Toss New Zealand chose to bat vs India New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and opted to bat first in the second T20I in Lucknow. Having won the first T20I in Ranchi, the visitors will be looking to seal the three-match series. The Ekana Stadium has hosted five T20Is to date, with the team batting first, winning on all five occasions. That was the reason behind Santner’s decision…
Brisbane Heat 164 for 3 (Khawaja 59, Brown 39, Renshaw 27*, Rogers 2-33) beat Melbourne Renegades 162 for 5 (Marsh 82*, Critchley 23, Bartlett 3-18, Neser 2-33) by seven wickets Usman Khawaja signed off from the BBL in style as Brisbane Heat knocked out Melbourne Renegades after a seven-wicket victory at Marvel Stadium. Chasing 163 under the roof, Khawaja notched 59 off 47 balls in his second straight half-century in…
Wickramasinghe has headed the selection committee since April 2021, overseeing a youth-driven overhaul of Sri Lanka’s limited overs squads. This has seen seniors such as Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal and Dimuth Karunaratne, cut from the white-ball sides. Under Wickramasinghe, Sri Lanka adopted a less reactionary approach to the selection process. In this time, with Mickey Arthur and now Chris Silverwood as head coach, the national side has seen varying degrees…
Toss South Africa chose to bowl v England An almost all-new South Africa attack will make use of a fresh strip in the second ODI against England. Despite the bowlers snatching victory from the jaws of defeat in Friday’s series-opener, and World Cup Super League points on the line, South Africa opted to bench Kagiso Rabada, Sisanda Magala and Tabraiz Shamsi for Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi and Keshav Maharaj. England…
Australia vs Pakistan – Match abandoned Australia captain Meg Lanning says her champion team is as hungry as ever as they prepare to head to South Africa and defend their Women’s T20 World Cup title. Rain prevented Australia getting a final chance to fine-tune before leaving home soil, with their third T20 against Pakistan rained out on Sunday afternoon in Canberra without a ball being bowled. Light but persistent rain…
Perth Scorchers quick Jhye Richardson is set to miss the BBL decider next Saturday as he continues to battle a hamstring injury. Richardson is likely to be the hard luck story for defending champions Scorchers, who locked in a home grand final after beating arch-rival Sydney Sixers by seven wickets at a febrile Optus Stadium. After sustaining what was deemed a minor hamstring injury against Sydney Thunder on January 4,…
Cameron Green faces a race against time to be ready for the opening Test against India on February 9 with a build-up of his bowling workloads the biggest challenge as he recovers from the broken finger suffered against South Africa at the MCG. Green has been part of the Australia training camp in Sydney over the last two days and is making steady progress, but the opening match of the…
UAE will host Afghanistan for three T20Is in Abu Dhabi starting February 16 as part of the agreement signed by the two cricket boards last November, wherein the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) will be offering the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) logistical and infrastructure support for the next five years, including hosting their “home” matches for the period. As a result, Afghanistan committed to playing UAE in a three-match T20I series…
Toss India chose to bat vs South Africa India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and chose to bat against South Africa in the fifth match of their T20I tri-series in East London. The visitors had pace-bowling allrounder Pooja Vastrakar making a comeback to the side after recovering from an unspecified injury that had kept her out of action since last October, as left-arm seamer Amanjot Kaur was left out….
Big picture New Zealand finally have a win on this tour. After being whitewashed in the ODI series, their new stand-in captain Mitchell Santner led from the front with the ball to give his side hope of taking home the T20I series. Things that were not working during the ODIs suddenly clicked: Finn Allen gave them a quick start and their bowlers struck with the new ball. While Mark Chapman…