South Africa 229 for 6 (Kapp 75, Bosch 44) beat Australia 149 (Garth 42*, Kapp 3-12) by 84 runs (DLS method) Marizanne Kapp produced a magnificent all-round display to inspire South Africa to their first ODI victory over Australia and keep the visitors alive in both the one-day and multi-format series. Kapp was forced to retire hurt in Adelaide where South Africa were comprehensively beaten, but having passed her fitness…
Jasprit Bumrah has become the first India quick to reach the top spot in the ICC’s Test bowlers’ rankings. Bumrah, who climbed three places to be ranked No. 1, replaces his team-mate R Ashwin in the position. Before this, his highest ranking had been No. 3. The previous highest ranking achieved by an India fast bowler was No. 2 – on the retrospective Test bowlers’ table – by Kapil Dev…
Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting has said Rishabh Pant is “very confident” he will be right to play the full IPL but Ponting is unsure whether he will be able to captain for the whole tournament or keep wicket given he is still recovering from the injuries he sustained in a major car accident. Pant has not played since his car accident in December 2022 when he thought his “time…
Xavier Bartlett made a mark early in his ODI career • AFP/Getty Images Australia’s one-sided ODI series sweep against the West Indies may have unleashed the country’s pace bowler of the future. Xavier Bartlett, 25, picked up man-of-the-series honours in his debut for the nation, finishing with the staggering figures of 8 for 38 across his two outings in the 3-0 whitewash. Building on a BBL campaign where he led the competition’s…
Ricky Ponting believes young sensation Jake Fraser-McGurk can be a Test match player for Australia and thinks he needs to be exposed to international cricket as much as possible to help fast-track his development as a three-format cricketer. Fraser-McGurk made a statement in his second ODI on Tuesday smashing 41 from just 18 balls with five fours and three sixes as the home side mowed down West Indies’ target of…
Lunch South Africa 162 and 62 for 2 (Hamza 31*, van Tonder 26*, Henry 1-10) need another 467 runs to beat New Zealand 511 and 179 for 4 dec (Williamson 109, Brand 2-52) After New Zealand expectedly declared their second innings overnight on 179 for 4, their bowlers immediately found assistance under overcast skies. Openers Neil Brand and Edward Moore were undone early as South Africa slipped to 5 for…
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been appointed head coach of Washington Freedom ahead of the second season of the Major League Cricket (MLC) in the United States. He will take over from Sydney Sixers coach and his longtime mentor Greg Shipperd, who led Freedom to a third-place finish in the inaugural season. “I’m extremely excited to be joining the Washington Freedom in 2024,” Ponting said in a statement. “Cricket…
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu said she was “not shocked but surprised” after finding no takers at the 2024 Women’s Premier League auction and added that rejections are “some kind of motivation” for her. Athapaththu had a stellar 2023 in T20Is, scoring 470 runs – the fourth-most among players from Full Members -at an average of 31.33 and a strike rate of 130.91. With the ball, she picked up eight…
Shortly afterwards, the score became 32 for 4, from where Saharan and Sachin Dhas added 171 for the fifth wicket to take India closer. Dhas ensured the asking rate was under control for most of the chase, while Saharan was the sponge at the other end. When Dhas fell for 96 off 95 balls, India needed 42 from 47 balls. Saharan stayed almost till the end – he was run-out…
Matthew Foster could make his international debut across formats later this month, after being named in Ireland’s Test and white-ball squads for their multi-format series against Afghanistan. Foster, a 24-year-old pace bowler who represents Northern Knights and CSNI in Ireland’s domestic competitions, is one of four uncapped players in a much-changed Test squad from the one that faced Afghanistan in 2019. Barry McCarthy, Theo van Woerkom and Craig Young are…