Cricket

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

Will Jacks wants to “become a mainstay” for England across formats after making his international debuts last winter, and is using his old Under-19 team-mate Harry Brook as inspiration as he looks to force his way into their World Cup squad. Jacks played twice for England in all three formats in 2022-23, making his T20I

Alyssa Healy is hopeful Meg Lanning could return to cricket for the home series against West Indies this October and will gladly relinquish the captaincy if the star batter wants it back. The hiatus came shortly after she returned in January from a four-month mental-health break and cast fresh doubt over Lanning’s future in cricket.

Trent Rockets 152 for 6 (Munro 66*, Willey 2-15) beat Welsh Fire 148 for 6 (Clarke 54, Sams 2-35) by four runs Trent Rockets climbed off the bottom of the table with a nail-biting win over Welsh Fire, as bowler John Turner held his nerve with 14 required from the final five balls. He finished

Dewald Brevis has earned his first call-up to the South Africa men’s squad for their upcoming white-ball series against Australia. The 20-year-old batter, who was the top run-getter at the Under-19 World Cup in 2022, has already featured in multiple franchise competitions around the world. He has been included in the squads for both the

India went in with four No. 11s in each of the five T20Is against West Indies this month. Their lack of batting depth on this tour has been a big talking point and it appears the team management knows it as well. Head coach Rahul Dravid admitted that they were hamstrung by the options they

Toss India chose to bat vs West Indies Hardik Pandya called correctly and an unchanged India elected to bat in the series-deciding fifth T20I in Lauderhill. Rovman Powell, his West Indies counterpart, said he would’ve wanted to bowl first anyway, which means both teams got what they wanted. Asked about his call to bat first,

Southern Brave 91 for 1 (Conway 35*) beat Welsh Fire 87 (Eskinazi 38, Mills 4-13, Garton 3-8) by nine wickets Southern Brave romped to a comfortable nine-wicket win over Welsh Fire, the bowlers setting the tone with Tymal Mills taking only the second hat-trick in the Men’s Hundred. That came off the final three balls

London Spirit 195 for 4 (Lawrence 93) beat Trent Rockets 193 for 5 (Root 72*) by two runs Dan Lawrence hammered the highest score of the Men’s Hundred so far and set up London Spirit’s first victory of the competition as they scraped past holders Trent Rockets by two runs in a tense finish at

The 2023 Caribbean Premier League – men’s and women’s – has announced severe penalties for teams going through their overs slowly, even putting in place a red card-like system of removing a player if the fielding side is behind schedule at the start of the 20th over of an innings, a first in the game.

Bangladesh are looking to the future with Tanzid Hasan gaining a maiden call up to the ODI side for the upcoming Asia Cup. The 22-year-old whose nickname is Tamim, is one of two openers selected to cover for Tamim Iqbal who is recovering from a back injury. Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan and Nasum Ahmed were