News Earlier, the players were forced to train in smaller groups after fast bowler Mindley had tested positive West Indies’ 30-member squad for the preparatory camp in St Lucia, ahead of the two-match home Test series against South Africa, has returned to full training after all players tested negative for Covid-19 on Thursday. The players
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Southern Vipers 215 for 6 (Wyatt 53, Gordon 4-35) beat Lightning 214 for 9 (Beaumont 57, Norris 3-47) by four wickets Danni Wyatt indicated that she wouldn’t be giving up her place as England opener without a fight with a rapid half-century leading defending champions Southern Vipers to victory against Lightning in their Rachael Heyhoe
News New Test captain wants team to play “more and better cricket” as they rebuild their red-ball game Scoring hundreds, taking five-fors and becoming more consistent. These are on Dean Elgar’s agenda as South Africa embark on a(nother) new era next month. Elgar will lead the team on a two-Test tour of the West Indies
News Seven Pakistanis will feature this season, including first-timers Haider Ali, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Amir and Azam Khan South Africa allrounder Chris Morris is set for his CPL debut after being unveiled as a first-round pick by the Barbados Tridents in the draft that was held on Sunday, ahead of the 2021 season, which will
News Bangladesh captain rues missing out on ten Super League points in the third ODI Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has rued not picking up the full 30 points on offer in the series against Sri Lanka after his side lost by by 97 runs in the third ODI. The home side had already sealed the
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 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 ‘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 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