Month: July 2022

The BCB approved the much-delayed regional cricket association (RCA) scheme, aimed to decentralise the game in the country. BCB president Nazmul Hassan said that the decision was made during Tuesday’s Annual General Meeting where the board’s constitution was amended. The country’s divisional headquarters Dhaka, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Khulna, Rangpur, and Barisal will have RCAs while the one in Mymensingh, a newly formed division, will be run by Dhaka. Board directors…

Wolvaardt was one of three South African players to post half-centuries on an excellent batting pitch in Leicester on Monday, but they were trumped by Tammy Beaumont‘s 107-ball 119 and fifties to Emma Lamb, Heather Knight and Sophia Dunkley as England won the final ODI by 109 runs. Related Kapp: Lizelle Lee’s retirement has been ‘mentally tough’ for SA van Niekerk out of CWG too, Luus to continue as South…

Zimbabwe are set for a busy two months with incoming tours from Bangladesh and India and a visit to Australia after 18 years. India, who haven’t toured Zimbabwe since 2016, are set to play three ODIs on August 18, 20 and 22 in Harare. The series is part of the ICC ODI Super League that serves to identify the seven direct qualifiers, along with the hosts, for next year’s 50-over…

Mark Wood has revealed he is due to undergo a further operation on his troublesome right elbow this week, and will miss the rest of the English summer. He remains hopeful of making the T20 World Cup in Australia which begins in the middle of October. Wood has been out since March after sustaining the injury in the first Test of the tour of West Indies. An operation at the…

Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith has been appointed the lead of the country’s new franchise-based T20 league, which is scheduled to begin in January 2023. Smith has been put in charge of all aspects – “both cricketing and non-cricketing” – of the tournament, which is being viewed as crucial to the long-term sustainability of the game in South Africa. One of Smith’s first responsibilities, according to a Cricket South…

Toss: South Africa chose to bat v England Ben Stokes will take the field in his final ODI for England after Keshav Maharaj chose to bat first in Durham. On a day when temperatures are expected to reach a record high in England, Maharaj cited the weather and a dry-looking pitch as his reasons for defending a total. South Africa have included both specialist spinners, Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi, and…

Kapp also jumped to third place in the allrounder rankings, but her bowling colleagues did not fare well. Fast bowler Shabnim Ismail, who took just two wickets in the ODI series, lost her second spot to Australia’s Jess Jonassen and moved down to third place in the rankings for bowlers. Ayabonga Khaka dropped one place to sixth, while Kapp herself lost three places to move to 10th position on the…

The global footprint of the IPL is expanding swiftly with its franchise owners set to buy all six teams in South Africa’s new T20 league, the inaugural edition of which is scheduled for January 2023. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and one of the owners of Delhi Capitals have successfully bid for the franchises. The league will be run…

Ashleigh Gardner is working on a new role with the ball ahead of the Commonwealth Games which could see her take on greater responsibility within the powerplay. While not uncharted territory for offspinner Gardner – she did it with some success against India last season including removing Shafali Verma twice in three matches – it may now become a more regular task in Australia’s T20I side to operate inside the…

The 3-0 ODI series sweep in the Caribbean was “special”, but Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladesh 50-overs captain, has been speaking to his team-mates about not getting too excited with the result. After all, as he says, “there was too much help for the spinners”, which won’t often be the case while on the road. “Any away series win is always special. Our series win in South Africa was massive [too]….