Report The left-arm spinner got two wickets in two balls in the first over of the day before Mehidy Hasan Miraz dismissed Fawad Alam The answer to “how do you break a big partnership when the bowlers run out of ideas” clearly seems to be to sleep on it. For the second day in succession, the bowling side found an almost immediate breakthrough in the morning that had eluded them…
Report At lunch on day four, India led by 133 runs with five wickets in hand Tim Southee dismissed Mayank Agarwal and Ravindra Jadeja in the space of three balls Lunch India 345 and 84 for 5 (Ashwin 20*, Iyer 18*, Jamieson 2-21, Southee 2-27) lead New Zealand 296 by 133 runs Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson rocked India’s batting line-up on a slow fourth-day pitch, reducing the hosts…
News Kapp was bedridden for three days before the final due to illness and then had to deal with the emotional challenge of playing against her wife Dane van Niekerk Player of the WBBL final Marizanne Kapp revealed that she didn’t leave her hotel room for three days in the lead-up to the final after coming down with an illness following Perth Scorchers trip to Adelaide. Kapp produced a phenomenal…
News Jordan set to play for his fourth BBL club after Brathwaite is ruled out of the tournament due to shoulder surgery Two-time defending BBL champions Sydney Sixers have pulled off a coup signing England quick Chris Jordan as an international replacement for Carlos Brathwaite after the West Indian was ruled out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury. Brathwaite has undergone surgery and is unavailable for the entire…
News West Indies batter says if they can keep Dimuth Karunaratne to low scores, they take substantial steps to winning the second Test Be precise and decisive with your footwork against spin. Oh, and don’t drop catches off Dimuth Karunaratne. Nkrumah Bonner, who top-scored for West Indies with 68 not out off 220 said the above would help his team be more competitive in the second Test. Bonner was one…
News Batter used his time away from the team to get his mind ready for long-form cricket Liton Das kisses the logo on his helmet after getting to his maiden Test century Liton Das said that getting a break from T20s after the World Cup was a blessing in disguise after scoring by his maiden Test century against Pakistan in Chattogram. Liton was one of several high-profile players to…
News As things stand, India A will remain in South Africa with both teams committed to continue their red-ball series India are scheduled to tour South Africa for three Tests, three ODIs and four T20Is The status of India’s December-January tour of South Africa remains unchanged, for now. It is understood that the Indian team will require special government permission to tour South Africa – the borders between the…
Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami, as well seven of the eight Indian players who participated in the 2021-22 WBBL, are among the notable omissions from the squads for the Senior Women’s One-day Challenger Trophy scheduled to run from December 4 to 9 in Vijayawada. The Challenger Trophy, expanded to accommodate a fourth team for the upcoming edition, is expected to serve as an audition for the most promising performers of the…
Report The home side finished strongly with the bat and started superbly with the ball in the powerplay Perth Scorchers 5 for 146 beat Adelaide Strikers 6 for 134 by 12 runs Perth Scorchers, who topped the regular season to earn direct entry into the final, claimed their maiden WBBL title as Adelaide Strikers’ powerful late-tournament surge came to a halt at Optus Stadium. In front of a crowd of…
News Although Netherlands are unable to catch a flight out, it is understood the players have communicated they are not in the right mental state to play Both Netherlands and South Africa are outside the automatic qualification zone in the World Cup Super League The second and third ODIs between South Africa and Netherlands have been postponed after concerns around a new Coronavirus variant, Omicron. The first match in…