Lahore Qalandars’ owner Sameen Rana has castigated the PCB for announcing its decision to tear up Haris Rauf‘s central contract just two days before the start of the PSL, tagging the board’s handling of the situation as “pathetic”. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Rana said he did not wish to get into whether the decision was correct
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Victoria 106 and 373 for 8 (Maddinson 109, Harris 76, Handscomb 71, Carlisle 3-63) need 69 more runs to beat Tasmania 240 and 307 Victoria coach Chris Rogers was pinning his hopes on a Will Sutherland masterclass after his side suffered a costly late collapse in their Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania in Hobart. Nic
New Zealand captain Tim Southee did not rule out the potential of Neil Wagner being called out of retirement for the second Test against Australia in Christchurch if required with Will O’Rourke‘s hamstring to be assessed in the next 24 hours. O’Rourke walked off the field five balls into his eighth over on the third
Australia 383 (Green 174*, Henry 5-70) and 164 (Lyon 41, Phillips 5-45) beat New Zealand 179 (Phillips 71, Lyon 4-43) and 196 (Ravindra 59, Lyon 6-65) by 172 runs Nathan Lyon crushed New Zealand’s hopes early on day four to complete a 10-wicket match haul as Australia recorded a convincing 172-run first Test victory at
Former New Zealand allrounder James Franklin will replace Dale Steyn as the bowling coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Steyn, who was appointed in the role by Sunrisers in 2022, has pulled out for personal reasons. For Franklin, who played for Mumbai Indians in 2011 and 2012, this will be
Western Australia 310 (Goodwin 115, Whiteman 79, Bartlett 5-64) and 16 for 0 lead Queensland 170 (Wildermuth 41, Rocchiccioli 4-54) by 156 runs Western Australia’s bid for a hat-trick of Sheffield Shield titles was back on track after producing a sizzling bowling display against Queensland at the WACA Ground. In reply to WA’s competitive 310,
Lyon said he would not have any cheeky words with Australia’s batters after top-scoring with 41 as the visitors collapsed for 164 at the Basin Reserve and bring New Zealand back into the game from a vulnerable position. “No. That’s the second time I’ve done it in my career,” Lyon said. “And let’s hope it’s
Victoria 106 (Bell 4-21) and 18 for 0 need 424 more runs to beat Tasmania 240 and 307 (Webster 167*) Beau Webster plundered a magnificent century amid a record-breaking final-wicket stand to put Tasmania in the box seat for victory in their top-of-the-table Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria. It left Victoria chasing a whopping 442
Lunch Australia 383 and 113 for 4 (Green 17*, Head 24*) lead New Zealand Nathan Lyon fell short of a maiden Test half-century, but Australia’s lead grew past 300 after Cameron Green held firm and Travis Head counterattacked to thwart New Zealand’s attempts at a comeback early on day three at Basin Reserve. In windy
Bashir and Tom Hartley have thrived out in India despite limited grounding in the county game and McCullum said earlier this week that it would “slightly mad” if they did not get increased opportunities during the coming season. While McCullum suggested he would like to see Bashir and Jack Leach bowling in tandem at Somerset,
Fortune Barishal 157 for 4 (Mayers 46, Tamim 39, Moeen 2-28, Mustafizur 2-31) beat Comilla Victorians 154 for 6 (Ankon 38, Russell 27*, Fuller 2-43) by six wickets Fortune Barishal lifted their maiden BPL trophy high above the Mirpur din, getting the better of powerhouse Comilla Victorians by a comprehensive six-wicket margin. Barishal’s bowling gave
Kusal Perera has been ruled out of Sri Lanka’s T20I leg of their Bangladesh tour with a respiratory infection. Niroshan Dickwella will fly in as his replacement and will link up with the team on Saturday; the rest of the side flew to Bangladesh on 29 February. He has fifties in his two most recent
Mir Hamza, the Pakistan left-arm seamer, has signed to play for Glamorgan in the first half of the upcoming County Championship season. He will be joined in Cardiff by Mason Crane after Hampshire allowed the legspinner to join Glamorgan on a season-long loan. Mark Wallace, Glamorgan’s director of cricket, hailed the arrival of Crane, describing
South Australia 257 for 8 (Kelly 54, McSweeney 53, Manenti 50*) vs New South Wales South Australia and NSW were both been left satisfied but not fully content following an even opening day of their Sheffield Shield clash in Sydney. But NSW hit back to limit the damage, ensuring their hunt for a spot in
Victoria 81 for 7 trail Tasmania 240 (Doran 47, Jewell 40, Sutherland 5-73) by 159 runs Matthew Wade pulled off arguably the best catch of his glittering career as Victoria’s star-studded batting line-up imploded against Tasmania on a day of Sheffield Shield carnage at Blundstone Arena. A total of 17 wickets fell across the opening
