Month: April 2022

Big picture And then there were two: Australia and England. Predictable? In part. They are the two most successful teams in the Women’s ODI World Cup history and were considered frontrunners for the silverware in the ongoing 12th ODI edition. But neither favourites Australia nor defending champions England could have potentially foreseen the contrasting campaigns that have pitted them against each other in a 50-over World Cup summit clash for…

News Australia may be riding an 11-match unbeaten streak, but England believe that won’t count for much in a World Cup final Heather Knight: I think they key is just remembering that we’re really not that far away from Australia   Despite the whitewash in the recent Ashes, despite the loss in the league stage against Australia, and despite their contrasting runs to the World Cup final, England captain Heather…

Report New Zealand captain stroked 140* before bowlers rallied to bowl Netherlands out cheaply New Zealand 264 for 9 (Latham 140*, van Beek 4-56, Klaassen 3-36) beat Netherlands 146 all out (de Leede 37, M Bracewell 3-13, Sodhi 2-17) by 118 runs Tom Latham cracked a career-best 140*, producing a batting masterclass in a near single-handed effort to take his side to 264 – and eventually a comfortable win –…

News As a result, ND are up to second place on the Plunket Shield points table Northern Districts had just begun their second innings, having put up 496 for 6 declared in the first. Central Districts had responded with 408 for 7 declared and their bowlers had picked up an early wicket as well when the game had to be shut down. To keep up with the disruption caused by…

News Australia’s selectors are set to make a final call on Saturday afternoon Ellyse Perry is on track to avoid a second World Cup final heartbreak and take her place in Sunday’s showpiece as a specialist batter against England. Perry has missed Australia’s last two matches in New Zealand with a back issue and underwent two crunch training sessions in Christchurch ahead of the final. Captain Meg Lanning reported Perry…

Report He came to the rescue after a shaky chase to lift Knight Riders to the top of the table Kolkata Knight Riders 141 for 4 (Russell 70*, Shreyas 26, Chahar 2-13) beat Punjab Kings 137 (Rajapaksha 31, Umesh 4-23) by six wickets Zero backward steps taken. Two of the most exciting sides in this IPL threw punch after punch at each other, but the toss disadvantage proved to be…

News The spinner says he has a lot of self-doubt despite having been a match-winner for Essex in county cricket Simon Harmer marked his return to Test cricket with a fine all-round performance   When he left South African cricket in 2017 – he was no longer part of the national set-up or the A team – his franchise future was hanging in the balance and he was unsure of…

Ottis Gibson and Darren Gough flank Steve Patterson, Yorkshire’s captain, at the club’s media day   On Thursday morning, Yorkshire had wondered if they were at risk of bankruptcy. Twenty-four hours later, Headingley shone with positivity after the county’s members had given their restructuring plans thumping approval with more than 80 percent in favour. A lot remains to be done, but with Darren Gough and Ottis Gibson at the helm,…

News The Pakistan board’s proposal, which includes India as a participating team, will be formally presented at the ICC Board meeting in Dubai next week Pakistan and India do not play each other outside of ICC tournaments at present, with political relations remaining strained   The PCB’s proposed quadrangular T20I tournament could, according to the board’s projections, bring in as much as USD 650 million in revenue for the four…

Preview Both top orders misfired in their opening game. Can they bounce back? Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav celebrate after dragging Delhi Capitals to an unlikely win   Big picture Near-close finishes, with middle order sealing the win for both these teams in their respective first matches of the season. Things went mostly right for Gujarat Titans in their first-ever outing in the IPL, against Lucknow Super Giants. Firstly, Hardik…