Queensland 5 for 298 (Bryant 88*, Heazlett 54, Clayton 52, Tremain 3-46) beat New South Wales 8 for 165 (Hughes 43, B Edwards 3-30) by 31 runs (DLS method) Queensland kept their Marsh Cup campaign alive by defeating New South Wales by 31 runs via the DLS method in their rain-affected one-day clash at North Sydney Oval. Queensland had blasted 5 for 298 from 43.2 overs, with Max Bryant making…
Northern 296 for 2 (Hurraira 193*, Amin 79*, Umar 2-56) lead Sindh 284 (Mehmood 78, Alam 61*, Musa 3-61, Jamal 3-76) by 12 runs Muhammad Hurraira scored his third hundred in four matches as Northern took command over Sindh in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final on the second day. This one was the most impressive of the lot, with Hurraira unbeaten on 193 off 202 balls by stumps. It meant Northern…
Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first for the second time in 48 hours, on a Pallekele surface that looked to both captains as if it would have plenty of runs in it. Often, at this venue, the ball tends to zip around under lights as well – a phenomenon Afghanistan’s quicks used to good effect on Friday, as they tore through Sri Lanka’s batting order. Both teams…
Afghanistan will play their home games in the UAE over the next five years. An agreement was signed between the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), firming up the deal. As part of the agreement, Afghanistan will play UAE in a three-match T20I series in each of the five years. The ECB will “provide valuable logistic support to the Afghanistan Cricket Board, including visa assistance and…
Steven Smith says the technical change that unlocked his “ultimate” batting set-up is made for Test cricket, with only a self-inflicted hip injury slowing him down in Perth. Feeling as good as he did during his prime, Smith had limited involvement at an optional training session on Sunday before Wednesday’s first Test against West Indies. The 33-year-old hit a nerve using his pso-rite, a u-shaped device designed for athletes to…
Tasmania 220 (Doran 85) and 6 for 241 (Doran 47*, Sutherland 4-69) beat Victoria 121 (Bird 4-13) and 336 (Elliott 80*, Harper 57, Holland 55, Bird 4-54) by four wickets First-innings saviour Jake Doran again came to Tasmania’s rescue, helping steer them to a four-wicket win over Victoria at the MCG and second spot on the Sheffield Shield ladder. After resuming at 4 for 151 and with 87 runs required…
Toss New Zealand chose to bowl vs India Kane Williamson won the toss for the second time in the series, and opted once again to bowl first. The toss was delayed by 15 minutes due to cloudy conditions, with the pitch remaining covered in the lead-up. New Zealand made one change to the side that beat India comfortably in the first ODI in Auckland, bringing in allrounder Michael Bracewell in…
Deandra Dottin placed her WBBL final half-century in the top five innings she has played over the years after being named Player of the Match in Adelaide Strikers’ first title, but admitted she had been nervous early in the contest. It was the latest in a line of performances that have showcased Dottin’s T20 credentials either side of her retiring from West Indies after the Commonwealth Games to become a…
Ollie Pope only knew the day before that he would be captaining England in their warm-up match against the Lions in Abu Dhabi. While sitting at breakfast with Zak Crawley and Jack Leach at the team’s plush Ritz Carlton hotel, head coach Brendon McCullum casually sidled over and informed him he would be leading in Ben Stokes’ absence. “Classic Baz Style,” Pope says. “He was like, ‘you’re gonna skipper this…
A private equity firm has tabled a £400 million bid for a 75 percent stake in the Hundred, in what has been described as a potentially “game-changing” development for the future of English cricket. According to Sky News, Bridgepoint Group, a London-listed buyout firm, has approached the ECB with a proposal that could inject up to £300 million of new money into English cricket – a prospect that, despite its…