Is the Bangladesh dressing room a better place without some of the senior – even iconic – players around? At the end of what he called a “successful tour” of New Zealand, Chandika Hathurusinghe, the coach, stopped short of saying that, but did say that “the environment in the dressing room is much better”. Bangladesh
Month: December 2023
Gill endured back-to-back failures in Centurion in the first Test against South Africa. He was caught down leg when he looked to glance a wide delivery from Nandre Burger that reared up on a spicy opening-day pitch in the first innings, and got knocked over by Marco Jansen when he tried to play across the
New Zealand 95 for 5 (Allen 38, Neesham 28*, Shoriful 2-17, Mahedi 2-18) beat Bangladesh 110 (Shanto 17, Santner 4-16, Southee 2-25) by 17 runs (DLS method) Mitchell Santner and James Neesham saved New Zealand the blushes by helping the hosts crawl back from 49 for 5 to seal victory in a low-scoring third T20I
Cameron Bancroft insists a specialist opener would be best placed to take over from the retiring David Warner, believing experience at the top is crucial in the difficult role. Australia have named an unchanged 13-man squad for this week’s third Test against Pakistan at the SCG, but crunch time is coming in the quest to
India allrounder Shardul Thakur suffered a blow on his shoulder on Saturday in Centurion, while batting at the nets. How serious the hit was is yet to be ascertained, and scans will be carried out if required. As of now, there’s no confirmation that scans are needed – while Thakur seemed in considerable discomfort when
January is the window that South Africa have earmarked for their flagship T20 tournament, which kicked off to much fanfare in 2023. To ensure its success – which depended on their biggest stars being available for the tournament – CSA forfeited an ODI series against Australia even though there was a chance that might affect
Uncapped opening batter Neil Brand has been named South Africa’s captain for their two-Test tour to New Zealand, which starts on February 4 and clashes with the SA20. South Africa will travel with a makeshift squad, which features only three players that are part of the ongoing series against India: Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham and
Deol, who bowls spin but is primarily a batter, was considered a like-for-like replacement for Rana, who is an offspinner primarily and a lower-order batter. Deol’s last ODI outing was against Bangladesh in Mirpur in July, when she scored 77 in a tied game and was named Player of the Match.
0.2, Renuka to Litchfieldlooks like a dropped catch! Yup, Amanjot there. Short extra cover dives to her left, and palms the ball wide of mid-off, as Litchfield gets off the mark. The length of this ball was fuller, and the line wider too, as she drove with a flat bat 4.6, Renuka to Litchfield dropped by Mandhana at
Dasun Shanaka‘s reign as Sri Lanka’s white-ball captain has come to an end as Sri Lanka’s new selection committee appointed Kusal Mendis and Wanindu Hasaranga to lead the ODI and T20I sides, respectively. With Dimuth Karunaratne currently leading the Test side, this is the first time Sri Lanka have three different captains in the three
Stuart Broad, who retired in July as England’s second-highest wicket-taker, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s honours list. Marcus Trescothick, England men’s batting coach, receives an OBE. Broad, 37, called time on his storied career at the conclusion of the men’s Ashes, signing off with a wicket with his final ball to
Toss Australia opt to bat vs India Australia won the toss and decided to bat in the second ODI against India at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. They made one change to their winning XI from the first ODI, bringing in pace-bowling allrounder Kim Garth for right-arm medium-pacer Megan Schutt. India, meanwhile, handed an ODI
South Africa fast bowler Gerald Coetzee has been ruled out of the second Test against India that starts on January 3 in Cape Town because of a pelvic inflammation. South Africa have not named a replacement yet. Coetzee developed the inflammation during the first Test in Centurion, and his discomfort got “progressively worse while bowling”
Everything will be considered as far as David Warner‘s replacement to open the batting for the West Indies series in January with Cameron Green still a serious contender to be recalled as part of a batting order reshuffle. Australia’s side has remained settled throughout the Test summer with no injury issues or form concerns to
D-day looms for Australia’s selectors. David Warner‘s retirement is fast approaching. Their first Test match of the post-Warner era begins on January 17 and there is no first-class cricket between now and then to shape decision-making about who should open alongside Usman Khawaja. The debate has bubbled away for some time and it’s complicated. Warner
