Meredith was with Mumbai last season as well, when he was bought at his base price of INR 1 crore (USD 133,000 approx.). He played eight games, taking eight wickets at an economy of 8.42 as Mumbai finished at the bottom of the points table. He was released ahead of the auction for the 2023
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Ireland 214 and 93 for 5 (Tector 43*, Tucker 24*, Shakib 2-16, Taijul 2-32) trail Bangladesh 369 (Mushfiqur 126, Shakib 87, Mehidy 55, McBrine 6-118) by 62 runs Ireland reduced their deficit to 62 runs against Bangladesh, after an impressive first session on the third day of the Dhaka Test. The visitors were 93 for
Kane Williamson, New Zealand’s ODI captain, is set to miss the World Cup in India later this year after being diagnosed with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee after he was injured in his first IPL match of the season for Gujarat Titans. Williamson returned to New Zealand in recent days where
Bangladesh got their runs at a rate of 4.58 per over. They were similarly rapid in the white-ball leg of the tour as well, with Siddons saying that this is all part of a plan. “I think we have been building to that for a while now. Of course, we are playing against Ireland, so
Lunch Bangladesh 170 for 3 (Shakib 74*, Mushfiqur 53*, Adair 2-18) trail Ireland 214 by 44 runs Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim completely dominated Ireland on the second morning of the Dhaka Test. They added 130 runs for the third wicket stand in the first session of the day, with the Bangladesh captain Shakib
USA are heading back to the World Cup Qualifier for the first time since it was known as the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland after securing a 25-run win over Jersey in their final round-robin match at the CWC Qualifier Play-off in Namibia. Defending a total of 231, USA fast bowler Ali Khan propelled his
Before the Dhaka Test, Harry Tector played just a single first-class match in four years. He didn’t feel too nervous coming into this game, admittedly not as much as he thought he would, but enough to keep him awake to the challenge at hand. Ireland’s long gap from Tests was the overriding theme on the
Azeem Rafiq has said he is open to meeting Michael Vaughan with a view to finding a way forward for the sport after the findings of the Cricket Discipline Commission’s (CDC) racism hearings were published last week. On Friday, Vaughan was cleared of using racist language towards Rafiq and three other players of Asian descent
International engagements and personal reasons have forced Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan to opt out of IPL 2023. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Shakib informed Kolkata Knight Riders about this development on Sunday. The franchise will begin the process of seeking a replacement once it gets a nod from the IPL. Shakib is set to be
MS Dhoni is instinct-driven, and doesn’t believe in match-ups, but has bought into the Impact Player rule. It was logical to replace a pure batter with a frontline bowler in their defence of 179, and Tushar Deshpande, the fast bowler, became the IPL’s first Impact Player when he replaced Ambati Rayudu. Deshpande, though, proved expensive,
Mumbai can’t dwell on that, Rohit insisted. “For the past six to eight months, I am used to playing without Jasprit Bumrah [for India too],” he said after the loss. “Of course, this is a different set-up. Someone needs to put their hand up and come in to fill that place. We can’t keep dwelling
The biggest challenge for Mumbai Indians heading into IPL 2023 was to fill the Jasprit Bumrah-sized hole in their fast bowling department. This has, however, helped realise the dream of Arshad Khan, an all-rounder from Gopalganj, Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh, who might have earned his Mumbai Indians cap a year back. Mumbai bagged Arshad
Cricket is poised to become the first sport in Australia to break the six-figure wage mark for the vast majority of its domestic female athletes, with players on state and WBBL contracts to earn an average of AU$151,000 from next season. Cricket Australia and the players’ union are closing in on finalising the sport’s new
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting reckoned that dropping Kyle Mayers early on, and the team’s lacklustre fielding in general, was a big reason behind their 50-run loss against Lucknow Super Giants. Mayers was on 14 off 15 balls when Khaleel Ahmed shelled a sitter at short third off Chetan Sakariya in the sixth over.
Punjab Kings 191 for 5 (Rajapaksa 50, S Dhawan 40, Southee 2-54) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 146 for 7 (Russell 35, Arshdeep 3-19) by seven runs (DLS method) For most of the contest, Kolkata Knight Riders were behind the run of play against Punjab Kings. Chasing 192, they were 80 for 5, with victory looking
Ruturaj Gaikwad “is going to do wonders for Indian cricket” and the team will “back him enough” when his time comes. Hardik Pandya, potentially India’s T20I captain as they build towards next year’s T20 World Cup, couldn’t have been more effusive in his praise for the Chennai Super Kings opener for his incredible 52-ball 90
The Impact Player rule can lead to situations where certain bowlers are underutilised, Gujarat Titans Hardik Pandya has said. Hardik was speaking after the IPL season-opener in Ahmedabad, where Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by five wickets. This was the first-ever IPL match to involve the Impact Player rule. On Saturday, Titans won the toss
Bracewell, who recently made a return to the New Zealand Test team after a seven-year gap, will join up with Essex after next week’s opening fixture against Middlesex. He will stay with the club until the end of July, and could feature in as many as 10 Championship games. “It’s great that we’ve been able