Tim David has been included in Australia’s squad for their T20 World Cup title defence next month in what could be a significant shift for the game. He will also tour India for the three T20Is in mid-September which will provide preparation for the tournament and give David his first opportunity with Australia. David, the Singapore-born middle-order batter who has made a name for himself in T20 leagues around the…
Manchester Originals 144 for 4 (Madsen 53*) beat Oval Invincibles 143 for 9 (Billings 53, Little 5-13) by six wickets Josh Little‘s five-wicket haul and a nerveless, unbeaten Wayne Madsen half-century earned Manchester Originals a spot in the men’s Hundred eliminator with a six-wicket victory over Oval Invincibles. Both sides knew victory would see them qualify for the knockout stages and set up a Friday-night date with London Spirit at…
Big picture It is a knockout match, so perhaps we should ask the tough question. Is this a real rivalry? Pull on your criss-cross deerstalker hats, Sherlocks. Get your magnifying glass. Clasp your notebooks tight. We about to investigate. To understand what happened between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the 2018 Nidahas trophy, we must roll the clock back to the previous Bangladesh Premier League, where Nazmul Islam, an unassuming…
Oval Invincibles 163 for 2 (Bates 79*, Kapp 36*) beat Manchester Originals 131 for 6 (Lee 64) by 32 runs Oval Invincibles qualified for the Women’s Hundred final in style, racking up the highest score of this year’s competition as they brushed Manchester Originals aside by 32 runs at Emirates Old Trafford. Invincibles’ score of 163 for 2 was powered by an unbeaten 79 from captain Suzie Bates, and they…
A day ahead of their must-win Asia Cup match against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh team director Khaled Mahmud has criticised his batters for their approach during the seven-wicket loss to Afghanistan. Having chosen to bat first, Bangladesh had struggled to 127 for 7, with their innings featuring just the one six. “Mosaddek [Hossain] hit the only six of the [innings] although it was a lucky one as the fielder caught it…
Northern Superchargers 135 for 8 beat Southern Brave 119 for 9 (Ahmed 33, Parnell 4-18) by 16 runs Southern Brave’s disappointing title defence in the men’s Hundred ended with a whimper as they failed to chase 136 in a dead-rubber defeat against Northern Superchargers at Headingley. Both teams, out of finals contention before a ball was bowled here, should have performed better with the bat on a pitch which was…
Teenage batter Rahul Jariwala and 25-year-old fast bowler Kyle Phillip have been recalled to USA’s 14-member ODI squad for next month’s four-match tour of Papua New Guinea. It is their penultimate series as part of the ICC Cricket World Cup League Two, and USA will take on the hosts and Namibia in two matches apiece starting on September 11 in Port Moresby. Jariwala, 18, made his debut for USA in…
Speaking on Wednesday in his capacity as league commissioner of South Africa’s new T20 franchise competition, the situation around the England allrounder was raised as a query given the unique position he is in. Moeen found himself in a conundrum when he was announced in the squads for both the Johannesburg Super Kings and the ILT20’s Sharjah Warriors, despite the fact both tournaments run parallel with one another. The uniqueness…
Hong Kong chose to bowl vs India This is Hong Kong’s first match at the 2022 Asia Cup; they made it to the tournament by winning all three of their games in the qualifying event in Oman. The last two of those wins had come while chasing and Nizakat said the team wanted to adopt the same strategy against India. They also picked the XI that had helped them script…
Northern Superchargers 145 for 6 (Wolvaardt 50, Wellington 3-17) beat Southern Brave 125 for 9 (Dunkley 38) by 20 runs Southern Brave suffered their first defeat of the Women’s Hundred, losing by 20 runs to Northern Superchargers to leave their hopes of direct qualification to Saturday’s final in jeopardy. Laura Wolvaardt continued her fine run of fine form, scoring 50 off 35 balls as Superchargers posted 145 for 6. Brave…