Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl vs Ireland Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal decided to bowl first after winning the toss in the second ODI against Ireland in Chelmsford. Rain reduced the game to 45 overs a side, with start being delayed two hours and 15 minutes. Both teams were unchanged, meaning Bangladesh again had a side with seven batters and six bowlers, including three pacers. Ireland’s hopes for a direct World…
Mondli Khumalo will travel to the UK on Friday to rejoin North Petherton Cricket Club in Somerset less than a year after an assault in which he suffered bleeding in the brain. The attack left Khumalo, a former South Africa Under-19 bowler, with his cricket career hanging by a thread. But he has now been cleared to play by a neurosurgeon and is hopeful of regular game time to secure…
Three days after securing automatic qualification to the 2023 World Cup, South Africa are filling up their backroom staff ahead of the tournament. Wandile Gwavu has been named white-ball fielding coach and will work under Rob Walter, who was appointed earlier in the year, and alongside batting coach JP Duminy. A permanent bowling coach is yet to be identified after Rory Kleinveldt did the job in an interim capacity last…
Ravi Shastri feels that with the next men’s T20 World Cup just over a year away, Hardik Pandya will be handed the captaincy of the India team immediately. “Everyone can qualify to play, but I think Hardik will lead,” Shastri said on ESPNcricinfo’s Runorder. “The next two World Cups [after the 2023 ODI World Cup] are T20 cricket. He’s already [standby] captain of India [in T20Is], so he will continue…
The roster for the UAE series, which will form part of the preparations for the qualifiers and will be played in Sharjah, also includes four uncapped players – left-hand batter Alick Athanaze, as well as allrounders Kavem Hodge, Dominic Drakes and Akeem Jordan. “Paul is a three-dimensional player, who can bowl the new ball effectively, he is dynamic in the outfield and he can also make vital runs,” lead selector…
The Big Bash League will be shortened to ten games per side this summer after Cricket Australia struck a deal with broadcasters to cut back the competition. Already due to be 16 games shorter in 2024-25, officials have confirmed that the move from 56 regular-season games to 40 will be brought forward to this summer. The finals series will also be tweaked, going from five teams qualifying to four, with…
Surrey 21 for 0 (Burns 15*) trail Middlesex 209 (Robson 76, Malan 66, Worrall 5-48) by 188 runs Just before 3pm on Thursday, Matt Dunn walked onto the field at the Kia Oval. He was later than expected, though through no fault of his own. A 5km run from Lord’s, the home of Surrey’s opponents, had been timed perfectly, arriving into the ground with his team of runners 15 minutes…
Durham 42 for 2 (Borthwick 21*, Potts 2*) trail Yorkshire 254 (Masood 44, Potts 4-49) by 212 runs If Shan Masood was under any illusions about the size of his task as he belatedly assumed the captaincy of Yorkshire, his Pakistan duties over at least for the time being, he will be wised up now after just one day in the job. Masood top-scored with 44 and promised to be…
Hampshire 89 for 0 (Middleton 39*, Weatherley 38*) trail Kent 95 (Muyeye 28, Fuller 5-21, Abbott 3-23) by six runs James Fuller took 5 for 21 as Hampshire dominated the first day of their LV= Insurance County Championship match with Kent at Canterbury, skittling the hosts for just 95 before reaching 89 without loss at stumps. Kyle Abbott also starred for the visitors, claiming 3 for 23 while Tawanda Muyeye…
Glamorgan 177 for 6 (Lloyd 48, Labuschagne 42, Finch 3-39) lead Worcestershire 109 (Harris 4-18, Neser 4-40) by 68 runs Michael Neser further stated his case for Australian selection this summer with a hugely impressive four wicket haul for Glamorgan in their LV= Insurance County Championship match against Worcestershire in Cardiff. Neser, in partnership with Timm van der Gugten, ripped through the Worcestershire top order on a slow pitch and…