India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav will be back in action for Mumbai’s next Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) game, against Andhra on Tuesday, December 3 after taking a two-week break to attend a family function. He is expected to play the remainder of the tournament and also feature in the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy starting December 21. It’s likely Suryakumar will not lead Mumbai in SMAT with Shreyas Iyer in…
Melbourne Renegades 141 for 9 (Matthews 69, Knott 3-28) beat Brisbane Heat 90 for 6 (Jonassen 44*, Matthews 2-24) by seven runs (DLS method) An all-round masterclass from Hayley Matthews helped Melbourne Renegades break their WBBL title-drought in a nail-biting rain-affected final against Brisbane Heat at the MCG. Matthews made 69 off 61, took 2 for 24 with the ball and claimed a critical catch to continue her extraordinary record…
Former Australia batter Ian Redpath has died at the age of 83. Redpath, who became known as an obdurate opener, played 66 Tests and five ODIs in an international career that ran from 1964 to 1976. He came close to a century on Test debut against South Africa at the MCG when he was bowled by Joe Partridge for 97. “I hit an off-drive for four and there was another…
Ben Stokes suffered an injury scare on day four of the first Test against New Zealand after aborting a spell with the ball midway through his fifth over. England’s Test captain opened the bowling with himself on Sunday in Christchurch, with his side trailing by four runs but needing just four second-innings wickets. Despite looking uninhibited for his first four overs from the Botanical Gardens End, he could not complete…
Lunch – New Zealand 348 (Williamson 93, Phillips 58*, Carse 4-64, Bashir 4-69) and 254 (Mitchell 84, Carse 6-42) lead England 499 (Brook 171, Stokes 80, Pope 77, Henry 4-84) by 103 runs Brydon Carse claimed career-best figures of 6 for 42, and his maiden Test ten-for, to propel England ever closer to victory in the first Test against New Zealand. However, their final push was delayed in resolute fashion…