Queensland 128 for 5 (Renshaw 51, Hearne 35, Bell 2-12, Webster 2-27) Matt Renshaw‘s first half-century of a new summer was the only shining light on an otherwise gloomy day in Melbourne as Queensland and Tasmania shared the One-Day Cup points on offer after rain and bad light meant only 16 overs were possible. Renshaw made 51 off 36 balls with four fours and three sixes as Queensland posted 128…
Alex Carey‘s stunning return to Australia’s ODI side will cause the selectors a headache ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025 when incumbent wicketkeeper Josh Inglis returns from a quad complaint, according to coach and selector Andrew McDonald. Carey was recalled to Australia’s ODI side at the start of the series against England – having been dropped during last year’s ODI World Cup – after Inglis was ruled out of the…
Defending champions Auckland Aces will face 2021-22 and 2022-23 winners Northern Districts in the opening fixture of the men’s Super Smash 2024-25 which begins on Boxing Day at Seddon Park in Hamilton. Earlier in the day, Northern Brave will take on Auckland Hearts at the same venue to kickstart the women’s Super Smash. The defending women’s champions Wellington Blaze will begin their hunt for a ninth Super Smash title when…
Victoria captain Will Sutherland says Glenn Maxwell will be available to play some Sheffield Shield cricket in the early part of the summer as the spin-bowling allrounder makes a push to be part of Australia’s Test tour to Sri Lanka in January and February next year. Maxwell, who turns 36 in October, is currently in England with Australia’s ODI team and has not played a Shield match for Victoria since…
England’s women cricketers have taken another step towards gender parity, with minimum starting salaries in domestic cricket set to be equalised across the men’s and women’s professional games from 2025. The move, which will coincide with the first season of the new women’s county competition, will apply both at ‘Rookie’ level, which is being introduced into the women’s game for the first time, and at ‘Senior Pro’ level for players…
Pakistan have retained Shan Masood as their captain for the first match of their three-Test series against England, which begins in Multan on October 7. Aamer Jamal has found a place in their 15-member squad following his return from a back issue, while Khurram Shahzad, who took a six-wicket haul in the second Test against Bangladesh, misses out having failed to fully recover from an injury to his left side….
Ben Stokes says “it’s definitely going to be a yes” if Brendon McCullum asks him to come back to play for England’s rebooted white-ball teams, but insists that no such conversations have happened yet, as he focusses first on regaining fitness in time to lead next month’s Test tour to Pakistan. Stokes, 33, famously played matchwinning innings in each of England’s World Cup final victories across formats, at Lord’s in…
Panthers 143 for 3 (Usman 54*, Ayub 33, Javed 1-20) beat Markhors 137 (Agha 52, Iftikhar 39, Ayub 5-24, Hasnain 3-25) by seven wickets Mohammad Hasnain and Saim Ayub put in strong performances to take Panthers into the final of the Champions Cup with a seven-wicket win over Markhors. It was also the first win for the chasing team in the tournament. Batting first after winning the toss, Markhors had…
Mark Wood will find out this week if he has suffered a stress fracture in his right elbow, and whether he needs surgery to rectify the problem. The England quick, who registered in the mid-90s consistently this summer – along with a top speed of 97.1mph against West Indies at Trent Bridge – was originally withdrawn from the Sri Lanka series as a precaution after picking up a right groin…
Harmanpreet Kaur is “quite confident” with the India squad at her disposal for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 because of the experience they bring. As many as 12 of India’s 15 squad members have prior experience of playing the tournament. Only Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana and S Sajana are making their first appearances at a World Cup, having come through eye-catching performances in the Women’s Premier League. “If I talk…