Cricket

Report Chasing or defending, Kings have been comfortably outplayed in each game so far Peshawar Zalmi 173 for 4 (Malik 52*, Zazai 41, Asif 3-36) beat Karachi Kings 164 for 6 (Babar 90*, Cockbain 31, Umar 3-22) by nine runs It is perhaps fitting in a season that hasn’t quite been Karachi Kings’ that they

Big Picture For the last four editions of the U-19 World Cup, the tournament has essentially been a contest to see who gets to face India in the final. The four-time champions are the competition’s most dominant team, and they once again start as favourites. But they started as favourites in the final 2020 too

News Strikers described it as “a difficult decision” after veteran middle-order player was their leading scorer last season Adelaide Strikers have parted ways with reliable middle-order batter Jon Wells citing a shift in list management strategy. Wells played 68 matches over five seasons with Strikers and was the club’s leading scorer in BBL 11 making

News Chairman hits out at predecessor following cancellation of EGM to determine Test viability Lord Kamlesh Patel has accused a group of Yorkshire members of attempting to “delay and derail” Headingley’s reinstatement as an international venue, because they believe the club is being “sacrificed on the altar of Black Lives Matter”. Yorkshire’s hopes of meeting

“You can change me, change the head coach, change the captain. But we’re only setting up future leaders for failure. That’s all we’re doing. We’re only pushing it down the road.” And yet, here we are, five weeks later, and Giles’ employment status is now exactly as he had painted it. Those sentiments now sound

News The NZ allrounder says he is only skipping the 2022 season, and hopes to feature in future editions of the tournament Kyle Jamieson opted out of the IPL auction in order to spend more time at home – and away from Covid-19 restrictions on tour – and to give himself a window in which

Report Target too stiff for Australia as Ostwal, Sindhu and Ravi lead India’s bowling effort India 290 for 5 (Dhull 110, Rasheed 94, Nisbet 2-41) beat Australia 194 all out (Shaw 51, Ostwal 3-42, Sindhu 2-25, Ravi 2-37) by 96 runs For the fourth edition in a row, India are in a U-19 World Cup

News Fast bowler has announced that the tour of India in 2022 will be his swansong Suranga Lakmal will retire from all forms of international cricket after Sri Lanka’s tour of India in 2022. The 34-year old fast bowler did his best work in Test cricket, picking up 168 wickets from 68 matches. One-hundred and

News Disciplinary chair agrees to Boucher’s request for May dates that will allow him to call players without disrupting season Boucher was formally charged in January 17 but the hearing can only begin at the conclusion of the South African home summer due to player availability. At a meeting last Wednesday with disciplinary chair Terry

Tom Prest, England’s Under-19 captain, praised the character of his team-mates after they collectively held their nerve in an extraordinary World Cup semi-final against Afghanistan in Antigua, to book their place in the final for the first time in 24 years. England’s eventual 15-run victory spanned the full gamut of emotions, not least for the

“You don’t have to be a captain to lead.” That’s the view of Hardik Pandya, who will lead the Ahmedabad franchise at IPL 2022. Pandya has captained only once at the senior level – in a tour game against Australia in 2017 – but he isn’t bothered about the lack of experience as he has

News The allrounder played a key role in denying England what appeared a certain victory Annabel Sutherland wasn’t sure she would get another over after being taken for two sixes as England put themselves in a position to win the Ashes Test in Canberra, but repaid the faith shown by captain Meg Lanning to help

Report Quetta Gladiators came close via Iftikhar’s mighty blows, but fell just short in the end It was a game that was the length of a shoelace from going to a Super Over, but because Tim David ensured the shoelace in question didn’t touch the boundary rope, Multan Sultans sealed a scintillating six-run win against

News Former England, Yorkshire and Warwickshire allrounder ends 20-year playing career Tim Bresnan, the former England allrounder who played a pivotal role in the Ashes triumph in Australia in 2010-11, has retired from professional cricket. Bresnan, 36, announced the decision through his club, Warwickshire, on Monday, ending a 20-year playing career after he helped them

News Uganda beat Scotland in the 13th place playoff game as Jamie Cairns’ 6 for 24 went in vain Sri Lanka 232 for 6 (Wellalage 113, Somarathne 57*, Maphaka 3-60) beat South Africa 167 (Maree 44, de Silva 2-14, Daniel 2-28) by 65 runs Opting to bat, Sri Lanka had slipped to 25 for 3

Report Two changes for Windies, one for England, with compelling series locked at 2-2 West Indies won the toss and chose to bat vs England Kieron Pollard won the toss for West Indies and chose to bat first in the series decider, and auspiciously for the hosts, they will be using the same strip on

News Players from both sides soak in an “emotionally draining” finish in Canberra And breathe. Both teams were still trying to digest the epic finish to the Ashes Test in Canberra during in the immediate aftermath, but the responses could be summed up as Australia’s relief and England’s disappointment. The fact it was that way

Report Mooney and Perry rode their luck in a 91-run stand to push Australia’s lead beyond 160 Australia 337 for 9 dec and 122 for 4 (Mooney 63) lead England 297 (Knight 168*) by 163 runs Charlie Dean‘s first Test wicket on the stroke of lunch has given England a slim chance at an unlikely