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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…

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…

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…

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…

Usain Bolt, the fastest man on earth and a cricketer in his youth, has been unveiled as the ambassador of the 2024 men’s T20 World Cup, to be played in the West Indies and the USA in June. “Coming from the Caribbean where cricket is a part of life, the sport has always held a special place in my heart, and I am honoured to be part of such a…

Match details Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (10th) Hyderabad, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big Picture There were doubts about Sunrisers’ bowling unit’s ability to support their star batting line-up. There have been a few noteworthy performances, even though their bowlers have been taken for runs. In their most recent match, against Delhi Capitals, T Natarajan made an effect at the end overs, but their captain Pat Cummins has…

It was the 16th over of their 2023 T20 World Cup Qualifier semi-final against Ireland. Zimbabwe were chasing 138 and were 99 for 4. Needing 39 runs in 29 balls, the pressure was building. They lost two wickets in the next 14 balls and only scored nine runs. If they were going to get over the line, Nkomo would have to take them there. She took two runs off the…

Jonathan Campbell, the son of former Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell, is in line to make his international debut after being picked for the five-match T20I series against Bangladesh starting on May 3. Campbell, 26, is a legspin-bowling allrounder who was part of the country’s emerging team which won the gold medal at the 13th African Games in March 2024. He scored 115 runs from four innings at a strike rate…

Form – or the lack thereof – and the unavailability of key players have left Chennai Super Kings searching for their ideal team combination, eight games into the season. This is the assessment of CSK head coach Stephen Fleming after they had suffered their first defeat at home, against Lucknow Super Giants, on Tuesday. CSK had left out Rachin Ravindra to bring back Daryl Mitchell and pair up captain Ruturaj…

Marcus Stoinis has no qualms about missing out on a Cricket Australia contract for 2024-25 but is still keen to continue playing for Australia beyond the T20 World Cup after making a stunning statement century for Lucknow Super Giants in a victory over Chennai Super Kings in the IPL on Tuesday. Stoinis has not spoken since missing out on a CA contract for the 2024-25 but there is some nuance…