Former Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof has called time on a storied 17-year international cricket career with immediate effect. One of the most prominent names in women’s cricket, Maroof finishes as Pakistan’s leading run-scorer in both the ODI and T20I formats. She scored 3369 runs in 136 ODIs at an average of 29.55, which included 21 half-centuries and a best score of 99. In T20Is, she had 2893 runs in 140…
Former Zimbabwe player Guy Whittall injured by leopard
Guy Whittall, the former Zimbabwe allrounder, was injured by a leopard earlier this week and required surgery to wounds sustained on his head and his hand. The 51-year-old is said to be in stable condition. Whittal, who played 46 Tests and 147 ODIs for Zimbabwe between 1993 and 2003, now runs a safari business with his family in Humani. According to a post by his wife, Hannah Whittal, on Facebook,…
Pant, Axar star as Capitals cling on to win a topsy-turvy thriller
Delhi Capitals 224 for 4 (Pant 88*, Axar 66, Warrier 3-15) beat Gujarat Titans 220 for 8 (Sai Sudharsan 65, Miller 55, Salam 3-44) by four runs In a thrilling finish at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Rashid Khan nearly took Gujarat Titans home in pursuit of 225 against Delhi Capitals. But Mukesh Kumar held his nerve to defend 19 off the last over as Delhi Capitals completed a thrilling four-run…
Scenarios – Can RCB still make it to the IPL 2024 playoffs?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have lost seven of their eight IPL 2024 matches so far, including their last six, and are at the bottom of the points table. Remarkable as it may sound, though, they are not out of the playoffs race yet. In fact, they can still make without even bothering about net run rates. How can RCB make the top four?For a moment, however unlikely it might seem, let’s…
Hollie Armitage hundred rescues Diamonds, sees off Storm
Northern Diamonds 275 for 9 (Armitage 103, Glen 53*, Wellington 3-30) beat Western Storm 265 (Glen 3-42, P Turner 3-46) by 10 runs A fabulous 103 from new England star Hollie Armitage led Northern Diamonds to a come-from-behind 10-run victory over Western Storm in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy at Headingley. Inserted, the Diamonds slipped to 89 for 5 in the 21st over before captain Armitage led the fightback to…
Mack and Morris lead Thunder to thumping win over Sunrisers
Thunder 292 for 5 (Mack 100, Morris 89) beat Sunrisers 150 (Grewcock 38, Cross 3-21, Ecclestone 3-40) by 142 runs A century from Australian Katie Mack and a record-breaking partnership of 191 runs for the third wicket ensured Lancashire Thunder got off the mark in style with a commanding 142 run victory over Sunrisers at Emirates Old Trafford in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Thunder had lost their opening game…
Jamie Overton back injury hands England T20 World Cup selection dilemma
England’s selectors face a difficult call over the potential inclusion of Jamie Overton in their T20 World Cup squad after an inconclusive scan left the Surrey allrounder unclear as to the extent of a recent back injury. ESPNcricinfo revealed this month that Overton was in line for a maiden T20I call-up after making significant strides as a short-format allrounder. Rob Key, England’s managing director, has been monitoring his progress since…
Charli Knott secures points for Vipers against Sparks
Southern Vipers 173 for 3 (Knott 58*) beat Central Sparks 172 for 9 (George 52, L Smith 2-20) by seven wickets Australian Charli Knott continued to impress with bat and ball as Southern Vipers secured the first victory of their defence of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. For the second game in a row, 21-year-old Knott picked up two wickets with her offspin but upgraded the 41 she scored against…
Rizwan to miss remainder of New Zealand T20Is with hamstring injury
Mohammad Rizwan and Irfan Khan Niazi have been ruled out of the remainder of Pakistan’s T20I series against New Zealand. The PCB, in a statement, said they had received radiology reports for the pair and decided to pull them out of the series. Rizwan is thought to have pulled a hamstring while batting in the third T20I. He received extensive on-field attention before going off retired hurt. The PCB has…
Ryana MacDonald-Gay leads rout as The Blaze go down in flames
South East Stars 127 for 2 (Farrant 68*) beat The Blaze 126 (MacDonald-Gay 5-31) by eight wickets England seam-bowling prospect Ryana MacDonald-Gay took a career-best five for 31 before opener Tash Farrant continued her fine start to the season with an unbeaten 68 as South East Stars made it two wins from two by thumping The Blaze in their Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy clash in Leicester. England star Farrant, who hit…