Pakistan team director Mohammad Hafeez believes “inconsistent umpiring” and the “curse” of the decision review technology cost Pakistan a famous Test victory over Australia at the MCG. Chasing 317 for victory in the fourth innings, Pakistan needed 98 runs with five wickets in hand when Mohammad Rizwan was adjudged caught behind off the wristband of
In an enthralling contest, where Australia could never truly put distance between themselves and the visitors until the final half hour, Pakistan edged towards the target of 317 thanks to a partnership between Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Rizwan. They needed 98 to win with five wickets in hand, but once Rizwan fell, the last
Australia 318 (Labuschagne 63) and 262 (Marsh 96, Carey 53, Hamza 4-32, Afridi 4-76) beat Pakistan 264 (Shafique 62, Masood 54, Cummins 5-48, Lyon 4-73) and 237 (Masood 60, Salman 50, Cummins 5-49, Starc 4-55) by 79 runs Captain Pat Cummins produced an irresistible spell late on day four to crush Pakistan’s audacious chase of
Toss Bangladesh opt to bowl vs New Zealand With rain predicted later in the evening, Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss in the second T20I and opted to chase against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui. Bangladesh are chasing a historic T20I series win in New Zealand after winning the first T20I two nights
Rauf pulled out of the series before the squad was announced, citing a desire to manage his workload and his protect his body. He played four games in the Big Bash League in Australia while the series was going on for the Melbourne Stars. Meanwhile, Pakistan went into the series with a squad that possessed
Lawrence’s availability for the rest of the tournament is a rare win for Stars who have had a difficult run with their overseas signings. They bravely took Harry Brook with the second pick in the BBL overseas draft only for Brook to unsurprisingly withdraw from the tournament due to his international workload having been selected
India’s Test series in South Africa was being billed as the “final frontier”, but when a team loses the match in 210 overs, questions are bound to be around the preparation. India’s preference for an intra-squad game over a proper first-class match or practice match came into question after their defeat in the first Test
South Africa 408 (Elgar 185, Jansen 84*, Bedingham 56, Bumrah 4-69) beat India 245 (Rahul 101, Rabada 5-59) and 131 (Kohli 76, Burger 4-33, Jansen 3-36) by an innings and 32 runs A fast-forward Test match came to a fast-forward end as South Africa rolled India over inside three days to secure victory by an
Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the New Year’s Test against India, after suffering a hamstring strain that kept him out of most of the Boxing Day match. Dean Elgar, fresh off a match-winning 185 in Centurion, will lead South Africa in what will be his final Test. Meanwhile, Zubayr Hamza has been added
Despite a couple of late wickets, Pakistan’s shoulders had dropped by the time stumps were called, but Mir Hamza didn’t let the disappointment of the final session sully memories he will carry for the rest of his career. Coming out just after lunch, he had followed up two strikes from Shaheen Shah Afridi with the
50 overs India 282 for 8 (Rodrigues 82, Vastrakar 62*, Bhatia 49, Wareham 2-55, Gardner 2-63) vs Australia The notable absentee from India’s XI was vice-captain and opener Smriti Mandhana, who was unwell and unavailable for selection. However, Bhatia, who opened in her place alongside Shafali Verma got India off to a decent start when
David Warner is expected to miss the white-ball portion of West Indies’ tour of Australia in February as he looks to start maximising his T20 league availability following Test retirement in Sydney next week. Warner is set to play BBL for Sydney Thunder after his last Test against Pakistan although there remains some doubt as
Play was held up in bizarre circumstances during the second Australia-Pakistan Test at the MCG because the third umpire Richard Illingworth got stuck in a lift. Players returned to the middle after the lunch break on Thursday, in time for the scheduled 1.25pm start to the second session. But in unusual scenes, the two central
Lunch Australia 318 and 6 for 2 lead Pakistan 264 (Shafique 62, Masood 54, Rizwan 42, Cummins 5-48, Lyon 4-73) by 60 runs Australia captain Pat Cummins continued his starring performance, but Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne were dismissed by Pakistan spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi on the stroke of lunch on day three as a
Adelaide Strikers are set to be forced to take a Big Bash League finals match to Canberra if they earn the right to a home final, due to venue availability during the Test summer. A potential clash with Australia’s home Tests against West Indies hovers over the BBL finals week, with Test matches scheduled for
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