Reece Topley admits he will be overcoming “a bit of PTSD” when he boards the plane later this month for the 50-over World Cup in India after leaving last year’s T20 edition on the eve of the tournament due to an ankle injury. The left-arm seamer was dealt a sickening blow when he damaged ligaments in his left ankle after stepping on a boundary sponge at the Gabba during a…
Durham have secured promotion back to Division One of the County Championship, seven years after they were relegated as punishment for financial mismanagement. The runaway Division Two leaders are not in action in the ongoing round of the Championship, but such is their lead over the teams below them, promotion as champions is all but a mathematical certainty with two games remaining. Leicestershire’s dismissal for just 108 in their first…
At what point should a team that has lost five successive fixtures across white-ball formats start to panic? Or, if that sounds too extreme, when should that team, with the knowledge that a World Cup is less than a month away, begin to show some signs of concern? South Africa’s No. 5 put the team’s poor form (they lost the T20Is 3-0 and are currently 2-0 down in the ODIs…
A Dutch court has sentenced former Pakistan batter Khalid Latif to 12 years in prison after he was tried in absentia for urging people to murder Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders. The court ruled that statements by Latif should be regarded as incitement to murder, sedition and threat. Latif lives in Pakistan and has not attended any stage of the trial or been detained in the Netherlands. The Netherlands and…
Both teams will enter the competition at the quarter-final stage. As per the latest schedule, the India men’s quarter-final match is on October 3 with the semis likely on October 5, if they qualify. The final is scheduled for October 7. The India women’s team’s quarter-final is scheduled for September 21, with their potential semi-final on September 23 and final on September 25. The games will be played at the…
Haris Rauf won’t take the field against India on Monday’s reserve day in the Asia Cup Super Four game in Colombo after feeling “a little discomfort in his right flank” on Sunday’s scheduled match day. Only 24.1 overs were bowled on Sunday before rain pushed the game into the spare day. The extent of Rauf’s injury is not clear. The PCB statement that confirmed the injury said, “He was subsequently…
The weather in Colombo has changed between being sunny and overcast on the morning of the reserve day for the India-Pakistan Super Fours Asia Cup clash. The forecast for the afternoon, however, has improved slightly, with most suggesting only a 50%-60% chance of rain. Some forecasts say there is a higher chance of rain in the evening than in the afternoon. The good news for fans is that the covers…
Perth Scorchers have completed their overseas trio for the WBBL by signing England wicketkeeper-batter Amy Jones while Lizelle Lee has been confirmed for a return to Hobart Hurricanes. Both players opted for the direct nomination route which made her unavailable in last week’s draft and comes with a reduced maximum fee. Lee, the former South Africa batter who now plays domestic cricket for Tasmania, is still classed as an overseas…
Barbados Royals 169 for 7 (Matthews 82, Williams 36, Ismail 4-30) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 161 for 8 (Campbelle 47*, Bates 36, Wellington 4-23, Matthews 2-38) by eight runs Hayley Matthews‘ all-around heroics helped Barbados Royals beat Guyana Amazon Warriors by eight runs in the final as Royals clinched the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Premier League title in Tarouba on Sunday. The Royals captain scored a 59-ball 82 to take the…
Declaring herself reinvigorated by captaining Australia in the Ashes, Alyssa Healy has halted any talk of retirement by signing a three-year deal with the Sydney Sixers. Off contract since the end of last summer, AAP can reveal Healy has agreed a contract extension to keep her in the WBBL with Sixers until the end of 2025-26. Leaving the club was never realistically an option for Healy, with the main decision…