Month: December 2022

A beleaguered West Indies can muster an improved performance in the second Test against Australia if their misfiring middle-order takes heed of the gutsy approach from captain Kraigg Brathwaite and debutant Tagenarine Chanderpaul, according to allrounder Roston Chase. In their first Test match in Australia since January 2016, West Indies suffered a 164-run defeat in the series-opener at Perth’s Optus Stadium. Continuing their 25-year Test drought in Australia, West Indies…

Pakistan 579 (Babar 136, Imam 121, Shafique 114, Salman 53) trail England 657 by 78 runs Will Jacks sealed a five-wicket haul on Test debut for England, while Agha Salman’s fifty limited the damage for Pakistan, who trail England by 78 on the penultimate day of the first Test in Rawalpindi. Jacks, called up as a late replacement for Ben Foakes who was spotted training this morning after being struck…

Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl vs India Bangladesh have chosen to bowl first in the first ODI of their three-match series against India. Litton Das, the Bangladesh captain, suggested that the pitch at the Shere Bangla National Stadium looked “a little bit sticky” and expected it to help the seamers in the first ten overs. India captain Rohit Sharma agreed that there was a “bit of moisture” in the pitch…

Rishabh Pant has been released from the India ODI squad currently in Bangladesh for a three-match series. The BCCI didn’t reveal the specifics, only saying in a statement that the decision had been taken “in consultation with the BCCI medical team” and “no replacement has been sought”. Pant will join the team ahead of the Test series that starts on December 14, the statement said. At the toss ahead of…

New Zealand 148 for 4 (Kerr 46*, Green 37*, Marufa 2-22) beat Bangladesh 111 for 8 (Sultana 31, Sharmin 22, Jensen 2-12) by 37 runs Amelia Kerr and Maddy Green set up New Zealand’s 37-run over Bangladesh in the second women’s T20I and give them an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Dunedin on Sunday. Opting to bat first, New Zealand rode on Kerr’s unbeaten 30-ball 46 and…

41.4 to SSJ Brooks, edged, taken at slip! Lovely bowling. An attacking line outside off, brings him forward, playing with low hands, the nick goes low to Smith’s right and he takes it very well. Might have actually come off the glove. Good grab from ‘grandad’. 133/2 59.6 to J Blackwood, Labuschagne goes low, sticks out his right hand and snaffles a superb catch at short leg . Another biting…

Victoria 209 (Abbott 4-56) and 283 (Kellaway 81) beat New South Wales 260 (Henriques 97, Sutherland 4-57) and 163 (Sutherland 5-58, Murphy 4-42) by 69 runs Young bowlers Will Sutherland and Todd Murphy combined to lead an injury and illness-hit Victoria to a memorable 69-run Sheffield Shield win over New South Wales in Melbourne. Resuming on day four at 1 for 58, needing another 175 for victory, NSW lost 7…

In-form Queensland opener Matt Renshaw says he’s ready for an Australian Test recall after making key changes to his approach to cricket. Renshaw, the 26-year-old left-hander, played the last of his 11 Tests in 2018. His form this summer has been top shelf. Renshaw has scored 491 first-class runs this season at an average of 81.83. Australia’s Test opener David Warner, 36, is nearing the end of his career and…

With South Africa still figuring out their best XI for the Test tour of Australia, former captain Graeme Smith believes they should stick to an “aggressive mindset” and play six batters and five bowlers. “I’d like to see South Africa back their six batters,” Smith told ESPNcricinfo. “I think there’s always that fear because the batting has been weak. They’ve always looked to play the extra batter. Maybe that can…

England and Pakistan have promised a fight to the finish in the first Test at Rawalpindi, in spite of the turgid nature of the pitch, with both Joe Root and Abdullah Shafique insisting that their teams will be pushing for victory over the final two days of the game. England reached the close on day three with the edge in terms of scoreboard position, leading by 158 runs with three…