Month: November 2021

Fantasy Tips Fantasy picks for the T20 World Cup game between South Africa and Bangladesh Match 30: Bangladesh vs South Africa, Abu Dhabi Fantasy XI: Quinton de Kock (c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Temba Bavuma, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Mohammad Naim, Dwaine Pretorious, Aiden Markram, Shoriful Islam, Tabraiz Shamsi, Nasum Ahmed, Anrich Nortje (vc) Captain: Quinton de Kock de Kock is due a big score and he has played well against Bangladesh…

Preview Without Shakib, Bangladesh look weaker but will hope their other senior players step up Big Picture South Africa will look to avoid any more stumbles in their T20 World Cup campaign as they come up against a Bangladesh side ravaged by defeats and injuries. Bangladesh have already lost three matches, and whatever thin mathematical chance they had of making it into the semifinals may have evaporated with Shakib Al…

News England captain says India defeat will “plant a little bit of doubt in Australia’s mind” India were victorious in Brisbane earlier this year, ending Australia’s 32-year unbeaten run   Joe Root has declared the Gabba is no longer a stronghold, arguing doubt will linger in Australia’s minds when the Ashes start on December 8 because of their shock Test loss to India’s depleted XI. India stormed to an unexpected…

News Similar to 2019, Australia are lining up a match between a large contingent of players Australia are close to solving their Ashes logistical jigsaw, with selectors expected to hold off finalising a Test squad until T20 World Cup stars face the best of the rest. Administrators will likely wait until Australia’s final World Cup pool game, against West Indies on Saturday, before locking in key dates and details. But…

Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Caleb Jewell, 6.2 ov), 2-44 (Macalister Wright, 8.1 ov), 3-68 (Ben McDermott, 11.1 ov), 4-86 (Charlie Wakim, 16.3 ov), 5-92 (Beau Webster, 18.2 ov), 6-96 (Thomas Rogers, 19.3 ov), 7-110 (Tom Andrews, 21.5 ov), 8-111 (Jordan Silk, 22.1 ov), 9-111 (Peter Siddle, 22.3 ov), 10-131 (Riley Meredith, 26.4 ov) Source: ESPN Crickinfo

News The panel said it “was not reasonable for Azeem to have been offended” At least one Yorkshire player admitted to regularly using the term ‘P**i’ when talking to Azeem Rafiq, according to the report into racism at the club. But he was cleared of wrongdoing on the basis that it was perceived as, what the report says was, friendly, good-natured “banter” between the two players. The player also admitted…

With 28 matches played the group stage of this year’s tournament is halfway through. Here’s a rundown of how things with just six points separating top from eighth Melbourne Renegades (7 matches, 5 wins, 11 points) Form (most recent first) WWWWNLW Season so farA fantastic turnaround to date from last season’s seventh-placed team and they are on a run of four consecutive wins after the Harmanpreet Kaur-inspired chase against Adelaide…

News Analysis Each of the venues has brought a different aspect to the game We are just past the halfway stage of the Super 12s, with all teams having played at least twice and the competition for semi-final spots hotting up. The T20 World Cup as a whole has been running for more than two weeks, and several trends have started to emerge – some of them expected, some less…

News The legspinner will undergo ACL reconstruction early next year Wareham, who has previously had the same knee reconstructed, injured herself in the field against Adelaide Strikers. She now faces a lengthy period of the sidelines and a return is unlikely before the next Australia season. Wareham had her first surgery last week but won’t be able to undergo the latest reconstruction until early next year. “Due to her previous…

News The batter took a blow in the nets last month and may not be available for the MCG this week Will Pucovski‘s return to action for Victoria is in doubt with the batter still experiencing concussion symptoms after the blow he took in training last month casting further uncertainty over whether he will be available for the start of the Ashes. It had been hoped that Pucovski would be…