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Munro had made himself available for the upcoming T20 World Cup despite not playing an international for New Zealand since 2020 and was in consideration. New Zealand coach Gray Stead confirmed that Munro was discussed at the selection table when the squad was announced but said there was no room for the veteran left-hander. Despite

Ireland’s men could play next month’s T20 World Cup on expired central contracts as Cricket Ireland (CI) and the Irish Cricketers’ Association (ICA) continue to work out the details of their first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will underpin players’ deals. CI announced their central contracts for 2023-24 last March, with 14 men’s players in

Toss India chose to bat vs Bangladesh India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bat in the fifth T20I against Bangladesh, on a bright and sunny afternoon in Sylhet. India lead the series 4-0 and will be keen for a clean sweep. Harmanpreet said the team wanted to “test ourselves with the

Sunrisers Hyderabad 167 for 0 (Head 89*, Abhishek 75*) beat Lucknow Super Giants 165 for 4 (Badoni 55*, Pooran 48*, Bhuvneshwar 2-12) by ten wickets Sunrisers Hyderabad obliterated Lucknow Super Giants, first stifling them with the new ball and then sensationally chasing down 166 in just 9.4 overs – the highest 10-over score in any

Match details Punjab Kings (PBKS, eighth) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB, seventh)Dharamsala, 7:30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture: RCB’s batting unit clicks into gear RCB in their first six matches and in their last five matches are two different teams. Their batters have flicked a switch ever since they lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by a

Sussex’s chairman has insisted that the prospect of the biggest counties launching a breakaway league to replace the Hundred is “completely not to be feared” and is not a realistic outcome from discussions over the tournament’s future. The ECB and the 18 first-class counties (plus MCC) have met regularly in recent weeks to discuss the

Sri Lanka 169 for 5 (Athapaththu 102, Silva 26*, Slater 2-35) beat Scotland101 for 7 (Chatterji 30, Prabodhani 3-13, Priyadharshani 1-13) by 68 runs Captain Chamari Athapaththu‘s 102 off 63 balls helped Sri Lanka win the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier against Scotland in Abu Dhabi. As a result, Sri Lanka will

Mohammad Amir did not travel to Ireland with the rest of the Pakistan side because he did not receive a visa in time. Amir, who is a permanent resident of the United Kingdom, applied for an Ireland visa along with the rest of the Pakistan side, according to a PCB official. But while the rest

Toss Zimbabwe chose to field vs Bangladesh Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza chose to field first in the third T20I against Bangladesh in Chattogram. It was the same decision that his opposite number Najmul Hossain Shanto took in the first two matches, even though this is an afternoon affair at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. The

Rising star Jake Fraser-McGurk says he has no issues with missing out on Australia’s T20 World Cup squad and believes he wasn’t in a position to feel like he had earned a place in the final 15-man squad. Fraser-McGurk was a notable omission from Australia’s squad last week alongside Steven Smith as the selectors opted

Thunder 176 for 9 (Smale 58, Lamb 44, Gordon 3-23, Higham 3-28) beat The Blaze 174 (Gaur 3-33, Jones 3-37) by one wicket Bolstered by the return of four England players, Thunder proved too strong for The Blaze as the Trent Bridge side slumped to a fourth defeat in five matches in the Rachael Heyhoe

Joe Root says that a greater focus on player welfare amid an ever more congested fixture list is a “non-negotiable”, after a survey by the Professional Cricketers’ Association revealed a startling 81 per cent of county cricketers have been left fearing for their physical health due to their season-long workloads. The survey, which was conducted

Sri Lanka Women 149 for 6 (Gunaratne 45) beat United Arab Emirates 134 for 7 (Oza 66) by 15 runs Sri Lanka Women overcame a spirited run-chase from United Arab Emirates in their World Cup Qualifier semi-final in Abu Dhabi, to seal their place in the main event in Bangladesh later this year, as well

Bangladesh chose to bowl vs Zimbabwe Bangladesh decided to field first once again after winning the toss against Zimbabwe in the second T20I in Chattogram. They named the same XI that won the first match by eight wickets on Friday. Zimbabwe made three changes, handing a T20I debut to 26-year-old Johnathan Campbell, son for former

England will take on South Africa in the opening match of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup on October 3 in Dhaka, according to the tournament schedule released on Sunday. The hosts Bangladesh will also open their campaign on the opening day, taking on one of the qualifiers, also in Dhaka. Defending champions Australia take

The PCB has proposed a spate of radical changes to the PSL which, if approved, could include: Shifting the league from next season to an April-May window which would mean it clashes directly with the IPL, in a bid, officials say, to “co-exist” with the IPL rather than “compete” with it. Extra money for franchises

Match details Lucknow Super Giants (3rd; W6 L4) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (2nd; W7 L3) Lucknow, 19.30 IST (14.00 GMT) Big picture Fifty-plus games in, no team has qualified for the playoffs yet. Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants, sitting at No. 2 and No. 3 on the table at the moment, can still

A “mild back stiffness” forced Rohit Sharma to play as Impact Player in Mumbai Indians’ match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday. “He just had a mild back stiffness so it was just a precautionary thing,” Piyush Chawla said at the post-match press conference. Rohit made 11 off 12 balls as MI failed to chase