Pakistan allrounder Iftikhar Ahmed will replace batter Haris Sohail for the final three ODIs of the ongoing series against New Zealand. Sohail suffered a shoulder injury on the eve of the first ODI, and while the PCB announced initial scans were satisfactory, he did not take part in the second game on Sunday. Sohail, 34, returned to Pakistan’s ODI squad for the first time in three years for a previous…
Pakistan chose to bowl vs New Zealand Pakistan have won the toss and elected to field first at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Babar Azam’s men will look to take a 2-0 lead in the five match series after winning the first game by 5 wickets. Pakistan have made three changes to that side. Shan Masood has been replaced by Abdullah Shafique, Shadab Khan has dropped out out for Usama Mir…
Kent 186 (Compton 52, Murtagh 4-40, Bamber 4-42) and 40 for 2 (Murtagh 2-9) trail Middlesex 229 (Higgins 71, Agar 4-60) by 3 runs Sometimes, you can measure the importance of a fixture by the quality of play. It’s not always a direct correlation. There’s a lot on this one here at Lord’s between Middlesex and Kent, not least because these relegation candidates only play each other once this season….
According to Rahul, the six-day gap between the two games helped the players take their minds off the defeat and come back stronger. “The last game was a bit of a downer and did hurt us as a team,” Rahul said at the post-match presentation. “But we had three or four days’ break after that, which was good. Everyone got some time off, got their minds off cricket, and just…
Surrey 211 for 8 (Smith 57*, Hannon-Dalby 3-29) lead Warwickshire 150 (Mousley 55, Worrall 4-38) by 61 runs Patience and persistence are still necessary attributes when it comes to winning the LV= County Championship and both Surrey and Warwickshire had those qualities in abundance at Edgbaston. It was a day of toil, a serious-minded affair between arguably the most tough-minded sides around and, at the close of the second day,…
Glamorgan 164 for 5 (Labuschagne 64, Byrom 51, Scriven 3-15) 1 trail Leicestershire 407 (Handscomb 95, Ahmed 90, Hill 53, van der Gugten 6-88) by 243 runs There was frustration for England sensation Rehan Ahmed and for Australian Ashes hopeful Peter Handscomb as both missed out on centuries but their combined efforts turned up the pressure on Glamorgan on day two of their LV=Insurance County Championship match at the Uptonsteel…
Lucknow Super Giants 257 for 5 (Stoinis 72, Mayers 54, Pooran 45, Badoni 43, Rabada 2-52) beat Punjab Kings 201 (Taide 66, Thakur 4-37, Naveen 3-30, Bishnoi 2-41) by 56 runs Punjab Kings fought hard to get past 200 themselves, with Atharva Taide slamming a 36-ball 66, but they were never really in contention to reach an improbable target. Super Giants won by 56 runs in the end, and their…
Sussex 302 for 4 (Pujara 99*, Coles 74, Alsop 67) vs Gloucestershire A trademark defensive masterclass from captain Cheteshwar Pujara batted Sussex into a promising position on the second day of the rain-affected LV= County Championship match with Gloucestershire at Bristol. After a delayed start at 1.50pm due to a saturated outfield, the visitors took their first innings total from 47 for 1 to 302 for 4, India Test star…
Derbyshire 165 (Reece 56*, Raine 3-19, Potts 3-51) and 92 for 5 (Raine 2-21) trail Durham 452 for 9 dec (Carse 108*) by 195 runs Brydon Carse gave the England selectors a quiet nudge ahead of the Ashes by scoring his maiden first-class century and taking three wickets to put Durham on the verge of victory in their LV= Insurance County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire. Carse began the…
The ECB has announced that Andrew Strauss will stand down as a strategic advisor and chair of the performance cricket committee, part of a swathe of boardroom-level changes announced on Friday. Strauss, the former England captain, has fulfilled both duties since September 2020, and has been regarded as a respected figurehead throughout the English game, particularly given his strong links with many of the current players. He previously served as…