News Beaumont and Sciver hit 30s to take England past small target as Kapp’s 52 goes in vain England Women 139 for 4 (Beaumont 35, Sciver 33, Khaka 2-8) beat South Africa Women 138 for 9 (Kapp 52, Ecclestone 3-23, Shrubsole 2-18) by 6 wickets South Africa will head into the World Cup on the back of two losses in their warm-up games. After going down to India, they were…
Preview Both teams are coming off a lean trot in T20Is, but the visitors like the format, while the hosts don’t Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim had been dropped after Bangladesh’s poor run at the 2021 T20 World Cup Big picture Afghanistan will be happy with action shifting to the two-match T20I series that begins in Dhaka on Thursday, but Bangladesh might feel differently; they have started to dread…
News “After that I got clear ideas, those things really helped me in the last two-three games,” says India’s vice-captain, who struck a century in the warm-ups “Nothing is more painful than getting on the field and you’re trying to give your 200% and unfortunately you’re not able to deliver at that level” India vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur has admitted she was “going into my shell” when she was struggling…
Report Half-centuries for both openers as well as captain Joe Root underpin solid start to tour England XI 251 for 4 (Lees 65, Crawley 62, Root 54, Charles 3-88) vs CWI President’s XI A glimpse of the future? Or another false dawn? At the close of play on day one of England’s warm-up against the CWI President’s XI, the card read 251 for 4. But crucially, next to the names…
News Fast bowler becomes ninth Pakistan player to sign county contract for 2022 Hasan Ali will play county cricket for the first time in his career after signing a contract with Lancashire for six County Championship fixtures. Hasan, 27, was the third-highest Test wicket-taker in 2021 with 41 wickets at 16.07 and is the ninth Pakistan player to sign a county contract for this season after Shan Masood (Derbyshire), Zafar…
News Afghanistan also set to tour; South Africa T20Is to be played in England at Bristol Ireland will play white-ball series against India, New Zealand, South Africa and Afghanistan in their 2022 home summer but their wait for a Test match will stretch past three years after the postponement of their tour to Zimbabwe. Cricket Ireland (CI) announced a near-complete fixture list for the men’s international season on Tuesday, with…
News The match, which is set to be Virat Kohli’s 100th Test, was initially scheduled to be played behind closed doors The first India-Sri Lanka Test match in Mohali will now be open to spectators, who will be allowed to fill the PCA Stadium to 50% capacity. The match – which is set to be Virat Kohli‘s 100th Test – was initially scheduled to be played behind closed doors due…
News Rauf is yet to play a Test but was in the running for selection after injuries to Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf Pakistan have been dealt another blow ahead of the first Test against Australia with Haris Rauf testing positive for Covid-19. He has been put in isolation for now and is likely to be ruled out of the first Test in Rawalpindi, which begins on Friday. Pakistan called…
News Ollie Pope left out of England’s four-day warm-up fixture in Antigua Dan Lawrence has been given the opportunity to secure a spot in England’s middle order for the first Test against West Indies after being listed at No. 4 for their four-day warm-up match against a CWI President’s XI in Antigua. Lawrence, 24, made his Test debut in Sri Lanka last year and averages 27.23 after eight matches. He…
News South Africa’s captain explains his decision to bat first in the second Test, and has words of praise for Erwee, Verreyne and Maharaj Sent in to bat in the first Test in Christchurch, South Africa were bowled out for 95 in the first innings, and 111 in the second, losing by an innings and 276 runs. So when Dean Elgar opted for first strike in the second Test, his…