West Zone 220 and 149 for 3 (Suryakumar 52, Pujara 50*, Sarfaraz 6*) lead Central Zone 128 (Rinku 48, Jurel 46, Nagwaswalla 5-74) by 241 runs On a day where as many as 15 wickets fell in Alur, West Zone drove themselves into a commanding position by stumps on day two of the Duleep Trophy semi-final against Central Zone. Having been bowled out for 220 – they added just four…
Australia hopeful Green absence will only be brief
Australia are hopeful that Cameron Green will be available for the fourth Test at Old Trafford after picking up a “low grade” hamstring strain which forced him to miss Headingley. Green, who had a lengthy bat at training on Tuesday but like the other quicks did not bowl, did not appear at the final practice session on Wednesday. He had bowled 22 overs at Lord’s, taking on an increasingly important…
Paul Nixon leaves post as Leicestershire head coach under 'mutual agreement'
Paul Nixon will leave his position as Leicestershire head coach after reaching a “mutual agreement” with the club. Related Durham confirm signings of Ackermann, Parkinson Chris Wright, Danny Lamb complete Sussex moves Paul Nixon relieved of duties as Leicestershire head coach Leicestershire ‘investigating allegations’ amid Nixon’s sudden departure On Thursday, Leicestershire announced that Nixon would depart and that Alfonso Thomas and James Taylor, Leicestershire’s assistant coach and batting coach respectively,…
Southern Vipers sign Maitlan Brown for July stint
Southern Vipers have signed Sydney Sixers and Australia A seam bowler Maitlan Brown for their remaining July fixtures. The 26-year-old Brown will be available for Vipers’ Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy clash with Thunder on Friday and will be a part of their squad for matches up to and including the one against Northern Diamonds at Arundel on July 22 with fixtures against the Blaze and Western Storm in between. Brown…
Multan Sultans owner Alamgir Tareen dies at 63
Multan Sultans owner Alamgir Tareen has died in Lahore by suicide at the age of 63. Alamgir, who bought the Sultans franchise in 2018, was found dead at his home in Lahore on Thursday morning. Police said a hand-written note had been found on the site, and news of his passing was confirmed by the franchise. “It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of…
Moeen Ali moves to SA20 as teams announce retentions, fresh signings
Durban’s Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, Prenelan Subrayen, Kyle Mayers, Naveen-ul-Haq, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Reece TopleyJoburg Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Gerald Coetzee, Moeen Ali, David Wiese, Sam Cook, Zahir KhanMI Cape Town: Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Rashid Khan, Tom BantonPaarl Royals: David Miller, Corbin Bosch, Jos ButtlerPretoria Capitals: Migael Pretorius, Anrich Nortje, Jimmy NeeshamSunrisers Eastern Cape: Aiden Markram, Ottniel Baartman, Dawid Malan, Liam Dawson Source: ESPN…
'Quality of our spinners shone through' – Afghanistan coach Trott pleased after opening win
Bangladesh have found the Afghanistan spinners the most troublesome in ODIs in the last ten years. Since July 2013, Afghanistan’s spinners have the most wickets (50) – and the best average (26.02) – of all teams against Bangladesh in the format. That includes 5 for 69 for the trio of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi in the first ODI on Wednesday. They combined to bowl 24 overs,…
Tamim Iqbal retires three months before World Cup
As ODI captain, Tamim has a marginally higher win percentage than Mashrafe Mortaza, who is considered Bangladesh’s greatest leader. Tamim has won 21 out of 37 ODIs as captain, and he led Bangladesh to a third-place finish in the ODI Super League, ensuring their direct qualification for the World Cup in India this October and November. He also captained Bangladesh in one Test match, against New Zealand in 2017. Source:…
Zaka Ashraf to head PCB's new management committee
To resolve the ongoing legal disputes in various courts that have caused a hold-up in the PCB election process, the prime minister of Pakistan has approved a new ten-member management committee headed by Zaka Ashraf for a period of four months. Former Pakistan batter Zaheer Abbas is also among the members. The PCB elections for the next board chairman were due to be held on June 27, but a number…
'We're allowed to lose' – Alyssa Healy not worried by close defeat at The Oval
Australia may be looking to arrest a run of two flawed performances, but for their captain Alyssa Healy, it’s far from panic stations after conceding defeat to England in their second T20I before a huge crowd at The Oval. While Australia managed to scrape a four-wicket victory with one ball to spare in the opening match at Edgbaston on Saturday, a sub-par fielding performance by their lofty standards, and a…