Month: March 2022

News Bangladesh’s head coach also wants the batters to put together substantial partnerships Hazratullah Zazai was dropped when he hadn’t even opened his account, and ended unbeaten on 59   Bangladesh’s trend of dropping catches continued as they missed three straightforward chances in the second T20I against Afghanistan. Both Hazaratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani were reprieved on their way to a 99-run second-wicket partnership in Afghanistan’s chase of 116. Nasum…

Report After the bowlers restricted Bangladesh to 115, Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani helped knock the target off easily Afghanistan 121 for 2 (Zazai 59*, Ghani 47, Mahmudullah 1-2) beat Bangladesh 115 for 9 (Mushfiqur 30, Farooqi 3-18, Omarzai 3-22) by eight wickets Zazai struck his third T20I fifty, but both batters took advantage of Bangladesh’s poor catching. Nasum Ahmed, who took four wickets in the first game, dropped Zazai’s…

News “I think our top four is going to play a big role and our ability to score big hundreds is going to be important” Haynes, Meg Lanning‘s deputy, started slowly on a Hamilton pitch that proved tricky to score on early, before the pair broke the shackles in a 196-run second-wicket partnership as England’s bowlers struggled to make inroads. Australian spinners Alanah King and Jess Jonassen shared five wickets…

News With bilateral series cancelled because of non-cricketing reasons, the two teams have almost no experience of playing each other Four of six innings at the 2022 Women’s ODI World Cup so far have had totals in excess of 250, with at least one batter scoring a hundred in them. Mithali Raj, whose India will begin their campaign on Sunday against Pakistan, believes that – one batter playing a long,…

Report Allrounder slams 175* to set up declaration, and then joins the wicket-takers’ party to push Sri Lanka on the back foot Sri Lanka 108 for 4 (Ashwin 2-21) trail India 574 for 8 dec (Jadeja 175*, Pant 96, Ashwin 61, Vihari 58, Lakmal 2-90, Fernando 2-135, Embuldeniya 2-188) by 466 runs India’s bowlers brought all their quality to bear on a pitch just beginning to offer turn and variable…

Report Jake Lehmann made 102 in the first innings and Liam Scott took 5 for 46 but South Australia opted not to chase 253 off 50 overs on the final day South Australia 9 for 244 dec (Lehmann 102) & 3 for 115 (Weatherald 60*) drew with Queensland 8 for 305 dec (Clayton 85, Peirson 65) & 191 (Truloff 64, Scott 5-46) South Australia declined a potentially season-reviving run chase…

Report A minute’s silence was observed before play in memory of Shane Warne and victims of the terror attacks in Peshawar Pakistan 302 for 1 (Imam 154*, Azhar 95*, Lyon 1-106) vs Pakistan Azhar Ali closed in on his 19th Test century at lunch as a stubborn Pakistan continued to build an imposing first-innings total against Australia on a sombre day two of the first Test in Rawalpindi. After toiling…

News Prime Minister Morrison offers Warne’s family a state funeral The Great Southern Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground is set to be renamed the SK Warne stand in perpetuity following the sudden passing of Australian cricket legend Shane Warne at aged 52. Warne passed away suddenly while on holiday in Thailand on Friday leading to a global outpouring of tributes and emotion. On a grey dreary Saturday in Melbourne,…

England chose to bowl vs Australia England captain Heather Knight won the toss and opted to bowl first in their World Cup opening match against Australia in Hamilton. Opting for seven batters, England left out Tash Farrant, Charlie Dean, Emma Lamb and Freya Davis but they boast an experienced bowling attack in Katherine Brunt, Anya Shrubsole – the heroine of the 2017 World Cup final – alongside Kate Cross and…

Report South Africa are without regular opener Lizelle Lee for this fixture Bangladesh chose to bowl v South Africa In their first appearance at a 50-overs World Cup, Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana chose to bowl first in the hope of exploiting early dampness in Dunedin. Sune Luus would have done the same, but South Africa will set Bangladesh a target with makeshift Tazmin Brits, playing in place of Lizelle Lee,…