If not for Sri Lanka’s shoddy fielding, made to look even worse by Pakistan’s outstanding catching performance, the hosts might be on top in this match. This is how Sri Lanka’s assistant coach Naveed Nawaz felt at the end of day four, by which time Pakistan required only 83 more runs to win with seven
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Pakistan will be aggressive as they attempt to knock off the 83 runs they need to get to go 1-0 up in the series. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, need three early wickets to give themselves a chance in the Galle Test. This was the latest from the two camps after play on day four. Although a
The increasing encroachment of T20 leagues on the international calendar could force South Africa to seek a postponement or field a second-string side on next year’s tour to New Zealand. The two-Test series, which will begin on February 4 in Tauranga, will clash with the latter stages of the SA20, South Africa’s T20 franchise competition
The 2023 Asia Cup will kick off in Multan with Pakistan taking on Nepal on August 30, a day earlier than originally planned by the Asian Cricket Council. The first-round Pakistan-India game will be played in Kandy on September 2, and if both teams make it to the Super 4s, Colombo will be the host
Following a century in the Dominica Test, India captain Rohit Sharma is back in the top ten of the ICC’s Test batting rankings. Rohit, who made 103 in India’s massive innings win over West Indies, is now the the highest ranked Indian on the table, having pushed his team-mate Rishabh Pant down a place into
Pakistan 461 and 48 for 3 (Jayasuriya 2-17) need 83 runs to beat Sri Lanka 312 and 279 (de Silva 82, Ahmed 3-68, Ali, 3-75) A stirring fightback from Sri Lanka left the home side in with a sniff of stealing a sensational win in the first Test against Pakistan in Galle. On a day
As per the original model, which was prepared by the PCB, Pakistan were meant to host four matches in just one city. However, Multan was added as the second venue after a new PCB administration, under new chairman Zaka Ashraf, took over this month. In the draft schedule, Multan is scheduled to host just the
David Warner insists Stuart Broad has not got inside his head, despite admitting he has Barmy Army taunts over the English seamer’s record against him stuck on the mind. The decision came after speculation over whether Warner could be squeezed out, after a double failure at Headingley last week took his series average to 23.5.
Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl vs India Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana opted to bowl in the second ODI in Mirpur, with an eye on a historic series win against India. India made two changes to the playing XI that lost the series opener, with Harleen Deol and pace bowler Meghna Singh replacing allrounder Pooja Vastrakar
Steven Smith snapped his head back in reaction to what Jonny Bairstow had said running round from behind the stumps when he flicked carelessly to midwicket. Moments earlier, Marnus Labuschagne slumped to his knees and was barely able to drag himself from the middle of Headingley after slog-sweeping to deep midwicket. It was a few
England 285 for 9 (Sciver-Brunt 129, Knight 67) beat Australia 199 (Perry 53, Cross 3-48) by 69 runs (DLS method) Nat Sciver-Brunt starred again – this time in a winning cause – with her second successive century in three days as England defeated Australia in the final ODI at Taunton to win the 50-over leg
Heather Knight, England’s captain, hailed her team’s success in taking two white-ball trophies off the double World Champions, Australia, even though the overall Women’s Ashes trophy slipped through their grasp on account of their loss in the one-off Test match at the start of the series – an upshot that her team-mate Kate Cross admitted
“Is he not on there?!” asked a confused Ben Stokes, turning to look at the placard fixed behind him on the wall of the Emirates Old Trafford press conference room. “Got to say I’m amazed at that, yeah.” He might have an End named after him here, but “James Anderson” does not appear on the
Now, they are at the equivalent stage of an Ashes series: two wins away from a trophy. It is a different format, with different coloured balls and kits, but seven members of England’s XI at Emirates Old Trafford this week have featured in at least one of those two semi-final routs, and two of them
Chris Woakes has indicated he is unlikely to play 50-over cricket after this year’s World Cup and admitted he would be happy never to play another Test outside of England if it meant prolonging his career as a whole. Woakes played a significant role with bat and ball on his return to England’s Test side
