Brisbane Heat 104 for 4 in 14.3 overs (Brown 43, Walter 23*, Dwarshuis 1-7) beat Sydney Sixers 141 for 8 (Philippe 41, Kuhnemann 2-19) by three runs (DLS method) Big hits from English allrounder Paul Walter carried unbeaten leaders Brisbane Heat to a three-run win over the Sydney Sixers in a rain-affected top-of-the-table BBL clash in Coffs Harbour. Chasing 142, rain interrupted the match with the Heat at 80 for…
Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson have made successful recoveries from their respective injuries, while Kane Williamson and Devon Conway also return after periods of rest as New Zealand named a full-strength squad for the five-match T20I series against Pakistan at home. Allrounder Rachin Ravindra was rested after being on the road since August last year. Henry was out for two months after he injured his right hamstring during the World…
Wasim claimed the decision “had nothing to do with the management” and was “solely [Shaheen’s] decision”, warning players more broadly they had to decide “if you want to be a great of the game or do you want to be a millionaire” when it came to deciding which format to prioritise. Related Cummins hopes for ‘a silver bullet’ to halt Test cricket’s devaluation Shahid Afridi: Rauf should be part of…
Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat against Australia Retiring Australia opener David Warner will be made to wait after Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and elected to bat in the third Test at the SCG. Masood had no hesitation to bat in sunny conditions, with turn expected on the dry surface later in the match. Related Cummins hopes for ‘a silver bullet’ to halt Test cricket’s…
Phoebe Litchfield can do it all. She takes gravity-defying flying catches as a habit. In fact, India batter Jemimah Rodrigues, her team-mate at Northern Superchargers in the women’s Hundred, joked that she doesn’t want to be Litchfield’s friend anymore after one such blinder resulted in her dismissal. But Litchfield also bats stylishly and plays a mean reverse-sweep. It’s a shot that the bowlers still don’t expect her to play, despite…
Afghanistan 128 for 6 (Zazai 36, Najibullah 28*, Siddique 2-32) beat United Arab Emirates 126 for 9 (Waseem 27, Naveen 4-20, Qais 3-24) by four wickets A four-wicket haul from Naveen Ul Haq and a three-for from Qais Ahmad consigned United Arab Emirates to a series defeat in Sharjah as Afghanistan won by four wickets to clinch the T20I trophy 2-1. Naveen’s three wickets in the first-innings powerplay had UAE…
Ravindra Jadeja is fit and available for selection, giving India more batting depth and options when it comes to bowling combinations. He is also the only left-hand batter outside opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jadeja had missed the last Test with spasms in the upper back on the morning of the match. While confirming Jadeja’s return to fitness, Rohit Sharma spoke of the importance of judging inexperienced bowlers too harshly. “Although we’ve…
Mujeeb Ur Rahman‘s season with Melbourne Renegades is over after the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) revoked his No-Objection Certificate (NOC) for the remainder of the Big Bash League. Mujeeb was not available for selection in Renegades’ eight-wicket defeat to Melburne Stars on Tuesday and ESPNcricinfo understands he has flown home to Afghanistan as he awaits an update from the board. “Mujeeb’s time with the Melbourne Renegades in BBL13 has unfortunately…
Big picture: Bruised India out to salvage series This South Africa Test tour was billed as the final frontier for India, and it continues to be unbreachable. Despite rain interruptions and South Africa losing their designated captain Temba Bavuma to injury, India lost the Boxing Day Test inside three days to crash to an innings defeat. As if that wasn’t bad enough, India were docked two WTC points for maintaining…
Dean Elgar likened the emotions of a Test series victory to winning a World Cup, while recognising that he has never played in one of the latter. “I only play the game to win,” Elgar said on the eve of his final Test. “I don’t care about stats. I care about wins. I care about series wins. That’s the greatest memories you can ever share with your team, everyone that…