Legspinner Abrar Ahmed is being treated in a hospital in Multan after being taken ill. Abrar, who bowled 31 overs on day three against England, complained of a high fever and body aches on the morning of the fourth day, and did not take the field with the rest of his team-mates. A PCB statement said he had undergone a number of tests, and a further update would be issued…
Western Australia 465 & 106 for 3 (Marsh 40*, Wildermuth 1-21) lead Queensland 367 (Clayton 85, Labuschagne 77, McDermott 68, Gannon 5-67) by 204 runs Test hopeful Cameron Bancroft fell for a duck to cap an untimely double failure, but Western Australia batters Mitchell Marsh and Hilton Cartwright repelled a Queensland rally late on day three in the Sheffield Shield. After gaining a 98-run lead, WA slumped to 47 for…
South Australia 260 & 7 for 1 (Lyon 1-2) trail New South Wales 366 & 282 for 6 dec (Konstas 105, Henriques 52, Buckingham 3-48) by 382 runs Sam Konstas has continued to flag his strong potential as a superstar of the future, writing his name alongside Ricky Ponting in the history books with another Sheffield Shield century. The teenage opener put New South Wales in control of their clash…
Fatima Sana, the Pakistan captain, will return home to Karachi on Thursday via the first available flight following the death of her father, a PCB media statement said. It’s likely she will miss Pakistan’s next game against Australia in Dubai on Friday. Sana’s absence will be a big blow for Pakistan, who need to win at least one, preferably both games, to stand a chance of qualifying for the semi-finals…
Middle-order batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka’s T20I squad for the three-match series against West Indies, but former captain Dasun Shanaka was left out. With Shanaka out, 22-year-old seam-bowling allrounder Chamindu Wickramasinghe, who made his debut against India, keeps his spot. There was also no room for left-arm quick Dilshan Madushanka. Fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera failed to make the squad as well, but that is on account of an…
Lunch England 658 for 3 (Root 259*, Brook 218*) lead Pakistan by 102 runs England’s dominance with the bat in this first Test in Multan continued into day four as Joe Root and Harry Brook brought up their double-centuries as the visitors lunched with a first-innings lead of 102. Resuming on Thursday morning in Multan on 176 and 141 respectively, with England still trailing by 64, the pair set about…
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Ashley Chandrasinghe, 0.4 ov), 2-22 (Campbell Kellaway, 4.3 ov), 3-261 (Marcus Harris, 66.4 ov), 4-262 (Thomas Rogers, 67.5 ov), 5-307 (Peter Handscomb, 85.3 ov), 6-312 (Sam Harper, 87.5 ov), 7-312 (Sam Elliott, 88.4 ov), 8-395 (Fergus O’Neill, 109.4 ov), 9-428 (Todd Murphy, 116.3 ov) Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Sri Lanka’s head coach Rumesh Ratnayake has described his team’s performance at the T20 World Cup as “not acceptable”, and a consequence of skill “failing us” after they were knocked out of semi-final contention by India. Sri Lanka have lost all of their three matches so far in the World Cup, and cannot advance out of the group after coming into the event with the expectation they could go after…
Australia allrounder Cameron Green‘s chances of playing any part in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy have all but disappeared with back surgery emerging as a possibility following his latest injury. Surgery is a legitimate option but it is among a host of recovery plans that are still being worked out by Cricket Australia’s medical and high performance team following Green’s injury on the UK limited-overs tour. Green flew home from the UK…
What happens in the aftermath of two huge defeats in India? For Bangladesh, it is less about trying to improve their batting or bowling, rather a discussion about having better pitches back home. Bangladesh’s players have told the BCB that they need to play on better tracks at home to have any chance of improving in T20s and compete against teams like India. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto had touched on…