News The left-armer should form a strong pace attack with Kane Richardson and James Pattinson Reece Topley, the England left-armer, has signed with Melbourne Renegades as their first overseas player for the BBL. Topley, who has played 13 ODIs and six T20Is, is currently a reserve at the T20 World Cup and could be elevated to England’s main squad should Tymal Mills’ injury rule him out of the tournament. He…
Preview Their first task is to beat Bangladesh who had the better of the recent series but are out of the World Cup Australia’s World Cup hopes are hanging by a thread after the England thrashing Big Picture Bangladesh will sign off from the World Cup on Wednesday after a poor Super 12s campaign, but can they take Australia with them? At the very least, Aaron Finch’s team need…
Yorkshire have faced criticism for their handling of a report into allegations of racism The full details of Azeem Rafiq‘s allegations of racism at Yorkshire are set to come to light after he was called to give evidence to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee. Roger Hutton, the chair of Yorkshire, Mark Arthur, the chief executive, and Martyn Moxon, the club’s director of cricket, have…
News Hobart Hurricanes are down in seventh with just five games to play Sydney Sixers 4 for 141(Gardner 51, Perry 47) beat Hobart Hurricanes 7 for 110 by 31 runs Ellyse Perry fell just short of a birthday half-century but it mattered little as Sydney Sixers powered their way to a 31-run WBBL victory over the Hobart Hurricanes at the WACA Ground. Perry, who turned 31 on Wednesday, continued her…
News The 10 teams, vying for the three World Cup spots, will also include West Indies, Sri Lanka and Ireland Pakistan will face Bangladesh in the opening game of the World Cup qualifier on November 21 The opening day of the Women’s ODI World Cup Qualifier 2021 in Harare will witness eight of the 10 teams in action, with Pakistan taking on Bangladesh, the West Indies meeting Papua New…
News Victoria coach Chris Rogers has urged a cautious approach with the batter to ensure he has a long career ahead Will Pucovski is all-but ruled out of the start of the Ashes series after not recovering from his latest concussion in time for Victoria’s next Sheffield Shield match and his state coach Chris Rogers has cautioned against rushing him back into the national set-up. Pucovski was hit in the…
Report Pakistan ticked several boxes as they wrapped up a fourth win in four games at the T20 World Cup Pakistan 189 for 2 (Rizwan 79*, Babar 70) beat Namibia 144 for 5 (Wiese 43, Williams 40, Imad 1-13, Hasan 1-22) by 45 runs With one foot in the semi-final already, and having an opportunity to tick off some other boxes before the knockouts, Pakistan did exactly that by opting…
Joe Root says that he could almost “hear the smile down the phone” when Ben Stokes rang him to say he was ready to return to action for this winter’s Ashes tour, and knows that his team-mate will do everything in his power to be fully prepared for the first Test in Brisbane on December 8. Stokes, who suffered a badly broken finger at the IPL in April, missed the…
Fantasy Tips Fantasy tips for the T20 World Cup game between Afghanistan and India Match 33: Afghanistan vs India, Abu Dhabi Fantasy XI: Mohammad Shahzad, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Hazratullah Zazai, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Nabi, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq Captain: Jasprit BumrahPace bowlers have enjoyed success in Abu Dhabi in this tournament. Bumrah’s recent bowling returns here are 3 for 14, 3 for 43, 2…
News Australia very much in the fray but their NRR is against them, while West Indies have left themselves a mountain to climb The margin of victory against Bangladesh has given South Africa’s NRR a big boost South Africa’s dominant win over Bangladesh have made them serious contenders for a semi-final spot, from Group 1, while Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are now out of the race. Here is how…