Month: September 2022

The six of them, among the country’s most well-travelled cricketers, were not in the 14-man squad that played Netherlands’ last T20I series, at home against New Zealand early last month. From that squad, Aryan Dutt, Clayton Floyd, Vivian Kingma and Ryan Klein have been omitted. The squad has experienced hands in Logan van Beek, Tom Cooper, Bas de Leede, Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, and will be led by wicketkeeper-batter Scott…

Northamptonshire 77 for 1 trail Hampshire 400 for 9 dec (Donald 94, Organ 71, Abbott 57) by 323 runs Aneurin Donald fell six runs short of an explosive century but tailender Kyle Abbott’s 57 pilfered full batting points for Hampshire in their quest for the LV= Insurance County Championship title. Hampshire pulverised Northamptonshire’s bowling attack with 171 runs coming in 28 overs, with Donald’s 84-ball 94 and Abbott’s 45-delivery barrage…

Avesh Khan‘s participation in the rest of the Asia Cup is in some doubt, as he is yet to fully recover from the illness he was diagnosed with last week. Deepak Chahar, originally a reserve, is likely to fill in should Avesh be ruled out. Avesh is currently under the supervision of BCCI’s medical staff in Dubai, where the team is based. He had been ruled out of the Super…

Kent 74 for 4 trail Essex 573 (Khushi 164, Critchley 90, Cook 78, Westley 54, Allison 53) by 499 runs It has been Feroze Khushi’s misfortune that until now the most national attention his career had attracted was when beer was heedlessly sprayed over him during Essex’s balcony celebrations after winning the Bob Willis Trophy two years ago. Khushi visibly recoiled at what he later dismissed as “just a silly…

The South African captain was the victim of a hostile throw from his own coach, Mark Boucher, which bounced off the front of his shoulder and hit him on the grille. Elgar was later spotted holding the arm awkwardly with an ice pack to the injured area, and he did not take part in any slip catching. But sources confirm his participation in the decider is not in any doubt….

As they closed in on a target of 233, either side of a brief rain delay, it looked like Green could seize up any second. With runners no longer permitted in international cricket, the boundary swatted by Zampa off Mitchell Santner in the 45th over and the wide that sealed the game were welcome assists. “Definitely,” Green said when asked at the post-match presentation whether he doubted being able to…

Big picture Pakistan and Afghanistan, two teams who are very familiar with the conditions in UAE, will be up against each other for the first time in the Asia Cup, on Wednesday, and only the third time in T20Is. Though Pakistan have a perfect record against Afghanistan – having won both the matches in 2013 and 2019 – it’s going to be anybody’s game in Sharjah. Having kicked off the…

Ravindra Jadeja, who had to leave the Indian camp at the Asia Cup after their group-stage games because of a long-standing knee injury, has undergone surgery for the issue. In an Instagram post on Tuesday, he said, “the surgery was successful,” and added that he expects to “start my rehab soon and try to get back to cricket soon as I can”. Jadeja was a key performer in both of…

Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl vs India Sri Lanka won the toss in their second Super 4 match and asked India to bat first. It was an important match for India: they needed to win it to keep their progression to the final in their own hands. With one win over Afghanistan, Sri Lanka still had some breathing room but their final match is against Pakistan. Sri Lanka made…

Marnus Labuschagne has committed to Glamorgan for the next two seasons after extending his deal with the county at least until the end of 2024. Labuschagne, currently the ICC’s No.2-ranked Test batter, made 377 runs at 41.88 in five early-season Championship matches for Glamorgan this season, including a best of 130 against Derbyshire, before travelling to Sri Lanka for Australia’s Test tour in July. His time at the club, however,…