South Africa are top of the World Cup standings, and firmly on course for a top-four finish, but their captain Temba Bavuma acknowledged that “conversations” would be had about their approach to run-chases, after they had an almighty scare in their one-wicket win over Pakistan in Chennai. South Africa have been a team of two distinct characters in the tournament to date. When batting first, they have been imperious –…
Australia are set to tour India in late December for a multi-format women’s series comprising a Test, three ODIs and three T20Is. The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will play host to the one-off women’s Test and three ODIs while the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai will be host for the T20Is. The ODIs will not be part of the ICC Women’s Championship. This is after England finish their tour…
Bangladesh 120 for 6 (Shorna 27*, Murshida 20, Baig 2-34) beat Pakistan 100 for 7 (Maroof 30, Nahida 2-15, Rabeya 2-21) by 20 runs After being inserted, Bangladesh were off to a positive start through their openers Murshida Khatun and Shamima Sultana, who added 34 in 4.3 overs before the latter was trapped lbw by Diana Baig. Shamima had hit two fours and a six in her 13-ball 18. Murshida…
Pakistan have brought in Usama Mir as a concussion substitute for Shadab Khan during their World Cup match against South Africa in Chennai on Friday. As per the rules governing concussion subs, it was a like-for-like replacement, with a legspinner coming in for the same kind of bowler. The replacement was needed after Shadab injured himself while fielding the second legal delivery of South Africa’s chase. He ran in quickly…
Jos Buttler sat at a round table on the first floor of the Gujarat Cricket Association clubhouse, holding court with the travelling English press pack on the eve of the World Cup. He had just spent 40 minutes on stage at a captain’s event and was midway through a long afternoon of media duties before an evening training session. It was there, in Ahmedabad, that Buttler explained in some detail…
Brisbane Heat 150 for 6 (Voll 48*, Knott 31) beat Melbourne Stars 137 for 7 (Capsey 52, Garth 45) by 13 runs Charli Knott produced a decisive all-round contribution as Brisbane Heat confirmed their standing as the early-season pacesetters in the WBBL with victory over Melbourne Stars to make it four wins from four. Knott gave a stuttering Heat batting performance, which had included just eight runs off the two…
Shakib Al Hasan’s mid-event Dhaka trip has polarised opinions but the captain’s extra training has won hearts in the Bangladesh team. Taskin Ahmed said that they valued Shakib’s effort to use his day off to travel back to Dhaka for batting drills. Shakib went to Dhaka on October 25, the day after Bangladesh’s World Cup match against South Africa in Mumbai. He went straight to the Shere Bangla National Stadium…
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has unveiled Lanka T10, their first ten-over competition to be played from December 12-23. The tournament will be held in Colombo, with the player auction to be conducted on November 10. There are also plans to also host a women’s T10 league at the same time. While details about the women’s league remain scant, the men’s event will comprise six franchises named after iconic Sri Lankan…
Big Picture: World Cup 2023 comes to Kolkata The World Cup has arrived in Kolkata, where Bangladesh can expect a fair bit of support at Eden Gardens when they take on Netherlands. There are supposed to be at least 2000 fans on their way from Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh for this match, with the cultural connection with Kolkata and good travel options between the two making it a…
Big picture: Semi-final almost a lock for Trans-Tasman winner Attention in New Zealand might currently be focused on another World Cup, with their beloved All Blacks on the cusp of regaining the Webb Ellis Cup. Despite that, New Zealand can almost lock in a semi-final berth – defying predictions of many pundits – with a victory over Australia in another intriguing Trans-Tasman contest. But it won’t be easy with a…