Pakistan 344 need 36 runs to beat England 267 and 112 (Root 33, Noman 6-42, Sajid 4-69) Pakistan are on the cusp of their first home series win since 2021 after dismissing England for 112, leaving them a nominal chase of 36 for victory in this third and final Test in Rawalpindi. Just as it was in the first innings, and indeed the victorious second Test at Multan, Noman Ali…
Sam Konstas‘ mentor Shane Watson believes circumstances have thrown up a “perfect storm” for the teen prodigy to make his Test debut in the home series against India. Konstas announced himself as a Test bolter with twin Sheffield Shield centuries for NSW earlier this month and will feature for Australia A next week alongside the out-of-form Cameron Bancroft and another previous Test opener in Marcus Harris as the selectors narrow…
Hot on the heels of a momentous Women’s T20 World Cup, the tenth season of the WBBL is just about ready to get started. What’s new this season? When is the tournament starting? What are the squads? We have you covered. When does it take place? The WBBL begins on Sunday with a triple header starting with back-to-back games at the Adelaide Oval. Reigning champions Adelaide Strikers, who are aiming…
India 156 trail New Zealand 259 and 255 (Phillips 48, Blundell 41, Jadeja 3-72, Ashwin 2-97) by 359 runs India got the remaining five wickets for 57 runs through Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin, but that only meant the pitch has become more difficult, making the target of 359 look gargantuan. That Jadeja turned the ball big at the pace of mid-90s was only a promising sign for New Zealand….
Middle-order batter Ramandeep Singh and fast bowler Vijaykumar Vyshak have earned their maiden India call-ups for the four-match T20I series in South Africa, which begins on November 8 in Durban. The squad has three notable absentees, all due to injury. Batting allrounder Riyan Parag is undergoing rehabilitation for what the BCCI’s squad announcement termed a “chronic right shoulder injury”. Fast bowler Mayank Yadav and seam-bowling allrounder Shivam Dube were also…
India have named uncapped players Abhimanyu Easwaran, Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy for the five-Test tour of Australia starting on November 22. India begin their tour with a warm-up match against India A in Perth from November 15 to 17, after which they play the first Test against Australia at Perth Stadium from November 22 to 26. They then travel to Canberra for a tour match against the Prime…
Pakistan offspinner Sajid Khan has found a number of ways of getting under England’s skin, from the moustache twirling to the thigh thumping that accompany borderline invasion of personal space. Much of it has involved bamboozling them with the angle of his spin or the flight of his deliveries, but on Friday, he found another avenue for English befuddlement: their spin bowlers’ bilingualism. After the fourth ball of the 86th…
Muhammad Waseem has stepped down as UAE men’s ODI captain after 26 matches in charge between 2023 and 2024. He will, however, continue to play ODI cricket, an Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) statement said. “I have decided to step down as captain to concentrate on my batting in the ODI format,” Waseem said. “My best wishes are with the new captain, I will be giving him my full support.” Waseem,…
Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the second Test against Bangladesh, which starts next Tuesday, as he has not sufficiently recovered from an elbow injury. Aiden Markram will lead the side in his absence, with a view to Bavuma being available for the home Tests against Sri Lanka next month. “We just feel medically he’s not going to be ready for the second Test,” South Africa’s Test coach Shukri…
Northamptonshire have appointed former Australia coach Darren Lehmann to take charge at Wantage Road on a two-year contract. Lehmann, 54, succeeds John Sadler, who left his position as head coach in September after Northants were beaten in their Vitality Blast quarter-final. Northants were winless in the County Championship at the time, although rallied to finish fourth in Division Two. “Northamptonshire has a great history in our game and I am…