West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia Captain Rovman Powell won the toss and elected to bowl on a grassy Bellerive Oval surface with West Indies boosted by the return of key players in the T20I series-opener against Australia. After being whitewashed in the three-match ODI series, punctuated by humiliatingly being bowled out for 86 in Canberra, West Indies will boast a strong line-up, including Brandon…
India Under-19 seamer Naman Tiwari wants to bowl the fastest ball in the world. The inspiration has come from watching videos of the greats of the game and speaking to Jasprit Bumrah. Left-arm fast bowler Tiwari, who is grabbing headlines in the ongoing Under-19 World Cup in South Africa, has found the tips he received from Bumrah at the NCA in Bengaluru working magic. Tiwari, who comes from Lucknow, has…
Australia captain Alyssa Healy believes losses like the one they suffered against South Africa can be good for a team that has gone through some significant changes, but has backed them as still “a really good cricket side” as the multi-format series gets set for a potentially grandstand finish. South Africa’s historic first ODI win over the home side on Wednesday followed their first-ever victory over Australia across formats in…
Cameron Green remains firmly in the thoughts of Australia’s selectors for the T20 World Cup with the upcoming IPL to play a role in how they put together the final squad ahead of the tournament in June. Green has been left out of the two T20I series against West Indies and New Zealand to prioritise red-ball preparation for the Tests against the latter – which will include a Sheffield Shield…
Lance Morris has been ruled out of the Test tour to New Zealand opening the door for Michael Neser to return to the squad in what is otherwise a very settled Australia group for the two-match series. Morris picked up a side strain during the third ODI against West Indies in Canberra and won’t be able to take his place as back up to Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh…
Colin Graves is a step closer to resuming his role as Yorkshire’s chair after being approved as a new non-executive director of the club. Graves’ appointment is expected to be ratified at Yorkshire’s next Annual General Meeting. However, he is in line to be elected as the new chair at the club’s board meeting on Friday morning, after Yorkshire received the approval of the Financial Conduct Authority for relevant changes…
England have allowed Dan Lawrence to rejoin his team at the ILT20 while the squad is on a break in Abu Dhabi between Tests against India. Lawrence, who was called up to the Test squad after Harry Brook’s late withdrawal, had been a wildcard signing for Desert Vipers but only played one match for them before leaving for India. He was not selected for either of the first two Tests,…
Medium pacer Tom Straker hadn’t played Australia’s three games leading up to the semi-final against Pakistan. But he produced a match-winning spell of 6 for 24 to blow Pakistan away in Benoni, as Australia won a close contest to set up a final with India in the Under-19 World Cup. Coming in for Charlie Anderson, Australia’s frontline seamer, Straker ran through the top order in his first spell and then…
Deepak Chahar hasn’t played competitive cricket since December 2023, but he is preparing to shake off the rust and return to action in the IPL as an improved bowler and batter. He is using the downtime before the tournament to add an extra yard of pace to his bowling and more shots to his batting. “When you’re doing rehab – or just playing – you’re not gaining strength. You’re losing…
Australia Under-19s 181 for 9 (Peake 49, Raza 4-34) beat Pakistan Under-19s179 (Awais 52, Minhas 52) by one wicket An unbeaten tenth-wicket stand of 17 between Raf MacMillan and Callum Vidler took Australia past Pakistan in a topsy-turvy second semi-final in Benoni to seal a date against India in Sunday’s final for the 2024 Men’s Under-19 World Cup title. Chasing only 180 after Tom Straker‘s 6 for 24 wrecked Pakistan…