India A 73 for 5 (Jurel 19*, Webster 2-14, McAndrew 2-22) lead Australia A 223 (Harris 74, Prasidh 4-50, Mukesh 3-41) by 11 runs Marcus Harris boosted his chances of a Test recall with a gritty 74, while Prasidh Krishna continued his impressive tour with four wickets and KL Rahul failed again as wickets continued to tumble on a second day dominated by Australia A at the MCG. Harris held…
Prithvi Shaw, the out-of-favour India and Mumbai opener, has found support from Greg Chappell as he deals with a career that’s been affected by form, fitness and disciplinary issues. Chappell has suggested Shaw embark on a “journey of self-reflection” and move prioritise processes over results. The latest setback for 24-year-old Shaw came last month when he was left out of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy squad because of “poor fitness and general…
Sydney Sixers 104 for 1 (Perry 48*, Kerr 47*) beat Melbourne Stars 122 for 7 (Sutherland 42, Ecclestone 3-18) by six runs (DLS method) Amelia Kerr has made an immediate impact at Sydney Sixers, combining with Ellyse Perry for the match-winning WBBL partnership against Melbourne Stars. The star New Zealand allrounder was player of the match in her Sixers debut on Friday at Junction Oval as they beat the home…
Pakistan chose to bowl against Australia Josh Hazlewood has returned for Australia in the second ODI at Adelaide Oval as they aim to wrap up the series before the Test players take a break from the final game in Perth. Sean Abbott is the player to drop out from the side that played in Melbourne and scrapped over the line by two wickets after Pakistan’s quicks, especially Haris Rauf, had…
The outfield at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, which hosted the rain-affected second Test between India and Bangladesh from September 27 to October 1, has earned an “unsatisfactory” rating from the ICC. The rating comes with one demerit point for the venue. Only 35 overs of play were possible on day one of the Test match, and there was no play possible on days two and three – this was…
India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has not given up hopes of adding to his lone Test cap, insisting that he is trying to play as much domestic cricket as possible in a bid to make a comeback into the Test side. Suryakumar played his first and only Test against Australia in early 2023, and while his T20I credentials have grown, a Test call-up has remained elusive. The 34-year-old is trying…
Big picture: Rematch of T20 World Cup final In one way, Friday’s T20I between South Africa and India is a grudge match. The last time these two sides met was in Barbados, in the 2024 T20 World Cup final. India had no business winning that match when South Africa needed 30 off 30 balls with six wickets in hand. But Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Co snatched the win, and…
Marcus Trescothick has described the current List A domestic structure as “not helping” England’s new era of white-ball players. With the series overlapping with England’s Test commitments, several first-choice players are missing with only Jordan Cox and Rehan Ahmed from the group that toured Pakistan also being in the Caribbean. Cox batted at No. 3 across the ODIs, despite only playing four List A matches before his selection, while the…
Mushfiqur Rahim will miss the remainder of the ODI series against Afghanistan are picking up a finger injury in the series opener that Bangladesh lost by 92 runs. “Towards the end of Afghanistan’s batting innings, Mushfiqur injured the tip of his left Index finger while keeping wickets,” team physio Delowar Hossain said in a BCB statement. “An X-ray after the match has confirmed a fracture on his left Index near…
Sneh Rana, Poonam Yadav and Lea Tahuhu are among the prominent cricketers being released by their respective Women’s Premier League (WPL) franchises ahead of the next auction in the lead-up to the third season, in early 2025. The auction is likely to be in early December. Gujarat Giants (GG), who finished bottom of the five-team table in both the seasons of the WPL so far, have decided to let go…