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Suryakumar Yadav feels there is “no shame” in admitting that his performance in ODIs has been “really bad” and that he wanted to find a way to succeed in the 50-over format. He has played 26 ODIs so far and averages only 24.33, though his strike rate is 101.38. Suryakumar made scores of 19, 24

Mitchell Marsh, Australia captain. It’s a phrase that would have appeared very unlikely a couple of years ago, but now the allrounder is preparing to lead the team in the T20I series in South Africa and will be a frontrunner for the role permanently heading into next year’s World Cup, and perhaps both white-ball jobs

Toss West Indies chose to bat vs India It was West Indies who had the luck of the draw at the toss in the third T20I, with home captain Rovman Powell choosing to bat. Both captains said batting first was the preferred option on this used Providence surface, but Hardik Pandya said he “wouldn’t mind”

Zak Crawley will consider entering the next IPL auction and is lining up a return to the Big Bash League this winter. Fresh from an Ashes series in which he finished as England’s leading run-scorer, he is plotting a route into their white-ball set-up. Crawley’s opportunities in white-ball cricket have been sporadic since his Test

Marnus Labuschagne‘s hopes of featuring in the ODI World Cup appear to be over after his omission from the squads to play in South Africa and India next month, but he will have a chance to push the selectors by lining up for Australia A against New Zealand A. Australia will narrow their list down

Manchester Originals 91 for 5 (Wolvaardt 38, Levick 2-12) beat Birmingham Phoenix 87 (Devine 27, Morris 5-7, Ecclestone 4-11) by five wickets Fi Morris picked up the best figures in the Hundred outright as Manchester Originals triumphed over Birmingham Phoenix at Emirates Old Trafford in their first outing of the season. A remarkable 5 for

Daniel Vettori has replaced Brian Lara as the head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. Vettori was previously head coach at Royal Challengers Bangalore, from 2014 to 2018, and is currently working as the assistant coach with the Australia men’s team. The latest update means Sunrisers will have a fourth head coach in six

Toss India chose to bat vs West Indies Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat in the second T20I against West Indies in Georgetown. India were forced to make a change to the side that lost the first T20I on Thursday, with left-arm wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav missing out as a precautionary measure after

Northern Superchargers 201 for 3 (Short 73, Brook 63) beat Southern Brave 141 for 5 (David 40, Vince 33, Topley 3-30) by 60 runs Quick half-centuries from Harry Brook and Matthew Short guided Northern Superchargers to a 60-run victory over Southern Brave as the visitors piled up a record score. Brook smashed 63 off 27

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has requested the BCCI to move the England vs Pakistan ODI World Cup game, scheduled to be played at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on November 12, to another date, suggesting November 11 as an alternative. The development came after the city police informed CAB that they are expecting enhanced security

The owner of Dukes has pledged to investigate the controversial ball change in Australia’s second innings during their 49-run defeat in the fifth men’s Ashes Test at The Oval, while casting doubt on a theory that a five-year-old replacement ball might have been used. The ball was changed in the 37th over of Australia’s chase,

Manchester Originals 138 for 5 (Buttler 62) vs London Spirit – no result Manchester Originals skipper Jos Buttler smacked five sixes in an entertaining 36-ball 62 but his side’s match in the Hundred against London Spirit eventually fell victim to the Manchester weather. The home side had reached 138 for 5 after 80 balls in

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan, who served as the country’s Prime Minister between 2018 and 2022, has been arrested and sentenced to three years in jail on charges of corruption. A Reuters report said Imran, 70, had been sentenced by a Pakistan trial court for not declaring the proceeds of state gifts to the Election

Southern Brave 147 for 8 (Jordan 70*, Rauf 3-23) beat Welsh Fire 145 for 7 (Wiley 31, Mills 2-23) by two runs Chris Jordan smashed an exhilarating 70 off 32 balls to give Southern Brave their first Hundred victory of 2023 in a two-run nail-biter over Welsh Fire. England star Jordan dragged Brave from 76

Durham 427 for 9 (Lees 144, Bedingham 102, Clark 72) beat Sussex 295 (Haines 65, Hudson-Prentice 65, Trevaskis 3-38) by 132 runs Memorable hitting from Alex Lees, David Bedingham and Graham Clark propelled Durham to a record List A total of 427 for 9 at Hove, setting up a crushing 132-run win against shell-shocked Sussex

Royal Challengers Bangalore have appointed Andy Flower as their new head coach, after deciding against renewing the contracts of director of cricket operations Mike Hesson and head coach Sanjay Bangar following a sixth-place finish in IPL 2023. ESPNcricinfo had reported earlier in July that the RCB management was deliberating changes to its coaching staff, with

The SA20 mini-auction ahead of the 2024 season will take place in Johannesburg on September 27. On the day of the auction, a total of 21 slots are to be filled, six of those reserved for rookie players. A rookie player is someone who is a South African under the age of 22 and has

A five-match series in India presents England with “an amazing opportunity” to test themselves – and their swashbuckling approach with the bat – in different conditions, according to Zak Crawley. England have a six-month break until their next Test match, which starts in Hyderabad on January 25. They struggled badly against India’s spinners on their