Month: August 2022

The BCB will investigate a recent social-media post from Shakib Al Hasan in which he announced his partnership with a company called “Betwinner News”. During a press conference following a board meeting on Thursday, BCB president Nazmul Hassan said that they will serve Shakib a notice for not informing them of the sponsorship deal. The existing laws of Bangladesh place stringent prohibitions on any gatherings or establishments that facilitate gambling….

Nottinghamshire 124 for 0 (Budinger 62*, Slater 50*) beat Somerset 119 (Rew 48, Paterson 3-28) by ten wickets Derbyshire-bound Zak Chappell put the skids under Somerset as Nottinghamshire Outlaws made it maximum points from their first two Royal London Cup games with a comprehensive ten-wicket win at Taunton. A sizeable crowd at the Cooper Associates County Ground saw the hosts slump to 17 for 5 after losing the toss, Chappell…

Wanindu Hasaranga has been denied a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to play in the Hundred by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and has been forced to pull out of his £100,000 contract with Manchester Originals as a result. Ashley de Silva, SLC’s chief executive, told ESPNcricinfo that the board turned down his request because they want him to be physically and mentally fresh ahead of the Asia Cup, which starts on August…

David Warner is unlikely to play in the UAE’s inaugural International League T20 (ILT20) in January, and looks set to remain in Australia with negotiations ongoing to have him play in the Big Bash League (BBL) for the first time since 2013. Warner, who is contracted to Cricket Australia but doesn’t hold a BBL deal, is set to be available to play franchise cricket in January 2023 after the three-match…

Glenn Maxwell has revealed he was “shattered” to miss out on selection for Australia’s most recent Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, but it has only reignited his desire to play Test cricket again with a tour of India on the horizon early next year. Maxwell was close to playing in the first Test in Galle, but Head passed a fitness test and retained his place. He was even closer…

Toss South Africa chose to bowl vs Sri Lanka Sune Luus opted to chase in South Africa’s swansong on a tour that started two months ago, in Ireland. While they won both white-ball series in Ireland, they went on to draw the Test in England, and lose both series and are currently on a streak of eight successive defeats. They are out of contention for the Commonwealth Games semi-finals and…

Later this week or early next week, India’s selectors will pick the squad for the Asia Cup – their last selection before having to put together the 15 for the T20 World Cup in October. While there are home T20I series against Australia and South Africa after the Asia Cup in September, it is likely that the World Cup squad will have to be named before those matches. India could…

Barbados and West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has said she had no warning that Deandra Dottin was planning to retire from international cricket midway through the Commonwealth Games, and is planning to discuss the matter with her team-mate now that their campaign in Birmingham is over. Matthews, who was appointed as West Indies captain in June, said she was as surprised as anyone by Dottin’s shock announcement via Twitter on…

The Florida leg of the T20I series between India and West Indies for the fourth and fifth games is set to go ahead as planned this weekend following the stamping of USA visas for both teams on Wednesday. There was a delay in the visa process for both teams and it needed the intervention of Guyanese president Irfaan Ali to ensure the paperwork was complete after members of both teams…

South Africa veteran Mignon du Preez is returning to the WBBL after re-signing with Hobart Hurricanes. The right-hander was the leading runscorer for Hurricanes last season amassing 414 runs at 31.84, striking at 115 with four half-centuries. She is returning to Hurricanes alongside her close friend and former South Africa teammate Lizelle Lee who has signed to play in Hobart after withdrawing last season. The pair had previously played together…