated Dinner India 359 for 7 (Deepti 58*) vs Australia The lights had just begun taking effect when half-centurion Deepti Sharma stepped on the gas with a powerfully cover-driven four in a seven-run over off Sophie Molineux in what largely was a sluggish opening session for India on day three of the pink-ball Test. Australia picked up…

News “In hindsight when we got a 165 on the board, it would have been nice to have another bowler,” admits KKR head coach Kolkata Knight Riders are having a difficult time balancing their side in the absence of the injured Andre Russell, head coach Brendon McCullum admitted after they were beaten by Punjab Kings on Friday. Knight Riders have looked the most well-tuned side since the IPL has resumed,…

Report Shahrukh Khan applies the finishing touches with an unbeaten 22 off nine balls Punjab Kings 168 for 5 (Rahul 67, Agarwal 40, Chakravarthy 2-24) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 165 for 7 (Iyer 67, Tripathi 34, Arshdeep 3-32) by five wickets Punjab Kings kept their playoff hopes well and truly alive by punishing Kolkata Knight Riders for their off-colour fielding effort. Mayank Agarwal made a quickfire 40 after an early…

News The series, if it goes through, will mark the tourists’ first bit of international cricket in over a year Sri Lanka were last seen in action in early March last year, during the T20 World Cup   Sri Lanka are in talks to tour Pakistan for a series of three ODIs which will be vital preparation for both teams ahead of the Women’s ODI World Cup global qualifier that…