Month: October 2024

Lauren Filer, the England fast bowler, has joined Durham on a three-year deal, ahead of the club’s maiden season as a Tier 1 women’s county in 2025. Filer, the fastest bowler in England’s current ranks, follows her international team-mate Mady Villiers as another significant signing for Durham, who have taken over from Headingley-based Northern Diamonds as the northern-most representative in the new women’s domestic set-up. Now aged 23, Filer made…

Yorkshire legspinner Jafer Chohan has earned his first England call-up for the men’s limited-overs tour of West Indies, which begins at the end of October, becoming the first graduate of the South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA) to earn international recognition. Launched in 2021 by Dr Tom Brown, the scheme aimed to remedy the under-representation of British South Asian players in the professional game. Dr Brown co-founded SACA with former England…

Counties will be increasingly discerning in issuing No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) to their players as the number of franchise leagues “encroaching” on the English summer grows. That is the view of Daryl Mitchell, the interim chief executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) which represents the interests of English players. The number of overseas leagues clashing with the English summer has grown significantly in the last five years. English players have…

Since losing the T20 World Cup crown to West Indies in India in 2016, Australia have gone on a bull run to win three titles back-to-back. As they return to Asia to try to hunt down a fourth straight title, questions have been raised about their invincibility. They whitewashed New Zealand 3-0 in the T20I series at home last month, razed down Bangladesh on some tough wickets in Mirpur in…

Mumbai 536 for 9 (Sarfaraz 221*, Rahane 97, Kotian 64, Iyer 57, Mukesh 4-109) vs Rest of India Sarfaraz Khan ground down Rest of India (ROI) on day two, becoming the first-ever batter to make a double-century for Mumbai in the Irani Cup. He was part of a 131-run stand with Ajinkya Rahane (97) for the fifth wicket and a 183-run stand with Tanush Kotian (64) for the seventh wicket…

Toss South Africa chose to bat vs Ireland South Africa captain Temba Bavuma opted to bat in the first ODI against Ireland in Abu Dhabi. Ryan Rickelton and Rassie van der Dussen found a place in the XI after not being part of the squad for the Afghanistan series, which South Africa lost 2-1. Andy Balbirnie, who was dropped for the T20I series, was back for the ODIs and was…

Matches (21) CPL 2024 (2) Irani Cup (1) IND U19s vs AUS U19 (1) IRE vs SA (1) IND vs BDESH (1) National Super League (4) Namibia T20 Tri-Series (2) Women’s T20WC Warm-up (3) Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day (2) Canada T20 Tri-Series (2) East Asia-Pacific QLF B (2) Source: ESPN Crickinfo

The 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup, starting October 3 in the UAE, will be the first ICC event to feature the Smart Replay System. The technology was previously used in the Hundred and IPL 2024. “The coverage will feature a minimum of 28 cameras at every game, and will be complemented by a variety of analytical and visual enhancements. The Decision Review System (DRS) will also be available at all…

Matches (21) CPL 2024 (2) Irani Cup (1) IND U19s vs AUS U19 (1) IRE vs SA (1) IND vs BDESH (1) National Super League (4) Namibia T20 Tri-Series (2) Women’s T20WC Warm-up (3) Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day (2) Canada T20 Tri-Series (2) East Asia-Pacific QLF B (2) Source: ESPN Crickinfo

With 10 series (26 Tests) to go in the current World Test Championship cycle, the race for the top two spots is getting more intense. Here is a look at how the teams are placed, and what their chances of qualifying are. Sri LankaPercentage points: 55.56, series remaining: SA (two away Tests), Aus (two at home) With a full 24 points gained from their last two Tests, Sri Lanka have…