England won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia Injury-hit Australia have lost the toss and been sent in to bat in the opening Women’s Ashes T20I against England. Ashleigh Gardner will miss the match with what Cricket Australia described as “a low grade calf strain” while captain Alyssa Healy was earlier ruled out with soreness in her right foot, the same one in which she ruptured the plantar…
After opting to bat, Ireland were all out for 75 in off 17.4 overs with Chetnaa Prasad, Aditiba Chudasama also chipping in with a couple of wickets each. USA chased down the target in 9.4 overs with opener Disha Dhingra top-scoring with 46 off 33. Dhingra smashed five fours and two sixes and put on 75-run stand with Chetna Pagydyala, who remained unbeaten on 23 not out. USA moved to…
Australia captain Alyssa Healy has been ruled out of the first T20I at the SCG and is in doubt for the remainder of the Ashes series after developing foot soreness on the same side as the injury she sustained at last year’s T20 World Cup It will mean that Australia will likely be led by Tahlia McGrath as they aim to go 8-0 up and retain the Ashes in Sydney…
West Indian captain Kraigg Brathwaite did not ignore the elephant in the room, but did not hide behind it, either. He said straightaway that Pakistan “prepared a dry spinning pitch from day one”, while acknowledging it was their right to do so, and challenging both his batters and his bowlers to adapt to it better in the second Test. “We expect the same type of pitch in the second Test…
Mohammed Shami‘s bowling was the focus of India’s first training session in Kolkata ahead of their T20I series against England that gets underway on January 22. Shami, who has not played international cricket since the 2023 ODI World Cup final, bowled for over an hour with his knee strapped, with bowling coach Morne Morkel keeping a close eye on his progress. Shami had not been considered for any part of…
The BCCI’s ten-point policy document for the senior men’s team has been sent to the various state associations that will be hosting India-England games in the coming weeks, according to a PTI report. India host England for five T20Is, followed by three ODIs, starting with the first T20I at Eden Gardens on January 22. Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Snehasish Ganguly confirmed that his association made arrangements for the…
South Africa Under-19 164 for 5 (Rowles 33, Ahmed 2-24) beat England Under-19 161 (Dawkins 59, Moores 59, Daniels 4-25) South Africa Men U19s levelled their series against England Men U19s with a five-wicket win in the second Youth ODI in Cape Town. Raeeq Daniels did the damage on his home ground, with 4 for 24, as the tourists were bowled out for 168. South Africa opener Jason Rowles top…
Pakistan captain Shan Masood put up a strident defence of Pakistan’s decision to produce a pitch that was heavily spin-friendly. After Pakistan wrapped up a 127-run win in the shortest-ever Test to produce a result on Pakistani soil, much of Masood’s press conference was dominated by talking about why the soil in question was quite as dry and brittle as it was. “We will do what we need to take…
Melbourne Stars 219 for 5 (Maxwell 76*, Webster 51, Stoinis 32, Chaudhary 1-37) beat Hobart Hurricanes 179 (Ellis 40, Owen 38, Steketee 4-24, Usama 2-31) by 40 runs Glenn Maxwell may not be touring Sri Lanka, but in a silver lining he’ll be part of the BBL finals after Melbourne Stars’ remarkable regular season turnaround was complete with a comprehensive victory over Hobart Hurricanes at the MCG. Stars needed a…
England will bolster their spin attack for the first T20I against Australia at the SCG as they look to keep the Ashes alive, but there is intrigue as to whether the home side will be able to find room for the in-form Alana King. Heather Knight confirmed that legspinner Sarah Glenn, who took 4 for 20 in her most recent T20I against South Africa, would come into the line-up alongside…