Month: November 2023

The PCB has reiterated that the priority for all Pakistan players must be Pakistan and not T20 franchise leagues. That message came loud and clear from team director Mohammad Hafeez on the eve of the side’s departure for Australia, but more pertinently in the context of Haris Rauf‘s potentially delayed departure to the same country, albeit to play in the Big Bash League (BBL). Rauf has found himself in the…

Glenn Phillips knew that the opposition batters would get stuck into him for relief. He is the fifth bowler of a strong New Zealand attack. He was also bowling for the first time in a Test. Phillips the batter would have certainly tried to hit Phillips the bowler out of the park. It was this element of Bangladesh’s mindset, combined with a few other factors, that gave him his first…

Toss Australia opt to bowl vs India With the series on the line, Australia captain Matthew Wade chose to bowl after winning the toss in the third T20I in Guwahati. He said that the conditions were wet, and expected it to be similar for batting across both innings. “We’ve been there and thereabouts,” Wade said. “When the dew settles, you can chase anything. We’ve been close.” Australia made wholesale tweaks…

Namibia have become the first team from the Africa Region Qualifier to book a spot at the 2024 T20 World Cup. They sealed their qualification on Tuesday with a 58-run win over Tanzania – it was the hosts’ fifth win in as many games. With this, Namibia have qualified for their third T20 World Cup overall, and their third in a row. They enjoyed a stunning debut in the UAE…

Brisbane Heat 169 for 8 (Kerr 48, G Harris 45, Darlington 3-42) beat Sydney Thunder 125 for 9 (Athapaththu 41, Sippel 3-9, Hancock 2-16) by 44 runs Quicks Courtney Sippel and Nicola Hancock effectively utilised a bouncy WACA surface as Brisbane Heat comfortably beat Sydney Thunder in the elimination final. Heat kept their season alive after allrounder Amelia Kerr top-scored with 48 before Sippel and Hancock combined for five wickets…

Stumps Bangladesh 310 for 9 (Joy 86, Shanto 37, Mominul 37, Phillips 4-53, Jamieson 2-52, Ajaz 2-76) vs New Zealand Glenn Phillips was New Zealand’s surprise hero with the ball as they kept Bangladesh down to 310 for 9 on the first day of the Sylhet Test. Phillips, the middle-order batter and part-time offspinner, finished the day with 4 for 53, as New Zealand engineered a batting slide that started…

The Pakistan Cricket Board has waived off the 50% match fee fine it had imposed on Azam Khan for displaying the Palestine flag on his bat during the ongoing National T20 Cup in Karachi. Azam, who plays for Karachi Whites in the tournament, was fined 50% of his match fee by the PCB match referee on Sunday after he refused to remove the Palestine flag sticker from his bat during…

Victoria 187 for 5 (Harper 101*, W Agar 3-25) vs South Australia Wicketkeeper Sam Harper dragged Victoria out of early trouble with an extraordinary Sheffield Shield century against South Australia. Forced to bat first after losing the toss on Tuesday, Victoria crumbled to 29 for 4 in tricky, overcast batting conditions at the Adelaide Oval. Related Carey and Labuschagne to play Sheffield Shield ahead of Pakistan Tests New South Wales…

New South Wales 178 for 7 (Davies 58*, Henriques 54, Neil-Smith 5-44) vs Tasmania Some middle-order resistance helped New South Wales fight back on a rain-interrupted opening day of their Sheffield Shield clash with ladder-leaders Tasmania. Ollie Davies‘ unbeaten 58 pushed the Blues to 178 for 7 at stumps at the SCG on Tuesday. While nowhere near a defendable total, NSW will be happy with the response after they were…

Queensland 61 for 0 vs Western Australia Matt Renshaw‘s search for a pivotal innings in his quest for a Test opening berth was undermined by persistent rain at the Gabba against Western Australia. Renshaw was unbeaten at lunch on 37 with opening partner Joe Burns 19 not out, but that was as far as they got on day one of the Sheffield Shield clash. The visitors won the toss and…