Month: April 2022

News Capitals head coach also says Mitchell March will be ready for selection against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 10 South Africa seamer Anrich Nortje is only a couple of spells away from being available for Delhi Capitals at IPL 2022, the franchise’s head coach Ricky Ponting revealed after his team lost to Gujarat Titans on Saturday. There has been a lot of mystery around Nortje’s back and hip injury…

Report Delhi Capitals seemed in control, but two double-wicket overs from the New Zealand quick dismantled their chase Gujarat Titans 171 for 6 (Gill 84, Pandya 31, Mustafizur 3-23, Khaleel 2-34) beat Delhi Capitals 157 for 9 (Pant 43, Ferguson 4-28, Shami 2-30) by 14 runs Shubman Gill‘s great lone hand with the bat nearly went in vain but Lockie Ferguson put in a great bowling performance of his own…

News The pair has been handed short-term contracts as batting and bowling coach Afghanistan have roped in former Pakistan players Younis Khan and Umar Gul as batting and bowling coach, respectively, on short-term contracts. They are set to join the team in Abu Dhabi for a 15-day stint, working with an expanded squad of 25 at a training and preparatory camp. The Afghanistan Cricket Board had recently named Graham Thorpe…

Preview Jonny Bairstow is set to return to Punjab Kings’ XI having completed his quarantine upon arrival from the Caribbean Big picture For the first time in their history, Chennai Super Kings have lost their opening two matches of an IPL campaign, and Ravindra Jadeja’s team will be keen to get off the mark against Punjab Kings on Sunday. On a batting friendly pitch at the Brabourne Stadium, Dwayne Bravo…

Fantasy Tips Fantasy XI recommendations for the IPL 2022 game between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings Apr 3: CSK v PK, 11th Match, Brabourne Stadium Safe XI: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Robin Uthappa, Shikhar Dhawan (vice-capt), Mayank Agarwal, Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Dwaine Pretorious, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Dwayne Bravo, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar Captain: Ruturaj GaikwadLast season’s orange cap winner is too good a player to miss out another game after…

Report Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma half-centuries kept Mumbai in the game, but a poor spell against the spinners made them fall well short in the end Jos Buttler hit a 66-ball century, and Shimron Hetmyer provided the late impetus with a 14-ball 35   Rajasthan Royals 193 for 8 (Buttler 100, Hetmyer 35, Bumrah 3-17, Mills 3-35) beat Mumbai Indians 170 for 8 (Varma 61, Kishan 54, Chahal 2-26,…

News Importantly, the New Zealand captain also focussed on singles, dominating the middle overs with his nudges and pushes “At the back end, you have an understanding of what the bowlers are trying to bowl with the field”   Tom Latham put on a one-man show in Hamilton on Saturday in the second ODI against Netherlands. On his birthday, the New Zealand captain found himself walking out to bat 30…

Report WA quicks claim three wickets each as Victoria lose 7 for 73 after Handscomb and Perry half-centuries Western Australia 386 & 3 for 91 (Whiteman 45*, Boland 2-14) lead Victoria 306 (Handscomb 80, Perry 74, Pucovski 59, Hardie 3-54, Paris 3-95) by 171 runs Three wickets apiece to Aaron Hardie and Joel Paris sparked a massive Victoria collapse to hand Western Australia the ascendency on the third day of…

Report Lizaad Williams has picked up the only wicket on the day, that of Taskin Ahmed Lunch Bangladesh 183 for 5 (Mahmudul 80*, Litton 41*) trail South Africa 367 by 184 runs Mahmudul Hasan Joy scored his second half-century, in just his third Test, and shared in an unbroken 81-run stand with Litton Das for the sixth wicket as Bangladesh avoided the follow-on on the third morning of the Durban…

Report Jason Behrendorff has replaced Mitchell Swepson to strengthen the fast-bowling attack for Australia Toss Pakistan chose to field against Australia Pakistan have won the toss and will field first in the final – and decisive – ODI of the three-match series against Australia in Lahore. For the third time in a row, the coin fell Babar Azam’s way, and the Pakistan captain chose to back his side to chase…