Hobart Hurricanes 4 for 152 (Graham 50, Villani 47) beat Adelaide Strikers 4 for 129 (Wolvaardt 45) by 23 runs Heather Graham‘s maiden WBBL half-century has helped Hobart Hurricanes climb into the competition’s top four with a 23-run win over a scrappy Adelaide Strikers. After Graham’s even 50 helped Hobart to 4 for 152, Nicola Carey became Hurricanes’ all-time leading wicket-taker as her 2 for 24 kept the Strikers to…
Callum Parkinson loses Leicestershire captaincy over contract stand-off
Callum Parkinson has been stripped of the Leicestershire captaincy after declining to commit to a contract extension. Parkinson, who took over from Colin Ackermann midway through the 2022 season, is contracted to the club until the end of next season but Leicestershire said in a statement that he “does not currently consider himself to be in a position to commit to a contract extension”. Instead, they have appointed Lewis Hill…
Neser joins Queensland greats in innings rout of Victoria
Queensland 205 (Sandhu 42, Boland 3-41) beat Victoria 63 (Steketee 5-18, Neser 4-22) & 132 (Neser 5-48) by an innings and 10 runs Queensland allrounder Michael Neser joined an exclusive club that has scored 2000 runs and taken 200 wickets for the state as he starred in an innings and 10-run win over Victoria in the Sheffield Shield. Neser took 5 for 48 in Victoria’s second innings of 132 after…
Dravid given break for New Zealand tour, Laxman to coach India
Rahul Dravid has been given a break now that India’s T20 World Cup campaign is over with VVS Laxman taking over as acting head coach for the team’s white-ball tour of New Zealand starting on November 18. A PTI report also suggests that Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Sairaj Bahutule will join the New Zealand-bound squad, taking up the roles of batting and bowling coach respectively. Related Hardik Pandya, Shikhar Dhawan to…
Melbourne rain keeps men's T20 World Cup final on tenterhooks
There will be some nervous looks skywards over the coming days in Melbourne with rain threatening the men’s T20 World Cup final between England and Pakistan at the MCG on Sunday, raising the prospect of the reserve day being needed and even a shared trophy. There is currently a 95% chance of rain forecast for Sunday with between 15 and 25mm falling. “Very high (near 100%) chance of showers. The…
Difficult to let Indian players play overseas T20 leagues – Rahul Dravid
India can’t send their players to overseas T20 leagues, their coach Rahul Dravid has said, because a lot of these leagues are played during India’s domestic season. The topic came up when Dravid was asked whether India had been at a disadvantage during their semi-final defeat to England because their players don’t have any BBL experience in Australia, while England’s do, and if India would look to send players to…
NCL Week 5: Rangpur Division take Tier-1 lead with one round to go
Rangpur Division took a big lead in the NCL’s Tier-1 points table after their ten-wicket win over Chattogram Division in Savar. Sylhet Division now have to win their last-round match against Rangpur to clinch their maiden title, having fallen behind following their 333-run loss to Dhaka Division. Dhaka Metropolis gave themselves the best chance for promotion from Tier-2 after their two-wicket win against Rajshahi Division. Khulna Division meanwhile got their…
Jos Buttler relishes 'best performance' as England surge into World Cup final
Jos Buttler, England’s captain, believes his team is ready for the challenge of taking on Pakistan in the T20 World Cup final in Melbourne on Sunday after bouncing back from the adversity they faced in a faltering group-stage performance to crush India by ten wickets in their semi-final. Buttler himself sealed the performance at Adelaide Oval with a six off Mohammad Shami’s final ball of the 16th over, to finish…
Rohit Sharma: We just didn't turn up with the ball
India just didn’t turn up with the ball. This was Rohit Sharma‘s immediate diagnosis after their ten-wicket defeat in the T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Adelaide. Chasing 169, England romped home with 24 balls left to play, as Alex Hales and Jos Buttler dominated India’s bowlers from start to finish. “I thought we still batted pretty well at the back end to get to that score, but we…
T20 World Cup final: England vs Pakistan to be shown on Channel 4 in UK
The T20 World Cup final between England and Pakistan will be broadcast on free-to-air television in the UK, ESPNcricinfo understands. While Sky Sports are exclusive UK rights holders to the tournament, an agreement has been made to share Sunday’s showpiece event at the MCG with Channel 4, as they did in 2019 for the 50-over World Cup final. The agreement had been made in principle before England’s semi-final against India,…