Melbourne Stars 211 for 3 (Webster 66, Stoinis 55*, Lawrence 50, Boyce 1-15) beat Adelaide Strikers 205 for 4 (Lynn 83*, Short 56, Maxwell 2-21) by seven wickets Marcus Stoinis blasted his way back to form by helping the Melbourne Stars pull off their greatest BBL run chase in a seven-wicket win over the Adelaide Strikers on New Year’s Eve. After Chris Lynn (83* off 42 balls) and Matt Short…
Is the Bangladesh dressing room a better place without some of the senior – even iconic – players around? At the end of what he called a “successful tour” of New Zealand, Chandika Hathurusinghe, the coach, stopped short of saying that, but did say that “the environment in the dressing room is much better”. Bangladesh went to New Zealand after a 1-1 Test series at home to play three ODIs…
“I think he is playing a bit too aggressively in Test cricket,” Gavaskar told Star Sports. “There is a slight difference when you play Test cricket when compared to T20I and ODI cricket. The difference is in the ball. “The red ball moves a little more than the white ball in the air and off the pitch as well. It bounces a little more too. He should keep that in…
Cameron Bancroft insists a specialist opener would be best placed to take over from the retiring David Warner, believing experience at the top is crucial in the difficult role. Australia have named an unchanged 13-man squad for this week’s third Test against Pakistan at the SCG, but crunch time is coming in the quest to replace Warner as he bids farewell to the Test arena. Related Warner picks Warner’s replacement:…
Toss New Zealand opt to bowl vs Bangladesh With the aim of levelling the T20I series, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner chose to chase in Mount Maunganui with rain a possibility in the afternoon. Bangladesh, who could win their maiden T20I series in New Zealand if results go their way, added a left-arm spinner into the attack with Tanvir Islam replacing fast bowler Tanzim Hasan Sakib. Litton Das did not…
January is the window that South Africa have earmarked for their flagship T20 tournament, which kicked off to much fanfare in 2023. To ensure its success – which depended on their biggest stars being available for the tournament – CSA forfeited an ODI series against Australia even though there was a chance that might affect their qualification for the 2023 World Cup. Although they tried to reschedule the upcoming Tests…
India allrounder Sneh Rana was taken for scans after “complaining of headache” post her collision with Pooja Vastrakar in the field during the second ODI against Australia at the Wankhede Stadium, the BCCI said. Former India captain Anjum Chopra, a commentator at the match, said Rana also complained of nausea. Rana will take no further part in the match. Harleen Deol has been named as her concussion replacement. The incident…
On a dry and spin-friendly surface, India’s spin spearhead Deepti Sharma led the bowling attack to restrict Australia to 258 for 8 in the second ODI in Mumbai. However, the total could have been far lesser had India not been sloppy on the field. At the end of the first innings, they had dropped a total of seven catches. Surprisingly, India’s best fielders dropped a few. Here is how Ekanth…
Dasun Shanaka‘s reign as Sri Lanka’s white-ball captain has come to an end as Sri Lanka’s new selection committee appointed Kusal Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga to lead the ODI and T20I sides, respectively. With Dimuth Karunaratne currently leading the Test side, this is the first time Sri Lanka have three different captains in the three formats. Shanaka first captained Sri Lanka in 2019, on the team’s first tour to Pakistan…
The uncapped opening batter Neil Brand has been named as South Africa’s captain for their two-Test tour to New Zealand, which starts in late January, and clashes with the SA20, South Africa will travel with a makeshift squad which features only three players that are part of the ongoing series against India: Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, and Zubayr Hamza, who was added as a replacement following Temba Bavuma’s hamstring injury….