New Zealand Cricket has elected former allrounder and national selector Dion Nash to its board of directors. Nash fills the vacancy left by Martin Snedden, who had to step down by rotation following a lengthy service to the game as a player, chief executive, board member, chair of the board and ICC director. “It’s good to have someone with Dion’s cricket and business experience coming onto the board at a…
South Africa fast bowler Gerald Coetzee was docked 50% of his match fee and handed a demerit point after being found to have shown dissent in the fourth T20I against India in Johannesburg on Friday. Coetzee was noted to have made an inappropriate comment to the umpire in the 15th over of India’s innings after one of his deliveries was deemed a wide. He admitted to the offence and accepted…
The Austrian Cricket Association (ACA) has “unreservedly apologised” to the Israel Cricket Association (ICA) and the Israel cricket team “for any hurt or offence that may have been caused” before their Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier A match on June 10. Although the specifics of the incident are yet unknown, an ICC statement said that the ACA has taken “swift action” to address the issue with the player responsible,…
Adelaide Strikers 169 for 6 (Wolvaardt, Mandhana 41, Mack 41, King 3-29) beat Perth Scorchers 139 (Halliday 47, Schutt 3-19) by 30 runs Adelaide Strikers put a severe dent in the WBBL finals hopes of the Perth Scorchers with a 30-run victory as Megan Schutt put on a masterclass. Strikers posted 169 for 6, with Laura Wolvaardt, Smriti Mandhana, and Katie Mack the chief contributors at Karen Rolton Oval. Scorchers…
The ball flew in the nets at Perth. There were four of them made available for training and even the one where R Ashwin was bowling his offspin gave a fair bit of kick. India’s XI for the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which begins here on Friday, might be made up of those capable of providing pace and bounce with the ball and combating it with the bat….
Toss New Zealand opt to bat vs Sri Lanka New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first in the final ODI in Pallekele. Sri Lanka have already secured the series win having won the first two games. Both sides have made changes, with Sri Lanka in particular seeking to test their bench strength. For the visitors, there’s a debut for seamer Zakary Foulkes, who had impressed in the…
Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s Test captain, has recovered from his elbow injury in time to be available for their two-Test series at home against Sri Lanka. Bavuma will lead a 14-man side which also features Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee, both back the Test squad after 11 months. “We’ve picked the strongest possible side to ensure we stay competitive and keep our hopes alive for a place in the World…
Left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya has been named in Sri Lanka’s squad for the two Tests in South Africa, more than two years after he last played a Test. Offspinner Nishan Peiris, who made his Test debut against New Zealand in September, has also been included. Ramesh Mendis, the offspin-bowling allrounder, misses out on selection, though he claimed six wickets in his only Test appearance this year. Ramesh, additionally, can bat….
Kane Williamson returned to competitive cricket after nearly two months out with a groin injury, and scored 60 for Northern Districts on day one of their Plunket Shield game against Auckland in Hamilton. Auckland asked Northern Districts to bat after winning the toss, and Williamson walked out to the crease at the fall of the first wicket. He hit seven boundaries in his 122-ball knock, which lasted for almost three…
Opener Shafali Verma has been dropped from India’s squad for the three ODIs on the tour of Australia due to a poor run of form, while wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh has returned to the side after missing the home ODIs against New Zealand due to her board exams. Legspinner Asha Sobhana, who had missed the New Zealand series because of injury, continues to be unavailable, while allrounder Pooja Vastrakar, who was…