Cricket

Sciver-Brunt, who took 335 wickets for England across formats, announced her international retirement earlier this year and said she would end her career for good after the Hundred, but has struggled with a hip injury during the tournament. She led a lap of honour at Trent Bridge after battling through the injury to bowl 20

Glenn Maxwell wants to play for Australia as long as possible and has declared his experience makes him a valuable proposition beyond the ODI World Cup. Among Maxwell’s contemporaries, former captain Aaron Finch retired from international cricket earlier this year and David Warner plans to finish his Test career this summer. More changes are likely

B-Love Kandy 151 for 5 (K Mendis 44, Ahmad 3-27) beat Dambulla Aura 147 for 4 (Dhananjaya 40) by five wickets B-Love Kandy overcame a spate of injuries and a demanding schedule – this was their second game in 24 hours – to be crowned champions of the fourth edition of the Lanka Premier League.

Nearly two months after the end of their previous central contracts, the Pakistan players and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) are close to signing off on fresh contracts. There is optimism that all players will sign them this week and, if not, almost certainly before the Asia Cup starts on August 30 after a number

Pienaar trumps Yusuf’s all-round show Batting first, captain Gautam Gambhir fell for 3 and Jesse Ryder and Naman Ojha for 17 each before Yusuf struck three sixes to help New Jersey to 95 for 3. Harbhajan Singh, Sreesanth and Najaf Shah took one wicket apiece. In reply, Chris Gayle’s 17 off 14 gave Morrisville some

Aayan Afzal Khan did not have breakfast on the morning of the second T20I against New Zealand, and preferred sleeping before the game. In the evening, he feasted on New Zealand’s top order to pick up 3 for 20 and set up UAE’s first win over New Zealand across formats. Bowling on a used pitch,

Yorkshire have signed Dan Moriarty, the South African-born left-arm spinner, on a three-year contract from Surrey, making his loan move permanent. Moriarty broke into Surrey’s first team in 2020 and was part of their side that reached the T20 Blast final that season. But he gradually found opportunities harder to come by, and played a

Ireland middle-order batter Shauna Kavanagh has retired from international cricket. Kavanagh, 31, played 27 ODIs and 58 T20Is, the last of which came in September 2022 against Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup Qualifier. She was picked for the recent T20Is against Netherlands but didn’t get a game. Kavanagh played in the 2016 and 2018

Leicestershire 173 for 5 (Handscomb 54*, Bamber 3-27) beat Middlesex 191 (Robson 58, Scriven 3-33, Salisbury 3-41) by 23 runs via DLS Leicestershire Foxes clinched their place in the knock-out stages of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with a 23-run victory over Middlesex in a rain-affected contest at the Uptonsteel County Ground. In a day-night

Jasprit Bumrah returned to international cricket after a year out due to injury and immediately made an impact, striking twice in his first over in the first T20I against Ireland. This is how ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball commentary recorded the over. 0.1 Bumrah to Balbirnie, FOUR runsNot a good start for Bumrah, a great start for Balbirnie.

Australia were left “scratching the head” about how to combat Bazball as the Ashes series went on, according to Ricky Ponting who believed the final 2-2 scoreline was a fair result. Ponting although remained adamant that the controversial ball change at The Oval played a decisive hand. Two days of rain at Old Trafford enabled

Manchester Originals 181 for 6 (Salt 86) beat Trent Rockets 171 for 5 (Kohler-Cadmore 64, Tongue 3-32) by 10 runs Manchester Originals edged out holders Trent Rockets by 10 runs to disappoint a record crowd at Trent Bridge, defending 181 for six after Phil Salt had smashed a stunning 86 off 32 balls. A strong

Fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat is set for his first stint in the County Championship after signing with Sussex, where he will join his India and Saurashtra team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara. Unadkat is set to be available for at least three of Sussex’s remaining four matches, starting with the game against Durham on September 3. He could,

Knight, the England captain, is eligible for retention by Sydney Thunder having originally been due to join last season before being ruled out by injury. Ecclestone, who is the No.1-ranked bowler in ODIs and T20Is, was a key part of Sydney Sixers’ run to the final in 2022-23 where she claimed 20 wickets at 17.90

Imran is widely regarded as the finest cricketer Pakistan has produced and one of the game’s greatest allrounders. He led them to their first global title in 1992 at the MCG, a culmination of a decade of captaincy in which he turned Pakistan into one of the best sides in the world. He led them

In a first for women’s cricket in Pakistan, the PCB has handed out domestic contracts to 74 cricketers. The contracts will run for 11 months, and include 43 players classified as emerging cricketers, in addition to 16 Under-19 cricketers. Thirteen of the players contracted have played international cricket. Among those are Javeria Khan, Kainat Imtiaz,

Pat Cummins is targeting a return in the ODIs against India in late September ahead of the World Cup as he recovers from the fractured wrist he suffered in the final Ashes Test at The Oval. Cummins, Australia’s ODI captain, picked up the injury on the opening day of the Test but the severity of

Oval Invincibles 189 for 4 (Jacks 68, Klaasen 46*) beat London Spirit 187 for 7 (Rossington 61, Jacks 2-22) by two runs Oval Invincibles completed the double over London Spirit in a dramatic last-ball thriller to win by two runs and move clear at the top of the Men’s Hundred table. Matt Critchley threatened to