Month: August 2024

A controversy erupted at the Global T20 Canada on Friday when Bangla Tigers Mississauga were knocked out of the competition after they forfeited their eliminator to Toronto Nationals. It all started when persistent rain kept players waiting for the eliminator to begin in Brampton, Ontario. With the clock ticking towards the cut-off time, the match officials decided only a Super Over would be possible and communicated the same to both…

ESPNcricinfo understands the camp is expected to focus largely on fielding and fitness over the first week, before moving into specifics such as spot bowling and range hitting. The BCCI has also engaged a sports psychologist to conduct sessions for the team, in line with a request the captain Harmanpreet Kaur has made repeatedly, to help players open up on their challenges and work with to combat pressure and mental…

Worcestershire 165 for 2 (Pollock 67) beat Hampshire 164 (Home 3-33) by eight wickets Worcestershire took another significant step towards the knockout stages of the Metro Bank One Day Cup as they overcame Hampshire by eight wickets at New Road. An excellent all-round performance with ball and then bat secured a fifth win in seven games for the second-placed Rapids. It keeps them on course to clinch the top three…

Somerset 138 for 2 (Rew 53*) beat Middlesex 135 (Meredith 4-27) by eight wickets Riley Meredith ran through Middlesex’s batting line-up for the second time this season at Lord’s, as Somerset won by eight wickets to book their place in the knockout stages of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup. Meredith took 4 for 12 in Somerset’s T20 Blast win at Lord’s back in June and was Middlesex’s chief tormentor again…

Mushfiqur Rahim and Taskin Ahmed are back in the Bangladesh Test squad for the two-match series against Pakistan starting later this month. Batter Shahadat Hossain however has been left out of the squad that last played against Sri Lanka in March. Mushfiqur missed the Sri Lanka Tests due to a thumb injury while Taskin had taken a break from red-ball cricket to manage his shoulder injury. Taskin, however, will be…

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels that cricket’s return to the Olympics in Los Angeles in four years’ time [LA28] will be beneficial to the game. “It can only be a positive thing for our game. I’ve sat on various committees over the last 15 or 20 years, and it’s always been on the top of almost every agenda – how do we get the game back into the Olympics?…

Oval Invincibles 121 for 2 (Winfield-Hill 61, Kapp 30*) beat London Spirit 120 for 8 (Sharma 46*, Smale 2-25) by eight wickets A half-century from Lauren Winfield-Hill took Oval Invincibles to a crucial win against London Spirit in front of 14,721 fans in The Hundred at The Kia Oval. Chasing 120, Invincibles captain Winfield-Hill made 61 from 40 balls – her first half-century this season – and combined effectively with…

Australia A 121 for 3 (McGrath 51*, Wilson 39) beat India A 120 for 8 (Navgire 38, Parsons 2-18, Brown 2-19) by seven wickets Vlaeminck, who was benched in the second T20, made instant impact on her return to the Australia A side. The 25-year-old fast bowler came away with remarkable figures of 4-0-6-1. She bowled Shubha Satheesh for a duck second ball of the match. The rest of India…

South Africa 30 for 0 (de Zorzi 14*, Markram 9*) and 357 lead West Indies 233 (Carty 42, Holder 36, Maharaj 4-76, Rabada 3-56) by 154 runs A Test that seemed destined for a draw is set for a thrilling final day, weather-permitting, after South Africa grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck on the fourth evening. Despite having only two hours of play on Saturday, South Africa…

Birmingham Phoenix 148 for 5 (Moeen 60, Duckett 54*) beat Welsh Fire 146 for 8 (Kohler-Cadmore 54, Abbot 4-16) by five wickets Moeen Ali and Ben Duckett made classy half-centuries as Birmingham Phoenix claimed a five-wicket win at Sophia Gardens to end Welsh Fire’s hopes of reaching The Hundred Eliminator and push themselves up to third in the table. Chasing 147 for victory, the two England left-handers shared an opening…