Preview Will also be the first time that Pandya brothers Hardik and Krunal will be on opposite sides Big picture Welcome to the madness (officially), Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants. In the battle of the newbies, there’s a lot to look forward to: star-studded line-ups, big-name captains, superb bowling (plus brothers who have been inseparable since 2016 now in opposite XIs). The only issue for Super Giants is that…
News Heavy defeats against England and NZ hurt India’s run, Raj said after the loss to SA India walk back dejected after going down in the thriller to be eliminated from the semi-final race India captain Mithali Raj conceded that they performed below expectation at this World Cup, pinning their failure to advance to the semi-finals on an inconsistent start to the competition. India lost three of their first…
Dan Lawrence shoulders arms and is bowled for 0 during England’s second-innings slump Marcus Trescothick, England’s batting coach, insists that “one bad day” cannot undermine the progress that has been made in the Caribbean, as the squad faces up to the near-inevitability of humiliating defeat in the third and final Test in Grenada. England claimed the upper hand in two drawn Tests at Antigua and Barbados, scoring five centuries…
Report Spinners Amy Smith and Molly Strano pulled South Australia back from a strong position Tasmania 1 for 245 (Villani 111*, Manix-Geeves 104*) beat South Australia 8 for 242 (Webb 88, Dooley 66, Smith 3-33, Strano 3-39) by nine wickets Tasmania won their maiden WNCL title, with Elyse Villani guiding them to a dominant nine-wicket win over South Australia. Overlooked for Australia’s 50-over World Cup squad in New Zealand, Villani…
News “It’s just a lot of belief in our change room and a lot of fight. We knew that we could come out and put on better performances.” England’s spectacular turnaround – four successive wins after three losses on the trot – en route to reaching the semi-finals of the 2022 ODI World Cup reflects the “fight” in the defending champions’ dressing room, believes Sophia Dunkley, the Player of the…
News “It’s pretty rare for a cricketer these days to get three months off, so I’m really going to make the most of it.” Australia legspinner Adam Zampa is confident his upcoming three-month break won’t leave him short of a gallop for this year’s T20 World Cup on home turf. Zampa is currently in Pakistan preparing for Australia’s three-match ODI series and one-off T20 clash. But with his wife due…
News The rest of the squad are unaffected, and will continue following Covid guidelines and completing their daily health-checks New Zealand batter Mark Chapman has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series at home against Netherlands, after testing positive for Covid-19. Auckland batter George Worker, who last played for New Zealand in 2018, has been drafted as Chapman’s replacement for the three-match series. Chapman, who was a part of…
Report South Africa left out Tazmin Brits at No. 3 for Lara Goodall and Masabata Klaas replaced Tumi Sekhukhune Toss India chose to bat vs South Africa Jhulan Goswami was out of India’s XI for their must-win match against South Africa with a side strain, leaving India without their most experienced bowler as they aim to make the semi-finals by opting to bat. Goswami played in all six of India’s…
Report Bangladesh bring in Shamima Sultana for Murshida Khatun in the last day of the ODI World Cup’s league stage Danni Wyatt and Heather Knight kept England in control after an early wicket in England’s previous outing Toss England Women chose to bat vs Bangladesh Women Defending champions England opted to bat against debutants Bangaldesh in windy Wellington as they look to seal the third semi-finals spot of the…
News Super Kings coach admits “it is going to be a bit of a transition period” MS Dhoni and Stephen Fleming had captaincy talks even last season, the Chennai Super Kings coach has revealed. Dhoni decided to give up the CSK captaincy on the eve of the tournament, evident from how all the promotional advertising still has his face and not new captain Ravindra Jadeja‘s. The timing was Dhoni’s sole…