Suryakumar Yadav and Harshal Patel are among five members of India’s T20 World Cup squad who have not played top-flight cricket in Australia. The others are Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi and Deepak Hooda. Suryakumar was in contention to make the trip in December 2020, following a prolific IPL for Mumbai Indians in the UAE, but narrowly missed out. Harshal last played in Australia in 2009, on an India Under-19 tour….
Henry Hunt denied chance of hundred after denying Victoria in marathon innings
South Australia 230 (Head 76, Carey 70, Sutherland 4-45, Boland 4-60) and 7 for 207 (Hunt 97*) drew with Victoria 310 (Sutherland 100, Harris 85, Grant 4-82) and 7 for 344 dec (Handscomb 132, Buckingham 4-78) A thirsty Henry Hunt insists there’s no bad blood with Victoria despite stumps being called early with the South Australian opener stranded three short of a stoic Sheffield Shield century. Hunt (97 off 326…
Australia bowl, leave out Steven Smith; Alex Hales opening for England
Toss Australia chose to bowl vs England Australia won the toss and elected to bowl in the series opener T20I against England in Perth ahead of the T20 World Cup. Amid overcast conditions, captain Aaron Finch decided to unleash his new-look attack on what is expected to be a fast and bouncy pitch at Optus Stadium. Defending T20 World Cup champions Australia are fresh off a 2-0 T20I series win…
South Africa bat, Bavuma unwell; Shahbaz debuts for India
Toss South Africa chose to bat vs India India will chase for the second successive match, this time at the request of stand-in South African captain Keshav Maharaj. Regular skipper Temba Bavuma, as well as left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi, were both ruled out of action with what Cricket South Africa called a “mild infection”. Bavuma has only played four matches since returning from an elbow injury that sidelined him for…
New Zealand bowl; Shakib Al Hasan returns for Bangladesh
Toss New Zealand chose to bowl vs Bangladesh New Zealand captain Kane Williamson chose to bowl against Bangladesh in the third match of the T20I tri-series in Christchurch. The dew that came down later in his side’s loss to Pakistan in the previous game played a role in his decision. New Zealand made one change to their XI, bringing in Adam Milne for Blair Tickner. Milne will be playing his…
Peirson lauds impact of Labuschagne and Khawaja for Queensland
Chicago’s Bulls had Michael Jordan lifting the standard and Jimmy Peirson says there’s two men doing the same for Queensland’s Bulls. The in-form wicketkeeper has also revealed the strategic shift designed to catapult team-mate Matt Renshaw back into a baggy green as he continues his own push for a Test debut. Peirson powered to a fifth first-class century in the last two years as the Bulls beat Tasmania by an…
From Capsey to Kapp and Kaur to Kerr: the overseas stars in the WBBL
Winfield-Hill, who has previously played 41 WBBL matches, has lost her England place but, in her own words, has “fallen in love” in the game again after struggling through the Covid years. The results have shown on-field where she impressed in the Hundred for Oval Invincibles, striking at 136.02, then finishing the domestic season in prolific style for Northern Diamonds as they won the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint trophy. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Graham Hume replaces Craig Young in Ireland's T20 World Cup squad
Fast bowler Graham Hume has been drafted into Ireland’s T20 World Cup squad and will fly to Australia as replacement for Craig Young, who has experienced a “recurrence of a chronic issue”, according to Cricket Ireland. “Unfortunately, whilst out in Sydney for our T20 World Cup prep camp, Craig experienced a recurrence of a chronic issue which we have been managing for quite some time,” Mark Rausa, Cricket Ireland’s head…
South Africa eye series and Super League lift
Big picture A narrow win in Lucknow gave South Africa ten points and lifted their World Cup Super League tally to 59, but they are still 11th, and a long way behind eighth-placed West Indies, who have 88 points. Given that they have forfeited 30 points by pulling out of the scheduled three-match series in Australia early next year, South Africa’s chances of direct qualification for the 2023 ODI World…
Deepak Chahar out of remaining South Africa ODIs with back stiffness
In another ill-timed issue of fitness for India, Deepak Chahar has a stiff back that will force him out of the final two ODIs against South Africa. A BCCI media release said he will now head to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, where he will be monitored by the medical team. The extent of the injury or the timeline for recovery is not known yet. Chahar’s issue gains…