Australia Test batters Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne have been named in Queensland’s 13-man squad for the opening Sheffield Shield round of the summer but Steven Smith is set to be rested for New South Wales with his batting position in the Test side still be determined. Despite not having any international commitments until November, just over half of Australia’s incumbent Test XI are expected to turn out for their…
A new Sheffield Shield season begins on October 8 with Western Australia chasing history. No team has won four Shields in a row since the competition expanded to six teams in 1977-78. There has been some intriguing player movement in the off-season. But this season has some added interest with Australia’s Test stars set to play some games prior to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Here is how each squad shapes up….
At one point, it looked like Pakistan had no business escaping Sharjah with victory. All out for 116 in a lacklustre innings where no one passed captain Fatima Sana‘s ultimately crucial 30 in 20 balls, as she batted down the order at No. 7, and losing opening bowler Diana Baig to injury one ball into their defence, Pakistan looked well out of the match halfway through. But Sri Lanka had…
The “mystery” surrounding India’s No. 3 has been unboxed. The answer to the puzzle that Amol Muzumdar, the head coach, had been tight-lipped about is now set to be Harmanpreet Kaur. “Absolutely. Not just the warm-up games, but we had already decided back in India, in the camps that happened before we set off for the World Cup” Muzumdar said ahead of India’s tournament opener on Friday against New Zealand….
This was meant to be Bangladesh’s tournament. They made sure it was their match. A first T20 World Cup win in a decade and only their third in 22 matches to deny qualifiers Scotland a fairytale was a scrappy affair all-round, but Bangladesh will take it. Bangladesh successfully defend 119 for 7 winning by 16 runs as Scotland, making their maiden appearance at the tournament, managed just 103 for 7…
South Africa vs West Indies Dubai, 2pm local time South Africa squad: Laura Wolvaardt (capt), Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Mieke de Ridder, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Sune Luus, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Seshnie Naidu, Tumi Sekhukhune, Chloe Tryon West Indies squad: Hayley Matthews (capt), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbelle (vice-capt, wk), Ashmini Munisar, Afy Fletcher, Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry,…
Pakistan chose to bat vs Sri Lanka Pakistan captain Fatima Sana followed Nigar Sultana’s lead and asked Sri Lanka to chase on a slow wicket, with low bounce, in Sharjah on the opening day of the tournament. Earlier, in searing heat Bangladesh’s captain wanted to put runs on the board first, to save her team from fielding in the blazing sun. Sana’s reasons were slightly different, with the ground now…
Tilly Corteen-Coleman, the 17-year-old spinner who made a strong impression in this year’s Women’s Hundred, has been named in a 15-player squad for the Women’s Under-19 World Cup, which is due to take place in Malaysia early next year. Corteen-Coleman was still 16 when she made an instant impression on her Hundred debut for Southern Brave in July, catching Australia’s Meg Lanning off her own bowling for a notable maiden…
Legspinner Usman Qadir has retired from Pakistan cricket. Four years after returning from Australia and committing his international future to Pakistan, Qadir, 31, announced on social media that his days as a Pakistan cricketer were behind him. “Today, I am announcing my retirement from Pakistan cricket,” Qadir said. “As I reflect on this unforgettable journey, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude. It has been an immense honour to represent…
The tour, which comprises a training camp and a four-day unofficial Test against South Africa A in Western Province, will run from November 20 to December 14, and will be an opportunity for a clutch of promising players to replicate the training methods of the senior men’s squad, who will playing a Test series in New Zealand during the same timeframe. Josh Hull, who was an original inclusion for the…