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India’s stand-in captain KL Rahul admitted they missed Kuldeep Yadav but didn’t regret the decision of leaving him out for an extra fast bowler because a team is selected for all five days and they felt three fast bowlers was the right balance for the conditions in Mirpur. Of the 36 wickets that bowlers took

It was a case of so near and yet so far for Bangladesh in Dhaka, and after the three-wicket defeat to India, Shakib Al Hasan was left ruing his team’s missed chances. Four chances were missed in the first India innings, and then, with Bangladesh three wickets away and India 65 from their target, Mominul

Cricket West Indies has announced a new domestic red-ball tri-series, the Headley-Weekes series, which will be played at the end of the West Indies Championship, the regional four-day tournament. The series will feature three four-day matches and will be played from April 18 to 6 May at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. Team Headley and

While Sajid did not have the best of times during the Tests against Australia, returning only four wickets in three matches, he fared much better in the 2022-23 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan’s premier first-class competition. The offspinner picked up 21 wickets in seven first-class matches at 34.04 for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He had recorded the fourth-best figures

The second and final Test between Pakistan and New Zealand, scheduled for a January 3 start in Multan, has been moved to Karachi – and to January 2 – because of poor weather conditions in Multan. As reported by ESPNcricinfo on Friday, talks were on between the two boards to rejig the schedule as severe

In an unprecedented move, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to include Quetta’s Bugti Stadium among the venues that will host the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The eighth edition of the league, which is set to run from February 13 to March 19, will now be played across five venues: Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Rawalpindi

Vivrant Sharma was at an Ahmedabad hotel, packing after a deflating loss to Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy. The IPL auction had been running in the background on TV, but it was only when the capped players’ sets finished that it registered that his name would be up soon. As the 23-year-old allrounder from Jammu

Brisbane Heat 166 for 9 (Billings 79, Bryant 46, Short 3-14, Agar 3-38) beat Adelaide Strikers 160 for 9 (Kelly 43, Steketee 4-34) by six runs Brisbane Heat ruined former favourite son Chris Lynn‘s return to the Gabba, a Sam Billings half-century helping the home side to an upset six-run win over Adelaide Strikers. Undefeated

Armed with a 111-run lead, South’s batters dominated the bowling again, scoring at over three-and-a-half runs an over to get to 269 and set North 381 to win. The left-hand pair of Pinak Ghosh and Fazle Mahmud added 109 runs for the third wicket for South. Fazle missed out on a century when he fell

Najam Sethi has formally taken charge of the PCB, putting the revival of domestic cricket in the country at the top of his priorities. Following the removal of Ramiz Raja, as PCB chairman, and the current board, Sethi will head a 14-member management committee that will take interim charge of affairs. The committee will have

Sydney Sixers 137 for 6 (Philippe 43, Dooley 2-19, Shadab 2-32) beat Hobart Hurricanes 131 for 7 (Asif 41, Abbott 2-32) by six runs via DLS method Sydney Sixers survived a late onslaught from Asif Ali to thwart Hobart Hurricanes on a slow SCG surface and register their first victory of this BBL season. Rain

Toss Bangladesh chose to bat vs India Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to bat in the second Test in Mirpur. The hosts made two changes, bringing in Mominul Haque for Yasir Ali and Taskin Ahmed for Ebadot Hossain, who has a back injury. KL Rahul had taken a blow to

Brendon McCullum admits next summer’s Ashes series is “a big carrot” for his new and improved England men’s Test side, as thoughts turn to next year’s challenges after a remarkable end to the 2022 campaign. On Tuesday in Karachi, England closed out a convincing 3-0 win over Pakistan to give McCullum a third series victory

Melbourne Renegades 139 for 6 (Russell 57, Finch 31*, Neser 4-32) beat Brisbane Heat 137 for 8 (Peirson 45*, Rogers 4-23, Hosein 3-26) by four wickets Michael Neser marked his BBL return with a hat-trick before a resurgent Melbourne Renegades rode an outrageous counterattack from Andre Russell to defeat Brisbane Heat once again. On a

Big picture India will look for another all-round performance in Dhaka to give them a 2-0 series win and strengthen their chances of reaching the World Test Championship final. They crushed the home side in Chattogram, outperforming them at vital moments with someone or the other stepping up to keep them in front. Cheteshwar Pujara

He will be announced as a new signing by MI Emirates, the Reliance-owned franchise in the inaugural ILT20 in the UAE, in the coming days. Like Little and Stirling, Tucker will miss the T20Is from January 12-15 but will play the ODIs from January 18-23. Tucker’s involvement in the ILT20 is the latest test for

The inaugural season of South Africa’s SA20 league will carry a total prize purse of Rand 70 million (upwards of USD 4 million). That, as a CSA media statement said, is “the biggest prize pool in the history of South African franchise cricket”. Graeme Smith, the SA20 commissioner, said, “We have worked hard to offer

India batters Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh will have set roles when they join the Youth team for the first Women’s Under-19 World Cup in South Africa in January. India’s acting coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar revealed on Monday that the reason for sending two already established internationals to a U-19 tournament was to get them used