Aaron Finch has admitted there is some fatigue in the Australia squad but remains confident that they can peak at the right time in their T20 World Cup title defence. Australia were seemingly heading for another defeat in Canberra before the rain returned which meant the series against England finished at 2-0 to the visitors. It completes Australia’s official T20Is ahead of the World Cup but they have a warm-up…
Alex Gidman departs as Worcestershire head coach
Alex Gidman has stepped down as Worcestershire’s head coach after four years in the role, and will leave the club with immediate effect. Gidman joined Worcestershire, initially as 2nd XI coach, in early 2018. He was involved with the side that won the T20 Blast that summer, before taking over as head coach after Kevin Sharp moved into a management position. It was announced in August that Sharp would also…
Fakhar Zaman replaces injured Usman Qadir in Pakistan's T20 World Cup squad
Fakhar Zaman, who had earlier been named in the reserves’ list, has been moved into Pakistan’s squad of 15 for the T20 World Cup after recovering from a back injury. Usman Qadir, meanwhile, is now one of three travelling reserves after failing to recover from a hairline fracture on his right thumb. Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (capt), Shadab Khan (vice-capt), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed,…
Aaron Finch 'not a big fan' of non-striker run-outs after apparent warning from Mitchell Starc to Jos Buttler
Aaron Finch stopped short of confirming if he would endorse one of his bowlers running out a batter backing up, after Mitchell Starc appeared to warn Jos Buttler during the rain-interrupted third T20I in Canberra. After sending down the fourth ball of the over to Dawid Malan, which was jabbed back towards him, Starc turned and pointed at Buttler and the crease. He appeared to say something to Buttler which…
Shami replaces Bumrah in India's T20 World Cup squad
Mohammed Shami has replaced Jasprit Bumrah in India’s squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia. Shami has reached Australia and will link up with the squad in Brisbane ahead of the warm-up matches, the BCCI said in a media release. As reported by ESPNcricinfo earlier, the board also confirmed Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur as backups. The two will travel to Australia shortly. This also means none of the…
Shakib aside, there's very little right about Bangladesh's T20I side
Bangladesh’s long build-up to the men’s T20 World Cup ended with four consecutive losses in the tri-series in New Zealand. We look at five factors from the last few months that may have an impact during the marquee event in Australia. Taskin the leader of the packHaving recovered from a back injury, Taskin Ahmed returned to form during Bangladesh’s disappointing Asia Cup campaign in the UAE, and bowled with fire…
CSA throws open domestic T20 Challenge seats for as little as R1 'to create a vibe'
Cricket South Africa is hoping to put bums on seats by throwing open doors to the CSA T20 Challenge, their domestic T20 competition, for free – almost. Tickets for the tournament – which features the eight Division 1 provincial sides, and will include 31 matches from October 17 to November 6 – have gone on for sale for as little as R1 (approx. 5.5 cents in USD) with a maximum…
'Incredible' Bracewell and 'super aggressive' Allen earn Williamson's praise
Bracewell, who is more of a batting allrounder for his domestic side Wellington, emerged as the joint-highest wicket-taker in the T20I tri-series in Christchurch, with eight strikes in five games at a scarcely believable economy rate of 4.94. Those returns fetched him the Player-of-the-Series award, though New Zealand lost the final to Pakistan on Friday. Related Conway: ‘Having success in T20 leagues has given me the backing that I can…
Prithvi Shaw turns it on for Mumbai with blistering 134 in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
“Disappointed” at not being picked in India’s ODI squad for the South Africa series that finished last week, Prithvi Shaw on Friday smashed his maiden T20 century – a 61-ball 134 – against Assam at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Friday. Shaw, who is captaining the side in Rajkot with Ajinkya Rahane absent, hit 13 fours and nine sixes in his innings to help Mumbai post 230 for 3…
NCL Week 1 – Nadif stars for Dhaka Division, Abu Hider and Qazi Onik help Dhaka Metro win thriller
Defending champions Dhaka Division made a solid start to the 2022-23 National Cricket League (NCL) with an innings-and-62-run win over Rangpur Division. The game ended in a day-and-a-half as Rangpur slumped to 92 and 56 [with Naeem Islam retired hurt in the first innings and absent in the second] in the face of some hostile fast bowling, of the sort not seen at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in close…