Sania Mirza has been appointed mentor of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team at the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL). “It is a pleasure for me to join the RCB women’s team as a mentor,” Mirza, the greatest Indian woman tennis player, said in a statement. “Indian women’s cricket has seen a tectonic shift with the Women’s Premier League, and I am really looking forward to being a part of this…
Peshawar Zalmi 199 for 5 (Kohler-Cadmore 92, Babar 68, Hamza 1-13) beat Karachi Kings 197 for 5 (Imad 80*, Malik 52, Neesham 2-26) by 2 runs By the final delivery, Karachi Kings needed nine to win, but you still wouldn’t believe Peshawar Zalmi had triumphed until it was officially over. Not until a heroic Imad Wasim smashed a six over square leg that confirmed his side would finish two runs…
West Indies have called up the uncapped left-hander Alick Athanaze for their upcoming Test tour of South Africa. In 2017, he survived Hurricane Maria, which claimed over 3,000 lives in Dominica. “Such situations teach you the value of one’s life,” he told ESPNcricinfo in an interview the following year. Desmond Haynes, West Indies’ lead selector, said: “Athanaze is one of the young players who we have invested in, and he…
Mohammad Hafeez has earned a surprise call-up for PSL 2023 at the age of 42. Originally unpicked in the draft, Hafeez has signed with Quetta Gladiators as a replacement for Ahsan Ali, who has been ruled out due to a knee injury. Hafeez played an instrumental role in Lahore Qalandars’ PSL title last year. He hit 69 off 46 balls in the final, then took 2 for 23 in his…
India’s vice-captain and opener Smriti Mandhana is set to return to action against West Indies, after being ruled out of the team’s T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan on Sunday with a finger injury. India’s bowling coach Troy Cooley is hopeful that Mandhana will be fit to play against West Indies on Wednesday. “I think, yeah, she [Mandhana] has been working very hard,” Cooley said. “And I think from today,…
TossBangladesh chose to bat vs Australia Nigar Sultana won the toss and Bangladesh opted to bat first against Australia in their Group 1 encounter of the Women’s T20 World Cup in Gqeberha. Australia made one change to the side that won the opener against New Zealand. Legspinner Georgia Wareham returned for her first international match since October 2021, and replaced left-arm spin-bowling allrounder Jess Jonassen. Bangladesh, on the other hand,…
Sylhet Strikers 182 for 7 (Shanto 40, Mashrafe 28, Mahmud 2-34) beat Rangpur Riders 163 for 8 (Rony 66, Nurul 33, Wood 3-34) by 19 runs Sylhet Strikers reached their first BPL final after they defeated Rangpur Riders by 19 runs in the second qualifier in Dhaka. They will take on three-time champions Comilla Victorians – also last season’s winners – in the final on February 16. But it could…
West Indies 292 (Chase 70, Reifer 53, Nyauchi 5-56, Mavuta 3-73) beat Zimbabwe 115 and 173 (Ervine 72, Kaia 43, Motie 6-62) by an innings and 4 runs Gudakesh Motie spun West Indies to a 1-0 series win as they wrapped up the second Test against Zimbabwe by an innings and four runs. Despite good performances by Victor Nyauchi, Innocent Kaia and captain Craig Ervine, Zimbabwe succumbed to a big…
Warwickshire coach Mark Robinson believes the county have pulled off “an amazing signing” by recruiting Glenn Maxwell as their second overseas player for the T20 Blast. The club finished top of the North Group in 2022, playing in ultra-attacking style with the bat which saw them post a then-record English domestic T20 total of 261 for 2 against Nottinghamshire. But they were beaten convincingly by eventual champions Hampshire in the…
Teams have been negotiating with players and their representatives for several weeks, and had the option to retain up to 10 men’s players who held contracts at any stage in the 2022 season – even if they never made an appearance – at a mutually-agreed salary band. Last year, five domestic players – Tom Banton, Joe Clarke, Liam Dawson, Laurie Evans and Tom Kohler-Cadmore – were signed on top-bracket £125,000…