Big picture: Winds of change in SA cricket Cricket and South Africa seem to have a love-hate relationship of late. The wheels for that were set in motion with the SA20 auction in September last year. Since then, the men crashed out in the group stages of the T20 World Cup and later wrote themselves into unwanted record books in Australia. This was followed by the success of their premium…
The West Indies Test team arrived in Centurion after a disappointing tour of Australia and then a series win in Zimbabwe, and will now come up against a changed-up South Africa side. But captain Kraigg Brathwaite insists that his team will not be focusing on the past — that of their own or their opponents’ — or look too far ahead into the future, laying emphasis on “controlling every hour”….
Middlesex have recruited Keshav Maharaj as an overseas player for the first four months of the 2023 season. Maharaj, South Africa’s left-arm spinner, will arrive ahead of Middlesex’s third Championship game against Nottinghamshire on April 20 and will be available for eight four-day fixtures in total, as well as the entirety of the T20 Blast. Alan Coleman, Middlesex’s director of cricket, said that it was “essential” to bring in a…
Australia batter Beth Mooney has been named captain of Gujarat Giants for the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL). Mooney, who scored a match-winning 74 not out in Australia’s sixth Women’s T20 World Cup triumph, will reunite with former team-mate Rachael Haynes, Giants’ head coach. India allrounder Sneh Rana has been named the vice-captain. “I am delighted to be given the opportunity to lead the Adani Gujarat Giants in the historic…
Sourav Ganguly isn’t surprised at the criticism KL Rahul has been getting, saying “when you fail for a while, obviously there will be criticism”. Ganguly also said that Rahul’s problems in Test cricket – he hasn’t crossed 25 in his last ten innings – are both technical and psychological. “When you don’t score runs in India, obviously you will get flak. KL Rahul hasn’t been the only one. There have…
They will resume at the Basin Reserve on 48 for 1 – Zak Crawley the one to fall – eyeing an 11th win in 12 Tests under the leadership duo of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. And it will have come from hard graft after the Blackcaps struck 483 in their follow-on innings after England, who were put in to bat, had established a 226-run lead having declared on 435…
Upon passing 28 early in the morning on day four, Williamson overtook Ross Taylor‘s tally of 7,683 runs in his 161st innings. He went on to register his 29th Test century, allowing the Blackcaps to turn the tables on England in their follow-on innings. The 32-year-old’s 132 held together a response of 483, giving Ben Stokes’ side a chase of 258 to secure the series 2-0. Tim Southee, who took…
Mitchell Starc will be feeling discomfort in his injured finger for some time to come, but is primed to make his Test return in Indore as Australia look to find a way to halt the India juggernaut. “It’s good enough,” Starc said of his finger. “There’s going to be a level of discomfort… I don’t think it is going to be 100% for a little while, but the ball is…
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Adam McAuley, 0.1 ov), 2-4 (George Burrows, 1.4 ov), 3-4 (Luke Ward, 2.1 ov), 4-4 (Edward Beard, 2.2 ov), 5-4 (Christian Webster, 2.3 ov), 6-6 (Carl Hartmann, 3.3 ov), 7-9 (Joseph Burrows, 3.6 ov), 8-10 (Jacob Butler, 5.3 ov), 9-10 (Fraser Clarke, 8.1 ov), 10-10 (Kieran Cawte, 8.4 ov) Source: ESPN Crickinfo
“As many as there is out there,” Beth Mooney said when asked how many more titles Australia had left in them. And that is the key to this side’s remarkable success. After claiming their third straight T20 World Cup title with a 19-run victory over hosts South Africa on Sunday, their sixth in the format overall and 13th when you include the ODI event, this team never tires of winning…