New Zealand allrounder Colin de Grandhomme has announced his retirement from international cricket. He said factors such as injuries and increasing competition in the national side across all three formats forced the move. “I accept I’m not getting any younger and that the training is getting harder, particularly with the injuries,” he said. “I also have a growing family and am trying to understand what my future looks like post-cricket….
TossAustralia chose to bowl vs Zimbabwe Australia have recalled left-arm spinner Ashton Agar in place of the injured Mitchell Marsh and Zimbabwe have been able to bring back the experienced Sean Williams after he missed the opening game in Townsville. Marsh was ruled out of the rest of the ODIs against Zimbabwe and New Zealand with a minor ankle niggle as the upcoming T20 World Cup was prioritised. Josh Inglis…
Sit in the pub and pray for rain in Manchester. That, according to Matthew Wade, is Birmingham Phoenix’s plan for the rest of the Hundred, after they were left on the brink of elimination despite completing a one-wicket win against London Spirit at Lord’s on Tuesday night. Phoenix needed to chase their target of 140 in 73 balls or fewer in order to overtake Spirit on net run rate and…
Birmingham Phoenix 140 for 9 (Wade 81, Crane 4-24) beat London Spirit 139 for 6 (Bopara 45, Helm 4-17) by one wicket Matthew Wade‘s 81 proved bittersweet for Birmingham Phoenix as they beat London Spirit by one-wicket in a last-ball thriller at Lord’s, only to see their play-off hopes all but ended. The Australian wicketkeeper-bat thrashed two sixes and 11 fours in 42 balls to help lead his side to…
Kent 313 for 7 (Robinson 95, Stevens 84*) beat Hampshire 310 for 9 (Gubbins 75, Donald 54, Organ 54) by three wickets Darren Stevens continued his farewell tour with an outrageous 84 off 65 balls to send Kent Spitfires to the Royal London Cup final and end Hampshire’s hopes of the treble in the process. Veteran all-rounder Stevens is leaving Kent at the end of this season after they decided…
Ravindra Jadeja was at his jovial best at Tuesday’s optional training session, ahead of India’s final group game against Hong Kong in Dubai. And when he rather unexpectedly came for the pre-match press conference, he was greeted with a huge cheer from the room. “Bakra mil gaya kya?,” (Have you guys found your sacrificial lamb) Jadeja laughed as he settled into his chair. And over the next 10 minutes, his…
Lancashire 319 for 8 (Vilas 121, Lavelle 50, Lamb 57*, Hudson-Prentice 3-43) beat Sussex 254 (Orr 71, Haines 49, Hurt 3-43) by 65 runs Sussex have benefited more than any county from the mass exodus of players for the Hundred, a young side gloriously gathering in confidence as August has progressed, but their challenge in the Royal London Cup was stilled at the semi-final stage at Hove by Lancashire and,…
Guyana Amazon Warriors have made it to the knockouts of all nine editions of the CPL so far but have never won the title. This season, they have a chance to break that jinx and clinch their first trophy, in front of their home crowd. The prospect of Guyana hosting the CPL final for the first time has raised the expectations of the fans. The tournament being played just one…
London Spirit 83 for 6 (Dattani 28*, Scrivens 26*) beat Birmingham Phoenix 82 all out (Eve Jones 24, Gibson 2-12, Schutt 2-14) by four wickets Birmingham Phoenix’s third consecutive defeat saw them crash out of the Hundred at the group stages in a dramatic, low-scoring thriller against London Spirit at Lord’s. Needing only a point to seal their place in Friday night’s Eliminator at the Ageas Bowl, Phoenix were bowled…
Big picture The build-up to India versus Hong Kong could not be more different to India versus Pakistan. The buzz around the training grounds, press conferences and the match – in terms of ticket sales and anticipation – is extremely low-key. It’s almost as though everyone’s just waiting for next Sunday, when India and Pakistan are likely to face off in the second of three possible meetings at this Asia…