Shakib Al Hasan is hopeful that Bangladesh’s productive 2022-23 season will translate to a good year ahead. He was talking about the two major 50-over tournaments later this year – the Asia Cup and the World Cup – from September to November. The World Cup is seen as a pivotal tournament for Bangladesh, a side whose favourite format is ODIs. They started the home season with a 2-1 ODI series…
Big Picture Sunday begins with consistency meeting chaos in the afternoon game. Both teams have started IPL 2023 in the manner they ended IPL 2022 – Gujarat Titans winning two on the trot and Kolkata Knight Riders struggling one evening and buoyant the next. The Titans have been a gun chasing side over the last two seasons and if they win the toss at home, they are likely to chase…
Day 1 Australia A 253 (Hardie 115, Jewell 66, van Beek 4-72, Kuggelejin 3-53, O’Rourke 2-55) vs New Zealand A 37 for 1 (Solia 23*) Allrounder Aaron Hardie kept himself firmly on the radar of national selectors with an accomplished century for Australia A in New Zealand. Hardie, who stepped up as captain for the second four-day game against New Zealand A, struck a splendid 115 at Bert Sutcliffe Oval…
ஐபிஎல் போட்டியின் இரண்டு வெற்றிகரமான அணிகள் இன்று, வான்கடே மைதானத்தில் பலப்பரீட்சை நடத்தவுள்ளன. சென்னை சூப்பர் கிங்ஸ் – மும்பை இந்தியன்ஸ் அணிகள் இடையிலான ஆட்டம் ரசிகர்களால் ‘El Clasico’ என்று வர்ணிக்கப்படுகிறது. ஆனால் ஐபிஎல் 2023-ல் இரு அணிகளுமே இன்னும் தங்களுடைய முழுமையான ஆட்டத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தவில்லை. மும்பையை வதைக்கும் காயம் முதல் ஆட்டத்தில் குஜராத்திடம் தோல்வியடைந்த சிஎஸ்கே, சேப்பாக்கம் மைதானத்தில் லக்னௌ அணியை தனது வழக்கமான சுழல் ஆயுதத்தைக் கொண்டு வீழ்த்தியது. நட்சத்திர வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் பும்ரா இல்லாதது மும்பை அணிக்குப் பின்னடைவை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. தற்போது ஆஸ்திரேலியாவை சேர்ந்த வேகப்பந்து வீச்சாளர் ஜை ரிச்சர்ட்சனும் காயம் காரணமாக…
The Sunrisers Hyderabad batting has come under scrutiny after their five-wicket defeat in Lucknow. They scored only 121 on a slow and low pitch that assisted the Super Giants spinners, and their former title-winning head coach Tom Moody said their largely right-handed line-up was a problem. “The thing that screams out to me is that they left the auction table knowing they had a team full of right-handers,” Moody said…
Toss New Zealand opt to bowl v Sri Lanka Sri Lanka will bat first for the third straight game after New Zealand won the toss and put them in once more. With the series on the line there’s one change each for both sides. Matt Henry comes in for Henry Shipley for the hosts, while Lahiru Kumara replaces Dilshan Madushanka for the visitors. The conditions in Queenstown are nice and…
Essex 266 (Lawrence 105, Roland-Jones 7-61) lead Middlesex 170 (Higgins 70, Simpson 63, Porter 6-35) Visitors to Lord’s will notice that there are now two replay screens above the Allen Stand next to the Pavilion. Opulence, perhaps, but in an UltraHD era, the crispness of those letters and digits were a recognisable example of a traditional sport moving with the times. And yet there was a moment at about 2.50pm…
Lancashire 233 for 8 (Jennings 76, Abbott 4-42) trail Surrey 442 (Steel 141*, Foakes 76, Smith 54; Bailey 4-86) by 209 runs Given that on Thursday morning no county in the land had gained any points at all, it seemed both true and barmy for a few pundits to describe this as a top-of-the-table match. The expectation lying behind such a statement, of course, was that both Lancashire and Surrey…
Sussex 332 for 9 (Pujara 115) trail Durham 376 (Jones 87, Lees 79, McAndrew 5-85) by 44 runs The more things change, the more they stay the same. Durham raised the standard for the new mode of ultra-attacking cricket in the LV= Insurance Championship, producing a higher run tally than any other team on the opening day of the season – and that despite losing 20 overs to a damp…
Krunal Pandya says he has put a lot of work into his bowling action in the last four to five months, trying to get taller at the crease and bowl with a higher arm. The Lucknow Super Giants allrounder, who primarily plays the white-ball formats for Baroda, last played competitive cricket in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in November 2022. And the work he put into his bowling during the break…