Red-ball cricket for women will make a return to India’s domestic calendar after six years when the BCCI conducts its Senior Women’s Inter-Zonal Multi-Day Trophy in Pune from March 28. It was in 2018 that a domestic red-ball tournament – of two-day matches – was last held in India for women. This comes not long
Cameron Green was sheepish on the evening of day one when he admitted he did not know how to bat with the lower order. “I’m still trying to work out how best to play with a tail,” he said. “It’s still a fine balance between still trying to score runs but then [not] making the
Lunch Australia 383 (Green 174*, Henry 5-70) vs New Zealand Cameron Green continued to torment New Zealand and found superb support from Josh Hazlewood in a record last-wicket partnership as Australia moved into a strong position on day two at Basin Reserve. Australia’s first innings finally ended when Hazlewood was dismissed just before lunch to
Iyer, who was one of the key performers in India’s run to the World Cup final last November, lost his Grade B contract despite fulfilling the minimum criteria set by the board in terms of matches played. Since last October, when the latest contract period started (it runs from October 1, 2023, to September 30,
Jasprit Bumrah will return for the Dharamsala Test as India’s designated vice-captain. The BCCI confirmed as much on Thursday, naming a 16-player squad for the final Test of the England series, which starts on March 7. While KL Rahul was ruled out, allrounder Washington Sundar was not part of the 16, released from the squad
Wade has been named to open the batting for ladder-leading Tasmania against Victoria while Short has been included in Victoria’s side on return from the New Zealand series. Johnson and Inglis will also play their first Shield matches of the season for South Australia and Western Australia respectively but Aaron Hardie has been ruled out
Islamabad United 169 for 3 (Munro 82, Hales 47) beat Karachi Kings 165 for 5 (Pollard 48, Wasim 1-20) by seven wickets Opening batters Colin Munro and Alex Hales shared a century partnership as Islamabad United snapped their three-match losing streak with a seven-wicket win over Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League on Wednesday.
Lunch Australia 62 for 1 (Khawaja 28*, Labuschagne 1*, Henry 1-17) vs New Zealand Australia opener Steven Smith fell just before lunch, but Usman Khawaja navigated an all-out New Zealand pace attack on a green surface at Basin Reserve to bat through the opening session of the first Test. In their first Test in New
Charith Asalanka will stand in as Sri Lanka captain in place of the suspended Wanindu Hasaranga for the first two of three T20Is against Bangladesh starting March 4 in Sylhet. Asalanka, the designated vice-captain, will be leading Sri Lanka for the first time. Sri Lanka have brought in opening batter Avishka Fernando in place of
KL Rahul is set to miss the final Test of the England series which starts in Dharamsala from March 7. ESPNcricinfo has learned Rahul is currently in London to consult a specialist for the quadricep tendon injury that ruled him out from second, third and fourth Tests against England after he played the series opener
Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan have not been considered for BCCI’s annual retainers because they practically made themselves unavailable to play for India. Kishan took a break from cricket for personal reasons during the South Africa tour, and returned to action only earlier this week in the DY Patil T20 tournament. Iyer was cleared fit
Joe Root‘s first century in England’s ongoing tour of India has lifted the batter to No. 3, while Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s consistent scores have taken him to No. 12 on ICC’s rankings for Test batters. Root’s unbeaten 122 in the fourth Test, his first major contribution with the bat this series, lifted him two places and
India Women head coach Amol Muzumdar sees the ongoing WPL 2024 as an opportunity to expand the team’s resources. “I would want another pool of 20-25 players to create a bench strength for the Indian team,” he said while commentating on the game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants on Tuesday evening. “Four fast
Big picture: Australia look to improve overseas record, NZ eye rare victory It’s little wonder anticipation is feverish for Australia’s Test return to New Zealand after eight years with matches in Wellington and Christchurch to be played in front of capacity crowds. Even though they are neighbours, sharing a long history on the field, the
The Australians know more about the conditions at Wellington’s two most famous golf courses, Royal Wellington and Paraparaumu Beach, than they do about the city’s famous Test ground, having played both more recently than they have a Test match at the Basin Reserve. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc have been Test cricketers for more than
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