The schedule for the 2023 World Cup will be unveiled during the World Test Championship final at The Oval, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has said. The board has prepared a list of more than a dozen venues across India, and the final shortlist will be shared with the ICC soon. Shah made these comments during a media briefing after the BCCI’s special general meeting in Ahmedabad which will host the…
Thunder 119 for 3 (Heap 46) beat Sunrisers 116 for 8 (Griffith 36, Cross 2-20, Lamb 2-24) by seven wickets England trio Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone and Emma Lamb impressed with the ball and the latter with the bat as well to help Thunder secure a commanding Charlotte Edwards Cup victory over Sunrisers at Emirates Old Trafford – the region’s first success of 2023. All three are in contention to…
Chennai Super Kings may be playing their 10th IPL final, but there’s a tinge of nervousness as if it’s their first. Stephen Fleming, their head coach, believes that isn’t necessarily a bad thing ahead of Sunday, when they take on Gujarat Titans at their home venue in Ahmedabad. “We’re excited, but there’s a bit of nervousness as well,” Fleming said at the pre-final press conference. “It’s a big stage, a…
Big picture: Dhoni vs Hardik, one more time IPL 2023 has come full circle. The season started with Hardik Pandya’s Gujarat Titans taking on MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad. In the final on Sunday, the two teams will once again be face-to-face at the same venue. Titans had come out on top in the opening game. Earlier this week, CSK levelled the score with a comprehensive win in…
Hetmyer had recently made himself available for selection for the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe, but he was left out of the squad because the management wanted to give a longer run to the players who had performed well in South Africa, where West Indies drew the ODI series 1-1 and took the T20I series 2-1. As for Lewis, he hasn’t made himself available for West Indies…
Glamorgan have signed Australian legspinner Peter Hatzoglou on a short-term contract as cover for Michael Neser, who is currently with Australia for their pre-World Test Championship final and Ashes camp. Hatzoglou, who gave up a career as an accountant after getting his chance in the Big Bash League aged 22, had been playing club cricket in Essex and will link up with Glamorgan ahead of their trip to Taunton on…
Chasing 234 can on any surface can be daunting. On Friday, in a knockout, Mumbai Indians had to disturb a settled batting line-up by having a formidable middle-order batter (Nehal Wadhera) open, accommodate a concussion substitute (Vishnu Vinod) for Ishan Kishan, have one of their big-hitters (Cameron Green) go off due to a blow on the elbow and yet bat with the kind of freedom that’s hard to achieve when…
West Indies A 345 (McKenzie 91, Carty 68, Sakib 4-59) and 191 for 7 (King 54, Da Silva 47*, Tanvir 4-52) beat Bangladesh A 237 (Shahadat 73, Afif 37, Jordan 5-45) and 297 (Shadman 74, Sukkur 72, Shahadat 50, Sinclair 5-79) by three wickets Kevin Sinclair‘s match-haul of 7 for 123, backed up by important runs in both innings from Joshua Da Silva helped West Indies A win the second…
Australia appear to have avoided a significant injury concern after Cameron Green was able to resume his innings in the IPL Qualifier against Gujarat Titans having been forced to retire hurt from a blow on the arm. Green left the field in the second over of Mumbai Indians’ chase when he was struck just below his left elbow by Hardik Pandya from a delivery clocked at 146kph. He was initially…
Australia captain Meg Lanning has been ruled out of the Ashes due to medical reasons. Alyssa Healy will lead the side in the multi-format series which begins on June 22. Lanning returned to playing in January after taking an extended break from the game to manage her mental health and led Australia to the T20 World Cup title in South Africa during March before going on to feature in the…