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News Thirty-seven year old is part of an extended squad picked to train for a series in Oman in March Narsingh Deonarine, the 37-year-old former West Indies international remembered as the man who claimed Sachin Tendulkar’s wicket in his final Test innings, is on the cusp of making his USA debut after being named in

Report Pakistan lost the second ODI by 13 runs as South Africa took an unassailable 2-0 lead in three-match series South Africa 252 for 7 (Kapp 68*, Lee 47, Baig 2-43) beat Pakistan (Riaz 81, Dar 51, Khaka 4-40, Kapp 3-44) 239 for 8 by 13 runs South Africa scored 53 runs in the last

News Captain leads from front once more to lay platform in England’s first innings Joe Root notched up another notable milestone during his agenda-setting 67 not out on the second day in Galle, as he overtook the Test runs tally of Sir Geoffrey Boycott, his fellow Yorkshireman and England’s former world-record holder, to lay the

The PCB have sealed a lucrative broadcast deal with partners around the globe © AFP via Getty Images Despite a shrinking broadcast market, the PCB has managed to secure a three-year deal to televise all home internationals and the Pakistan Super League in the UK with Sky Sports. Having already signed a landmark deal with

News New head coach ready to enact Farbrace vision of success built around local core As a “superstitious coach” at Sussex, Mark Robinson “tried everything” at times to beat Warwickshire. Now, as new head coach, Robinson is determined to turn the Bears back into that formidable force. As reported by ESPNcricinfo on Thursday, Robinson has

‘We would love to get our home summer completed, and Australia are a big part of that home summer.’ – Graeme Smith © OfficialCSA/Twitter Both the South African and Australian Test squads will quarantine ahead of their yet-to-be-confirmed three-Test series in March, in what will be the strictest biosecure bubble yet in South Africa. Unlike

Report All up hosts make three changes in bid to save series Toss: Sri Lanka opt to bat vs England Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal won the toss and chose to bat in the second Test in Galle. Chandimal said he expected the pitch for the second Test to be better for batting than the

News Baroda’s apex council said that Hooda has caused “disrepute to the organisation” Baroda allrounder Deepak Hooda has been suspended for the rest of the ongoing domestic season on grounds of “indiscipline.” The decision was taken on Thursday by the apex council of the Baroda Cricket Association. On the eve of the Syed Mushtaq Ali

Taunton’s wickets have habitually favoured spin in recent years © Getty Images Somerset’s points handicap for next season’s County Championship has been reduced to reflect the competition’s remodelled format, after they were sanctioned by the Cricket Discipline Commission in 2019 for breaching the ECB Pitch Regulations with their spin-friendly surfaces for home fixtures. The club

News Initially, it supposed to be in place till January, but the delay in its ratification by CSA means it needs more time The interim board tasked with cleaning up Cricket South Africa’s administration issues has had its term extended by a month to mid-February 2021. The board, which was put in place by the

Charlie Hemphrey may have been born and brought up in England, but his classification as a non-qualified player looks set to end his career. Hemphrey, the top-order batsman, has a year left on his contract with Glamorgan. But a combination of factors – not least the ECB’s insistence he should be viewed as not qualified

Melbourne Renegades 5 for 160 (Harvey 47*, Coulter-Nile 3-41) beat Melbourne Stars 6 for 158 (Larkin 61*) by five wickets An extraordinary, unbroken sixth-wicket partnership of 63 in just 25 balls between Mackenzie Harvey and Beau Webster dragged Melbourne Renegades to only their third win of the season and put a dent in their cross-town

News The allrounder damaged his hand fielding off his own bowling against the Hurricanes s Daniel Sams has brought huge power to the Thunder’s middle order  Cricket Australia via Getty Images Sydney Thunder have suffered a blow in their bid to cement a spot in the BBL finals with allrounder Daniel Sams ruled out of

Olly Stone could come into contention for the second of back-to-back Tests at Galle © ECB England look set to rotate their seam attack as they seek to win a sixth successive Test in Sri Lanka. While England’s seamers performed admirably in the first Test, the team management are keen to ensure none of them

Report Munro overcame a sluggish start but he hit full tilt in the end overs, making a 54-ball 82 Perth Scorchers 5 for 174 (Munro 82, Inglis 25, Morkel 2-24) beat Brisbane Heat 115 (Lynn 27, Ahmed 3-25, Richardson 2-10) by 59 runs A smartly paced 82 off 54 balls from Colin Munro – his

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News New panel will meet on Tuesday to pick a squad for the first two Tests of the home series Even before the ink on India’s glorious and eventful tour of Australia dries, the selection committee is set to pick a squad for the first two Tests of home series against England. Comprising four matches,

Report Billings hit a half-century to push the Thunder up to a good score, but it wasn’t enough Hobart Hurricanes 4 for 181 (McDermott 96, Malan 42, Sangha 2-45) beat Sydney Thunder 5 for 177 (Billings 50, Hales 29, Boland 4-41) by six wickets Ben McDermott struck a scintillating 96 as Hobart Hurricanes trounced Sydney