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West Indies coach Andre Coley has called on his players to channel the resilience they showed in Australia earlier this year in their ongoing series against England, as they look to respond from an innings defeat in the first Test at Lord’s. At Adelaide Oval in January, West Indies were thrashed by 10 wickets by

Perth Scorchers and Western Australia allrounder Cooper Connolly has been handed his first international call-up for Australia’s T20I squad to face Scotland and England while Jake Fraser-McGurk has been included in both the T20I and ODI squad as the selectors start to glance towards the future. Australia will play three T20Is against Scotland and England

Toss Zimbabwe opt to bowl vs India Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza‘s luck with the toss finally changed in the fifth T20I against India in Harare, where he won the coin flip for the first time in the series with a brand-new technique. He said Zimbabwe would bowl first, expecting the pitch to get better for

Leicestershire 161 for 5 (Goldsworthy 67, Neesham 44) beat Nottinghamshire 160 for 6 (Martindale 44) by five wickets All-rounder Lewis Goldsworthy hit a career-best 67 as Leicestershire Foxes maintained their push to win a place in the quarter-finals of the Vitality Blast with a five-wicket victory over East Midlands rivals Notts Outlaws at the Uptonsteel

The BCCI has decided to release INR 1 crore for the treatment of former India batter Anshuman Gaekwad, who is battling blood cancer at a medical facility in London. “Mr Jay Shah has instructed the BCCI to release INR 1 crore with immediate effect to provide financial assistance to India’s veteran cricketer Mr Anshuman Gaekwad,

England 104 for 3 (Dunkley 26, Wyatt 26) beat New Zealand 103 for 8 (Gaze 25, Green 24, Glenn 4-19) by seven wickets Sarah Glenn‘s four-wicket haul kept New Zealand winless on their tour of England with one game to play after the hosts sealed victory in the fourth T20I by seven wickets with 51

The PCB is set for a collision course with some of the biggest names in Pakistan cricket after deciding to refuse an NOC to Naseem Shah for the Hundred. ESPNcricinfo understands the PCB is likely to reject NOCs to several all-format players for upcoming franchise tournaments. While the Global T20 League in Canada has not

“It’s an honour to join such a quality franchise,” Goswami said in a statement shared by Knight Riders. “Knight Riders have done so well in India and around the world, and to join TKR Women at the WCPL is a pleasure. Thanks to KKR management for thinking about me as a mentor and I’m really

Worcestershire 187 for 6 (Kashif 46, Briggs 2-25) beat Birmingham 132 (Mousley 68, Waite 4-29) by 55 runs Worcestershire Rapids turned the Vitality Blast North Group table upside-down by beating leaders Birmingham Bears by 55 runs in a rain-reduced 17-overs-per-side match at Edgbaston. Rapids piled up 187 for 6 thanks to star contributions at either

“Dig deep. Don’t give up. Test cricket is tough.” Kraigg Brathwaite is not expansive with the bat. Ditto with words. But in those pithy sentences, the West Indies captain sent a clear message to his players to not lose heart despite being beaten in two days and an hour at Lord’s . Brathwaite admitted West

There are ambitions to host indoor Test cricket at a new stadium proposed in Hobart as part of a Tasmanian team joining the Australian Football League (AFL). The Tasmania Devils are due to become the AFL’s 19th team in 2028 and part of the deal is based around there being a new stadium constructed. It

England 142 for 4 (Capsey 67*, Dunkley 35) beat New Zealand 141 for 8 (Devine 58*, Bates 38, Ecclestone 4-25) by six wickets England mixed it up, put it in a test tube, found themselves under pressure and still came out with a win and an unassailable 3-0 lead in their T20I series against New

Tea England 371 (Crawley 76, Smith 70, Root 68, Pope 57, Seales 4-77) lead West Indies 121 (Atkinson 7-45) by 250 runs Jamie Smith hit Jayden Seales out of Lord’s and onto St John’s Wood Road as he made 70 in his maiden Test innings against West Indies. Smith was one of five batters to

England won the toss and chose to bowl first vs West Indies James Anderson will bowl the first ball in his last international match, after Ben Stokes won the toss and put West Indies into bat in the first Test of the English summer at Lord’s. Stokes’ decision prompted cheers from the Wednesday-morning crowd, who

Sussex 200 for 7 (Coles 46) beat Hampshire 178 (Coles 4-34) by 22 runs Sussex Sharks made it seven wins out of ten in the Vitality Blast when they beat Hampshire by 22 runs at Hove. Hampshire have won just twice and will surely have to win all their remaining matches to make the quarter-finals.

Thunder 147 for 2 (Lamb 71*, Mack 52*) beat Central Sparks 144 (Norris 4-18, Morris 3-31) by eight wickets Thunder kept alive their slender hopes of Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy qualification with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Central Sparks at Worcester. The win was set up by the excellent bowling of left-armers Tara Norris (four

The fallout from Pakistan’s disappointing T20 World Cup campaign has claimed its first victims, with Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq both sacked as selectors from the national side. Razzaq, who was appointed to the selection committee for both the men’s and women’s side just weeks ago, will no longer serve as a selector for the

Fast bowler Adam Milne has joined Kane Williamson and Lockie Ferguson in declining a contract and Blair Tickner has dropped out of the 20 players. Ravindra was a breakout star of the 2023 ODI World Cup where he made 578 runs then scored his maiden Test century against South Africa in Mount Maunganui which he