Ashton Agar is heading home from the tour of India to play domestic cricket for Western Australia. No additions are being made to Australia’s Test squad ahead of the third Border-Gavaskar Test in Indore, starting March 1. Australia are 2-0 down in the series, and Josh Hazlewood and David Warner have already gone back home with injuries. Unlike them, Agar will leave fully fit and available to play in WA’s…
Lahore Qalandars 198 for 6 (Hope 47, Raza 32*, Qais 2-36) beat Quetta Gladiators 135 for 8 (Roy 48, Afridi 3-22, Wiese 3-23) by 63 runs Quetta Gladiators campaign continues to leap from one disaster to the next. Hours after it was confirmed their Platinum pick, Sri Lankan allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga, would miss the entire PSL, they turned in a wretched performance against a ruthless Lahore Qalandars, succumbing to a…
The shot went for four and brought up a 29-ball fifty for Sciver-Brunt but she was far from done and her side will assert collectively that neither are they as they head into a semi-final against either South Africa or New Zealand on Friday. She pulled the next ball for another boundary then advanced on the next, clearing the fence at deep cover. That little stanza in the 16th over…
Bangladesh chose to bat vs South Africa Bangladesh have won the toss and chosen to bat first in the final group-stage match of the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup, a must-win for South Africa if they are to make it into the semi-finals. If the hosts fail to chase successfully under lights at Newlands, New Zealand will advance to Friday’s semi-final against England, who walloped Pakistan by a record 114…
“I am delighted to announce the #TataGroup as the title sponsor of the inaugural #WPL. With their support, we’re confident that we can take women’s cricket to the next level,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah tweeted. Related WPL – How the five teams stack up after the auction Mithali: ‘Happy women’s cricket is now sustainable for young girls in India’ Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Giants to kick off WPL 2023 Hello WPL…
Durham have pulled off a major transfer coup, signing South African batter Tristan Stubbs for the T20 Blast. Stubbs will be available for the majority of the competition following his commitments with Mumbai Indians in the IPL. He was part of the Manchester Originals squad that reached the final of the Hundred last summer, but this will be his first experience playing county cricket. “We are extremely pleased to have…
Wanindu Hasaranga will not be joining Quetta Gladiators this PSL season as Sri Lanka look to manage his workload. Hasaranga was partially available, having been scheduled to play in six games before leaving on March 3, but the franchise confirmed he has been ruled out of the league altogether and they are now looking to find a replacement. Hasaranga was supposed to join the team at the start of the…
After struggling with two “big” injuries last year, India fast bowler Deepak Chahar says he is fully fit and set to make his comeback with the IPL, starting March 31. Chahar, 30, has had a tough time recovering from a stress fracture and more recently a quad grade 3 tear. He last played for India in the second ODI against Bangladesh in Mirpur last December, where he broke down after…
Toss England chose to bat v Pakistan Captain Heather Knight won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in sunny conditions in Newlands as England look to complete an unbeaten group phase ahead of the semi-finals. Quick Lauren Bell has been rested from the clash and replaced by Freya Davies in England’s only change. England are almost assured of securing top spot in Group 2, where they currently hold…
Richa Ghosh has become the fifth Indian in the top 20 for batters in the ICC T20I rankings for women following useful contributions in the past week at the women’s T20 World Cup. That’s a career-best for Ghosh in the batters’ table, and she is joined there by Amelia Kerr and Muneeba Ali, who have also reached career-high numbers. Ghosh scored 44 not out in 32 balls in a win…