Bangladesh A 252 and 187 (Shadman 93, Saurabh 6-74, Umesh 2-34, Saini 2-54) lost to India A 562 for 9 dec (Abhimanyu 157, Jayant 83, Bharat 77, Saurabh 55, Pujara 52, Saini 50*, Musfik 3-129, Murad 3-145, Sumon 2-119) by an innings and 123 runs Saurabh Kumar spun Bangladesh A out to give India A an innings-and-123-run win in the second and final four-day match in Sylhet. The Indians completed…
Mignon du Preez retires from all international cricket
South Africa batter and former captain Mignon du Preez has announced her retirement from all international T20 cricket. She had already said she was stepping away from the longer formats after the one-day Women’s World Cup earlier this year, and now she’s retiring from T20 internationals, bringing the curtain down on a South Africa career that spanned just short of 16 years. Du Preez, 33, will continue to be available…
Ballance signs two-year-deal with Zimbabwe in bid to give career 'a fresh start'
Gary Ballance has agreed a two-year contract with Zimbabwe Cricket, which should see him playing international cricket for the country of his birth five years after he played the last of his 23 Tests and 16 ODIs for England. Ballance, 33, was this week released from his contract with Yorkshire – with the stipulation that he could not play for another English county in the 2023 season – after requesting…
Nick Hockley defends Cricket Australia's handling of David Warner's appeal process
Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley has defended his organisation’s handling of David Warner‘s appeal against his leadership ban amid claims CA lost control of the situation. Hockley said the independent review panel was required to make the process “fair and transparent”. On Friday, the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) said that Warner had been left with no choice but to withdraw the bid to have his lifetime leadership ban –…
Solid Elgar, aggressive Verreynne set the tone for South Africa
South Africans 335 for 7 (Elgar 109, Verreynne 76*, Kuhnemann 4-78) vs Cricket Australia XI South Africa captain Dean Elgar made a trademark century but it was the form of wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne that will most please the tourists on day one of the four-day clash with a Cricket Australia XI. Left-hander Elgar is South Africa’s best and most experienced batter and he reinforced those credentials at Allan Border Field….
Head in command after Labuschagne departs for 163
Australia 436 for 4 (Head 172*, Labuschagne 163, Thomas 2-53) vs West Indies Marnus Labuschagne fell for 163 before the dinner break on day two but Travis Head closed in on a maiden Test double century, as Australia continued to make an uninspired West Indies toil in the second Test at Adelaide Oval. Starting at 330 for 3, Australia’s stranglehold on the day-night contest tightened with a dominant first session…
England bat first at Multan as Pakistan ring three changes
Toss England win the toss and bat first against Pakistan The mystery spinner, Abrar Ahmed, is one of three changes to Pakistan’s XI for the second Test in Multan, as the hosts seek to battle back from their 74-run defeat at Rawalpindi last week. Legspinner Abrar, who claimed 42 wickets at 21.95 for Sindh in this season’s Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, was presented with his first Test cap by Pakistan’s coach, Saqlain…
Neil Wagner signs up for Yorkshire Championship spell
Neil Wagner, the New Zealand left-arm fast bowler, has signed to play for Yorkshire in their first ten LV= Insurance Championship fixtures next season. Wagner, who has previously had county stints with Lancashire and Essex, will join ahead of the start of Yorkshire’s Division Two opener against Leicestershire on April 6. His deal runs until the end of July, when there will be a lengthy break in the Championship for…
Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami likely to miss Bangladesh Test series
Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami are unlikely to recover in time to take part in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, which starts on December 14 in Chattogram. Both players had missed the preceding ODI series with injuries. In their absence, India are likely to bring in Saurabh Kumar and Navdeep Saini as replacements. Both Saurabh and Saini are currently part of the India A side also on tour in…
J Arunkumar's tenure as USA men's head coach ends
J Arunkumar‘s tenure as USA men’s head coach has come to an end after just under three years following a decision by the board to not renew his contract. USA Cricket announced on Wednesday that Arunkumar’s time with them had concluded following the tour of Namibia in November, where they played the last of their 36 ODIs in ICC Cricket World Cup League Two. Arunkumar, who was hired in early…