Deepti Sharma‘s performances with the ball in the first two ODIs against New Zealand in Ahmedabad have given her a career-high 687 rating points in the ICC ODI bowling rankings, and taken her past Kate Cross and Megan Schutt up to No. 2 on the table. That’s only behind Sophie Ecclestone, though the gap between them remains a massive 83 points. So far in the ODI series, which is level…
Toss New Zealand chose to bat vs India New Zealand captain Sophie Devine won the toss in her 150th ODI, and as has been the theme so far, elected to bat in the series-deciding third and final ODI against India in Ahmedabad. Both teams have made one change each from the second ODI. While India brought in Renuka Singh for Arundhati Reddy, New Zealand replaced Jess Kerr with fast bowler…
With Todd Murphy and Corey Rocchiccioli about to audition with Australia A for a berth on the Sri Lanka Test tour in January, former Test spinner Steve O’Keefe is urging Cricket Australia to pull spin candidates out of the BBL as early as possible to prepare for the series while the window for the Test players’ involvement in the league could narrow even further if the series dates are earlier…
Ben Duckett has lifted the lid on the incident that saw him sent home from Australia during the 2017-18 Ashes after pouring a drink over James Anderson, revealing Anderson threw a drink over him first before feeling bad and encouraging Duckett to return the favour. Duckett was part of the Lions tour at the time, desperate to add to four Test caps picked up from tours of Bangladesh and India…
Toss South Africa opt to bat vs Bangladesh Bangladesh debuted a new wicketkeeper in Mahidul Islam Ankon, who was brought into the squad on the eve of the match, in a line-up that included three changes from the one that lost to South Africa last week. Litton Das, their experienced gloveman, was forced to miss the match after coming down with a fever. They also had to replace Jaker Ali,…
Kane Williamson is not going to travel to India for the final Test of the ongoing series, to ensure he is fit for the upcoming three-Test series against England at home. An NZC release stated it was a “cautious approach” as Williamson continues his groin injury rehabilitation in New Zealand, with the first England Test starting on November 28. Head coach Gary Stead said the aim was to get Williamson…
Matthew Wade has announced his retirement from international cricket and will immediately transition into a coaching role with Australia for the T20I series against Pakistan next month. Wade was part of Australia’s side at the T20 World Cup in June and it had been expected that tournament would mark the end of his international career after he was overlooked for the tour of the UK in September. In March he…
Rangpur Riders have appointed Mickey Arthur as their head coach. The 56-year-old will take charge of the franchise from the Global Super League, which begins on November 26. He will also be in charge of the Rangpur side during this season’s Bangladesh Premier League. Arthur has recently worked with the Dambulla Aura team in the Lanka Premier League. He is also currently Derbyshire’s director of cricket. Arthur has previously been…
Big picture – SA have a shot at WTC final Test cricket’s context was cracked open over the last week as South Africa won a first match in the subcontinent in a decade, and New Zealand won their first series in India to prove (some parts of) Asia can be conquered. All that means that the World Test championship (WTC) is alive. Both South Africa and New Zealand remain in…
Jaker Ali has been ruled out of the second Test against South Africa with a concussion and Bangladesh have called up Mahidul Islam Ankon to replace the batter. Jaker suffered a concussion during training at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Sunday. “Jaker Ali suffered a concussion while batting in practice yesterday [Sunday],” Bangladesh’s physio Bayjedul Islam Khan said. “He has a history of concussions and is still…