The club said that legspinner Chahal, 34, will link up with the squad ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Canterbury for the game against Kent and then be available for the rest of the red-ball campaign. Chahal had spent time at Kent in the 2023 season, and took nine wickets in two games. Northamptonshire head coach John Sadler feels Chahal will add extra variety and depth to the club’s bowling attack….
India lost the three-match ODI series 2-0 to Sri Lanka but Rohit was the top run-getter across the two teams with 157 at an average of 52.33. His sequence of scores was 58, 64 and 35. That took him up one spot, exchanging positions with Gill, and to 765 points. Babar is well ahead, though, with 824 points. Full rankings tables For Sri Lanka, Avishka Fernando (137 runs), Dunith Wellalage…
The match officials involved in the tied first ODI of the recent Sri Lanka-India series made the mistake of not taking the game to a Super Over as per the ICC’s playing conditions. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the on-field umpires Joel Wilson and Raveendra Wimalasiri, along with the match referee Ranjan Madugalle, TV umpire Paul Reiffel and fourth umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge, internally acknowledged having misinterpreted the ODI playing conditions, which…
Fast bowler Kwena Maphaka, who was the Player of the Tournament at this year’s Under-19 World Cup, is in line for a senior international debut after being included in South Africa’s squad to play West Indies in three T20Is later this month. The call-up tops a stellar year for Maphaka, who helped South Africa Under-19 to the semi-final of the age-group World Cup, where he took 21 wickets at an…
Ben Stokes is the star signing at MI Cape Town for the upcoming season of the SA20, with Azmatullah Omarzai the other big overseas name joining them as they look to put up a better show after finishing bottom of the table in both the previous editions. They join Rashid Khan and Trent Boult, the pre-signed overseas players for 2025, as well as Nuwan Thushara and Chris Benjamin, who have…
The development is part of an upgrade as the PCB renovates its venues ahead of the 2025 Champions Trophy in February-March. The Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is also undergoing a similar upgrade ahead of Pakistan’s first ICC tournament since 1996, when they co-hosted the 1996 World Cup with India and Sri Lanka. ESPNcricinfo understands a decision was taken to keep the Test in Karachi because the PCB was keen on…
Former India fast bowler Jhulan Goswami believes “franchise cricket is the future of women’s cricket” and that it’s time T20 leagues are prioritised over bilateral series. Goswami, the highest wicket-taker in women’s ODIs, has been the bowling coach and mentor with Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) for the last two years and is set to join the Trinbago Knight Riders coaching staff for the upcoming Women’s…
Australia A 250 for 6 (Mack 129, McGrath 56) beat India A 249 for 9 (Bist 82, Hasabnis 53, Brown 4-23) by four wickets Katie Mack‘s superbly-constructed 129 led Australia A to a four-wicket victory over India A which was more comprehensive that the final scoreline suggested in the first one-day match in Mackay. Mack’s hundred controlled the chase as she added 122 in 20 overs for the third wicket…
Northern Superchargers 64 for 1 beat London Spirit 111 for 8 (Bopara 31, Jennings 30, Rashid 3-16) by 21 runs via DLS method Northern Superchargers kept their season alive with a rain-affected victory over London Spirit in the Hundred at Headingley. They sit second in the table with 11 points, and now face an anxious wait to see if that is enough to secure a place in the knockout stages….
Ireland 173 for 3 (Lewis 119, Prendergast 38) beat Sri Lanka 166 for 7 (Samarawickrama 65, Dilhari 51*, Prendergast 2-28, Sargent 2-36) by seven runs Gaby Lewis‘ smashing second T20I century backed up by Orla Prendergast‘s all-round show helped Ireland record a close seven-run win in the second T20I against Sri Lanka to level the two-match series 1-1. Batting first in Dublin, Ireland lost Amy Hunter inside the powerplay, but…