Report Pathum Nissanka top-scored with 73, before hosts lost Angelo Mathews to injury The West Indian ploy to bombard Sri Lanka’s batters with left-arm spin reaped rich dividends on the second morning in Galle, as the pair of Jomel Warrican and Veerasammy Permaul picked up nine wickets between them – including career-best figures of 5 for 35 for the latter – to restrict the hosts to a first-innings total of…
News The former captain was expected to bowl in this game, but that now appears unlikely Given Mathews’ long-standing problems with injuries, it is possible that he will not field, and only bat if required Angelo Mathews‘ role in the ongoing second Test against West Indies in Galle could be substantially restricted after he picked up a thigh strain on the second morning. He sustained the injury while running…
Report Abid missed the rare achievement of a century in each innings, falling for 91 with victory in sight Pakistan 286 and 203 for 2 (Abid 91, Shafique 73) beat Bangladesh 330 and 157 (Liton 59, Yasir 36, Afridi 5-32) by 8 wickets Pakistan made light work of what might have seemed a tricky target on Monday evening, getting to 203 for the loss of just the openers. As in…
News He has kept just five times in T20s but is set to take the gloves for the Stars all season and open the batting alongside Marcus Stoinis English import Joe Clarke is preparing himself for an unfamiliar role in the upcoming BBL as he is set to be Melbourne Stars’ wicketkeeper for most of the tournament. Stars’ local wicketkeeper Seb Gotch is battling a career-threatening finger injury and is…
News Players’ wives and girlfriends would not be able to make the trip while broadcast crews are also an issue Perth’s hopes of hosting the fifth Ashes Test have taken another big hit after Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan reiterated his hardline stance on quarantine rules and banned players’ wives and girlfriends for the trip west. The 60,000-seat Optus Stadium is slated to host the Ashes finale from January 14….
News Too early to decide on Iyer’s place in the next Test, says India coach India’s captain for the Kanpur Test must still have been processing the tight result with India falling one wicket short of what would have been an incredible win on a slow, low surface when his coach Rahul Dravid was being asked about his lack of runs. Ajinkya Rahane now averages 24.39 over his last 16…
News Preparation is being disrupted by the weather and there are concerns around Covid-19, but the focus is on the Gabba He’s never played a first-class match, let alone a Test, in Australia and the final week of preparation leading into the opening game of the Ashes in Brisbane looks set to be disrupted by the weather, but Jos Buttler is determined to go into the series unburdened by things…
News England quick hopes to use BBL stint with Melbourne Renegades to build his case Left-arm quick Reece Topley is hoping to use the Big Bash League as a launching pad to build his case to be in England’s first-choice squad for next year’s T20 World Cup in Australia. Topley was a late addition to England’s squad halfway through the recent T20 World Cup in the UAE as a replacement…
News Former England captain wants law changed to prevent the suffering of terminally ill patients Ray Illingworth, the former England captain, has revealed he is being treated for oesophageal cancer, and has called for assisted dying to be legalised in the UK after witnessing the way his wife Shirley suffered from the same disease. Illingworth, who captained England to victory in Australia in 1970-71 and went on to become English…
Report Shahzad, Rajapaksa romp to victory after Bopara, Munaf star with ball Chennai Braves 114 for 0 (Rajapaksa 55*, Shahzad 54*) beat Northern Warriors 108 (Bopara 2-6) by ten wickets Eleven days and 26 games later, the Chennai Braves finally got themselves their first win of the Abu Dhabi T10, at the ninth time of asking. “Better late than never,” as player of the match, Bhanuka Rajapaksa said post-match. They…