Sanju Samson did not have an answer to why and how Rajasthan Royals’ fortunes have fluctuated in IPL 2023 as they were skittled out for 59 – the third-lowest total in the history of IPL – chasing 172 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Jaipur. Royals’ top three of Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Samson have done the bulk of the scoring this season in the powerplay, but with them falling…
Surrey 380 (Smith 97, Burns 88) and 73 for 1 beat Middlesex 209 (Robson 76, Malan 66, Worrall 5-48) and 240 (Holden 43, Clark 4-25) by nine wickets It bodes well for Surrey and not for the rest of Division One that while they did not perform to their best against Middlesex, they still won convincingly. Not just by nine wickets in the end, but with 46 overs to spare…
Royal Challengers Bangalore 171 for 5 (Du Plessis 55, Maxwell 54, Zampa 2-25) beat Rajasthan Royals 59 (Hetmyer, Parnell 3-10, Bracewell 2-16, Karn 2-19) by 112 runs With their campaign on the line in Jaipur, Royal Challengers Bangalore ambushed Rajasthan Royals, smashing them by 112 runs to stay in the race for the playoffs. It was their largest margin of victory away from home and it did wonders for their…
Durham 227 (Robinson 44, Hill 4-43, Thompson 3-55) and 246 for 9 (Jones 56, Raine 50*, Fisher 4-64, Thompson 3-55) beat Yorkshire 254 (Masood 44, Potts 4-49) and 218 (Hill 51, Raine 4-36, Potts 4-61) by one wicket Yorkshire’s hurt goes on. Cricket revolutions might be caused by principles and beliefs, but they are fuelled by results. Those victories refuse to come for Yorkshire’s new dawn and Durham’s nerve-jangling one-wicket…
Big picture: Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad at opposite ends Monday evening in Ahmedabad could see one team make the playoffs in successive years since it started playing in the IPL, and the other fall short of it for the third time in a row. If Gujarat Titans win, they will be the first team this season to qualify for the playoffs – they will do so with a game…
Test cricket will return to the WACA in Perth, with the Australia women’s team set to face South Africa for the first time in the format as part of their multi-format series early in 2024. It will be one of three Tests Australia will play in nine months following the Ashes encounter in June and one on the multi-format tour of India set for December and January. However, unlike the…
Toss Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl against Bangladesh Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie decided to bowl first after winning the toss in the third ODI against Bangladesh in Chelmsford. Balblirnie chose to bowl first in the first ODI while Tamim Iqbal did the same in the second ODI when he won the toss. The visitors are without Shakib Al Hasan, who suffered a finger injury during the second…
Heath Streak, Zimbabwe’s most celebrated allrounder and a former captain, is undergoing treatment for cancer. “Heath has cancer and is undergoing treatment under one of the most respected oncologists in South Africa,” his family said in a statement. “He remains in good spirits and will continue to fight this disease in a similar vein to that which his opponents faced during his revered days on the cricket field. “The family…
Yusuf Pathan, the former India and Kolkata Knight Riders allrounder, feels that with Sunil Narine and Andre Russell not at their best consistently, perhaps it’s time the KKR management starts looking beyond them. “We should see how Narine and Russell have performed in the last three years, or how many match-winning performances they have put in with bat or ball,” Pathan said on ESPNcricinfo’s show T20 Time:Out Hindi. “As a…
Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the third ODI against Ireland on Sunday. Shakib suffered a finger injury during Friday’s second game in Chelmsford. The incident took place when Shakib dropped George Dockrell’s catch off Mehidy Hasan Miraz in Ireland’s innings. He however batted during Bangladesh’s chase, making 26 with five boundaries. Shakib added 61 runs for the third wicket with Najmul Hossain Shanto, whose maiden ODI hundred…