Cricket

News Still permitted to play, Lynn and Lawrence will need to prepare separately from the rest of the two teams Chris Lynn, the Brisbane Heat captain, and Dan Lawrence, one of the club’s overseas signings, will be physically distanced from the rest of the team and opponents in Monday night’s fixture against the Sydney Thunder

Report Joshua da Silva’s debut half-century gave West Indies a positive takeaway from a difficult tour New Zealand 460 (Nicholls 174, Wagner 66, Gabriel 3-93, Joseph 3-109) beat West Indies 131 (Blackwood 69, Southee 5-32, Jamieson 5-34) and (f/0) 317 (Campbell 68, Jason Holder 61, da Silva 57, Wagner 3-54, Boult 3-96) by an innings

News The allrounder has been a regular advocate of Sri Lanka having it’s own T20 league However the knockouts turn out, the Lanka Premier League must continue in future years, to help ensure the health of Sri Lankan cricket. The above is what Dambulla Viiking captain Dasun Shanaka had to say on the eve of

Report A last-wicket stand of 61 between Dan Worrall and Danny Briggs made the Hurricanes nervous Hobart Hurricanes 5 for 174 (Short 72) beat Adelaide Strikers 9 for 163 (Worrall 62*, Faulkner 3-21) by 11 runs The Hobart Hurricanes made it two-from-two on home soil as D’Arcy Short‘s BBL kicked into life as he turned

News “I was feeling very weak,” Iqbal posted on his official Facebook page Tamim Iqbal will undergo tests on Sunday after he fell ill during Fortune Barishal’s Bangabandhu T20 Cup match against Beximco Dhaka on Saturday. Iqbal didn’t take the field during Barishal’s defence of 193, with Mehidy Hasan Miraz deputising. Iqbal later wrote on

News The left-handed opener leads the LPL run charts by 173 runs Danushka Gunathilaka‘s Lanka Premier League form has been astounding. In eight innings, his lowest score was 30 not out off 15 balls, in a rain-shortened match. In the remaining seven innings, he has passed fifty four times, and eclipsed 80 twice. He averages

News The offspinner tested positive during quarantine in Queensland but could appear as soon as Monday Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been released from a Gold Coast hospital and has joined the Brisbane Heat in Canberra after recovering from Covid-19. Mujeeb is set to be available for Monday night’s clash with the Sydney Thunder

Report Six-hitting exploits seal stiff run-chase after impressive display with the ball too Colombo Kings 205 for 4 (Evans 53, Qais 50*) beat Dambulla Viikings 203 for 3 (Perera 74*, Dickwella 65) by six wickets How the match played out Who needs Andre Russell when you have Qais Ahmad? Colombo Kings made an outstanding start

Jos Buttler could miss at least two of England’s Tests against India in early 2021, with Ben Foakes set to be handed an opportunity as wicketkeeper for part of the four-match series. England will rest all of their multi-format players at some stage in their tours to Sri Lanka and India, which run from early

News The fast bowler was rested during the limited-overs matches and is ready to hit his stride next week Pat Cummins believes he has had close to the ideal preparation for the Test series against India despite the opening match in Adelaide ending an almost year-long gap between first-class matches. The last long-form game Cummins

11:22 PM IST Galle Gladiators 130 for 1 (Gunathilaka 94*) beat Kandy Tuskers 126 (Mendis 68) by nine wickets How the match played out After winning the toss and choosing to bowl, Galle Gladiators’ captain Bhanuka Rajapaksa could not have asked for a better start from his opening bowlers in this effective quarter-final. Mohammad Amir

12:44 PM GMT Danyal Rasool It’s surprising how much news a fortnight of sitting in a room doing nothing seems to have generated. When Pakistan began their managed isolation period in New Zealand last month – though it seems like last year – to say it didn’t go the way West Indies’ isolation went would

4:32 AM GMT Alex Carey hopes to play against a full-strength India team when he leads Australia A at the SCG on Friday in his first first-class match for a year, but in terms of his more immediate prospects it is arguably what comes next in for the Adelaide Strikers in the BBL that carries

Samiullah Shinwari played a vital innings © LPL Dambulla Viiking 174 for 6 (Shinwari 46*, Perera 45) beat Galle Gladiators 168 for 7 (Gunathilaka 46) by four wickets How the match played out Galle Gladiators had their moments in this one. In fact, perhaps they will wonder how they managed to lose it from such

11:39 AM GMT Rahul Maniraja Dec 10: Galle Gladiators vs Kandy Tuskers, Hambantota Pro Tip: This game will decide the final qualification spot. Expect a close game and make sure you have at least five players from each side. Also, back the experienced and big-game players. Our XI: Azam Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kusal Perera, Brendan

2:11 AM GMT Captain Callum Ferguson Coach Shane Bond Squad Sam Billings (Eng), Jonathan Cook, Ben Cutting, Oliver Davies, Brendan Doggett, Callum Ferguson, Matt Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales (Eng), Baxter Holt, Usman Khawaja, Nathan McAndrew, Adam Milne (NZ), Arjun Nair, Alex Ross, Daniel Sams, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, Chris Tremain In Sam Billings, Ben

6:15 PM GMT Hardik Pandya will have to resume bowling before India consider him as a Test option again. This much was made clear when Virat Kohli was asked if the management would be tempted to retain the allrounder for the Test series, after a string of important performances in the limited-overs leg of the

12:05 PM GMT Fortune Barishal 221 for 2 (Parvez 100*, Tamim 53, Saifuddin 1-40) beat Minister Rajshahi 220 for 7 (Shanto 109, Emon 69, Rabbi 4-49) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Fortune Barishal aced a tall chase of 221 against Minister Rajshahi, a game that lit up the Bangabandhu T20 Cup. Rajshahi would be