Hardik Pandya has become the first Indian to occupy the No. 1 spot for T20I allrounders, as per the latest ICC rankings. He climbed two spots to join Sri Lanka captain Wanindu Hasaranga at the top following his all-round contributions in India’s successful T20 World Cup campaign, where they went unbeaten. Pandya smashed 144 runs at an average of 48 and a strike rate of 151, while also bagging 11…
Cricket Australia (CA) has reiterated that Australia will not play bilateral cricket with Afghanistan because of the Taliban government’s stance regarding the rights of women. CA chief executive Nick Hockley said that there has been “regular dialogue” with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on the matter, and hoped that the sides resume playing each other “sometime in the future”. Australia have withdrawn from playing Afghanistan in a biletareal series thrice,…
India’s T20 world champions finally left Barbados for New Delhi on a chartered flight from the Grantley Adams International airport in Bridgetown on Wednesday after being stranded for three days because of a category 4 hurricane, which forced the airport there to be shut down. The special Air India flight AIC24WC (Air India Champions 24 World Cup) took off around 4.50am local time and will land in New Delhi on…
Melbourne Stars have made a huge move ahead of the new WBBL season by signing South Africa allrounder Marizanne Kapp on a three-year deal. Kapp, who went to Sydney Thunder as the No. 1 draft pick last season, has been secured under the new option which allows clubs to sign one multi-year pre-draft player. The chance to work with Stars coach Jonathan Batty and former Australia captain Meg Lanning was…
Sydney Thunder have secured a significant signing ahead of WBBL10 by bring in allrounder Georgia Voll from Brisbane Heat on a three-year deal. Voll, 20, is one of the most highly regarded batting talents in the Australian game and has also had an impact with her offspin. Related Noffke leaves Queensland, Brisbane Heat for Otago job Sixers secure Amelia Kerr to land seismic WBBL blow on Heat All the BBL…
Warwickshire 412 and 281 for 8 (Bethell 66, Yates 57, Davies 50, Overton 4-57) lead Somerset 284 (Banton 78, Abell 61, Hannon-Dalby 6-56) by 409 runs Half-centuries from Rob Yates, Alex Davies and Jacob Bethell strengthened Warwickshire’s grip on the third day of the Vitality County Championship Division One match with Somerset at Taunton. The visitors earned a first innings lead of 128 when bowling out Somerset for 284 from…
Leicestershire 179 (Higgins 4-35, Roland-Jones 4-63) and 372 (Green 77, Goldsworthy 75, Roland-Jones 5-76) beat Middlesex 86 (Mike 5-22, Green 4-28) and 342 (du Plooy 60, Roland-Jones 59, Mike 3-88) by 123 runs Despite missing eight senior players through injury or unavailability, Leicestershire recorded their first victory of the Division Two season and inflicted a first defeat on Middlesex as their Vitality County Championship match ended in a 123-run win…
Glamorgan 197 (Crane 44, Webster 7-17) and 222 for 3 (Labuschagne 67*, Northeast 47*) need another 371 runs to beat Gloucestershire 179 and 610 for 5 dec (Bracey 204*, Bancroft 159*, Hammond 121) James Bracey etched his name into the record books as Gloucestershire batted themselves into a position of strength on the third day of the Vitality County Championhip Second Division match against Glamorgan at Cheltenham. The former England…
Essex 180 (Walter 64, Clark 3-33, Worrall 3-40) and 21 for 2 need another 340 runs to beat Surrey 262 and 278 (Patel 107, Smith 70) A brilliant 107 from Ryan Patel, necessarily watchful at first but buccaneering by its end, built on Jamie Smith‘s classy 70 and enabled Surrey to reach a second innings 278 and set Essex a formidable 361 to win the top-of-the-table clash at the Kia…
Nottinghamshire 126 (Slater 64*, Anderson 7-35) and 84 for 2 trail Lancashire 353 for 9 dec (Jennings 183, James 4-61) by 143 runs James Anderson signalled his readiness for next week’s Test farewell at Lord’s by claiming a remarkable seven-wicket haul in his first Championship appearance of the summer, as Lancashire seized control against Nottinghamshire at Southport. Anderson’s haul of 7 for 35 included an opening burst of 6 for…