Sanju Samson has been named captain of a 16-man India A side, which will play New Zealand A in a series of three one-day matches in Chennai between September 22 and 27. It’s a squad with a fair bit of international experience, with Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur and Navdeep Saini, among others, in the mix. September 22 – 1st one-day matchSeptember 25 – 2nd one-day matchSeptember 27…
The JB Marks Oval in Potchefstroom will host the final of the inaugural Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup on 29 January, 2023. The tournament, originally scheduled for 2021 before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, will kick off on January 14, and will feature 41 matches across two weeks across Benoni and Potchefstroom. January 30 is a reserve day for the final. In all 16 teams will contest the tournament, including Indonesia…
Former New Zealand captain Amy Satterthwaite has joined the Adelaide Strikers support staff as their new assistant coach for the upcoming Women’s Big Bash League season. This will be Satterthwaite’s first gig as coach of a professional cricket team, but a 15-year career at the top-flight will have prepared her well for it. She has also served as a mentor to the Canterbury team back home. Satterthwaite retired from international…
क्रेग एर्विन अगस्त से ही हेमस्ट्रिंग की चोट के कारण ज़िम्बाब्वे की टीम का हिस्सा नहीं हैं। हालांकि अब वह उस चोट से पूरी तरह उबर चुके हैं और टी20 विश्व कप में टीम का नेतृत्व करेंगे। उनकी अनुपस्थिति में टीम की कमान रेजिस चकाब्वा के हाथों में थी। चकाब्वा के नेतृत्व में ही ज़िम्बाब्वे ने ऑस्ट्रेलियाई धरती पर पहली बार ऑस्ट्रेलिया को पराजित किया था। ब्लेसिंग मुज़ाराबानी गेंदबाज़ी क्रम…
Mark Boucher has been appointed as the new Mumbai Indians coach, his stint beginning from the 2023 edition of the IPL. The announcement came a day after ESPNcricinfo had reported that Boucher, the head coach of the South Africa men’s national team till the end of their campaign at the upcoming T20 World Cup, was the frontrunner for the position. The vacancy opened up after Mahela Jayawardene was elevated to…
The pair fill the spaces created by the departure of Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme from the list. Boult stepped away from his contract earlier this year to allow him more time with family and the ability to play T20 leagues around the world, while de Grandhomme retired from international cricket shortly after being picked in the BBL draft by Adelaide Strikers. Neesham was offered one of the two…
England 126 for 3 (Dunkley 49, Capsey 38*) beat India 122 for 8 (Ghosh 33, Ecclestone 3-25, Glenn 2-11) by seven wickets A nerveless display from 18-year-old Alice Capsey overcame a late hiccup by England to seal victory over India in their third and final T20I for a 2-1 series win in Bristol. In a low-scoring affair, England’s spinners Sophie Ecclestone and Sarah Glenn tied India down, limiting their target…
Shaheen Afridi‘s recovery from a knee injury has made encouraging progress, with expectations that he will be fit enough to play for Pakistan at the T20 World Cup in Australia. Afridi is recovering from a ligament injury to his right knee sustained while fielding during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle in July. On Thursday he was included in Pakistan’s squad for the global tournament, but not for…
Alex Hales‘ success in Australia made him “the obvious pick” to replace the injured Jonny Bairstow in England’s T20 World Cup according to Jos Buttler, who suggested that Hales is “a different person” after three-and-a-half years out of international cricket. Hales was back in England training gear for the first time since a camp before the 2019 World Cup when he arrived in Pakistan, carrying a dartboard as part of…
Charlotte Edwards has ruled herself out of contention for the soon-to-be-vacant England Women’s head coach role. Lisa Keightley will leave the post she has held for three years after announcing last month that she would not seek a contract extension beyond India’s tour of England, which ends with the last of three ODIs at Lord’s on September 24. Edwards was widely seen as a strong candidate for the position, given…