Month: July 2022

Amelia Kerr, the New Zealand spin-bowling allrounder, has tested positive for Covid-19 while on tour to England. The squad is travelling to take part in the cricket event at the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games, starting July 28. The positive result came out after a round of Rapid Antigen Tests conducted on the team members on Saturday. Following the positive test, 21-year-old Kerr is in isolation at the team hotel. Related…

Legspinner Adam Zampa returns from paternity leave for Australia’s back-to-back ODI series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand in North Queensland late next month while Test skipper Pat Cummins is being rested from both series ahead of a monster home summer. Australia faces Zimbabwe in a three-match ODI series on August 28, 31 and September 3 with all three games to be played at Riverway Stadium in Townsville in North Queensland….

Australia 103 for 1 (Mooney 45*, Lanning 39*) beat Ireland 99 for 8 (Stokell 22, King 3-9, Brown 2-9) by 9 wickets Superb spells from Alana King and Darcie Brown have helped Australia hammer Ireland by nine wickets in the 2nd match of the Tri-Nation Women’s T20I series. After rain had washed out Australia’s march again Pakistan in game one, the World Champions produced a near-flawless bowling display with King…

An innings he says he will remember forever. An innings we on the outside will never forget. That was Rishabh Pant’s maiden ODI century, where he managed to not only resuscitate India after their top-order failure, but also helped the visitors sprint to the target in record time. Everyone who was at Old Trafford called it as an incredibly special innings. Importantly, an innings of maturity. The praises flowed from…

Jos Buttler conceded that his costly missed stumping off Rishabh Pant probably made the difference between victory and defeat in the series-deciding third ODI against India at Emirates Old Trafford. However, he denied that the lapse had anything to do with the extra mental load of taking on England’s white-ball captaincy. Pant’s unbeaten 125 from 113 balls – his first ODI hundred – came after a decisive stand of 133…

Fast bowler Anderson Phillip and bowling allrounder Romario Shepherd were not included in the squad after going wicketless against Bangladesh. Phillip played only one match in the series, while Shepherd played all three games. Related Jason Holder to sit out Bangladesh’s tour of West Indies Shikhar Dhawan to lead India in West Indies ODIs Kohli, Bumrah, Chahal rested for T20Is in West Indies “As we all know Jason is one…

Zimbabwe 132 all out (Williams 28, van Beek 3-18) beat Netherlands 95 all out (Raza 4-8) by 37 runs Zimbabwe denied Netherlands their third straight championship at the T20 World Cup Qualifier as the hosts defended a total of 132 to secure a 37-run win in the final in Bulawayo. Netherlands – who have already claimed a spot at the T20 World Cup – collapsed from 45 for 2 to…

Lizelle Lee has accused Cricket South Africa of threatening to deny her an NOC to participate in The Hundred and said national coach Hilton Moreeng was aware of the organisation’s actions, which contributed to her retirement. Both Moreeng and CSA have rejected Lee’s assertions. The opening batter stepped away from international cricket on July 8, saying she was “ready for the next phase of my career”, and would continue playing…

West Indies white-ball captain Nicholas Pooran has criticised the pitches used for the ODIs against Bangladesh in Guyana, after the home side lost the series 3-0. The subcontinent-style surfaces at the Providence Stadium put a lot of emphasis on the toss. Bangladesh called correctly in all three games, and won by chasing low totals. Pooran’s opposite number, Tamim Iqbal, also said the pitches were “worse than Mirpur,” in reference to…

The 2022 Lanka Premier League, which had been slated to begin in two weeks, has been postponed, because of the economic situation in Sri Lanka. A draft had been held, foreign players supposedly secured, and preparations were underway for the tournament to be held. However, problems with securing adequate sponsorship and cooling franchise interest have led to the postponement. Whether it will be played at all this year may depend…