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News Captain says the win has ‘reaffirmed’ their home success can be translated abroad and has given them a confidence boost ahead of Sri Lanka and India tours Australia captain Pat Cummins believes his side’s rare series win in Asia has reaffirmed that their normal blueprint for success can translate abroad and will give them

Report Lance Morris took four wickets and Joel Paris three as WA routed Victoria inside three days. The teams will meet again next week in the first final at the WACA in 24 years. Western Australia 337 (Cartwright 109, Whiteman 63) beat Victoria 114 (Hardie 4-24) & 172 (Morris (4-55) by an innings and 51

West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first against England West Indies won the toss on a humid morning in Grenada and chose to bowl first, amid the expectation that a seamer-friendly surface for the third Test could finally break the deadlock in a bat-dominated series. “There’s just some moisture around, the pitch

News Bangladesh’s ODI captain was all praise for the allrounder’s decision to stay back for the third ODI in the face of a family emergency Shakib took the evening flight out of Johannesburg on Wednesday evening, shortly after Bangladesh clinched the ODI series 2-1 in Centurion. He is scheduled to land in Dhaka on Thursday.

Report Australia’s opening stand stretched their lead to over 200 on the fourth day Lunch Australia 391 and 97 for 1 lead Pakistan 268 by 220 runs David Warner fell for 51 on the stroke of lunch to a spectacular delivery from Shaheen Shah Afridi, but Australia’s lead grew past 200 to deflate Pakistan’s hopes

News Warner could skip Australia’s ODI series against Zimbabwe to take part in 2022 season David Warner has registered for the Hundred draft after twice pulling out of the first season of the competition and could miss Australia’s ODI series against Zimbabwe to take part. ESPNcricinfo understands that Warner is the biggest name on the

News Fast bowler has picked up 40 wickets in 27 IPL matches at an economy rate of 8.46 Three days before the start of IPL 2022, Lucknow Super Giants have brought on board Australia fast bowler Andrew Tye – the IPL 2018 purple cap winner – as a late replacement for the injured England fast

News He will work as batting coach in the absence of Luke Ronchi Former New Zealand batter Dean Brownlie has been added to the team’s coaching staff for the upcoming home series against Netherlands. Brownlie will work as the batting coach in the absence of Luke Ronchi, who is currently with Auckland Aces for the

Jack Leach, England’s left-arm spinner, says he has been studying YouTube videos of Graeme Swann in a bid to hone his attacking instincts, after coming through an extraordinary workload in Barbados with a better understanding of his role within the team. Leach churned through 94.5 overs for his six wickets in last week’s second Test

News Left-arm quick Qazi Onik, Left-arm spinner Sunzamul Islam among the best bowlers in the tournament Key takeaways Prime Bank Cricket Club and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club were quick off the blocks in the 2021-22 Dhaka Premier League. Both sides are on top of the table, with three wins each from as many matches. Defending

News Uncapped left-armer Ben Dwarshuis has been added to a squad already missing a host of first-choice names Kane Richardson has been ruled out of Australia’s limited-overs tour of Pakistan due a hamstring injury and will be replaced by New South Wales left-armer Ben Dwarshuis. Richardson, who was the most experienced pace bowler in an

Report A shoulder injury forced Masabata Klaas out while Tazmin Brits was left out on form. Darcie Brown’s workload management saw her miss out Toss Australia Women choose to bowl vs South Africa Women Meg Lanning asked South Africa to chase on a green-tinged pitch in this top of the table clash, which is also

News Several members of his family have been hospitalised due to various ailments Shakib Al Hasan is staying back in South Africa to play the third ODI in Centurion on Wednesday, after initially deciding to return home where several of his family members, including his children, are in hospital due to various illnesses. Khaled Mahmud,

Report Even though batting-friendly conditions are likely, there is intrigue over the pitch as Lahore hasn’t hosted a Test since 2009 Toss Australia chose to bat vs Pakistan Australia won a crucial toss and elected to bat in the series-deciding third Test against Pakistan on a Lahore pitch that is expected to continue the hard

News Kagiso Rabada, meanwhile, was pleased with the extra pace and bounce on offer at the Wanderers South Africa bowled well with the new ball in both the Centurion ODI on Friday, and at the Wanderers on Sunday. But where Bangladesh’s openers weathered their initial spells and put on 95 in Centurion, South Africa’s fast

News Javagal Srinath says the surface didn’t offer an even contest between bat and ball An office bearer of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) in the past, Srinath felt “the pitch offered a lot of turn on the first day itself and though it improved with every session, in my view, it was not

Report It will be a virtual knockout with both teams having lost three matches apiece Toss England Women opted to bowl vs New Zealand Women In a match dubbed as the virtual knockout, England opted to bowl first with inclement weather around at the Eden Park in Auckland in the Women’s World Cup. The toss

News Venky Mysore, the franchise’s CEO, says they value Ajinkya Rahane’s experience and class Kolkata Knight Riders’ newly appointed captain Shreyas Iyer has embraced the side’s explosive brand of cricket, which recently saw them surge to the IPL 2021 final, despite putting together just two wins in their first seven games. Their head coach Brendon