A new five-team T20 tournament called the Global Super League is set to launch in Guyana and will be played from November 26 to December 7. The league will feature teams from five different countries and is sanctioned by Cricket West Indies (CWI) and “fully supported” by the government of Guyana, a “key stakeholder” in the competition, which has a prize money of US$1 million. This is slated to be…
Toss Pakistan chose to bat vs England Pakistan captain Shan Masood opted to bat on winning the toss in Multan, as his side look to end a winless run on home soil that extends back to 2021. There was still a tinge of green to the surface but on a hot day, with temperatures expected to touch 40C, England’s inexperienced attack will be on a steep learning curve. “We’ve been…
St Lucia Kings 139 for 4 (Jones 48*, Chase 39, Sinclair 1-5) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 138 for 8 (Pretorius 25, Noor 3-19, Forde 1-11) by six wickets Two months after sprinter Julien Alfred delivered St Lucia’s first gold medal in the Olympics, St Lucia’s very own Daren Sammy and his Kings gave the region its maiden CPL title, silencing a packed crowd at the Providence. The crowd had been…
A quick rethink after their disappointing tournament opener put West Indies’ T20 World Cup campaign back on track with a comprehensive victory over Scotland. Having lost by 10 wickets to South Africa, West Indies won by six wickets with 50 balls to spare at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday night. That was after Chinelle Henry‘s opening four-over burst yielded 1 for 10 and restricted Scotland to 27 for 2 after…
Mayank Yadav attracted the eyeballs. Arshdeep Singh took the Player-of-the-Match award for his 3 for 14. Hardik Pandya kept the Bangladesh batters quiet but was deafening with the bat. For Varun Chakravarthy, meanwhile, it was a “rebirth” as he played a big part in India’s crushing seven-wicket win in the first T20I in Gwalior on Sunday. He was back playing for India after November 2021, after all, and 3 for…
Scotland chose to bat vs West Indies Scotland won the toss and elected to bat first against West Indies in Dubai. Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce said the plan was to set a good total and then keep things tight with the ball. Scotland are going in with the same XI that played against Bangladesh. West Indies, meanwhile, made two changes with Chedean Nation and Ashmini Munisar coming in for Zaida…
Toss India chose to field vs Bangladesh India handed out two debuts at a debuting venue – Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in Gwalior – on Sunday. Tearaway quick Mayank Yadav and seam allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy were handed caps before the toss, and were going to be called into action immediately as India chose to field after winning the toss. Tilak Verma, Ravi Bishnoi, Jitesh Sharma and Harshit Rana…
England vs South Africa Sharjah, 6pm local time England squad: Heather Knight (capt), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Amy Jones (wk), Freya Kemp, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Linsey Smith, Danni Wyatt South Africa squad: Laura Wolvaardt (capt), Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Annerie Dercksen, Mieke de Ridder, Ayanda Hlubi, Sinalo Jafta (wk), Marizanne Kapp, Ayabonga Khaka, Sune…
Big picture: Back on the road again Ask a friend, any friend, where do you think England will be playing a Test match this week? Who, bar the most devoted of cricket fans, could hope to keep up with an absurd itinerary that, only last week(!), was pitting England against Australia in a dank one-day series at the fag end of a deeply underwhelming summer? And now, without even a…
Yet 15 months later, Woakes finds himself preparing not only to play in England’s first Test against Pakistan, but to lead their bowling attack. He will have to battle scorching-hot conditions in Multan from Monday, where he will play his first away Test in two-and-a-half years and his first in Asia since 2016. It is a situation that few would have predicted when England last toured Pakistan two years ago,…