Cricket

Big Picture: A celebration of talent Raging debates about the need for a tournament like the WPL feel all too recent. They said there wasn’t enough talent depth to split into enough teams to form a league and captivate audiences. On Friday evening, 25,000 fans packed into the Arun Jaitley Stadium to witness Royal Challengers

Gujarat Titans are under new management with Shubman Gill succeeding Hardik Pandya as captain of the franchise that made the final in each of the two years they’ve been involved in the tournament. Although he is one of the best batters in the world in limited-overs cricket at present, and is coming into the IPL

Needing 16 off 13, Harmanpreet danced down the track to Shreyanka Patil and holed out to long-on. From there, Mumbai could just manage 10 for 2 in the last two overs and fell short to relinquish their title. “You could see the lift [Harmanpreet’s wicket] gave the RCB,” Edwards said after the match. “Equally we

Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl against Bangladesh Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second ODI at Chattogram. Sri Lankan captain Kusal Mendis made clear that they had no intention of combating the dew that had so plagued them in the first game. Theekshana has struggled as of late

The stop clock which was being trialled in international cricket to deal with flagging over rates will be a permanent feature in men’s ODIs and T20Is between Full Members from June 1, 2024. The ICC announced as much after its board meetings this week in Dubai. As per the rule, a stop clock runs between

What’s going on with PSL crowds in Karachi? When Usman Khan punched a single down to mid-off to seal Multan Sultans’ place in their fourth successive PSL final, it was met by deathly silence at the National Stadium Karachi. It wasn’t because the crowd wanted a different outcome, but because there was barely a crowd

Rashid Khan has been named in Afghanistan’s squad for the upcoming Ireland T20Is, meaning he has now fully recovered from the back injury and subsequent surgery that has kept him out of action since the 2023 World Cup. Rashid had missed stints at the Big Bash League, the SA20, and Afghanistan’s assignments against UAE, India,

Pucovski was due for his first taste of county cricket before being felled by a Riley Meredith bouncer in Victoria’s Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania. Pucovski, who has had to deal with multiple concussions over the course of his career, was immediately subbed out of the game and has not played since. Leicestershire had signed

Former Australia captain Tim Paine believes that opposition teams will be happy to see Steven Smith continue to open the batting after his indifferent start in the role but does not envisage any change being made for the India series later this year. Paine was still confident Smith could make a success of the position

When Najmul Hossain Shanto reached his century in Chattogram, Mushfiqur Rahim charged towards him with a big smile on his face, and arms raised. This was Shanto’s second century as Bangladesh captain, coming shortly after the BCB declared him as their main man across formats. Shanto is an agent of change at a pivotal time

Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis won the toss and chose to bat against Bangladesh in the first ODI of the three-match series in Chattogram. He said that they were targeting a score between 280 and 300 to put the home side under pressure. Mendis’ opposite number Najmul Hossain Shanto said that they were banking on

South Australia 271 (McSweeney 117) and 175 (Nielsen 53) beat Tasmania 123 (McAndrew 6-44, Doggett 4-36) and 189 (Webster 68, Buckingham 5-64) by 134 runs Tasmania’s hopes of hosting the Sheffield Shield final hung in the balance after they suffered a shock 134-run loss to South Australia inside three days. Chasing 324 for victory  at

Afghanistan 236 for 9 (Shahidi 69, Gurbaz 51, Adair 3-51) beat Ireland 119 (Stirling 50, Nabi 5-17, Kharote 4-30) by 117 runs The ball turned and skidded to the tune of Mohammad Nabi and Nangeyalia Kharote, who combined with Mohammad Nabi to grab nine wickets and fashion a big win for Afghanistan in the third

There’s no Super League, they failed to qualify for the Champions Trophy, and the next ODI World Cup is still three years away, but that doesn’t mean Sri Lanka are going to ease off. Sure, the overall focus is largely on June’s T20 World Cup, but according to head coach Chris Silverwood, an ODI series

Peshawar Zalmi 147 for 6 (Babar 51, Powell 30, Minhas 1-11) beat Karachi Kings 145 for 5 (Seifert 41, Naveen 2-22) by two runs Peshawar Zalmi successfully defended 147 to beat Karachi Kings by two runs in a nail-biter on Monday. On the last ball, Irfan Khan needed a four and fast bowler Aamer Jamal

Cricket Scotland is facing a fresh crisis following the publication of a damning new report that calls into question the organisation’s culture and attitude towards women. The McKinney Report, an independent neutral assessment carried out by a leading Scottish HR firm, found a “high degree of prejudice towards female staff and players” within Cricket Scotland,

Rishabh Pant, who is set to make his long-awaited comeback in the IPL later this month, can play the T20 World Cup for India “if he can keep [wicket],” said BCCI secretary Jay Shah. Pant has been out of action since a horrific car accident in December 2022. “He is batting well, he is keeping

Australia 256 and 174 for 5 (Marsh 55*, Carey 50*) need 105 more runs to beat New Zealand 162 and 372 Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey thwarted New Zealand’s push for a famous victory with gutsy half-centuries to revive Australia’s hopes in the second Test at Hagley Oval. Chasing 279 runs to clinch the series