Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the remaining ODIs against Zimbabwe and New Zealand with a minor ankle injury but will be available for the T20 tour of India next month ahead of the World Cup in Australia. Josh Inglis, the Western Australia wicketkeeper-batter, who has been with London Spirit in the Hundred where he had replaced Glenn Maxwell has been called up as a replacement. Marsh’s injury was…
Trent Rockets 172 for 4 (Malan 58) beat Welsh Fire 143 for 6 (Critchley 55*, Shamsi 2-12) by 29 runs Trent Rockets guaranteed themselves a qualification spot after a comfortable 29-run win against the Welsh Fire at Trent Bridge. Batting first, the home side made 172 thanks to an 89-run opening partnership between Alex Hales and Dawid Malan, who made 58 from 37 balls, as well as cameos from Daniel…
Rashid Khan believes that Afghanistan’s relatively younger side enjoying T20s is making a big difference. Their eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup opener sent out a warning to the rest of the participants that when they combine well as a team, they can be quite dangerous. Rashid, regarded among T20’s elite, said that their contest against Bangladesh on Tuesday will tilt towards the side that handles the…
Trent Rockets 102 for 2 (Villani 55*) beat Welsh Fire 100 for 8 (Smith 2-14, Brunt 2-14) by eight wickets Australia international Elyse Villani led from the front as Trent Rockets gained the win they needed to keep alive their chances of staying in the women’s Hundred but will not progress any further if Birmingham Phoenix beat London Spirit at Lord’s on Tuesday. Opener Villani, who took over the Rockets…
Injured Pakistan quick Shaheen Shah Afridi will complete rehabilitation for his knee injury in London. The PCB has said he is expected to regain complete fitness before the T20 World Cup in October though his return to cricket will be decided by the board’s medical advisory panel. Afridi sustained the right knee ligament injury while fielding during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle in July. He has been…
Fabian Allen has made himself available for international selection again ahead of the T20 World Cup, six months since his last appearance in a West Indies shirt. Allen, the left-arm spin-bowling allrounder, declined a retainer contract with Cricket West Indies earlier this year and has been absent for “personal reasons” throughout West Indies’ home season. He revealed in a statement that he had lost his father to cancer earlier this…
Steven Croft already ranks this summer as one of his career highlights – but now he wants to cement that feeling by helping Lancashire complete the job and claim the Royal London Cup title. Croft has enjoyed a stunning campaign across all formats, the 37-year-old batting allrounder sailing beyond the 1,500-run mark with three centuries. It has all come after he started 2022 thinking that it could be his last…
Tom Prest put his personal development over the glitz and glamour of the Hundred and the decision has already paid dividends for him and Hampshire. Prest didn’t put his name in the hat for the Hundred draft earlier this year despite his stock being sky-high after an impressive breakthrough 2021 and his exploits captaining England to the Under-19 World Cup final during the winter. Rehan Ahmed and Jacob Bethell, two…
Big picture Afghanistan vs Bangladesh is the downticket rivalry of the Asia Cup. If not anyway, then definitely so as it comes close on the heels of the India vs Pakistan fixture over the weekend. There are clear favourites – and underdogs – for this one, too. Bangladesh have seen their T20I fortunes dip significantly in recent times. Afghanistan, after losing a T20I series earlier this month, in Ireland, got…
Wessly Madhevere is eager to establish himself as Zimbabwe’s No. 3 in ODIs after making the most of an unexpected opportunity in the opening match against Australia in Townsville. Madhevere only found out shortly before the game started that he was in the team when Sean Williams was ruled out having taken a blow on the elbow at training on Saturday. An indication of how late the change was made…