Suryakumar Yadav has been ruled out of the opening round of the 2024-25 Duleep Trophy to nurse a hand injury he sustained during last week’s pre-season fixture for Mumbai at the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament in Coimbatore. Suryakumar has been advised rest and is currently at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru for a routine assessment. Suryakumar didn’t bat in the second innings of the fixture against TNCA XI…
Two-time SA20 champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape will begin their title defence at home after St George’s Park was awarded the opening match of the new season. The Gqberha venue will also host the first qualifier at the end of the 30-match league phase to decide which team automatically makes it through to the final, to be held at Johannesburg’s Wanderers Stadium. The Wanderers hosted the inaugural SA20 final before Newlands…
“The make-up and balance of this squad is outstanding,” head coach Craig Wallace said. “We’ve got match-winners from start to finish within it, which I think is the big difference in the evolution of this squad during my short tenure. People have been putting in crucial performances each time they step onto the field, and that runs right the way through the squad.” Scotland qualified for the tournament after finishing…
Lunch Pakistan 274 and 117 for 6 (Rizwan 38*, Rana 3-22, Mahmud 2-22) lead Bangladesh 262 (Litton 138, Mehidy 78, Shahzad 6-90, Salman 2-13) by 129 runs Bangladesh took a stride towards a 2-0 clean sweep after nipping out four Pakistan batters in the morning session of the fourth day of the second Test in Rawalpindi. Fast bowler Nahid Rana was the wrecker-in-chief causing problems aplenty with his awkward bounce…
The WBBL and BBL drafts took place on Sunday as clubs filled their overseas slots for the upcoming season. There were plenty of familiar names, but also a few surprises and some interesting tactics. Here are a few aspects that stood out Mandhana a steal for Adelaide Strikers Securing Smriti Mandhana‘s signing is rarely a bad thing, doing it at nearly half the price of the top category available –…
Ollie Pope has pledged to “block out” criticism of his batting, as the scrutiny on him mounts following 30 runs in four innings against Sri Lanka. England may have a perfect record under his captaincy, but Pope has come under fire after failing to reach 20 across two Tests standing in for the injured Ben Stokes. Pope managed scores of 1 and 17 during England’s 190-run win at Lord’s, and…
It should have been a crowning moment on this sun-soaked Sunday afternoon in north-west London. Olly Stone backpedalled from mid-on to settle underneath a catch off Chris Woakes’ bowling, clinching England’s fifth consecutive Test win and their second series win of the summer. And yet, England’s players celebrated this 190-run victory over Sri Lanka in front of a swathe of empty seats. This was not a sign of Test cricket’s…
Leicestershire 251 (Handscomb 46, van der Gugten 4-45, Douthwaite 4-49) and 369 for 6 (Handscomb 139*, Rahane 102) drew with Glamorgan 550 for 9 dec (Ingram 257*, Holland 4-96) by 155 runs Leicestershire’s overseas stars laid the platform for their side to salvage a draw against Glamorgan, Australia’s Peter Handscomb finishing the day unbeaten on 139 to steer his side to safety. It was his last act of the English…
Northern Diamonds 290 for 6 (Kalis 100, Langston 58, Winfield-Hill 50) beat Lancashire Thunder 204 (Jones 57, Turner 6-20) by 86 runs Sterre Kalis hit a thrilling maiden List A century and Phoebe Turner claimed a first five-wicket haul as Northern Diamonds defeated Lancashire Thunder by 86 runs to go top of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy table. The Diamonds are on the verge of qualifying for the semi-finals with…
Surrey 525 (Burns 161, Sudharsan 105, Patel 77, Jacks 59, Farhan 7-140) and 177 for 9 dec (Burns 71, Patterson-White 5-96, Farhan 3-77) drew with Nottinghamshire 405 (McCann 154, Hameed 68, Haynes 68, Verreyne 50*, Jacks 7-129) and 121 for 0 (Hameed 61*, Slater 56*) Surrey saw their romp towards a third consecutive Division One title lose a little momentum as they were forced to settle for a draw against…