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Big picture After blowing away Bangladesh in the first ODI in Dunedin, New Zealand can press forward to pick up the series win in Christchurch. It is the first men’s day-night match at the Hagley Oval, which has often presented a rock-hard pitch that has traditionally aided fast bowling and confident strokeplay. New Zealand were

News The stand-in captain pointed out where in the contest did India lose the match India’s stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana said her team’s sloppy fielding made the hosts undeserving of a win in the second T20I against South Africa. On Sunday night, South Africa won off the final ball to take an unassailable 2-0 lead

News Increase in number of points for a draw following comments from Joe Root this month The number of points on offer for a draw in the County Championship has been increased from five to eight, after England’s Test captain Joe Root called for changes in the competition’s regulations to incentivise teams to make games

News West Indies captain also confident that Holder and Bravo, who missed the Bangladesh tour, will fit in seamlessly In a recent change, West Indies appointed opener Kraigg Brathwaite as full-time Test captain following a memorable 2-0 win in Bangladesh under his leadership. That series saw massive contributions from newcomers Kyle Mayers, Nkrumah Bonner and

News Failure to convert 2-1 lead leaves England with as many questions as answers ahead of World Cup On the eve of the fourth T20I of this series, Mark Wood was asked how big a statement it would be for England to convert their 2-1 lead into a series win against India. After sliding to

Report Ishan Kishan stays on the sidelines as both captains say they would’ve liked to chase at the toss Toss England opt to bowl vs India England have won the toss and chosen to bowl first in the fifth and deciding T20I against India in Ahmedabad. The visitors are unchanged while the hosts have dropped

News Meg Lanning’s team will ramp up their preparations over the next week ahead of the T20I series There could be some fiercely-contested training sessions among the Australia squad in New Zealand over the coming days as players stake their claims for a spot in the side for the first T20I later this month. Having

Report Bangladesh have given a debut to allrounder Mahedi Hasan New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl against Bangladesh New Zealand have handed out three ODI debuts as they return to the format for the first time in a year with Devon Conway, Will Young and Daryl Mitchell all lining up against Bangladesh

News Kaur had suffered a hip-flexor injury in the fifth ODI against SA India women’s T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been ruled out of the T20I series opener against South Africa on Saturday in Lucknow due to an injury. In her absence, Smriti Mandhana will lead the side in what will be their first appearance

News The three matches will be played in Pune between March 23 and 28 M Prasidh Krishna is the brand new face in the Indian ODI squad, which was named on Friday morning for the upcoming three-match series against England. The 18-member squad also includes Suryakumar Yadav, who made a rousing start to his international

News Ben Stokes says high-pressure finale is perfect preparation for No.1-ranked T20I team England are welcoming the pressure of their T20I series against India going down to a must-win fifth game on Saturday as ideal preparation for the World Cup. India could mount the same argument, having snatched a thrilling eight-run victory to level the

Report Rahul Chahar gets a game for India in place of Yuzvendra Chahal Toss England won the toss and chose to bowl vs India Eoin Morgan called right at the toss once again, with England choosing to bowl in the fourth T20I, on the same surface that was used for the first T20I of the

News Stead believes there could be up to 30 players pushing for selection in the coming years New Zealand coach Gary Stead believes there could be up to 30 players vying for positions in the ODI side heading towards the 2023 World Cup in India. New Zealand return to the ODI format for the first

News Daddy long-legs larvae have damaged the outfield at Hove Sussex are considering switching the venue for their first County Championship fixture of the season against Lancashire from Hove to Old Trafford due to a bug infestation. The teams are due to meet twice within the first four rounds of the season, with Sussex’s home

News Head coach says, “bowlers could not be consistent. But there is no blaming them at all, because it was expected” India Women’s head coach WV Raman has pointed out that the team “lacked game time” and were “short” in terms of “mental stamina and cricketing fitness” that led to their 4-1 ODI series loss

Report India opt to test bench strength while resting Poonam Yadav and Deepti Sharma Sune Luus has returned from an illness to lead South Africa after missing the previous two games. On Wednesday, she called correctly and elected to bowl first again in Lucknow. Each of the four ODIs in the series so far has

News Rahul has scored 1, 0 and 0, lasting a combined 14 balls across three innings this series Before the start of India’s five-match T20I series against England, Virat Kohli had stated explicitly that India’s first-choice opening combination would be KL Rahul partnering Rohit Sharma. Since then, India are trailing 2-1 in the series and

KL Rahul will be eager to get a big score © Getty Images England chose to bowl vs India Eoin Morgan made the first big call of the night in his 100th T20I, as he chose to bowl in the third T20I. With the series locked at 1-1, after a pair of comprehensive victories for