Month: May 2023

Worcestershire 83 (Wright 5-32, Davey 3-26) and 26 for 2 (Haynes 17*, Davey 2-19) need 245 runs to beat Leicestershire 173 and 180 (Hill 49, Leach 5-41, Waite 4-21) Leicestershire picked up two early wickets after setting Worcestershire a challenging 271 target on a still-bowler friendly pitch on day two of the LV=Insurance County Championship match at New Road. Loan signing Josh Davey from Somerset made the double breakthrough in…

James Anderson believes Australia will not be able to cope with England at their best as he prepares to play no more than four of the five men’s Ashes Tests this summer. Anderson is recovering from a mild groin strain picked up during Lancashire’s County Championship match against Somerset last week. While the 40-year-old expects to be fully fit for the Ireland Test at Lord’s on June 1, he is…

Big picture: LSG close to playoffs spot Placed third currently with 15 points, Lucknow Super Giants’ road to the playoffs is a straightforward one: win against Kolkata Knight Riders and sail through. And if Chennai Super Kings lose to Delhi Capitals, LSG could even secure a top-two finish. But if they lose, they will require at least one of Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore to lose. LSG are playing…

West Indies A 427 for 7 dec (McKenzie 86, Athanaze 85, Chanderpaul 83, Da Silva 77, Sinclair 53*, Musfik 3-54, Nayeem 2-116) drew with Bangladesh A 264 (Saif 95, Jaker 64*, McAllister 5-60, Reifer 2-44, Jordan 2-53) and 187 for 7 (Shadman 64, Motie 2-13, McAllister 2-48) Jair McAllister picked up a match haul of 7 for 108, but rain and bad light played a major part as the first…

Big picture: Battle between two excellent spin units It’s a contest between a team very much in the hunt for a top-two finish – but not guaranteed a playoff spot yet – and the team that was the first to be knocked out of the playoffs race but cannot be taken for granted. For Chennai Super Kings, the equation is simple: beat Delhi Capitals in their last group game and…

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels the International Cricket Council (ICC) has a role to play in ensuring that players from smaller Test-playing nations are paid well in Test cricket. Ponting cited the example of West Indies players who tend to choose franchise cricket over international duty for financial reasons. In an event organised by the ICC ahead of the World Test Championship final between India and Australia at the…

India vs Australia in a World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval will “bring both teams a little closer together” but conditions at the venue will give Australia a “slight” edge. That’s the assessment of Ricky Ponting, the former Australia captain who is currently involved in the IPL as head coach of Delhi Capitals. “I think it will be a bit more similar to an Australian wicket than it…

West Indies women will now fly business class for long-haul international flights and stay in single rooms for international games, bringing them level with the travel policy for the men’s teams, according to Cricket West Indies (CWI). These decisions were made at the first CWI board of directors meeting following the election of new president Kishore Shallow in March. “The women’s game in international cricket continues to evolve, and CWI…

Rajasthan Royals Played 13, Points 12, NRR 0.140Last match vs PBKS (away) Punjab Kings Played 13, Points 12, NRR -0.308Last match vs RR (home) Rajasthan Royals’ superior net run rate (NRR) gives them a distinct advantage in their clash against Punjab Kings in Dharamsala. With three teams already on 15 or more points, there is only the last slot remaining for the teams that can get to a maximum of…

Somerset 325 for 6 (Bartlett 121, Abell 77) vs Middlesex George Bartlett struck his first century of the season to give Somerset the upper hand at Lord’s after being put in on the opening day of their County Championship match against Middlesex. Bartlett, whose first four innings of the summer had yielded just 45 runs, cashed in after being dropped on 25 to share a third-wicket partnership of 183 with…