Toss Pakistan chose to bat vs New Zealand Babar Azam opted to bat in the series decider against New Zealand. This, after choosing to bowl in the opening game, which Pakistan had won. While the visitors remained unchanged after leveling the series two days back, the hosts made two changes from the side that lost: vice-captain Shan Masood finally found a place in the XI, replacing opener Imam-ul-Haq, while right-arm…
Running the non-striker out while he or she is backing up – it’s in the laws, but is it a cheap dismissal or a wicket of skill? Andrew Fidel Fernando and Sidharth Monga join Karthik Iyer to discuss Rohit Sharma’s withdrawal of Mohammed Shami’s appeal to run out Dasun Shanaka on 98 in the first ODI against Sri Lanka. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Australia wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy has been ruled out of the three-match T20I series against Pakistan at home as she continues to recover from a calf injury sustained during the recent tour of India. According to a Cricket Australia statement, Healy is expected to be available for the upcoming T20 World Cup in South Africa in February. She will also remain with the squad during the series as she continues her…
Batting at No. 5 in ODIs has helped KL Rahul understand his game better. After his match-winning and unbeaten 64 against Sri Lanka in Kolkata which helped India seal the series, Rahul said that batting in the middle order allows him the time to read the match situation and relax before he walks out to bat. “One thing I really enjoy is that you don’t have to rush back into…
Peter Handscomb is in a race against the clock to go on his first Australian Test tour in four years after scans confirmed a hip injury. Handscomb was hurt on Tuesday night while playing club cricket in Victoria, when he was hit attempting to play a pull shot. He continued batting, but collapsed in pain three balls later after hitting another pull shot for six. Scans have since confirmed soft-tissue…
Marnus Labuschagne is excited by the “game of chess” with R Ashwin during the Test series next month with his mind turning to the challenge since the last meeting between the teams finished. The contest between the pair was one of the fascinating duels during the epic 2020-21 series in Australia which India famously won at the Gabba. Ashwin removed Labuschagne twice in six innings with honours ending about even…
Mitchell Santner has been named captain of New Zealand’s T20I squad for the series in India that begins later this month. Kane Williamson and Tim Southee will both be absent, having chosen not to travel after the ongoing series in Pakistan. Ben Lister, the 27-year-old Auckland fast bowler, is a first time inclusion in the New Zealand squad. He had toured India as part of the New Zealand A squad…
Zimbabwe 118 for 5 (Williams 34*, Ballance 30, Tector 2-17) beat Ireland 114 (Delany 24, Burl 3-29, Masakadza 2-13) by five wickets Gary Ballance, playing his first game – and first ever T20I – for his country of birth, marked his Zimbabwe debut with a five-wicket victory against Ireland. Ballance, who had previously played 39 international matches for England, scored 30 off 29 balls, as the hosts chased down 115…
Pakistan cricket is bracing itself for a wholesale review of its team structures, which could result in changes to the captaincy, after the end of a disappointing home season. Senior officials in the board’s new management set-up have indicated their willingness to signal to players and coaches that they will “challenge the status quo if necessary.” It has not been ruled out that such a challenge could split the Pakistan…
A cricket club in Dorset has launched a fundraiser to prevent the end of its 118-year existence, following complaints from neighbours about flying balls landing in their gardens. Colehill Cricket Club in Wimborne, established in 1905, was last month told that they would have to cease playing adult cricket at the shared sports ground run by the Colehill Sports and Social Club, due to the risk of claims for damages…