Former Australia batter Michael Klinger has been named as the new head coach of Gujarat Giants ahead of WPL 2024. Klinger replaces Rachael Haynes, the former Australia batter, in the role, and will now work alongside bowling coach Nooshin Al Khadeer and mentor Mithali Raj. “Working with Michael will help bring out the best in the Gujarat Giants players,” Raj said about the appointment. “His expertise with the bat is…
Morris had taken his first two ODI wickets in a fiery spell to leave West Indies in tatters, before they were eventually bowled out for 86. But three balls into the fifth over of his first spell, having claimed 2 for 13 with a maiden, he felt pain in his left side, and immediately grabbed his cap and headed off the ground to get assessed. Cricket Australia confirmed shortly after…
Australia won the toss and decided to bowl against West Indies Quicks Xavier Bartlett and Lance Morris returned as Australia captain Steven Smith won the toss and elected to bowl against West Indies in gloomy conditions in the third and final match of the ODI series at Manuka Oval. Australia have already clinched the series after comprehensive victories in Melbourne and Sydney. After starring in his international debut with a…
Andhra have won three of their five Ranji Trophy games outright so far, and are second in the Elite Group B at this stage, behind Mumbai. Hanuma Vihari has contributed well in that run, scoring 365 runs in seven innings, behind only new captain Ricky Bhui’s 550 for the team. That’s helped his first-class average stay above 50 (52.68), but the chances of adding to his 16 Test appearances don’t…
Victoria 288 & 157 for 7 (Kellaway 35*, Harper 34, Doggett 3-41) beat South Australia 173 and 271 (Nielsen 67, Hunt 54, O’Neill 5-47) by three wickets Victoria have ridden their luck on the way to securing a thrilling three-wicket victory over South Australia in the Sheffield Shield clash at Junction Oval. Resuming on 49 for 2, chasing 157 for the win, Victoria crashed to 73 for 5 and 101…
Lunch South Africa 129 for 7 (Petersen 33*, Henry 3-31, Santner 2-18, Jamieson 2-26) trail New Zealand 511 by 382 runs Keegan Petersen was the lone man standing between New Zealand and their decision to make South Africa follow-on after the visitors were left reeling at 129 for 7 at lunch on the third day. They still trailed by a massive 382 runs and needed another 182 to avoid the…
Steven Smith, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have been named in Australia’s full strength T20I squad for the upcoming three-match tour of New Zealand which Mitchell Marsh will captain as the selectors declare their hand in what will be the team’s final series before the T20 World Cup in June. Chair of selectors George Bailey had mooted last month that Smith would return to the squad despite being rested from…
A Women’s National Super League (NSL) for both white-ball formats will begin this month, Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed, with the 50-over contest set to begin on February 6, in Colombo, at the completion of which the T20 competition will take place. The tournament, similar to the Men’s NSL launched in 2022, will see the country’s top talent streamlined. In this case, into four teams – Colombo, Kandy, Dambulla and…
Ben Stokes has questioned the DRS for giving Zak Crawley out lbw but does not believe it was the reason England lost the second Test in Visakhapatnam. India levelled the series 1-1 with victory by 106 runs on day four, bowling the tourists out for 292 in pursuit of 399. Just as in the first innings, Crawley was the leading scorer, this time with 73, while no one else passed…
The fifth round of the Ranji Trophy produced only the second-ever one-run win in the tournament’s history. It also produced a few thrillers, along with a rare instance of a match being played in snowy conditions in Dharamsala. Here are the key takeaways. The comeback Saurashtra, the defending champions, pulled off a miraculous win in Solapur to keep their knockout hopes alive. Down and out at 69 for 8 in…