Shabnim Ismail is available for selection for South Africa’s second ODI against England after missing last month’s Test and Monday’s first ODI with a calf strain. Ismail’s recovery comes at a crucial juncture on the tour: South Africa lost the first ODI by five wickets and must win in Bristol to stay alive in the series. Allrounder Nadine de Klerk has suggested South Africa have lacked intensity so far, and…
The ICC has banned Bangladesh fast bowler Shohidul Islam for 10 months for failing a dope test in March. Shohidul, who admitted to breaching Article 2.1 of the ICC Anti-Doping Code and accepted the suspension, will be available from March 28 next year, after his sentence was backdated to May 28, the date of his acceptance of the voluntary provisional suspension. According to the ICC media release, Shohidul had provided…
Sri Lanka remain “very confident” of hosting the Asia Cup, scheduled to start from late August, despite the island nation descending into a crisis following weeks of widespread political unrest. A final decision on whether Sri Lanka would be retained as the venue for the six-nation Asia Cup will be taken by the Asian Cricket Council on Friday. Having recently hosted Australia successfully, Mohan de Silva, secretary at Sri Lanka…
Hampshire 370 for 9 dec (Holland 99, Dawson 92, Brown 72*, Hannon-Dalby 5-86) and 91 for 2 (Organ 41) beat Warwickshire 217 (McAndrew 63, Sibley 56, Abbott 5-45) and 24 (Burgess 58, Barker 4-35) by eight wickets Hampshire professionally secured their sixth victory of the season to maintain pressure with Surrey in the LV= Insurance County Championship title race. James Vince’s men needed under two hours to claim the final…
India opt to bowl vs England Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl in the second ODI at Lord’s as India look to seal the three-match series. Virat Kohli returned after missing the first ODI with a groin strain; Shreyas Iyer made way for him in what was the only change for the visitors. Rohit cited the moisture in the surface as the reason behind his decision. He…
Bangladesh were keen to turn their fortunes around in their tour of the West Indies after losing the Tests and T20Is convincingly, according to Tamim Iqbal who oversaw the ODI side’s march to a 2-0 lead in the series. The visitors put together a nine-wicket win in the second game against West Indies, their biggest win in terms of balls remaining. Tamim said the team was reeling from the absences…
West Indies bowling coach Roddy Estwick believes the team shouldn’t lose confidence following the ODI series loss to Bangladesh, but instead have “open discussions” and “come up with solutions” for their problems against spin. Bangladesh took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, and West Indies’ nine-wicket defeat in the second ODI was their second biggest at home in terms of balls remaining. Related Mehidy and Nasum trample West Indies…
The ECB and Sky Sports have extended their broadcast partnership by a further four years, until the end of 2028. The new deal, which is set to begin in 2025, includes a commitment to 90 extra hours of cricket each year, and guarantees that the Hundred – the new competition that was a major factor in the last rights cycle for 2020-24 – will continue for at least another five…
Ellyse Perry, who remains restricted to batting-only duties as she recovers from a stress fracture of her back, could struggle to force her way back into Australia’s T20I line-up for the Commonwealth Games. Perry, whose batting strike-rate has come under scrutiny, lost her spot in the format during the T20I leg of the Ashes earlier this year, one of the more significant calls former head coach Matthew Mott made during…
R Ashwin, who hasn’t featured in India’s T20I side since the home series against New Zealand last November, was also back to shore up a spin department that also has the returning Kuldeep Yadav (subject to fitness), Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja. Meanwhile, Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant, who have been rested from the ODI leg, will play the T20Is. India’s squad for the five T20Is: Rohit Sharma…