Durham have announced the signing of Wayne Parnell for the T20 Blast, reinforcing their depleted bowling stocks on the eve of their opening fixture against Northamptonshire on Friday night. Brydon Carse, Paul Coughlin and Mitchell Killeen are all sidelined through injury, while Matthew Potts, Mark Wood and Ben Stokes are set to join up with
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This is the third time Beaton has faced suspension and subsequently cleared over a suspect action. After only his second ODI appearance against New Zealand in December 2017, he was reported and later suspended after failing an independent assessment of his action. But he successfully remodelled his action in the subsequent months, and was cleared
Krunal Pandya accepted “full responsibility” for Lucknow Super Giants’ failure to chase down Mumbai’s 182 for 8 in the IPL 2023 Eliminator in Chennai, which ended their campaign in the competition. It was the second successive season – the only two they have been part of since becoming one of two new teams, Gujarat Titans
India and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma believes T20 cricket has changed and there is no role left for anchors in the format. Subsequently, he has been exploring what more he can do as a batter in the format. Rohit said while power-hitting could never be his forte, as a batter, he wants to do
Even though counties have to allow their players to play for their Associate teams in ICC events, players and boards understand that they can’t enforce that protocol as it could result in some players losing their county deals. In an interview last year, Klaasen had termed this a “tricky situation” since the county deals provide
Shortly after winning his last game of the season at Chepauk and leading CSK into the IPL final, MS Dhoni was asked whether he’d be back in Chennai next year. He continued to be non-committal about the subject, saying he had another eight-nine months to decide, but acknowledged that it had taken a “heavy toll”
Sanjay Patel is to leave his position as managing director of the Hundred following the conclusion of this year’s competition. Patel, the man behind the ECB’s introduction of 100-ball cricket, was previously chief sales and marketing officer before taking charge of the Hundred when it was unveiled as a concept in 2018. His departure comes
Big picture: Titans and CSK – similar yet different It is no coincidence that Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, teams that have built their campaigns around continuity, consistency in selection and role clarity, have earned the right to a second chance by finishing in the top two. MS Dhoni‘s leadership traits are something Hardik
Sophie Ecclestone will captain a side for the first time in her professional career this summer, following her appointment as Manchester Originals’ captain for the Hundred. Kate Cross led Originals women in the first two editions of the tournament but was signed by Northern Superchargers in March’s draft, and the team announced on Monday that
Jatin Kashyap, an Indian umpire, has been charged by the ICC with breaching two counts of the Anti-Corruption Code. Kashyap has 14 days from May 19 to respond to the charges, which relate to international games in 2022. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Kashyap, who is based in Bathinda, Punjab, was charged with attempting to corrupt
Josh Hazlewood, who has missed substantial Test cricket over the last couple of years through injury, flew home early from the IPL after reporting side soreness although scans in Australia did not show any damage. He has since returned to bowling ahead of the squad’s departure to the UK at the end of the week
Gujarat Titans 198 for 4 (Gill 104*, Shankar 53, Siraj 2-23) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 197 for 5 (Kohli 101*, Noor 2-39) by six wickets Shubman Gill broke tens of thousands of hearts by responding to Virat Kohli‘s second hundred in two matches with a double of his own as Gujarat Titans chased down 198
Mumbai Indians 201 for 2 (Green 100*, Rohit 56) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 200 for 5 (Agarwal 83, Vivrant 69, Madhwal 4-37) by eight wickets Mumbai Indians did what was asked of them quite emphatically, but will now face a nervous wait to see how the fixture between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans pans out
Birmingham Bears 200 for 6 (Hain 83) beat Yorkshire 166 (Brookes 4-32) by 34 runs The enduring excellence of Sam Hain sparkled yet again as Birmingham Bears began their Vitality Blast campaign with a comfortable 34-run victory over Yorkshire Vikings at Edgbaston. In the second half of the inaugural ‘Blast Off’ double header (Lancashire beat
With Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants advancing to the playoffs with wins in their last league matches, only one spot remains to be taken. Three teams have a chance to grab that final place in the playoffs. Here’s what the result in the remaining two games of the league will mean for the
Shammi Silva has been re-elected as Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC’s) president for a third consecutive term, alongside nearly all members of the previous executive committee. All members were voted in uncontested. The only change has been to the post of treasurer, with previous treasurer Lasantha Wickramasinghe withdrawing from contention citing other commitments. Sujeeva Godaliyadda, previously
Brian Booth, the former Australia Test captain, has died at the age of 89. A middle-order batter and a part-time offspinner, Booth played a total of 29 Tests, scoring 1773 runs and taking three wickets. He also represented Australia in hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics before he earned his Test cap on the 1961
Punjab Kings’ ouster means now six teams are in contention for the remaining three playoff spots, going into the final weekend of the league stage. Here is a look at how the fortunes of each team stack up. Played 14, Points 14, NRR 0.148 Rajasthan Royals have kept themselves in the hunt for a top-four