Sri Lanka have named a squad largely unchanged from the one that toured New Zealand in January this year for the two ODIs against Australia at home later this week. The one change is that seam-bowling allrounder Chamindu Wickramasinghe is out as the squad has been trimmed from 17 for that New Zealand series to 16. From Sri Lanka’s point of view, there is no real context to the series,…
India are set to take a final decision on Jasprit Bumrah’s participation in the Champions Trophy on February 11, the deadline for submission of the final squad to the ICC, as uncertainty lingers over his fitness. ESPNcricinfo has learned Bumrah has had a scan on his back at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru in the last few days. The BCCI’s medical staff will now coordinate with the selectors and…
New South Wales 259 (Edwards 108, Gilkes 66, Bartlett 4-54) and 11 for 1 need 407 more runs to beat Queensland 387 and 289 for 3 dec (Renshaw 125*, Clayton 76 ret hurt) Queensland will hunt a vital Sheffield Shield win at the Gabba after Matt Renshaw‘s unbeaten century kept them in the box seat against NSW. The opener cruised to 125 before the hosts declared at 289 for 3…
Ireland 260 (McBrine 90*, Adair 78, Muzarabani 7-58, Ngarava 2-65) and 298 (Balbirnie 66 Tucker 58, Ngarava 4-55, Gwandu 2-28, Madhevere 2-48) beat Zimbabwe 267 (Welch 90, Muzarabani 47, McCarthy 4-75, McBrine 3-59) and 228 (Madhevere 84, Bennett 45, Humphreys 6-57, McCarthy 2-22) by 63 runs Rain was the biggest threat Ireland faced, when they came into the Queens Sports Club on day five, but in 18.3 overs wrapped up…
Bangladesh are cramming extra training sessions into their schedule in a bid to shift their mindset from T20Is to ODIs ahead of the Champions Trophy. Head coach Phil Simmons is confident that the players can get themselves accustomed to the format despite not playing an ODI since December. The BPL ended on February 7, and the following day, some of the players turned up at a training camp at the…
Victoria 258 and 55 for 2 need 215 more runs to beat Tasmania 236 and 291 (Weatherald 155, O’Neill 3-63) Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield pacesetter Jake Weatherald blazed another big century to put the heat on Victoria ahead of a final-day run chase in Hobart. The hosts began their second innings 22 runs behind Victoria, but the former South Australian opener turned the tables with a blazing 155 off 212 balls…
Selectors will wait to make a call on Marnus Labuschagne‘s Test future as Australia brace for a batting squeeze in the World Test Championship final and beyond. It comes as in-form Steven Smith urged selectors to keep the faith in Labuschagne, saying it was not long ago he was in a similar predicament to the faltering No. 3. Related Green hopeful of Shield return and county cricket ahead of WTC…
Following the crushing first Test loss to India in Perth in November, there was a moment when Australia’s Test team looked as though they may have reached a cliff much sooner than predicted. Ten weeks, five Test wins and two significant series victories later, that seismic defeat in Perth feels like nothing but a bump in the road, with the horizon looking even better than expected. Australia finish a seven-Test…
Toss New Zealand opt to bowl against South Africa Mitchell Santner won the toss, and New Zealand opted to bowl, in the second game of the tri-series where victory would guarantee them a spot in the final. Santner believed swing up front may play a part, given the early start under somewhat overcast conditions. They made one change, with Rachin Ravindra out after suffering a blow to the forehead while…
Dubai Capitals 191 for 6 (Powell 63, Hope 43, Raza 34*, Payne 2-28) beat Desert Vipers 189 for 5 (Holden 76, Curran 62*, McCoy 2-44) by four wickets Rovman Powell made the most of a second life gifted to him by Azam Khan to power Dubai Capitals to their maiden ILT20 title as they beat Desert Vipers in the thrilling final. Capitals conceded 189, when they were in a position…