The final selection call came down to Murphy or Cameron Green with the allrounder, who missed the Headingley Test with a minor hamstring injury, winning out. It will give Australia a very deep batting order with Alex Carey pencilled in at No. 8 and Pat Cummins at No. 10. There had been a squeeze on
Big picture: After the détente, brace for detonation Is it just me, or is it a bit unnervingly quiet around here? After a ten-day cooling-off period, all the froth and bombast of those first three Tests has dissipated, to be replaced by a more demure focus as England and Australia gird their loins and prepare
Athapaththu hopped one step to No. 9 in the T20I rankings, thanks to her 80* against New Zealand in the third T20I. Her partner, Harshitha Samarawickrama, who helped stitch a 143-run match-winning stand rose from 27th to 22nd. Inoka Ranaweera’s three-for took her up six spots to occupy the seventh spot, alongside New Zealand’s Lea
Lunch Pakistan 313 for 6 (Shakeel 119*, Agha 83, Noman 13*, Jayasuriya 3-110, Ramesh 2-93) lead Sri Lanka 312 (Dhananjaya 122, Mathews 64, Abrar 3-68, Afridi 3-86, Naseem 3-90) by one run Sri Lanka pulled back the scoring rate in the last hour of the morning session, but Pakistan remained in the ascendancy as Saud
David Warner will retain his place at the top of the order at Old Trafford and Josh Hazlewood will replace Scott Boland, with Australia’s final decision set to be between Cameron Green and Todd Murphy as Australia look for the victory that will secure the Ashes and avoid the series from going to a decider.
Wayne Parnell, the South African allrounder, has been appointed men’s captain of Northern Superchargers ahead of the third season of the Hundred, succeeding Faf du Plessis. Parnell played twice for Superchargers as a replacement last year and was retained for the 2023 season. He is one of their three men’s overseas players, along with Matthew
The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket’s (ICEC) report on discrimination in the game in England and Wales is 317 pages long. ‘Holding Up a Mirror to Cricket’, as it is titled, was released last month and is built on the evidence of the lived experiences of more than 4000 people across the game, interviews
Pakistan’s home series of two Test matches and three T20Is against West Indies has been pushed back from January-February 2024 to January 2025, and has been replaced by an away series of five T20Is against New Zealand. With the tweak in the Future Tours Programme, Pakistan will be playing 19 T20Is between now and the
New Zealand will host Australia for a Test series for the first time in eight years in the upcoming summer, right after attempting to secure a maiden Test series victory against South Africa, according to the fixtures released by New Zealand Cricket (NZC) for the 2023-24 home season. The New Zealand men’s team begin their
Nathan Lyon has revealed how the fallout from Jonny Bairstow‘s controversial stumping extended into the players’ lunchroom at Lord’s on the final day of the second Test. Bairstow was given out 15 minutes before the interval which led to tensions rising on and off the field with Australian players abused in the Long Room as
Kevin Sinclair, the offspin-bowling allrounder, has received his first Test call-up, for the second Test against India, with West Indies looking to bounce back after a crushing loss inside three days in the first Test against India. He replaces Raymon Reifer, the batting allrounder, in the 13-member squad in the only change from the opening
What England say will likely be low down the information Australia take on board when deciding their XI for Old Trafford, but Moeen Ali believes they have to play Todd Murphy as a frontline spinner. Murphy sent down only 9.3 overs at Headingley and just two one-over spells during England’s successful chase after having come
As Moeen Ali celebrated his second IPL title with Chennai Super Kings after a breathless final in Ahmedabad seven weeks ago, Test cricket could not have been further from his mind. He was in his second year of retirement from the format, balancing his commitments as England’s white-ball vice-captain with lucrative opportunities on the T20
Saud Shakeel has had an excellent start to his Test career, but in a different way from how Harry Brook has had an excellent start to his Test career. After 10 innings, Shakeel averages 72.50. After 17 knocks, Brook is at 64.25. Few who have watched them bat before Monday, would have made the comparison,
Stumps Pakistan 221 for 5 (Shakeel 69*, Agha 61*, Jayasuriya 3-83) trail Sri Lanka 312 (Dhananjaya 122, Mathews 64, Abrar 3-68, Afridi 3-86, Naseem 3-90) by 91 runs A see-sawing day ended with Pakistan wresting back the momentum from Sri Lanka thanks to a counter-attacking partnership between Saud Shakeel and Agha Salman. Half-centuries for the
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