Report Bancroft shared a WA Shield final record 188-run stand with Whiteman, who made 85 Western Australia 290 for 3 (Bancroft 135*, Whiteman 85) against Victoria Western Australia took a major step towards ending their 23-year Sheffield Shield title drought with Cameron Bancroft‘s superb century putting them in a strong position on the opening day of the final against Victoria at the WACA ground in Perth. Bancroft posted his 15th…
News Screens at both ends malfunctioned before a ball was bowled The start of the Durban Test was delayed after the sightscreens at both ends malfunctioned before a ball was bowled. The match eventually began at 10:35am, 35 minutes after the scheduled start. Play began from the Umgeni End at Kingsmead, after the groundstaff put together white cloths to cover up the faulty electronic screens. It looked innocuous enough at…
Report Mominul Haque chose to make first use of the surface with three seamers at his disposal Bangladesh chose to bowl vs South Africa On an unusually brown-green Kingsmead pitch, which Keshav Maharaj said he had never seen at this venue before, Mominul Haque chose to make first use of the surface with three seamers at his disposal. He was without Shoriful Islam, who has a niggle and Tamim Iqbal,…
News “What that defeat brought was a form of professionalism and accountability that we didn’t have back then” Megan Schutt has harked back to Australia’s shock exit from the 2017 ODI World Cup as the “kick up the butt” the team needed to create the kind of “professionalism” that has underpinned their dominance in the format since, including their unbeaten march into the final of the ongoing 2022 edition. Schutt,…
Report The experienced pair of Lizelle Lee and Sune Luus are making their 100th ODI appearance Toss South Africa Women chose to bowl vs England Women South Africa have opted to bowl against defending champions England in the 2022 ODI World Cup semi-final at the Hagley Oval in pursuit of their maiden berth in a world tournament final in this format. The ground had witnessed rain overnight but the sun…
Report Kolkata Knight Riders bowlers fought really hard to defend 128, but it was not to be Royal Challengers Bangalore 132 for 7 (Rutherford 28, Shahbaz 27, Southee 3-20, Umesh 2-16) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 128 (Russell 25, Hasaranga 4-20, Akash 3-45, Harshal 2-11) by three wickets Having lost their opening game of the season despite scoring 205, Royal Challengers Bangalore were in danger of losing again, this time despite…
News “We will be doing things that we have not been doing well, such as rotating strike, sweeping, and playing spin better,” says Phil Simmons Phil Simmons: “The camp will be a chance for us to do some work with players who might have a chance to play later this year” Cricket West Indies has named uncapped duo Keacy Carty and Nyeem Young among 16 players for a white-ball…
News Son of the legendary India allrounder Vinoo Mankad, Rahul played first-class cricket for Mumbai Former Mumbai player Rahul Mankad, son of the legendary India allrounder Vinoo Mankad, has died after a brief ailment. He was 66. Mankad is survived by his wife and two daughters. He died in London. A right-hand batter, Mankad played 47 first-class matches in which he scored 2111 runs, with a best of 162. He…
Preview Only Zimbabwe and Netherlands have won fewer ODIs in this World Cup cycle than Babar Azam’s men Big picture If there were optimists who believed the ODI series would gradually pick up interest once the ball was rolling, what the first game threw up will have done plenty to extinguish that kind of positive thinking. In a textbook example of why the 50-over format continues to struggle for relevance…
Alec Stewart, Surrey’s director of cricket, takes his place at the pre-season photocall Alec Stewart, Surrey’s director of cricket, insists that county cricket remains the primary “breeding ground” for England’s Test cricketers, but acknowledges that the gulf between the domestic and international game has widened in recent years, due in a large part to the reduced availability of the world’s best players. For that reason, Stewart – who confirmed…