West Indies 235 (Chanderpaul 119) and 35 for 0 need 274 more runs to beat Prime Minister’s XI 322 and 221 for 4 (Renshaw 101*t, Handscomb 75) Matt Renshaw sent another strong message to Australian cricket selectors with an unbeaten hundred on day three of the pink-ball tour game against West Indies at Manuka Oval. Captain Josh Inglis declared the Prime Minister’s XI’s second innings at 221 for 4, four…
Victoria 121 and 7 for 162 (Bird 4-19) lead Tasmania 220 (Doran 85) by 63 runs Former Test quicks Jackson Bird and Peter Siddle have again ripped through Victoria’s top order to put Tasmania firmly in control of their Sheffield Shield contest. The veteran pair shared seven first-innings wickets and backed up with figures of 4 for 19 and 2 for 33 respectively in Victoria’s second innings at the MCG on…
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and chose to bat first, on what he felt was a decent batting surface in Pallekele. Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka said he would have batted first as well. The ball’s tendency to zip around under lights in Pallekele may have influenced Hashmatullah’s decision as well. Seam-bowling allrounder Dhananjaya Lakshan plays his second international for Sri Lanka, essentially replacing Chamika Karunaratne in the…
Big picture The stakes are obviously huge as the eighth edition of the WBBL culminates on Saturday at North Sydney Oval. Sydney Sixers are looking to reclaim their status as the WBBL’s powerhouse, while Adelaide Strikers are striving for redemption after a heartbreaking loss in last year’s decider against Perth Scorchers. Sixers dominated the early years of the competition and featured in the first four finals, including back-to-back titles in…
Toss New Zealand chose to bowl vs India New Zealand captain Kane Williamson opted to bowl in the first ODI in Auckland. On a drop-in pitch with unique, short boundaries, the hosts went in with four seamers in Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Adam Milne. It was a slightly different balance for New Zealand with James Neesham out with a niggle. India, meanwhile, handed debuts to Arshdeep Singh…
David had made his debut for Australia just a month earlier – he had earlier turned out for Singapore in 14 T20Is – but such was potential that the management believed he warranted a place in the starting XI for Australia’s title defence. Related Pollard, Pooran, Shakib, Russell headline star-studded Abu Dhabi T10 Tim David: T20’s new superstar arrives in England after IPL breakthrough Tim David: ‘For me to be…
The promotion of Rehan Ahmed to the Test squad might have seemed a bit last-minute. But a day after Ahmed was informed by head coach Brendon McCullum of his selection for the tour of Pakistan, men’s director of cricket Rob Key revealed that that had been the plan all along. A 15-man Test squad was picked in October without Ahmed’s name, which instead appeared in the Lions squad. A training…
Just a day out from the first ODI, Sri Lanka have finally announced a 15-man squad for their three-match home series against Afghanistan. Four inclusions have been made to the squad that squared off against Australia earlier this year, with Dhananjaya Lakshan, Kasun Rajitha, Ashen Bandara and Lahiru Kumara earning recalls. This means there’s no room for Chamika Karunaratne, Niroshan Dickwella, Nuwan Thushara, Ramesh Mendis, Praveen Jayawickrama, Jeffrey Vandersay and…
Hasan Ali has signed for Warwickshire for the first four months of the 2023 county season. His contract covers the duration of the T20 Blast, including the knockout stages, and Warwickshire’s County Championship fixtures until the end of July. Hasan played five games for Lancashire in the early stages of the 2022 County Championship and thrived, taking 25 wickets at 20.60 including two five-wicket hauls, but the club did not…
Yasir Ali has also found a place in the squad, in a like-for-like swap with the middle-order batter Mosaddek Hossain, while left-arm spinner Taijul Islam makes way for Shakib’s return. In the fast-bowling department, meanwhile, Shoriful Islam has been left out, with the pacy Ebadot Hossain – who replaced Shoriful and made his debut in the third ODI in Zimbabwe – preferred in his stead. ESPNcricinfo Ltd Shoriful endured a…