Report Afghanistan were reduced to 20 for 4 in the run chase, eventually folding up for 94 Bangladesh 155 for 8 (Litton 60, Afif 25, Farooqi 2-27) beat Afghanistan 94 (Zadran 27, Nasum 4-10, Shoriful 3-29) by 61 runs Nasum Ahmed‘s powerplay blitz with the ball ended Bangladesh’s eight-match losing streak in T20Is, as they convincingly beat Afghanistan in the first of the two T20Is at the Shere Bangla National…
News During the three-day quarantine, everyone who is part of the bubble will need to do in-room testing, with each test being 24-hours apart A three-day hard quarantine in the hotel room followed by a negative test on the fourth day will be mandatory before teams can enter the IPL bubble, according to the quarantine protocol distributed by IPL to the franchises on Thursday. During the three-day quarantine, everyone who…
News “We were underdogs then too, and we had nothing to lose, so we produced our best… The pressure is on India to not let a match slip” Dimuth Karunaratne wants his batters to make the most of any chances they might get batting first in the series Sri Lanka have played 20 Tests in India, lost 11, and won zero. Even the great Sri Lanka teams – those…
News New Test captain also toasts contributions of Rahane, Pujara as India prepare for a proper changing of the guard Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have all contributed to India’s Test success India’s Test cricket is at the precipice of a proper changing of the guard. There is a new captain, and the team is about 300 caps lighter in experience. Two new batters will have to…
News Sheffield Shield’s leading wicket-taker Chelmsford-bound following Australia’s Pakistan tour Essex have signed long-term target Mark Steketee for the first six matches of the 2022 County Championship as they look to regain the title they won in 2019. He will link up with the rest of the Essex squad after that tour and is expected to be available for six games, starting with the season opener against Kent on April…
Big picture The runners-up of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) and No. 2 Test side in the world will host the current table-toppers in the ongoing WTC cycle, starting tomorrow. The first Test of the series will be the 100th of the most marketable cricketer since Sachin Tendulkar retired. And yet, the anticipation that goes with a big series is missing. The biggest reason for this, of course, is…
News Captain hopes to do what McCullum & co did in spurring a revolution seven years ago Sophie Devine is excited at the attention her team has received from their home fans “Let’s show them,” is the mantra New Zealand is embracing for the next 18 months as it becomes the centre of women’s sport, with three World Cups in three major sports. The Cricket World Cup kicks off…
Preview Both sides were still mulling the balance of their attacks as rain hit the build-up Big Picture Australia’s arrival in Pakistan for their first Test tour of the country in 24 years has been billed as a momentous occasion for world cricket and it is certainly important. However, they are the sixth nation to tour since 2019 and the fourth to play Test cricket behind Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and…
Report Brendan Doggett made two late breakthroughs for South Australia with only 72 overs possible at the Gabba Queensland 4 for 158 (Renshaw 63) against South Australia Queensland batter Matt Renshaw posted a half-century on a rain-reduced opening day of a unique three-day Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia at the Gabba. The match was reduced to a three-day affair due to severe flooding in Brisbane after heavy storms lashed…
News Gardner forced to isolate for 10 days and will miss Australia’s first two World Cup matches against England and Pakistan Australia allrounder Ashleigh Gardner has tested positive for Covid and will miss Australia’s opening two World Cup matches against England and Pakistan. Cricket Australia confirmed on Thursday morning that Gardner had returned a Covid positive RAT while in Christchurch and her subsequent PCR test was also positive. Gardner will…