Cricket

Report Rain had reduced the game to first 17 overs and then ten overs Brisbane Heat 3 for 115 (Lynn 48, Zampa 2-7) beat Melbourne Stars 5 for 110 (Larkin 35*, Steketee 3-25) by 18 runs (DLS method) Chris Lynn returned to his barnstorming best with a blistering 48 as the Brisbane Heat claimed their

Blazing a trail – Claire Polosak made history at the SCG Test © Ryan Pierse/Getty Images For the first time in 144 years of Test-match cricket, a woman – Australia’s Claire Polosak – has officiated in the longest format of the game, as the fourth or reserve umpire, in the third Test between Australia and

News The New Zealand quick has shattered several records in his first year, but refuses to be drawn into stats At the start of New Zealand’s home summer, Kyle Jamieson was just feeling his way into the side. The 6ft 8in quick towered over everyone else by the end of it, bagging 27 wickets in

News The Test career of Crawley’s mentor, Rob Key, serves as a cautionary tale Zak Crawley isn’t really the sort to go in for tubthumping, nor would he ever claim to be the one and only. But he has insisted he doesn’t want to be remembered as a “one-hit wonder” as he heads into England’s

News West Indies legend in the running as applications close on January 10 Sir Curtly Ambrose, the former West Indies fast bowler, has applied for a coaching role at the ECB. ESPNcricinfo understands that Ambrose, who has the lowest bowling average of any man to take 400 Test wickets (20.99), has applied for the role

An alert has been put out for a section of the MCG during the Boxing Day Test © Getty Images Victorian health officials have called for an entire zone of spectators in the MCG’s Great Southern Stand come forward for testing and quarantine amid fears that a mystery case of Covid-19 may have acquired the

News For the first time ever the final of any domestic first-class tournament ended in a tie The Quaid-e-Azam trophy final, between Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ended in a tie, not only for the first time ever in its 63-edition history but the first time ever in any domestic first-class tournament. Here’s a bite-sized

News “He will be on oral medications and will be monitored by doctors and nurses on a daily basis at home” Sourav Ganguly will be discharged from Kolkata’s Woodlands Hospital, where he was admitted after complaining of chest pain and discomfort on January 2, on Wednesday. Hospital spokespersons have confirmed that blockage in his coronary

Henry Nicholls soaks in the applause for his 7th Test century © Getty Images Lunch New Zealand 400 for 3 (Williamson 153*, Nicholls 138*) lead Pakistan 297 (Azhar 93, Jamieson 5-69) by 103 runs Hello, it’s lunch on day three. New Zealand are in a position from where they can win by batting just once

Report Defending champions CP need another 216 runs to win the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final Central Punjab 140 for 2 (Salahuddin 51*, Saad 27*, Iqbal 1-33) and 257 for 9 dec need another 216 runs to beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 312 and 300 Central Punjab made a decent start to the target of 356 as they need

News James Pattinson, meanwhile, has been ruled out of the third Test with a rib injury Players on both sides of the ongoing Australia-India series have spent an extended period of their lives – up to six months for some – moving from one biosecure bubble to another, but Nathan Lyon believes it’s a “very

Zimbabwe haven’t played an international at home since the pandemic hit © AFP via Getty Images Zimbabwe Cricket has temporarily brought all cricket activities in the country to a standstill, in the wake of new lockdown restrictions announced by the government due to a rise in Covid-19 cases. “This is a very challenging situation, but

News “The restrictions need to be put in place to ensure the tournament goes ahead in a safe environment.” South Africa’s domestic one-day cup has been rearranged amid rising Coronavirus infections and will be now played in a bio-secure environment with a total of 15 matches, reduced from its original 24. The six franchises have

“We all knew we’d get some curveballs and this is just one of them” © AFP via Getty Images Matthew Wade has affirmed that Australia are planning for the fourth Test to go ahead in Brisbane as scheduled. His comments on Sunday followed media reports that the Indian squad doesn’t want to travel to Brisbane

Report Pakistan hand debut to 25-year old allrounder Zafar Gohar in place of Yasir Shah Teams winning the toss had previously elected to bowl in each of the seven Tests played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. On Sunday, Kane Williamson made it the eighth time with New Zealand going in with an all-pace attack

Kane Williamson recently became the world’s No. 1 Test batsman © AFP via Getty Images Kane Williamson has started the new year as the No.1 Test batsman and his New Zealand side could become the new No.1 Test team if they beat Pakistan in the second Test in Christchurch. Williamson, though, downplayed those thoughts, saying

News Pakistan are hopeful he will be available for the home series against South Africa Pakistan’s regular Test captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the second Test in Christchurch starting Sunday. Mohammad Rizwan will lead Pakistan again, like he did in the first Test. Azam had a “full-fledged” training session in Christchurch on

News Northamptonshire allrounder will be available for his county throughout 2021 season Gareth Berg, the Northamptonshire allrounder, has been appointed playing head coach of the Italian national side. Berg, who has been involved with Italian cricket since 2012, qualifying through his mother’s heritage, will continue to be available for Northamptonshire throughout this year’s county season.