Australia have retained their No. 1 spot in the ICC men’s ODI team rankings following the annual update that dropped results from the 2019-20 season and reflects all matches completed since May 2020. With 118 rating points, Australia are two points clear of second-placed Pakistan after the update, which weights matches completed before May 2022 at 50% and subsequent matches at 100%. Earlier this month, after a similar update for…
Rajasthan Royals Played 11, Points 10, NRR 0.388Rem mat: KKR (a), RCB (h), PBKS (a) Kolkata Knight Riders Played 11, Points 10, NRR -0.079Rem mat: RR (h), CSK (a), LSG (h) Both Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders are identically placed with 11 points from 10 games, but in terms of momentum, they are at very different places in their campaigns. Royals have lost five of their last six matches;…
Chennai Super Kings 167 for 8 (Dube 25, Marsh 3-18) beat Delhi Capitals 140 for 8 (Rossouw 35, Pathirana 3-37, Chahar 2-28) by 27 runs An all-round effort from Chennai Super Kings helped them trounce Delhi Capitals by 27 runs at Chepauk, helping the four-time champions get one step closer towards the IPL playoffs. CSK’s highest run-scorer was Shivam Dube with 25, but six batters entered the twenties, including MS…
Central Sparks 183 for 4 (E Jones 73, A Jones 40) beat Southern Vipers 180 (McCaughan 59, Burns 5-36, Davis 3-19) by six wickets Erin Burns helped Central Sparks avenge their defeat at the hands of Southern Vipers earlier this month with a five-wicket haul to help her new side to victory in this Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match at Hove. Chasing a modest 181, Sparks looked in little trouble…
No result: Western Storm 23 for 0 (Griffiths 14*, Knight 5*) vs The Blaze 209 for 9 (de Klerk 43, Skelton 2-23, Gibson 2-26, Griffiths 2-34) England captain Heather Knight saw her return to domestic action curtailed by the weather as Western Storm’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match against The Blaze at Leicester was abandoned just beyond the halfway stage, both sides taking two points each. Knight, preparing to lead…
Northern Diamonds 178 for 7 (Kalis 66*, Winfield-Hill 45) beat South East Stars 223 (Dunkley 101*, Woolston 5-37) by three wickets (DLS method) England batter Sophia Dunkley‘s fifth senior century recovered South East Stars from 55 for 5 batting first but could not prevent the Northern Diamonds from winning an entertaining Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy clash at Scarborough. Diamonds new-ball seamer Jess Woolston claimed all five top-order wickets to leave…
David Willey will be Northamptonshire’s captain in this year’s Vitality Blast, following his return to the club after seven years at Yorkshire, although it is a move that has left his predecessor Josh Cobb “shocked and disappointed” at his demotion. Willey, who recently completed a four-match stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, has been handed the role by Northamptonshire’s Head Coach, John Sadler, now that his early return…
Peter Siddle will finish his domestic career with Victoria after signing a two-year contract that takes him back to where it all began. Siddle, 38, made his debut for Victoria in 2005 and eventually parlayed his form for his home state into a maiden Test cap in 2008. He continued to represent Victoria throughout a national team career that yielded 67 Tests and 20 ODIs and culminated in international retirement…
UAE and West Indies will play a three-match ODI series in Sharjah next month as part of their preparations for the upcoming World Cup Qualifier. The matches, all day-night, will be played on June 5, 7 and 9. At the end of the series, both teams will depart for Zimbabwe for the qualifying tournament, which will be played from June 18 to July 9. In all, ten teams will participate…
Big picture: Will Royals end their losing streak? Rajasthan Royals had started IPL 2023 in an emphatic manner, winning four of their first five games. Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal were bossing the batting powerplay, Shimron Hetmyer was showing remarkable consistency as a finisher, and Trent Boult was wreaking havoc with the new ball. As a result, Royals were hovering near the top of the points table. But their fortunes…