Cricket

Play 01:29 George Bailey: ‘Let’s not put this all on Justin’ Usman Khawaja has said that Justin Langer‘s emotional swings are his “great weakness” but he will feel like the players are “stabbing him in the back” after a dramatic week where the coach’s position came under even greater scrutiny. Tensions between Langer and his

Report Only eight balls were bowled after a delayed start, with the bowler’s run-up the affected area Lunch: Pakistan 212 for 4 (Ashraf 23*, Rizwan 22*) v West Indies Despite bright sunshine on a day where 98 overs were originally scheduled to be bowled, only eight balls were possible before lunch had to be taken

News The appointment is the first major cricketing development in the country since the Taliban’s takeover Azizullah Fazli is the new chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board. His appointment is the first major cricketing development in the country since the Taliban’s takeover of the political reins following the withdrawal of western troops and the collapse

Report Play will start half an hour early on day three with 98 overs scheduled to be bowled Pakistan 212 for 4 (Azam 75, Alam 76*, Roach 3-49) v West Indies The second day of the second Test between West Indies and Pakistan was washed out completely, with no action possible due to intermittent rain

Ross Whiteley heaves down the ground during his 44 from 19 © Getty Images Southern Brave 168 for 5 (Stirling 61, Whiteley 44*) beat Birmingham Phoenix 136 for 5 (Livingstone 46, Mills 1-13) by 32 runs Southern Brave lived up to their pre-tournament billing as the strongest side in the men’s Hundred – but they

News Australia’s Singapore-born Tim David also added to the squad; Katich steps down as head coach, Hesson to fill in for rest of season The Sri Lankan pair of Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera, as well as Australia’s Singapore-born Tim David, have joined Royal Challengers Bangalore ranks for the second part of IPL 2021. While

Report Trent Rockets blown away for 96 before James Vince guides Brave to comfortable win Southern Brave 97 for 3 (Vince 45*) beat Trent Rockets 96 (Mills 3-8, Garton 3-18) by seven wickets George Garton and Craig Overton with the new ball, Tymal Mills and Chris Jordan at the death. Southern Brave’s four-pronged pace attack

Liam Livingstone leads the tournament charts for runs and sixes © Getty Images Big picture In case anyone thinks that players involved in the Hundred are only interested in the gravy train, they need only look at Liam Livingstone‘s celebration after he swung Matt Fisher away for six to seal Birmingham Phoenix’s place in Saturday’s

Under Abdul Razzaq, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won three trophies last season © PCB In a major shake-up in Pakistan’s domestic cricket, the PCB has juggled four head coaches ahead of the 2021-22 season. Abdul Razzaq, whose Khyber Pakhtunkhwa side won trophies in all three formats last season, will now coach Central Punjab. In turn, Shahid Anwar

News The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will run from October 27-November 22, while the Vijay Hazare Trophy will be held from December 1-29 The BCCI has pushed back the resumption of the Ranji Trophy from its original start date of November 16 to ensure the 38 participating teams have more time to prepare for red-ball

Glamorgan 296 for 9 (Carlson 82, Potts 3-55, Raine 3-58) beat Durham 238 (Dickson 84*, Bancroft 55, Salter 3-42) by 58 runs Criticism has never been far away for cricket in Wales in the past decade as Glamorgan have fought for a more ambitious future. Their right to host Test cricket has been questioned, as

News India batter returns home to link up with the squad training for a tour of Australia in September Shafali Verma will miss Birmingham Phoenix’s Hundred eliminator against Oval Invincibles on Friday after returning home ahead of India’s tour to Australia. Verma arrived in the UK in early June, impressing during India’s multi-format series against

Pat Cummins is back as part of Australia’s bowling attack © Associated Press All Australia’s first-choice players who missed the recent tours of West Indies and Bangladesh have returned for the T20 World Cup in the UAE while Josh Inglis has earned a maiden call-up. Aaron Finch, who is currently recovering from knee surgery, will

News Durham and Glamorgan to contest most downgraded one-day final in English cricket history Durham and Glamorgan contest the most downgraded one-day final in English cricket history when they meet under the Trent Bridge floodlights on Thursday – but Durham’s captain, Scott Borthwick, insists that it remains a prize worthy of a sleepless night or

Play 01:33 Lanning: India will be match-hardened after their games in UK Australia captain Meg Lanning is taking the likelihood of Covid-19 disruption to at least the first part of the season in her stride and believes the team will be ready to face India next month regardless of what their build-up eventually looks like.

Report Stand-in captain hits 20-ball fifty after Phoenix bowlers succeed in dragging back Superchargers Birmingham Phoenix 147 for 2 (Livingstone 92*, Allen 42) beat Northern Superchargers 143 for 8 (Kohler-Cadmore 71, Livingstone 3-25) by eight wickets Liam Livingstone‘s six-hitting blitz led Birmingham Phoenix into Saturday’s Hundred final at Lord’s after a remarkable comeback with the

News Bowling coach rues dropped catches but felt the team ‘put in all the hard work and responded well’ in the match Pakistan might have ended up losing at Sabina Park on Sunday but bowling coach Waqar Younis said he is “proud” of the bowling unit that kept creating opportunities in a low-scoring Test. The

News South Africa women are scheduled to play three T20Is and five ODIs in Antigua, starting on August 31 Dane van Niekerk will return to captain South Africa for the three-T20 and five-ODI series in West Indies, starting on August 31. van Niekerk has not played for the national team since the T20 World Cup