Big picture: India vs NZ is a battle of titans It finally feels like a World Cup year, doesn’t it? In an age of content saturation – organisers trying to horn in as many big events as possible and writers doing much the same to make you care about their own work – something pure happened on Wednesday night in Hyderabad. A game that needed no bigging up. A game…
The ICC has become a victim of a cyber crime involving a substantial sum of money – about US$ 2.5 million – being wire transferred. While the exact sum involved has not been confirmed, ESPNcricinfo has learned that the alleged scam originated in the USA and happened in 2022. The route used by fraudsters to commit the financial scam was Business E-mail Compromise (BEC), also known as e-mail account compromise,…
Brisbane Heat 162 for 6 (Renshaw 41) beat Hobart Hurricanes 150 for 6 (Wade 45, David 44*, Neser 3-27) by 12 runs A resurgent Brisbane Heat continued their charge for a BBL playoffs berth while denting Hobart Hurricanes’ chances with a pivotal 12-run victory at the Gabba. Defending 163, Heat were in the box seat after outstanding bowling from Michael Neser before surviving a late onslaught from big-hitter Tim David….
Rishabh Pant may be ruled out from playing in the upcoming IPL 2023, but Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting thinks the team’s official captain still has a role to play. Ponting wants Pant to be around the team during the season, if he has recovered well enough. “I want him sitting beside me in the dugout every day of the week,” Ponting told the ICC review. “If he’s actually…
Rawalpindi will host the most number of games in the upcoming eighth edition of the PSL, starting February 13 in Multan with a contest between Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalandars, the defending champions. A total of 14 matches will be played in Rawalpindi, while Karachi (nine), Lahore (nine) and Multan (five) will host the remaining games. The final, on March 19, as well as the playoffs prior to it, will…
India were 69 for 5 in the 12th over. Four out of the top five batters had fallen for single-digit scores. On a sluggish surface, in hot and humid conditions, runs were hard to come by. And in walked allrounder Amanjot Kaur, on debut, joining the seasoned Deepti Sharma in the middle. Amanjot takes fondly to challenges. Having started playing domestic cricket for Punjab in 2017-18, she switched to Chandigarh…
Perth Scorchers 94 for 3 (Hardie 43) beat Adelaide Strikers 92 (Hatzoglou 3-14, Payne 3-20, Morris 3-26) by seven wickets League leaders Perth Scorchers routed Adelaide Strikers to strengthen their BBL title favouritism with a seven-wicket thrashing. After electing to bat at Adelaide Oval, Strikers’ formidable batting order eyed a strong total but were thwarted by a typically disciplined Scorchers attack. Related Aaron Hardie cracks 90* as Perth Scorchers return…
Allrounder Nida Dar has called for more opportunities for Pakistan’s players at international and domestic level to bridge the gap between them and the best in the world. Pakistan are currently touring Australia with the margins of defeat being wide in the first two ODIs – eight wickets and ten wickets – although they are far from the only side to suffer that at the hands of the immense strength…
Australia could have a ready-made replacement for Aaron Finch in T20 cricket, with Steven Smith declaring his desire to open more often in the shortest format. Smith was left out of Australia’s team for the majority of their home T20 World Cup disappointment last year, featuring in the middle order in only the final group game. His response on return to T20 cricket in the BBL has been emphatic, with…
Touted for Test selection by Ricky Ponting, West Australian allrounder Aaron Hardie looms as a multi-format star in the making after continuing a superb BBL season. Hardie’s imperious form since being promoted to No. 3 has been a key factor in Perth Scorchers making yet another run at the title. The 24-year-old again starred in Wednesday night’s seven-wicket win over Hobart Hurricanes at Optus Stadium, plundering an unbeaten 90 off…