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New Zealand never felt that the target of 167 was beyond their reach, despite losing early wickets and falling behind the asking rate, in their semi-final against England in Abu Dhabi. So said finisher-turned-opener Daryl Mitchell after his unbeaten 72 off 47 balls dragged New Zealand into their first-ever T20 World Cup final. He put

News Both players were tested for Covid-19 and they tested negative Mohammad Rizwan and Shoaib Malik missed Pakistan’s training session on Wednesday with mild flu, a day before their semi-final with Australia in Dubai. Both players were tested for Covid-19 and both tested negative. As with the rest of their squad, they have cleared regular

News Veteran will remain with county at least until end of 2022, and age of 41 Tim Murtagh has been named as Middlesex’s club captain for the 2022 season, after signing a one-year contract extension which will see him remain at Lord’s until after his 41st birthday. Murtagh, who joined Middlesex from Surrey in 2007,

News Victoria quick handed a one-game suspension by Cricket Australia after throwing a ball in a “inappropriate and dangerous manner” Fast bowler James Pattinson has been handed a one-game suspension for a code of conduct breach during Victoria’s Sheffield Shield win over New South Wales at the MCG. During the final day, Pattinson fielded a

News Tom Harrison meets Ramiz Raja on bridge-building visit to Pakistan after October pull-outs England’s men will play two additional T20Is on their tour of Pakistan in September and October 2022, in compensation for the late cancellation of last month’s planned visit, following a meeting between ECB and PCB officials in Lahore on Tuesday. Tom

News New Zealand captain trying to find a balance to manage the problem better New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has found it challenging to refrain himself from over-hitting at the nets and instead keep himself fresh for the matches. Williamson’s elbow injury flared up during the warm-ups in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup and

News Tributes flow for the former Tasmania batter and highly regarded administrator who passed away on Monday after a lengthy illness South Australia Cricket Association chief executive and former Marylebone Cricket Club CEO Keith Bradshaw has passed away after a long illness at the age of 58. Bradshaw had been SACA CEO since November 2011

Report Rohit sealed a small chase with a fifty, after Jadeja and Ashwin took three wickets apiece India 136 for 1 (Rohit 56, Rahul 54*) beat Namibia 132 for 8 (Wiese 26, Ashwin 3-20, Jadeja 3-16) by nine wickets India signed off from the T20 World Cup on a winning note after restricting Namibia to

News The pace bowler how has 15 wickets in two Sheffield Shield matches this season Last week, Victoria coach Chris Rogers said he wouldn’t swap Scott Boland “for just about anyone”. After a match-winning display against New South Wales at the MCG, the caveat is perhaps not needed. There wasn’t really much talk around Boland

News Captain wants his side to build on experience for next T20 World Cup Kyle Coetzer has called upon Cricket Scotland to be “bold and brave” in order to “push our whole organisation forward” after his side’s T20 World Cup campaign ended with heavy defeats against India and Pakistan. Scotland defied the odds to qualify

Designated captain Javeria Khan, pacer Diana Baig and spin-bowling allrounder Nida Dar has been ruled out of Pakistan’s first ODI against West Indies scheduled for Monday, hindering their preparations ahead of the 2022 ODI World Cup global Qualifier slated to take place in Zimbabwe from November 21. In Javeria’s absence, Sidra Nawaz has been named

News Head coach says the extra batter in the side allows them to “back ourselves to chase anything” Australia have slain some of their demons in the ongoing T20 World Cup, having produced four successful chases to reach the semi-finals, but coach Justin Langer believes it will take “nerves of steel” to chase in a

News Sluggish chase against Bangladesh proves costly, but Boucher proud of team’s revival Too few runs, scored too slowly in the early stages of the T20 World Cup cost South Africa a place in the semi-finals, according to coach Mark Boucher. He called their victory over England, and elimination on net run-rate, a “bitter pill

News The battles for the top positions at the Men’s T20 World Cup have brought NRRs repeatedly into focus. Here’s all you need to know about it The battle for the top positions in the 2021 Men’s T20 World Cup – both in the qualifiers and the Super 12s – has brought in sharp focus

Report Daniel Hughes half-century the only shining light for NSW on a rain-affected second day New South Wales 9 for 139 (Hughes 59, Boland 3-33) trail Victoria 9 for 313 dec (Maddinson 128, Seymour 105, Hatcher 4-86) by 174 runs New South Wales lost 4 for 4 in a disastrous final-session collapse to give Victoria

News “I’m extremely proud of this group, where we’ve got to and where we are at the moment” Despite suffering an eight-wicket drubbing at the hands of India in Dubai, Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer was hopeful of a bright future for his side. Scotland’s progress to the Super 12s of this World Cup has already

News Antisemitic slur appeared on Twitter in 2010, adding to racism crisis at Headingley Andrew Gale, Yorkshire’s head coach and captain during Azeem Rafiq’s first spell at the club, has been embroiled in the racism crisis engulfing the club, after it was revealed that he once called the former head of media at Leeds United

News The state is not set to fully reopen borders until late January which will create logistical challenges Western Australia premier Mark McGowan says he’s “very confident” a deal can be worked out to play the fifth Ashes Test in Perth despite revealing the state won’t throw open its borders until late January or early