Cricket

News Family affair in prospect as England allrounder gets his first game-time of the season Moeen Ali is set to return to action on Saturday with an appearance in the Birmingham League. Moeen, who recently returned from the IPL, has received approval from the England team management to play for West Bromwich Dartmouth (WBD) against

Report Young spinner shows vital all-round ability to withstand Northants onslaught Northamptonshire 91 for 4 trail Sussex 175 (Carson 52, Sanderson 5-45) by 84 runs The sight of fans at Hove for the first time in 20 months had done little to distract from a familiar story for Sussex when their top order succumbed to

News Quetta quick had initially arrived at the tournament hotel in Lahore with a non-compliant PCR test After releasing Naseem Shah from the PSL only three days ago, the PCB has made a U-turn by allowing him to enter the team hotel in Lahore. The Quetta Gladiators fast bowler will be in isolation before flying

News England players will not be released for tournament restart, says ECB director of cricket England are not planning on making any changes to their plans to accommodate the IPL, according to Ashley Giles. While Giles, the managing director of England men’s cricket, admitted some players may be rested from the tours of Bangladesh and

News ‘I planned so that the batsmen couldn’t dominate me, even if I didn’t take wickets,’ says Bangladesh offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz believes that his appetite to play in all three formats is the reason for his climb up to No. 2 in the ICC’s rankings for bowlers in ODIs. He is only the third

News Before she can think of the pink ball, however, her immediate focus is on tackling the Dukes ball in England Smriti Mandhana has admitted that playing a day-night Test had been inconceivable to her until the announcement of India Women’s first-ever pink-ball Test, against Australia later this year. “Frankly, when I used to watch

News James Bracey set to debut behind stumps, as England call up Billings, Hameed Ben Foakes has torn his left hamstring in a dressing-room accident and will miss the two-Test series against New Zealand, starting at Lord’s on June 2, with James Bracey set to debut in his place as wicketkeeper. Foakes, who had been

News Fast bowler also “mindful” of not wanting “to go searching too much” with the Dukes Ball New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson will have “conversations” with his fellow quicks about the Duke ball and be “mindful” of how it behaves during the upcoming tour of England. One big reason for New Zealand’s consistency in

News Nepal spinner Sandeep Lamichhane will pair up with defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders Pakistan duo Mohammad Amir and Shoaib Malik have signed on with the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021 set to take place later this year in St Kitts and Nevis. Malik returns to Guyana Amazon Warriors, the side he led in 2018

Anwar Ali has been shifted to the separate floor within the hotel in Karachi where he will isolate for a minimum of ten days © AFP/Getty Images Anwar Ali, the Quetta Gladiators fast bowler, has tested positive for Covid-19, and will now miss the flight bound for Abu Dhabi to take part in the remainder

Report Wild shifts in dominance thanks to internationals and spirited captaincy fail to beat the weather Middlesex 160 (Simpson 68, Clark 4-41, Roach 4-61) and 250 for 6 (Gubbins 124, Handscomb 70, Roach 5-86) drew with Surrey 190 (Burns 64, Stoneman 63) and 259 for 2 dec (Burns 104*, Stoneman 74) As Robbie White shouldered

Report Notts seamer takes 7 for 37 and 10 for the match after Ben Duckett’s pivotal 177 not out Nottinghamshire 400 for 5 dec (Duckett 177*, Mullaney 88, James 78) beat Worcestershire 80 (Fletcher 7-37) and 150 (Libby 64, Paterson 4-49, Fletcher 3-20) by an innings and 170 runs Luke Fletcher returned career-best figures for

News Captain toasts success, but calls for an improved performance from his team “Winning is happiness.” Tamim Iqbal‘s croaky voice couldn’t hide the fact that he has just led Bangladesh to break a ten-match winless streak. Just how important it was for the team that beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs, was writ large on

Report Ned Eckersley’s 82 and a composed 39 by Cameron Bancroft rule out any late drama Durham 208 (Eckersley 82, Aitchison 6-28) drew with Derbyshire 258 (Rushworth 6-49) Derbyshire’s young pace bowler Ben Aitchison returned career-best figures before the LV=Insurance County Championship match against Durham at Derby ended in a draw. The 21-year-old Aitchison bowled

Report Only 22.5 overs possible on final day as Warwickshire see off new ball Warwickshire 166 and 66 for 1 (Briggs 37, Rhodes 22*) drew with Essex 217 (Cook 57, ten Doeschate 56, Harmer 40*) Just 22.5 overs were possible on the final day at Chelmsford, as Warwickshire guarded against the potential for any late

Report Dickwella dropped, Rubel injured as teams rejig first XI Bangladesh opt to bat vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat in the first ODI against Sri Lanka – the match going ahead after Sri Lanka endured a Covid scare overnight. As all members of the touring party are essentially clear

News The Lahore Qalandars have re-signed the legspinner after his replacement Shakib Al Hasan pulled out of the PSL Rashid Khan will re-join Lahore Qalandars for the remainder of this year’s Pakistan Super League, which is due to resume in Abu Dhabi in the first week of June. Khan played the first two games of

Multan Sultans have picked the West Indies batter Shimron Hetmyer to replace Bangladesh batter Mahmudullah in the platinum category for the remainder of the PSL 2021, which begins in the first week of June in Abu Dhabi. Several players are set to miss the remaining 20 games of the season for multiple reasons, including logistical