Report Imrul Kayes and Litton Das seal the deal with stand of 138; Comilla Victorians top of the table Comilla Victorians 148 for 1 (Imrul 81*, Litton 53) beat Chattogram Challengers 138 for 8 (Jacks 57, Afif 27, Mustafizur 5-27) by nine wickets How the match played outComilla Victorians hammered Chattogram Challengers by nine wickets to bound to the top of the BPL points table. They first restricted Chattogram to…
Ashley Giles appointed Chris Silverwood and increased his responsibilities – both may pay for England’s Ashes failure “You can change me, change the head coach, change the captain. But we’re only setting up future leaders for failure. That’s all we’re doing. We’re only pushing it down the road.” And yet, here we are, five weeks later, and Giles’ employment status is now exactly as he had painted it. Those…
News Former chairman casts doubt on validity of Lord Patel’s appointment to lead board Yorkshire’s attempts to secure the return of international cricket this summer have suffered a setback after the club was forced to delay a proposed Emergency General Meeting (EGM), which had been expected to confirm governance changes in the wake of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal. The EGM had been due to take place on Wednesday evening,…
News The best England women can hope for after defeat in the first ODI is to draw the Ashes Twice in five days at Manuka Oval, England have had it within their grasp to keep the Ashes alive, but instead Heather Knight was left to reflect on the trophy staying with Australia until at least 2023. However, Knight continued to believe that her side are close to turning over Australia….
News The rest of the squad left from Dhaka to Auckland on Thursday afternoon Three members of the Bangladesh contingent, bound for New Zealand to participate in the Women’s World Cup, have tested positive for Covid-19. The rest of the squad left from Dhaka to Auckland on Thursday afternoon. While the three Covid-positive members will undergo quarantine in Dhaka, those who are travelling to New Zealand will isolate for ten…
News Afghanistan spinner back at Lord’s for fourth consecutive T20 campaign Mujeeb Ur Rahman is currently the ICC’s No. 7-ranked bowler in T20Is Mujeeb Ur Rahman, the Afghanistan spinner, has re-signed for Middlesex to appear in this year’s Vitality Blast. Mujeeb, a regular in franchise leagues around the world, will be turning out for the London club for his fourth consecutive season. He is expected to be available for…
News Organisation hopes to reduce cricket’s carbon footprint, starting with installing solar panels in clubs across Australia Pat Cummins: We’ve got to do our bit to make sure we try to limit temperature increases Top Australian cricketers have gone into bat against climate change, setting up a new organisation to reduce the sport’s footprint. Test captain Pat Cummins says few sports are more imperilled by global warming and it’s…
News The league stage will be held before the IPL, between February 10 and March 15 The 2022 Ranji Trophy will be held over two phases, between February 10 and June 26, in nine venues across India. The first phase of the tournament – the league stage – will feature 38 teams and 57 matches, between February 10 and March 15. The knockouts will be held after the conclusion of…
Report Mohammad Mithun’s 72 went in vain for Sylhet Khulna Tigers 144 for 1 (Fletcher 71*, Soumya 43) beat Sylhet Sunrisers 142 for 5 (Mithun 72, Mosaddek 34, Khaled 2-20) by nine wickets How the match played outAndre Fletcher and Soumya Sarkar blasted out Sylhet Sunrisers with a rapid opening partnership that set up Khulna Tigers’ nine-wicket win. The partnership followed their captain Mushfiqur Rahim’s criticism after Khulna’s previous match,…
News The trip is expected to be approved by the CA board on Friday Australia remain confident a near full-strength squad will tour Pakistan with only a few players still holding security fears. Cricket Australia’s board is expected to approve its first tour to the country in 24 years on Friday, happy with the pre-trip security briefing. There were suggestions as recently as last week there was trepidation from some…