Cricket

Report Griffith fifty in vain as Fackrell takes three wickets for Sparks Central Sparks 208 for 4 (Kelly 58, Davies 50) beat Sunrisers 204 for 7 (Griffith 69, Fackrell 3-30) by six wickets Half-centuries for Marie Kelly and Gwenan Davies saw Central Sparks to a six-wicket win over Sunrisers in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.

Report The hosts also brought back Bhanuka Rajapaksa after his two ducks in the first two ODIs Toss South Africa chose to bat v Sri Lanka Quinton de Kock and David Miller return to South Africa’s XI after missing the ODIs and will be in action early, after Keshav Maharaj chose to bat on his

News The allrounder was due to be with Brisbane Heat for the second year of her deal New Zealand allrounder Amelia Kerr has withdrawn from this season’s WBBL with Brisbane Heat to continue managing her mental health. Kerr, who signed a two-year deal with Heat last season, opted out of the ongoing tour of England

News “The selection committee and ACB has not obtained my consent for the team” Less than half an hour after Afghanistan announced their squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, Rashid Khan stepped down as captain, saying “the selection committee and ACB has not obtained my consent for the team which has been announced by

News The Indians’ training session, one day off from the start of the fifth Test, has been cancelled and the players have been asked to stay in their hotel rooms In a development that could have a major impact on the fifth and final Test of India’s tour of England, in Manchester, one more member

News Sydney Thunder allrounder also believes some of the rules would work well in T20 Sammy-Jo Johnson, the Sydney Thunder and New South Wales allrounder, believes the Hundred can benefit the women’s game around the world with the increased exposure it has given players. Johnson, who played for Trent Rockets, finished as the tournament’s joint

Report Sussex lose last six wickets for 12 runs and three more after being made to follow on Sussex 319 (Haines 156, Brown 80, Hollman 5-65) and 88 for 3 trail Middlesex 676 for 5 dec by 269 runs An astonishing collapse by Sussex, who lost nine wickets for 97 runs, with their last six

News Zimbabwean calls time on third coaching spell with club Dave Houghton is to step down as Derbyshire’s head of cricket at the end of the season. Houghton was in his third coaching spell at the club, having rejoined in 2018. Houghton, 64, the former Zimbabwe captain and coach, was director of cricket at Derby

News The board will be led by discussions with the government ahead of the November meeting The fate of the Afghanistan Test in Hobart later this year will rest with Australia’s federal government following the Taliban takeover of the country. The match, Afghanistan’s first Test against Australia, is due to take place from November 27

Report Pollard and Seifert smashed 49 in the final two overs to give Knight Riders a fighting total Trinbago Knight Riders 167 for 4 (Simmons 42, Pollard 39*, Wasim 1-13) beat Jamaica Tawallahs 92 (Powell 22, Ali Khan 4-6, Narine 2-11) by 75 runs A masterclass of a bowling performance saw Trinbago Knight Riders rout

Report Stevens, Gilchrist, Stewart claim three wickets each as visitors lose by an innings and 56 runs Kent 393 (Leaning 97, Billings 72, Stevens 66, Pennington 4-80) beat Worcestershire 133 (Cox 41*, Gilchrist 5-38, Milnes 4-35) and 204 (Leach 49* Gilchrist 3-36, Stevens 3-49, Stewart 3-51) by an innings and 56 runs Kent have beaten

News Englishman keen to push for a BBL title after missing out last season but his availability will depend on England selection Sydney Thunder are putting the band back together with England batter Sam Billings re-signing for another stint in the BBL, this time under new coach and former England mentor Trevor Bayliss. Billings’ return

Shardul Thakur exults after bowling Joe Root © AFP/Getty Images England captain Joe Root highlighted his side’s lack of “ruthlessness” with the bat in their first innings, as well as dropped catches and a pivotal spell of reverse-swing from Jasprit Bumrah on the final afternoon, after India wrapped up victory in the fourth Test at

News Nitin Patel, the team physiotherapist who also went into isolation on Saturday, has returned a negative RT-PCR test Ravi Shastri, Bharat Arun and R Sridhar, the head coach, bowling coach and fielding coach of the Indian team respectively, have returned positive RT-PCR tests for Covid-19 on Sunday. This will prevent them from travelling to

News Peter Gutwein said he would be seeking the advice of the local Hazara community Hobart’s Hazara community will help determine whether the city hosts a men’s cricket Test between Australia and Afghanistan. The first ever Test involving the two nations, originally slated for 2020 but delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, is scheduled to

News Rathour says if Rahane has any technical issues, they shouldn’t be discussed mid-series or mid-game Shardul Thakur has scored 117 runs in the fourth Test with his twin fifties. That is eight more than India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has aggregated across seven innings in this series so far with a solitary half-century. Since the

New Zealand brought in Finn Allen,Scott Kuggeleijn and Jacob Duffy for the third T20I © Getty Images Toss New Zealand chose to bat vs Bangladesh New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and opted to bat in the third T20I, a must-win game for his side, on a sunny afternoon in Mirpur. It’s the

File photo: Chandrapaul Hemraj plays away to the leg side © CPL T20/Getty Images Guyana Amazon Warriors 136 for 1 (Hemraj 105*) beat Barbados Royals 130 all out (Khan 28, Tahir 3-34) by nine wickets Guyana Amazon Warriors opening batter Chandrapaul Hemraj scored his maiden T20 ton to cap a nine-wicket demolition of the woeful