Lauren Winfield-Hill, the England batter and stalwart of the Headingley-based Northern Diamonds regional set-up, has warned that the ECB’s decision to defer Yorkshire’s entry to Tier 1 of the new women’s domestic competition could have damaging ramifications for English cricket’s largest county. Winfield-Hill, 33, was the leading run-scorer in last season’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 663 at 51.00, and has launched this year’s campaign with two further half-centuries for…
Lauren Bell: 'There's no going away from England's attacking approach'
Lauren Bell has vowed to “attack the stumps” as a default approach, both against Pakistan for the remainder of England’s T20I series, and as a means to combat Bangladesh’s slow, low wickets in this winter’s T20 World Cup, after coming through a rusty first spell at Edgbaston on Saturday to help seal her side’s 53-run win with figures of 3 for 22. Bell had not played any competitive cricket since…
Sri Lanka Women to host West Indies for three ODIs and three T20Is in June
Fresh off qualification for the Women’s T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka will host West Indies for three ODIs and three T20Is from June 15-28. For Sri Lanka, the tour will primarily serve as preparation for the T20 Asia Cup, also to be hosted in Sri Lanka, starting July 20. It will be their second bilateral T20I series this year, following their successful tour of South Africa across March and April….
Hussey hopes Dhoni keeps going for 'another couple of years'
Is this going to be MS Dhoni‘s last IPL season? Michael Hussey, Chennai Super Kings’ batting coach, has little idea but he is hoping Dhoni carries on for “another couple of years”. “Your guess is as good as mine at this stage,” Hussey said on ESPN’s Around the Wicket show when asked if Dhoni would be back next year. “He keeps his cards very, very close to his chest. We…
Stead leaning on 'experience' of NZ squad in absence of official warm-ups ahead of World Cup
New Zealand are banking on mixed fortunes from the IPL, their recent tour of Pakistan and experience of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) to ensure they are prepared for their T20 World Cup campaign in the absence of official warm-up matches. Warm-up matches were offered by ICC, but amid the logistical challenges of getting the entire squad together in the Caribbean – they will arrive in three batches between May…
Samson: 'We're going through some failures at the moment'
After succumbing to their fourth consecutive defeat of IPL 2024, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson admitted that his team is “going through failures” that need to be rectified at the earliest. Royals, who had set the early pace in the tournament by winning eight of their first nine matches, had lost three on the bounce coming in to Wednesday’s game. While Samson had insisted after the team’s reversal against Chennai…
Curran sends Royals crashing to fourth straight loss
Punjab Kings 145 for 5 (Curran 63*, Avesh 2-28, Chahal 2-31) beat Rajasthan Royals 144 for 9 (Parag 48, Ashwin 28, Curran 2-24, Chahar 2-26, Harshal 2-28) by five wickets Form can change quickly in T20s, and in a league like IPL the non-stop action can quickly turn the tide too. Rajasthan Royals (RR) became the second team to prove that in this IPL after Royal Challengers Bengaluru. But unlike…
New York's 34,000-seater Eisenhower Park ready for T20 World Cup action
Eisenhower Park in New York, the first modular stadium in international cricket, is ready for the T20 World Cup. The 34,000-seater venue, about 25 miles east of New York City, was formally launched on Wednesday by Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man and a World Cup ambassador. The ICC will conduct test events at the new venue in the days leading up to the World Cup, which begins on June…
No fast-tracked return for Sophia Dunkley despite regional form, says England assistant coach
Sophia Dunkley will have to wait in line for a return to international action, according to England Women’s assistant coach Gareth Breese, despite an impressive return to form for South East Stars in the opening rounds of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. Dunkley, who is currently leading the tournament run-charts with 293 at 97.66 in five innings, including a century against Northern Diamonds last week, was dropped from the England…
SRH bank on home advantage against deflated Titans
Match details Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat TitansHyderabad, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture: All eyes on Travishek once again In the heated race for the playoffs in which five teams – CSK, SRH, DC, RCB and LSG – are still fighting it out for the remaining two spots, SRH are probably best placed to book a berth. One because they are the only team out of those five with two…