News Roy struck Shakib Al Hasan’s first ball for four on the way to a commanding 61 from 38 balls Jason Roy was the only batter on either side to pass 30 in England’s thumping Super 12s win against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi and credited his work in the nets facing Liam Dawson as a key factor in his success. England had expected Bangladesh to open the bowling with left-arm…
News Australia leaves with one year left on his contract after underwhelming tenure Middlesex have parted ways with Stuart Law, despite the Australian having a year left on his contract as the club’s head coach. Law took charge in 2019 but struggled to lift Middlesex’s fortunes, twice finishing in the bottom third of the Championship. Angus Fraser, Middlesex’s long-serving director of cricket, was moved sideways during the summer, with Law…
Report Tymal Mills, Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali shared seven wickets, as England dominated the powerplay with the ball yet again England 126 for 2 (Roy 61, Malan 28*, Shoriful 1-26) beat Bangladesh 124 for 9 (Mushfiqur 29, Mills 3-27, Livingstone 2-15) by eight wickets England continued their imposing start to the T20 World Cup with a second powerplay-inspired victory of the competition, as Bangladesh emulated West Indies in being…
News However, SACA would like the team to adopt a uniform approach for the Black Lives Matter movement The South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) would like the national men’s team to take a uniform approach to taking a knee but has criticised Cricket South Africa (CSA) for mandating it, and for doing so during a global tournament. Speaking at the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) hearings, SACA CEO Andrew Breetzke…
Fantasy Tips Your fantasy tips for the T20 World Cup game between Australia and Sri Lanka Match 22: Australia vs Sri Lanka, Dubai Fantasy XI: Kusal Perera, Aaron Finch, Mitchell Marsh, Charith Asalanka, Glenn Maxwell (vice-capt), Steven Smith (capt), Wanindu Hasaranga, Adam Zampa, Lahiru Kumara, Chamika Karunaratne, Josh Hazlewood Captain: Steven SmithHe has been extremely consistent in the T20 format, recording scores of 30 or more in six of his…
News Charith Asalanka looks to have made the No. 3 spot his own ahead of the Australia fixture Asalanka was the player of the match in the game against Bangladesh, hitting 80 not out off 49 balls, after putting on a 69-run partnership with Nissanka for the second wicket, then an unbroken 86-run stand with Bhanuka Rajapaksa. “I’ve watched every cricketer now in Sri Lanka, but I don’t see batting…
News Despite a draw against Rangpur Division, Dhaka Division retain their top position in tier 1 File photo: Najmul Hossain Shanto scored an unbeaten hundred against Dhaka Metropolis Sylhet Division picked up their first-ever win in tier 1 of National Cricket League 2021-22 when they beat Khulna Division by four wickets. Still, Dhaka Division retained their top position after their draw against Rangpur Division. In tier 2, Barisal Division…
News Laughs off talk of poor form and believes he is close to being at his best David Warner has laughed off talk about poor form and believes he is close to finding his best touch, having swapped the practice nets in the UAE for synthetic and concrete surfaces. Warner, who has played five innings in all cricket since April with scores of 0, 2, 0, 1 and 14, revealed…
Report South Australia managed to strike back with a couple of late wickets Western Australia 2 for 42 trail South Australia 128 (Richardson 3-22, Morris 3-25) Jhye Richardson snared three wickets as South Australia were skittled for 128 before Cameron Green helped Western Australia overcome some early batting wobbles in the rain-affected Sheffield Shield clash. The entire morning session on Wednesday was washed out by rain, but WA made up…
Preview Australia are likely to be unchanged but Maheesh Theekshana could return for Sri Lanka if fit Australia will need David Warner to fire if they are to go deep in the tournament Big Picture This group is accepted as the toughest to emerge from but a victory for either Australia or Sri Lanka to make it two from two would leave them strongly placed for a semi-final slot….