Madhya Pradesh 174 for 4 (Gaud 42, Venkatesh 38*, Mankad 1-20) beat Saurashtra 173 for 7 (Jani 80*, Venkatesh 2-23, Avesh 2-51) by six wicketsScorecard Harpreet Singh and Venkatesh Iyer‘s big hits helped Madhya Pradesh chase down 174 against Saurashtra with four balls and six wickets to spare in Alur. MP entered their first Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy semi-final since 2010-11. Player of the Match Venkatesh ended on 38 not…
Toss India chose to bowl vs Australia India captain Harmanpreet Kaur elected to bowl in stifling conditions at the WACA as India seek a consolation win in the ODI series-finale against Australia. India were thoroughly outplayed across the opening two matches in Brisbane as their dreams of a first ODI series victory over Australia in Australia ended in familiar disappointment. They are hoping for a quick turnaround and have made…
Marcus Stoinis has been confirmed as the new Melbourne Stars captain for the upcoming BBL season, replacing long-time skipper Glenn Maxwell who resigned at the end of last summer. Stoinis, 35, has led Stars once previously in Maxwell’s absence last season. He had been a candidate to be interim captain when Maxwell missed the entire 2022-23 BBL season due to his broken leg but Stars opted to give the role…
West Indies 230 for 3 (King 82, Lewis 49, Carty 45) beat Bangladesh 227 (Mahmudullah 62, Tanzid 46, Seales 4-22) by seven wickets West Indies coasted to a seven-wicket win against Bangladesh in St Kitts to claim the three-match ODI series. It was West Indies’ first ODI series win against Bangladesh in ten years. They had won the last four ODI series between the two sides too. West Indies had…
CSA Invitational XI 285 for 8 (Senokwane 79, Akhter 3-51) vs England Lions Zaman Akhter’s pace and bounce was the feature as the Gloucestershire quick claimed three wickets on the opening day of the England Lions’ four-day match against a Cricket South Africa Invitational XI in Cape Town. After Tom Lawes struck twice with the new ball – including the first delivery of the day – Akhtar made the most…
Toss South Africa chose to bat against Pakistan South Africa have elected to bat first after winning the toss in Durban. In the first of three T20Is, South Africa captain Heinrich Klaasen said he expected the wicket to be flat. “We’re looking forward to putting up a big score and for the guys to get an opportunity tonight,” he said. “We need to expand our pool ahead of the 2026…
The draft for the tenth edition of the PSL will take place on January 11. The date for the draft is later than PSL drafts have historically taken place, though that is partially down to the window for the tournament being pushed back by a month; it will now take place in a four-week slot between early April and mid-May, with the PCB no longer viewing a clash with the…
Litton Das has been appointed Bangladesh captain for an entire T20I series for the first time – he filled in once for Mahmudullah on the tour of New Zealand in April 2021 – for the three-match series to round off the ongoing all-format tour of the West Indies. There is a return for batting allrounder Shamim Hossain, who last played in a T20I – or any international match – in…
Nottinghamshire have signed Australian seamer Fergus O’Neill for the first four rounds of next year’s County Championship. O’Neill, who has an impressive first-class record of 94 wickets at 19.91, is only eligible for a short-term visa but he will cover for the absence of Dane Paterson for the start of the season, with the South African’s availability uncertain after his Test recall earlier in the year. “It’s really exciting to…
Wolvaardt, who had previously occupied the No. 1 spot in the rankings following the 2022 World Cup, made scores of 59 not out and 35 against England. Wolvaardt moved up one place to take the top spot from England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt, who dropped to third in the rankings following scores of 0 and 20 from the first two matches. Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu is at No. 2. Source: ESPN Crickinfo