The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the playing schedule and team names for the six hosts that will compete in the inaugural Women’s Cricket Super League. This summer, 90 of the most talented female players from England and across the world will come together to play for one of the following six teams: Team Name Host Details Lancashire Thunder Lancashire Cricket Board with partners Loughborough Lightning Loughborough…
Malinga hints at retirement after World T20
“This is the end of my career so I want to do something for the team. I want to give my best in the last few years or maybe few months.” – Lasith Malinga © BCB Two wickets in his first over and two more in his second spell was how Lasith Malinga marked his comeback into competitive cricket after more than three months. Figures of 4 for 26 helped…
Pakistan cleared to participate in World T20
Shaharyar Khan, the PCB chairman, has been given clearance for Pakistan to travel to India © AFP Pakistan have received government clearance to travel to India and participate in the World Twenty20, bringing to an end a period of uncertainty about their involvement in the tournament. The trip will involve Pakistan’s first matches on Indian soil in more than three years, and comes after the Pakistan Cricket Board had raised…
Malinga marks return with match-winning spell against UAE
Sri Lanka 129 for 8 (Chandimal 50, Javed 3-25) beat UAE 115 for 9 (Patil 37, Malinga 4-26) by 14 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Playing his first match since November 2015, Lasith Malinga found the blockhole straightaway © AFP At the innings break, UAE would have had hopes of a fourth straight win in the tournament, having restricted Sri Lanka to 129 for 8. Those hopes, however, were snuffed out…
'Every chance of this being an outright game' – Rathod
Prerak Mankand with the bat and Hardik Rathod with the ball have kept Saurashtra alive despite Mumbai dominating major parts of the first two days of the final © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Think of Saurashtra’s bowling and Ravindra Jadeja comes to mind immediately. Scratch the surface, and then there’s Jaydev Unadkat. Eye-catching moments with the ball have been far and few if you look beyond these two. But on Thursday, there…
Bangladesh target turnaround in form against UAE
Match facts Friday, February 26, 2016Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT) Taskin Ahmed has coped well with the extra responsibility placed on him by Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza © AFP Big Picture Careful when you research recent form with regard to this match. You’ll find Bangladesh have lost three Twenty20 internationals on the bounce, while UAE have won three of their last four T20Is. The condensed nature of T20 cricket…
Leicestershire secure £1 million loan for redevelopment
Grace Road will be revamped ahead of the 2017 Women’s World Cup © PA Photos Leicestershire County Cricket Club has secured a £1 million loan from the city council to improve its facilities in time for next year’s Women’s World Cup. The loan, which will be repaid in full from Leicestershire’s ECB grant in 2018, will be serviced at a 5% interest rate and secured by a formal legal agreement…
Notts suffer major Siddle blow
25 February 2016 | Callum Dent Tweet Nottinghamshire are on the lookout for a new overseas player for the 2016 campaign after a serious back injury ruled Australia paceman Peter Siddle out for “a significant amount of time.” The 31-year-old signed a two-year deal to return to Trent Bridge last November, but is now unable to fulfill his commitment this term after suffering stress fractures…
Harmison leaves Kent
25 February 2016 | Callum Dent Tweet Kent have announced the departure of all-rounder Ben Harmison. The 30-year-old, the younger brother of former England paceman Steven Harmison, arrived at the Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence from Durham in 2011. The former England Under-19 international registered four centuries for Kent, including two in an impressive 2013 campaign that saw him amass 712 County Championship runs at an…
England well represented at World T20
Six Englishmen will be among the 31 match officials at next month’s World Twenty20 in India, the International Cricket Council have announced. Match referee Chris Broad, the father of England paceman Stuart Broad, will be joined by umpires Michael Gough, Ian Gould, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough and Nigel Llong at the global event. Former Durham batsman Gough is one of 12 umpires set to make their World T20 debuts. Gould…