The second season of the International League T20 (ILT20) will begin on January 13, 2024. “Following the huge success of the DP World ILT20 2023, work has begun on Season 2 which is set to commence from Saturday, 13 January 2024,” an ILT20 statement read. “Season 2 will be played on the same 34-match format with four playoffs including the final. The tournament schedule will be announced in due course.”…
Zimbabwe Cricket has imposed a five-year ban on a “fan” for making a spot-fixing approach to fast bowler Luke Jongwe in August last year. ZC said that Jongwe had immediately reported the approach to the authorities. “Edward Walter Mupangano, a 27-year-old cricket fan from Harare who in the past also had playing trials with a local club, received the sanction after he approached Luke Jongwe on 4 August 2022 and…
Royal Challengers Bangalore have named Smriti Mandhana captain for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). The announcement was made through a video shared on RCB’s social media handles, which had messages from Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis – the former and current captains of the men’s team. “Now it’s time for another No. 18 to lead a very special RCB team in WPL. Yes, we are…
West Indies had not won any of their last 15 T20Is. Not even the one they tied in 20-overs because they lost that in a Super Over to New Zealand in October 2022. The last time they won a series was 18 months ago, in June 2021, when they beat Pakistan at home. Their only other bilateral triumph in the last four years came against Ireland. Since winning the T20…
Tea England 325 for 9 dec and 79 for 2 (Pope 14*, Broad 6*) lead New Zealand 306 (Blundell 138, Conway 77, Robinson 4-54) by 98 runs Neil Wagner went to the third-day tea break nursing the eye-watering figures of 11-0-104-2, as England’s batters went into overdrive, even by their recent unfettered standards. And yet, as Joe Root fell to the reverse-sweep in the final over, to become the fourth…
David Warner is set to be subbed out of the second Test against India in Delhi due to concussion and will be replaced by Matt Renshaw. Warner was struck on the helmet by Mohammed Siraj at the end of the 10th over having previously taken a painful blow on the elbow. He continued to bat on before edging Mohammed Shami to the wicketkeeper for a laboured 15 and didn’t field…
As the hosts prepare for a must-win clash with the Australians at her home ground of St George’s Park on Saturday night, Kapp called on South Africa’s senior players to step up against the title favourites. But she believed the absence of van Niekerk – also her wife – left a hole in the team. “If you ask anyone, they’re going to lie if they say no,” Kapp told ESPNcricinfo….
Conrad, who was appointed last month and will start in his new position from the two-Test series against West Indies at home, which starts on February 28, said he had chosen Bavuma because of the strength of their relationship and not because Elgar had underperformed in the role. “This was my decision. I felt Temba and I were a good fit, and Dean’s still going to play a huge part…
Multan Sultans 210 for 3 (Rossouw 75, Rizwan 66, Irshad 2-38) beat Peshawar Zalmi 154 all out (Ayub 53, Haris 40, Mir 3-22) by 56 runs Half centuries from Rilee Rossouw and Mohammad Rizwan helped Multan Sultans cruise past Peshawar Zalmi by 56 runs. Zalmi were punished for sloppiness in the field, while Rossouw, who had an indifferent SA20, is back to the brilliant best he seems to find every…
Toss Ireland chose to bat vs West Indies Ireland captain Laura Delany won the toss and opted to bat against West Indies at Newlands. West Indies made three changes to the side that had lost to India on Wednesday, although two of them were forced. Stafanie Taylor and Chedean Nation were out injured, while Shakera Selman was left out; in their place, West Indies brought in Zaida James, Trishan Holder…