Two Sri Lankan stars who dominated Australia in the recent Test in Galle have nominated to play in the BBL this upcoming season with Prabath Jayasuriya and Dinesh Chandimal among the latest names to headline a host of new nominations for the upcoming overseas draft. Jayasuriya, Chandimal, Maheesh Theekshana and Bhanuka Rajapaksa have all nominated
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India captain Rohit Sharma retired hurt on 11 after suffering a back spasm in their chase of 165 in the third T20I against West Indies in Basseterre. According to an update from the BCCI, their medical team is “monitoring his progress”. Rohit felt some discomfort after he advanced at fast bowler Alzarri Joseph in the
India and Pakistan will play each other for the first time since the 2021 T20 World Cup when they face off in the Asia Cup on August 28 in Dubai, a day after the tournament begins with Sri Lanka taking on Afghanistan. Bangladesh open their campaign against Afghanistan on August 30 in Sharjah. The fixtures
In the first T20I on a two-paced Tarouba surface , India racked up 190 for 6 despite the steady fall of wickets. In the second game, on a similarly challenging surface in Basseterre, India stayed true to their attacking batting approach, but it backfired this time as they were bowled out for 138 with four
Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs India The second T20 international between West Indies and India finally began around the time it was scheduled to end – and the three-hour hold-up was caused by the delayed arrival of the team kits in St Kitts. After the toss eventually took place at 1.00 pm local
The first season of the league was played in January this year in Muscat between three teams – India Maharajas, World Giants and Asia Lions – and comprised seven games. Mohammad Kaif led Maharajas, Daren Sammy was the captain of Giants, and Misbah led the Lions. Giants beat Lions by 25 runs in the final
Deandra Dottin, the scorer of the fastest century in Women’s T20Is, has announced her retirement from the West Indies team. The allrounder made the announcement via Twitter, citing reservations with the team environment as the reason behind her decision. Dottin has made no indication that she has retired from any other team barring West Indies.
New Zealand 307 for 3 (Chapman 101*, Mitchell 74*, Allen 50 Leask 2-46) beat Scotland 306 (Leask 85, Cross 53, Bracewell 3-43, Duffy 3-52) by 7 wickets The last time Mark Chapman scored an ODI century was 2449 days ago. It came on his Hong Kong debut, having just completed both his exams and a
Toss Pakistan Women chose to bat vs India Women18 overs a side Bismah Maroof called right at the toss and Pakistan opted to bat against India, even as an on-and-off drizzle in Birmingham delayed the start by close to an hour-and-a-half and reduced the contest to 18 overs a side. Nida Dar, who took a
England 109 for 5 (Capsey 44, Ranaweera 3-29) beat Sri Lanka 106 for 9 (de Silva 25, Ecclestone 3-25) by five wickets England deployed the youth-and-experience formula they hope will carry them to a home Commonwealth Games medal to good effect against Sri Lanka to open their campaign with a five-wicket victory at Edgbaston. Between
Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine believe they still have a big role to play in overseeing a period of ‘massive change’ for New Zealand as they build for the future, insisting there’s still plenty of “fire in the belly” and that the Commonwealth Games isn’t pencilled in as their swansong. It’s not often a major
Zimbabwe chose to bat vs Bangladesh Zimbabwe have decided to bat first after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the first T20I in Harare. The home side have made one change from the XI that beat the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup Qualifier final, with the fast bowler Tanaka Chivanga replacing offspinner Tony Munyonga.
New Zealand 254 for 5 (Chapman 83, Bracewell 61*, Main 2-44) beat Scotland 152 for 9 (Greaves 37, Neesham 2-9, Rippon 2-37) by 102 runs The world-famous Johnnie Walker highball forms the focal point of the award-winning whisky tour on Edinburgh’s Princes Street. It is described by the Scotch blender’s own website as a “balanced
India 190 for 6 (Rohit 64, Karthik 41*, Joseph 2-46) beat West Indies 122 for 8 (Brooks 20, Ashwin 2-22, Arshdeep 2-24, Bishnoi 2-26) by 68 runs In the first international game at Brian Lara Stadium, India’s move to go in with three spinners – as opposed to West Indies’ one – reaped rich dividends
Toss India Women chose to bat vs Australia Women Harmanpreet Kaur called correctly and India opted to bat against T20 and 50-over World Cup-holders Australia in their CWG 2022 Group A opener at Edgbaston. This is India’s first T20I outing at Edgbaston, with Harmanpreet calling it a “good wicket, with conditions likely to remain the
Batter Shimron Hetmyer has returned to West Indies’ T20I squad for the upcoming five-match series against India and the following three-match series against New Zealand after clearing a fitness test. Hetmyer had been omitted from West Indies’ recent squads on fitness grounds, and was more recently with the ODI squad in Port-of-Spain to work with
Zimbabwe will miss the services of fast bowlers Blessing Muzarabani and Tendai Chatara for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh at home. The rest of the squad, though, is similar to the one that won the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier earlier this month, in Bulawayo. Muzarabani sustained a tear in his
Chris Woakes is due to undergo knee surgery on Thursday and faces a race to be fit for the T20 World Cup in Australia. Woakes has not played a full game in any format since England’s tour of the Caribbean in March, reporting a sore knee when he returned to the UK. He said that