Kurtis Patterson‘s desire to spend Christmas at home with his newborn son has prompted the opening bat to leave Perth and return to the Sydney Sixers. Patterson was unveiled as the Sixers’ new signing on Tuesday, inking a fresh three-year deal with the club he played a sole match for on debut in 2012. Born again in T20 cricket with his best Big Bash League season last summer when opening…
In the first T20I on a two-paced Tarouba surface , India racked up 190 for 6, despite the steady fall of wickets. In the second , on a similarly challenging surface in Basseterre, India stayed true to their attacking batting approach, but it backfired this time as they were bowled out for 138, with four balls unused in their innings. The Indian captain Rohit Sharma, however, has insisted that Monday’s…
Former Australia T20 legspinner Cameron Boyce is returning to the club where he started his BBL journey, signing a two-year deal with Adelaide Strikers. Boyce played six games with Strikers in 2012-13 before moving to Hobart Hurricanes for five seasons. He then made the move to Melbourne Renegades in 2018-19 when he was a pivotal part of Renegades’ shock title. But he did not play at all in 2020-21 and…
Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs India The 2nd T20 international between West Indies and India finally began around the time it was scheduled to end – and the three-hour hold-up was caused by the delayed arrival of the team kits in St Kitts. After the toss eventually took place at 1.00 pm local time, Nicholas Pooran chose to bowl in West Indies’ bid to draw level in the…
Hampshire wicketkeeper Lewis McManus has agreed a permanent move to Northamptonshire on a two-year contract that will run until the end of the 2024 season. McManus, 27, has been on loan at Northants since the start of the season, following the abrupt departure of former captain and wicketkeeper Adam Rossington. He has been a mainstay in the first XI, playing every game so far in the Championship and Vitality Blast….
Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Naveen-ul-Haq have been named in Afghanistan’s 16-member squad for the five-match T20I series in Ireland. Spinners Qais Ahmad and Mujeeb ur Rahman, who were not part of Afghanistan’s series against Zimbabwe in June due to T20 Blast commitments, have been added as reserves, while Ihsanullah Janat, who made his T20I debut against Zimbabwe, has been left out. Opening batter Ibrahim was part of the ODI…
Mosaddek Hossain will lead Bangladesh in the third T20I against Zimbabwe after Nurul Hasan was ruled out of the series with an injured index finger he sustained during the second game on Sunday. Mahmudullah, who is already in Zimbabwe as part of the ODI squad, has been named Nurul’s replacement in the squad. Mahmudullah, who was replaced as T20I captain for the series, was part of the senior group which…
The start of the second T20I between West Indies and India, to be played later today in Basseterre, will be delayed by two hours, following “significant delays in crucial team luggage arriving into St Kitts from Trinidad”, where the first T20I was played. The match, which was expected to start at 10.30am local time [8pm IST], will now start at 12.30pm local time [10pm IST]. India are 1-0 up in…
Benny Howell has agreed a return to Hampshire, after turning down an offer to remain with Gloucestershire. Howell, 33, has signed a three-year white-ball deal with the county where he initially came through before leaving in search of further opportunities a decade ago. The allrounder, who last month won his first England Lions cap, has developed a reputation on the global T20 stage for his “fast spinner” variations, playing in…
BCCI president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly is set to return to the cricket field nearly seven years after his last competitive game, when he plays in the second season of Legends League Cricket (LLC). Ganguly said in a post on Instagram that he was playing a “one-off charity fund-raising game” to mark 75 years of Indian independence. The tournament will be played from September 17 to October 8…