With Australia’s international commitments done for the season, some national-side members as well as those aspiring for a place or a return to the team ply their trade in different formats across the world. Here is how they fared last week. IPL Josh Hazlewood continued his outstanding form in the IPL early last week taking 4 for 25 to help Royal Challengers Bangalore to a key win over Lucknow Super…
W April 22, 2022, 34th Match, Royals vs CapitalsRoyals won by 15 runs View scorecard W April 18, 2022, 30th Match, Royals vs KKRRoyals won by 7 runs View scorecard L April 14, 2022, 24th Match, Royals vs TitansTitans won by 37 runs View scorecard W April 10, 2022, 20th Match, Royals vs Super GiantsRoyals won by 3 runs View scorecard L April 05, 2022, 13th Match, Royals vs RCBRCB…
Punjab Kings 187 for 4 (Shikhar Dhawan 88*) beat Chennai Super Kings 176 for 6 (Rayudu 78) by 11 runs Punjab Kings completed the double over their counterparts from Chennai, closing out a tight game for a fourth win that moves them back to within touching distance of the top four. Shikhar Dhawan scored a stately, unbeaten 88 from 59 balls to anchor Kings’ rethought approach to setting a target,…
Big picture Start poorly, recover, gain momentum, lose a few and then make a last-ditch climb to the playoffs. This has somewhat been a loose trend both Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals have followed over the past few years. In that sense, being among the early pace-setters is an unusual position to be in. Royals are slightly better off at present, having racked up impressive wins over Kolkata Knight…
Rehan Ahmed, the legspinning allrounder who played an integral role in England’s run to the final of this year’s Under-19 World Cup, has signed a long-term contract extension that will keep him at Leicestershire until the end of 2026. Ahmed, a product of the Leicestershire academy, made his first appearances for the senior team as a 16-year-old in last summer’s Royal London Cup, when he made his debut against Yorkshire,…
The third round of the 2022 County Championship concluded on Sunday, with another strong showing from the Pakistan representatives. Here we take a look at how they got on. Division One Hasan Ali A joyous introduction to Old Trafford for Hasan Ali, who is already well on his way to feeling as at home in his northern surroundings as Lancashire’s most famous Pakistan import, Wasim Akram. Hasan’s exuberant displays with…
Chennai Super Kings have been dealt an injury concern after allrounder Moeen Ali hurt his ankle during a training session. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the franchise is waiting for scan results after he picked up the injury on Saturday. As a consequence, it is likely that Moeen is in danger of missing Super Kings’ next few matches. The defending champions are scheduled to play two games this week: on Monday…
Graeme Smith, the former Cricket South Africa (CSA) director of cricket, has been cleared of allegations of racism by two independent arbitrators, the board said on Sunday. In the arbitration award, it was found that “there was no evidentiary basis to conclude that Mr. Smith engaged in racial discrimination against Mr. Thami Tsolekile during the period 2012-2014,” and that there was no evidence to conclude he was “racially biased against…
There have been many theories linked with Mumbai Indians’ disastrous start to the season to their mega auction strategy, specifically the one surrounding Jofra Archer. Consensus has been that “the Archer spend” may set Mumbai up for domination for 2023 and beyond, but for IPL 2022, the bowling has ended up becoming over-reliant on Jasprit Bumrah for penetration. But on Sunday, the Mumbai bowlers held up their end of the…
Lancashire556 for 7 dec (Bohannon 231, Vilas 139, Wells 59) beat Gloucestershire 252 (Harris 67, Dent 52, Higgins 51*, Hasan 6-47) and 247 (Lace 71, Hammond 50, Hasan 3-49, Parkinson 3-79) by an innings and 57 runs So much for the deficiencies of the County Championship. So much for its lack of intensity. So much for the presence in the four-day game of cricketers who do not deserve to be…