David Warner admitted he had some doubts about his ability to continue at Test level prior to his drought-breaking double-century against South Africa, but said he has not lost the hunger to play Test cricket and is as motivated as ever to try and win in India and England. Warner was the big talking point coming into his 100th Test match at the MCG, but he silenced all doubt including…
In reply, Central slipped to 64 for 5, before Jaker and veteran Sharifullah rescued them with a 164-run sixth-wicket stand. Jaker struck his second first-class century, making 138 off 241 balls with nine fours and three sixes. Sharifullah made 83 off 138 balls with nine fours, as Central piled up 335, taking a lead of 166. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Allrounder Stafanie Taylor and middle-order batter Britney Cooper have returned to West Indies’ squad for the upcoming T20I tri-series against South Africa and India. Shamilia Connell and Shakera Selman have also come back after injuries to bolster the pace attack, with West Indies naming 16 players for the two tournaments. Taylor has been out of action since retiring hurt in the second ODI against New Zealand in September, and thus…
Temba Bavuma has conceded that his own lack of Test centuries has contributed to the bigger batting problems facing the South African line-up. Bavuma, who returned to the Test side for the series against Australia after missing the England tour with an elbow injury, has yet to add to the hundred he scored in his seventh Test in January 2016. Since then, he has played 46 Tests, scored 17 half-centuries…
India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has been injured in a car accident near his hometown of Roorkee, Uttarakhand, and has been taken to hospital. VVS Laxman, the chief of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, said on Twitter that Pant is “out of danger”. The accident is believed to have taken place in the early hours on Friday, when Pant was returning to New Delhi. He was subsequently taken to…
Ashton Agar and Matt Renshaw have been called up for the final Test against South Africa in Sydney as Australia prepare for the possibility of playing two spinners. Australia will have at least two changes at the SCG as they look to complete a 3-0 series win and all-but secure a place in the World Test Championship final with Cameron Green and Mitchell Starc both ruled out with broken fingers…
Perth Scorchers 136 for 4 (Turner 53, Wood 2-29) beat Melbourne Stars 135 (Cartwright 36, Richardson 4-25) by six wickets Quick Jhye Richardson bowled rapidly to overwhelm Melbourne Stars before skipper Ashton Turner again chased superbly under pressure as Perth Scorchers notched a six-wicket victory at PErth Stadium. After Stars elected to bat, Richardson was twice on a hat-trick and claimed four wickets to help restrict Stars to a modest…
India are due to face Sri Lanka in three T20Is starting January 3. For now, all indications are that Kohli and Rahul have been rested for that series, while Rohit is believed to need a little more time to fully recover from a finger injury he sustained three weeks ago in Bangladesh. Senior fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar also finds himself out of favour. With so many people out, Hardik Pandya,…
Rashid Khan has been reappointed Afghanistan captain in T20Is, replacing Mohammed Nabi after the allrounder stepped down from the role following the 2022 T20 World Cup. Rashid isn’t new to the role, having captained Afghanistan across formats before. Mirwais Ashraf, the ACB chairman, said that Rashid’s experience of playing in different T20 leagues across the world would help “take the team to a new level”. Rashid’s first assignment will be…
Sydney Thunder 182 for 6 (Rossouw 39, Sams 36*, Bazley 4-22) beat Brisbane Heat 171 for 9 (Munro 98, McAndrew 4-31) by 11 runs A magnificent batting performance from Brisbane Heat opener Colin Munro wasn’t quite enough to help the bottom-placed team avoid another BBL defeat to the Sydney Thunder. Two days after beating Heat by 10 wickets, Thunder saluted again at Metricon Stadium on Thursday, winning by 11 runs,…