Josh Little has been included in a full-strength Ireland squad for May’s ODI series against Bangladesh at Chelmsford, a series they must win 3-0 to qualify automatically for the 50-over World Cup at South Africa’s expense. Little, the left-arm seamer, became the first active Ireland international to play in the IPL earlier this month, representing defending champions Gujarat Titans, and is expected to miss at least three of their upcoming…
The MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai will host Qualifier 1 of IPL 2023 on May 23 and Eliminator on May 24. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will be the host for Qualifier 2 on May 26 and the final on May 28. Last year too Ahmedabad had hosted Qualifier 2 and the final. In the final, Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals to lift the trophy in their inaugural season….
Sachin Tendulkar has made a strong plea to do away with the second new ball and the extra fielder inside the circle to restore the balance between bat and ball in ODI cricket. Tendulkar, who has spoken on the subject before, reiterated that having two new balls eliminated reverse swing from the game, and also prevented balls from getting soft or losing colour. “I feel all three formats are completely…
Big picture: Two teams on different trajectories There’s a popular meme template: how it started and how it’s going. Mumbai Indians’ journey so far in IPL 2023 fits that perfectly. They began the season with two crushing defeats before bouncing back with three wins on the trot. Even before those two defeats, their batting had looked solid on paper. But the lack of runs from Cameron Green and Suryakumar Yadav…
The PCB has proposed a “hybrid model” for the upcoming Asia Cup to the Asian Cricket Council, where “Pakistan plays its Asia Cup matches at home and India their matches at a neutral venue,” board chairman Najam Sethi said on Friday. The BCCI has refused to allow the India team to travel to Pakistan for the tournament because of the ongoing political differences between the two nations and demanded the…
Big picture: How will LSG use their home advantage? Lucknow Super Giants have won two of the three games they have played at home this season. The two pitches, though, were very different. Against Delhi Capitals, it was a red-soil pitch where Mark Wood picked up a five-wicket haul with his blistering pace. Against Sunrisers Hyderabad, it was a black-soil surface where the Super Giants spinners flourished. Krunal Pandya picked…
Bowled out for just 99, England Women’s Under-19s clawed their way back into their bout with Australia for a place in the T20 World Cup final. Now, with their opponents 96 for 9 in reply, they needed the clutch moment to go their way, and it did, thanks to captain Grace Scrivens. She floated up a full delivery from around the stumps, beat Maggie Clark’s attempted flick and struck the…
David Warner has confirmed that most of Delhi Capitals’ equipment, which was stolen in transit from Bengaluru to Delhi on April 15, has been retrieved. Warner’s Instagram story that featured the recovered items also mentioned that the culprits have been found. However, he also said few items remained missing. In the photo posted by Warner, there were eleven bats present, including two featuring stickers of Warner’s sponsors. After their game…
The PCB’s interim management committee headed by Najam Sethi has been given an additional two to four weeks to reimplement the board’s 2014 constitution. The committee was initially given a term of 120 days, which will expire on Saturday. Ehsan-ur-Rehman Mazari, the Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC), confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that a request for the extension has been made to the Prime Minister, and that they have requested to…
Pakistan’s new team director Mickey Arthur will only be available to the team in a limited capacity over the next ten months but he will be involved in designing and overseeing strategies remotely while he also fulfils his responsibilities as head coach of Derbyshire. His appointment was formally announced by the PCB in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Arthur is only one year into his four-year contract with Derbyshire and his reluctance…