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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

Match details Royal Challengers Bengaluru (tenth, P10, W3, L7) vs Gujarat Titans (eighth, P10, W4, L6)Bengaluru, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big picture – Will Kohli boss Titans spinners again? Spin has been Virat Kohli’s nemesis in T20s for a few years now, but he produced a masterclass against one of the IPL’s best spin attacks

Corey Anderson, who played the ODI World Cup (in 2015) and the T20 World Cup (in 2014 and 2016) for New Zealand, will now play the 2024 T20 World Cup, in June, for USA, co-hosts for the tournament along with the West Indies after being named in the squad of 15 on Friday. Ali Khan,

A decision on Will Pucovski‘s playing future has been delayed with Victoria receiving a special exemption from Cricket Australia (CA) on his state contract after his assessment with a medical panel was pushed back due to the fact he had suffered extended symptoms from his latest concussion in March. Cricket Victoria (CV) finally released their

Sunrisers Hyderabad 201 for 3 (Nitish Kumar Reddy 76*, Head 58, Avesh 2-39) beat Rajasthan Royals 200 for 7 (Parag 77, Jaiswal 67) by one run Till the 19th over of the chase, the highest Rajasthan Royals let the asking rate rise to in a 202 chase was 10.88, which was at the end of

The ICC has banned West Indies batter Devon Thomas from all cricket for five years. Thomas accepted breaching seven counts of the anti-corruption codes of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Thomas had been suspended for corruption in May 2023 when he was slapped seven charges,

Australia’s new T20I captain Mitchell Marsh has confirmed his recovery from a hamstring “is on track” despite initially taking longer than expected, although he admits he can’t afford a setback in the build-up in Australia’s first World Cup match against Oman on June 6 in Barbados. Marsh has not played since his last appearance for

Punjab Kings 163 for 3 (Bairstow 46, Rossouw 43) beat Chennai Super Kings 162 for 7 (Gaikwad 62, Rahane 29, Chahar 2-16, Brar 2-17) by seven wickets Chennai Super Kings were left reeling at the Chepauk Stadium as Punjab Kings made it back-to-back wins with a comfortable seven-wicket victory to retain a slim, outside chance

Rohit Paudel, in great form in the ongoing T20 series against the visiting West Indies A side at home, will lead a familiar-looking Nepal squad at the T20 World Cup, to be played in the West Indies and the USA next month. From the expanded Nepal squad that is playing the T20s against West Indies

Australia’s brightest young T20 batting talent Jake Fraser-McGurk and one of their finest three-format batters of the generation Steven Smith have both been left out of Australia’s provisional 15-member T20 World Cup squad with selectors opting to take a second specialist spinner in Ashton Agar and a spare allrounder in Cameron Green to give them