50 overs Australia 267 for 5 (Smith 105, Labuschagne 52, Carey 42*) vs New Zealand There was no fairytale finish with the bat for Aaron Finch but Steven Smith, who will be a contender to be the new ODI captain, compiled a superb hundred – forming a century stand with Marnus Labuschagne – as Australia
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Adam ZampaPerhaps an unexpected name to see here, but there is no question over his position as one of the leading white-ball spinners in the world. It’s also unlikely there would be too many workload concerns as a Test career looks like a long shot. Speaking to Codesports recently, he was certainly open to the
Toss England chose to bowl vs India England’s stand-in captain, Amy Jones, won a delayed toss at Chester-le-Street and opted to insert India in their first match of their three-T20I series against India. Heavy rainfall earlier in the day had resulted in the start time being pushed back by half an hour, and a green
Aaron Finch insists there should be no reason why Steven Smith or David Warner can’t replace him as Australia’s ODI skipper, adamant the scars of sandpaper-gate have long healed. Finch’s announcement of his retirement from the 50-over format has again put leadership back on the agenda, with Cricket Australia on the search for another captain
Aaron Finch has announced he will retire from one-day internationals after the final match of the series against New Zealand in Cairns on Sunday. He will continue to captain the T20 side into their defence of the World Cup title next month. “It has been a fantastic ride with some incredible memories,” Finch said. “I
Toss: Sri Lanka opt to bowl vs Pakistan Sri Lanka won the toss for the third time in the Super Fours, and opted to bowl, having won their three last matches chasing. Dubai has also strongly favoured chasing sides over the past two years, with dew also potentially complicating the task of the side bowling
“Personally, since I’ve come back from a break where I didn’t touch the bat for the longest time in the 13-14 years I’ve played, a lot of things were put into perspective,” Kohli told Rohit in a chat on BCCI’s official portal. “I got a lot of clarity from you guys [pointing to Rohit] and
Mondli Khumalo, the former South Africa Under-19 and Kwa-Zulu Natal Inland bowler, has had a final, successful surgery after being assaulted in Somerset in May. He is now able to move around without a protective helmet and hopes to be able to return to professional cricket by early next year. “That was the final piece
“I feel very blessed, very grateful right now. Last two and a half years have taught me a lot. I’m going to turn 34 in November, so celebrations [on getting to landmarks] are all [a thing of] the past. I have put a lot of things in perspective and, actually, I was a bit shocked
A spectacular game between Afghanistan and Pakistan at the Asia Cup Super 4 game in Sharjah on Wednesday was marred by crowd trouble in the stands. Several Afghanistan fans were detained by the Sharjah police following the incident. However, no arrests were made. Tempers flared as soon as Pakistan brought up victory in dramatic fashion
“At the back of the mind, I thought this is T20 cricket, and I have seen Naseem bat like this, so I had a little bit of belief,” Babar said at the post-match presentation. “This reminded me of Javed Miandad’s six in Sharjah.” Ravi Shastri, who was doing the post-match honours, broke into a laugh,
Where is Mohammed Shami and “why is he cooling his heels at home” instead of being at the Asia Cup? These are questions former head coach Ravi Shastri has asked of the Indian team management after their second straight loss in the Super 4s. On Tuesday, India failed to defend 173 in a final-over loss
Rizwan has claimed the top position for the first time and he is only the third Pakistan batter to top the T20I batting rankings after Babar, who has been at the top of the table for 1155 days in all, and Misbah-ul-Haq, who was at the top for 313 days, from April 20 , 2008
The six of them, among the country’s most well-travelled cricketers, were not in the 14-man squad that played Netherlands’ last T20I series, at home against New Zealand early last month. From that squad, Aryan Dutt, Clayton Floyd, Vivian Kingma and Ryan Klein have been omitted. The squad has experienced hands in Logan van Beek, Tom
Chahar himself is slowly returning to competitive cricket following a long rehabilitation for a quadricep injury, which he had suffered in February. During rehab, he ended up injuring his back and had to miss the IPL, where he was one of Chennai Super Kings’ costliest buys. He returned to cricket after a gap of six
Suresh Raina, the former India and Uttar Pradesh batter, has announced his retirement from “all formats of cricket,” confirming the end of his IPL and India domestic career. Raina, 35, had already retired from international cricket, announcing that decision on August 15, 2020 shortly after MS Dhoni had retired. “It has been an absolute honour
Kane Williamson says there’s still a balance to be found between New Zealand duty and ageing greats leaving the national team set-up to play in lucrative domestic competitions. Williamson will lead New Zealand in a three-match ODI series against Australia in Cairns this week, beginning on Tuesday. Boult, 33, is ranked as the sport’s best
Pakistan’s dressing-room celebrations had to wait, because Mohammad Nawaz was missing. Nawaz, the Player of the Match in the win over India, first had to oblige screaming fans across the boundary boards. After that, even as the presentation ceremony began, he turned his attention to the groundstaff and security personnel, who were asking for photographs