Vidarbha 74 (Sanjay 33, Tejas 5-19, Gaja 5-51) and 254 (Jitesh 69, Taide 44, Siddharth 6-74) beat Gujarat 256 (Aarya 88, Merai 40, Sarwate 5-64) and 54 (Siddharth 18, Sarwate 6-17) by 18 runs Left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate picked up 6 for 17 to help Vidarbha bowl out Gujarat for 54 and defend 73 on a dramatic third morning of their Ranji Trophy game in Jamtha. It was the lowest…
Geovanis Uwase, the Rwanda fast bowler, has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect after her action was found illegal at Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup. The decision was taken by the Event Panel, which comprises members of the ICC Panel of Human Movement Specialists. Uwase was reported by the match officials during Rwanda’s match against Pakistan on January 15, with footage captured during their match against…
The BCB has appointed David Moore as the head of programs in a two-year deal starting in February. According to the board’s media release, the new role will commit Moore to be responsible for “planning, devising strategies and implementation of the HP (High Performance) and Bangladesh Tigers programs to ensure that these programs directly benefit the national team’s interests”. Jalal Yunus, the cricket operations chairman had talked about this position…
To many, the decision to cast Alex Lees aside and keep faith with Zak Crawley for the tour of Pakistan was a surprise. The opening pair had very similar 2022 summers, though Lees shaded it on every metric: runs, average, half-centuries and double-figure scores. Except, ultimately, on talent ceiling. The three wise men of England’s set-up – Rob Key, Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes – had long spoken of Crawley’s…
Zimbabe 214 for 7 (Burl 53, Raza 43, Adair 2-40, Hume 2-41) beat Ireland 288 for 4 (Balbirnie 121, Tector 101*, Nyauchi 2-65) by three wickets via DLS method Zimbabwe beat Ireland by three wickets in a thrilling final-ball finish in Harare. Needing four to win off the final ball, Clive Madande swiped Graham Hume for four over midwicket to seal the win at a boisterous Harare Sports Club. Zimbabwe…
Dane van Niekerk remains in contention for South Africa’s T20 World Cup squad and will undergo a final fitness test on January 27 in a bid to prove her eligibility for selection. Since recovering from the broken ankle she sustained last January, which kept her out of the 50-over World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, van Niekerk has played at the Hundred, the WBBL, the Women’s Super League and for…
Jamie Overton, the Surrey and England fast bowler, has effectively been ruled out of this summer’s Ashes after being diagnosed with a stress fracture of the back. Overton, who starred with the bat on his Test debut against New Zealand last summer with a match-turning 97, has returned home from the UAE, where he was part of the Gulf Giants squad at the inaugural ILT20 competition. Although Surrey held back…
Perth Scorchers 147 for 3 (Hardie 90*, Inglis 53, Meredith 2-35) beat Hobart Hurricanes 146 for 9 (Andrews 27, Morris 2-21, Tye 2-30) by seven wickets Emerging allrounder Aaron Hardie continued his breakout BBL season with a career best knock to lead Perth Scorchers past Hobart Hurricanes at the Optus Stadium. Chasing 147, Scorchers stuttered early before Hardie took control and combined with Josh Inglis in a 127-run partnership to…
Fast bowler Sisanda Magala has made a comeback to South Africa’s ODI team after a year when he was named in the 16-man squad for the upcoming three-match series against England at home in January. There was no room in the squad for the hard-hitting 19-year old Dewald Brevis, who is currently third on the SA20 run-scorers’ list. Earlier in the week, Enoch Nkwe, South Africa’s director of cricket, said…
Hashim Amla, one of South Africa’s greatest batters, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, after confirming to Surrey that he will not be returning to help defend the County Championship title that the club secured in his final season as a player in 2022. In the course of a two-decade career, Amla, 39, scored 34,104 runs across all professional formats – 9,282 of which came in his…