Captain Hardik Pandya has taken “full ownership” for Gujarat Titans’ last-over loss against Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad as the hosts fell short by just five runs while he remained unbeaten on 59 off 53. Chasing 131, Titans needed 33 off the last 12 balls and then 12 off six, thanks to Rahul Tewatia, who hit three sixes off Anrich Nortje in the penultimate over. But when Hardik got strike in…
Buckingham, 23, impressed for South Australia in the most recent Sheffield Shield season, where he took 25 wickets in his first seven first-class matches at an average of 26.56 for South Australia. His returns resulted in selection for the Australia A tour of New Zealand in April and he took 6 for 58 in his first appearance, dismissing the New Zealand A top six. “I’m really grateful for the opportunity…
England Men will return to Trinidad for the first time since 2009 as part of their limited-overs tour of West Indies at the end of 2023. The tour, which consists of three ODIs and five T20Is, will run from December 3 to 21, taking England through Antigua, Barbados, Grenada and Trinidad. Each island will host two matches, starting with the first two ODIs at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in…
At another time, the arrival of an Australian of such stock ahead of an Ashes summer might have had more fanfare. Press greeting him off the plane, photographers snapping him as he pushes a trolley through immigration, bleary-eyed in national team garb. Instead, the 33-year-old arrived in the UK over the weekend with little fuss ahead of a three-game stint with Sussex. Australia are coming, but not just yet and…
Big picture: Two explosive batting units go head to head On Sunday, two teams chased down 200-plus targets in thrilling fashion and broadened the pool of playoffs contenders in IPL 2023. Punjab Kings are one of five teams with identical records – five wins from nine games – ranging from No. 2 to No 6 on the table and separated only by net run rate, while Mumbai Indians are just…
The BCCI has invited applications for the position of head coach of the India women’s team. The spot has been vacant since Ramesh Powar was transferred to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru ahead of the women’s T20 World Cup earlier this year. A BCCI statement said that the applicant would be expected to have played international cricket, or be at least an NCA Level C-certified coach, or have…
Big picture – LSG look to course-correct after RCB drama What’s an IPL without a little bit of drama, amirite? LSG will want to quickly put all of that behind them as they come up against Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday. This is the same team that smashed 257 in Mohali less than a week ago, but on Monday, their batting looked toothless, with most of their batters getting out…
Fixtures in Sri Lanka Women’s white-ball visit to England this year have been rescheduled at the touring side’s request following confirmation of the women’s cricket tournament at the Asian Games. The ECB announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to bring the tour forward slightly and changed some venues ahead of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, from September 23 to October 8. The Games had been pushed back from…
Ahead of their meeting in the World Test Championship final next month, India have moved past Australia to No. 1 on the ICC rankings for men’s cricket. This shift, even though neither team has played any long-form cricket for two months, is essentially the result of the passage of time and how some series from a while ago have lost a bit of their value. India’s tally went from 119…
Following a fractious end to Monday night’s IPL game, with Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir having to be separated from each other, the Royal Challengers Bangalore batter addressed the situation in a video published by his team on YouTube. Captured candidly as he was celebrating with the rest of the players, Kohli was seen saying, “That’s a sweet win boys. A sweet win. If you can give it, you got…