Mitchell Santner has been named New Zealand’s new white-ball captain, taking over from Kane Williamson who stepped down after the T20 World Cup earlier this year. Santner has previously captained in 24 T20Is and four ODIs and his first series in the full-time role will come against Sri Lanka from late December. The first major event in his tenure will be February’s Champions Trophy before focus turns to building to…
Heather Knight, England’s captain, says that the decision not to use the Decision Review System (DRS) during their historic women’s Test against South Africa in Bloemfontein was a “sign of the status of the game”, after England wrapped up a 286-run victory on the third afternoon to seal their first win in the format for a decade. The absence of DRS was not the deciding factor in England’s comprehensive victory,…
Alex Lees has been appointed club captain at Durham and signed a contract extension that will keep him in the north-east for at least the next three seasons. Lees, who played 10 Tests for England in 2022, captained Durham to the T20 Blast quarter-finals last season and has led their white-ball sides for the last two years. He will now take over in the County Championship too, replacing Scott Borthwick…
Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs India Hayley Matthews, the West Indies captain, elected to bowl in a bid to level the three-match T20I series in Navi Mumbai. Smriti Mandhana was captaining India in place of Harmanpreet Kaur, who sustained a niggle in her knee while batting in the first T20I. Mandhana felt dew could be a massive factor. This means the onus will be on India’s batters to…
Matches (18) SA vs PAK (1) AUS vs IND (1) ZIM vs AFG (1) SA vs ENG [W] (1) BBL 2024 (1) NZ vs ENG (1) Gulf T20I Championship (2) IND Women vs WI Women (1) WI vs BAN (1) U19 Women’s T20 Asia Cup (2) ICC Americas QLF (2) National Cricket League T20 (4) Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Ajinkya Rahane, who played a key role in the triumph by top-scoring in the tournament, has been rested following a request for a break. Rahane made 469 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 164.56, with five half-centuries, as an opener. Shreyas Iyer continues to remain captain, while Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and Shardul Thakur feature in a full-strength 17-member squad. Opener Ayush Mhatre, who missed the domestic…
England 395 for 9 dec and 236 (Knight 90, Mlaba 6-67) lead South Africa 281 (Wolvaardt 65, Kapp 57, Luus 56, Bell 4-49) by 350 runs Nonkululeko Mlaba became the the first South African to take 10 wickets in a women’s Test and finished with match figures of 10 for 157, as England were bowled out for 235 in Bloemfontein. South Africa took 6 for 54 after the lunch break…
Sydney Thunder 183 for 8 (Konstas 56, Sams 42*, Overton 2-28) beat Adelaide Strikers 182 for 8 (Overton 45*, Weatherald 40, Ferguson 3-24, Green 3-27) by two wickets Late heroics from Daniel Sams and a dazzling BBL debut from Sam Konstas ensured David Warner started his Sydney Thunder captaincy reign with a remarkable victory over Adelaide Strikers in Canberra. Chasing 183 in good batting conditions at Manuka Oval, Thunder appeared…
Toss South Africa opt to bat vs Pakistan South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the first ODI in Paarl. Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj missed out with a niggle, which brought pace-bowling allrounder Andile Phehlukwayo into the side in what is both teams’ last bilateral series before the Champions Trophy next year. Aiden Markram captained the hosts in the series opener, with Tabraiz Shamsi…
Toss Afghanistan opt to field vs Zimbabwe Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and had no hesitation in fielding in the opening ODI against Zimbabwe. The toss was delayed by nearly four hours due to persistent rain, reducing the game to a 28-overs-a-side affair. Zimbabwe handed debuts to left-hand batter Ben Curran and left-arm seamer Newman Nyamhuri. For Afghanistan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was ruled out of the ODI series “due…