Victoria 298 for 7 (Harper 96, Harris 50, Kerr 3-57) beat New South Wales 239 (Hughes 69, Davies 41, Sutherland 3-39) by 59 runs Victoria remained unbeaten in the domestic one-day competition after a comfortable 59-run win over New South Wales. NSW’s chase never got going at the Junction Oval in Melbourne on Friday and
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Mo Bobat, England Men’s performance director, has been confirmed as the new director of cricket at Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, and will leave the ECB in February next year. Bobat, 40, has overseen the England Men’s pathway for the past four years, identifying and developing the players that have helped the team win
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the opening match of the 2023 ODI World Cup against England as he continues his recovery from knee surgery. Williamson will play as a specialist batter in New Zealand’s warm-up match against Pakistan in Hyderabad on Friday, with the aim of fielding and batting in their next warm-up
Ellyse Perry‘s knee injury could keep her from bowling for the entire white-ball series against West Indies that kicks off the women’s home summer. Perry hurt her left knee playing the second one-day international of Australia’s series against Ireland in July. The injury forced her out of the final match against the Irish, as well
Australia will carry an injured Travis Head through the first part of the World Cup but have provided themselves with extra batting cover by including Marnus Labuschagne at the expense of Ashton Agar who has been ruled out with a calf injury. Head, who suffered a fractured hand against South Africa, has been included in
Hanuma Vihari has been named captain of Rest of India for the Irani Cup against Ranji champions Saurashtra beginning October 1 in Rajkot. Abhimanyu Easwaran, who made 798 runs in the Ranji season, misses out as he’s recovering from typhoid. The other surprise miss is Kerala allrounder Jalaj Saxena, who topped the wickets chart with
Offspinner R Ashwin has replaced left-arm spinner Axar Patel in India’s final 15 for the 2023 World Cup*. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Axar, who left the Asia Cup with a quadriceps strain, needs at least three more weeks to recover fully. Today is the deadline for teams to make changes – no questions asked –
Simon Kerrigan, Northamptonshire’s former England spinner, has announced his retirement from the game. Kerrigan, 34, made a comeback at Wantage Road in 2020 but has only played once in the County Championship this season. Slow left-armer Kerrigan was prolific in the early part of his career at Lancashire and played one Test, against Australia at
Shakib Al Hasan has outlined his retirement plan, saying the 2025 Champions Trophy might be his final assignment as an international cricketer. He said he plans to quit T20Is after the 2024 T20 World Cup, and could retire from Tests after the upcoming ODI World Cup in India. “The 2025 Champions Trophy for ODIs and
Former Otago allrounder Sam Wells has been appointed New Zealand’s selection manager, taking over from Gavin Larsen ahead of the start of the upcoming domestic season. Wells, who has also been a selector for Otago, will work alongside head coach Gary Stead, who is also New Zealand’s chief selector. Wells, 39, played 61 first-class and
Sri Lanka batter Danushka Gunathilaka has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a Tinder date through the act of “stealthing”. Judge Sarah Huggett acquitted the 32-year-old as he sat at Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court on Thursday listening to the decision. He said he was looking forward to returning to playing after his acquittal.
After his unbeaten 114 against Australia in the first ODI earlier this month, Bavuma suffered a hamstring niggle but was fit to play the next two games. He then suffered an inner thigh muscle strain and was rested from the fourth ODI as a precautionary measure. He returned for the final game of the series
Glenn Maxwell‘s successful return to Australia colours with the ball was a timely tonic for a team whose World Cup preparation had hit several glitches in the last few weeks – and an insight into a vital part of their gameplan. Maxwell, who had not featured in any of the preceding matches in South Africa
Shakib Al Hasan, has launched a scathing attack on Tamim Iqbal ahead of the World Cup, calling him “childish” and criticising Tamim for putting himself ahead of the team’s needs. Tamim has been in and out of the Bangladesh side, battling a persistent back injury, which on Tuesday was cited as the reason for his
West Indies T20 sensation, Nicholas Pooran, was unveiled as the Durban’s Super Giants wildcard pick ahead of the SA20 auction that took place in Johannesburg on Wednesday. This will be Pooran’s first time playing the tournament and he will represent the same owners he plays for in the Indian Premier League. The 27-year old delivered
As England head to India on Wednesday evening to defend their ODI World Cup title, head coach Matthew Mott says they are close to deciding upon their starting XI for the tournament opener against New Zealand. The defending 50-over champions depart from London with a well-rested group of 15, plus Jofra Archer as the only
Tamim Iqbal has hit out at the BCB a day after he was dropped from Bangladesh’s World Cup squad, saying he would have been fit in time for the tournament and that the board had “intentionally” created a tough environment for him in the days leading up to the squad announcement. In a video posted
The PCB and the Pakistan men’s team players have reached a landmark agreement on central contracts, ending several months of deadlock and uncertainty. For the first time in Pakistan, three-year contracts have been put in place – rather than the standard 12 months – along with a significant increase in player earnings, as well as
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson plans “to have some involvement in the warm-up games” ahead of the World Cup, as he gradually makes his way back from a six-month lay-off. Williamson is returning to action after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during the opening game of the IPL in March. He was continuing his
Toss Australia chose to bat vs India Australia welcomed back big guns Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc into the playing XI and elected to bat in the third and final ODI in Rajkot as they look to avoid a clean sweep against India. Also returning to the side was captain Pat Cummins, who sat out
New South Wales 202 for 4 (Edwards 92, Hughes 58) beat Tasmania 198 (Webster 65) by six wickets Allrounder Jack Edwards starred with bat and ball as New South Wales crushed Tasmania by six wickets in the Marsh Cup. Edwards blasted 92 from 63 balls in the run chase after earlier taking two wickets during
England batter Danni Wyatt has withdrawn from the WBBL, where she was set to play for Perth Scorchers, due to fatigue. Wyatt was a gold pick by Scorchers in the draft earlier this month after they had retained Sophie Devine at platinum. She was recently rested from England’s ODI series against Sri Lanka. Scorchers then
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Western Australia 371 for 7 (Whiteman 89, Turner 86, Bancroft 66, Hobson 64*) beat South Australia 349 for 8 (Drew 120, McSweeney 51, Short 3-81), South Australia, despite a superb century from Daniel Drew, slipped to a 22-run defeat to reigning champions Western Australia in their high-scoring one-day clash which brought 720 runs. WA, with
The 34-year-old dislocated the finger while attempting a catch during New Zealand’s fourth and final ODI against England at Lord’s earlier this month. He subsequently went under the knife, and will now fly to India on Saturday with an aim to be fit for New Zealand’s opening World Cup game against England on October 5.
Matthew Mott, England’s head coach, will fly out to India with the World Cup squad on Wednesday night knowing that he has an enviable depth of options available to him in white-ball cricket, after England’s reserve squad put on an extraordinary show of power in the third ODI against Ireland at Bristol. Although a dramatic
Bangladesh will go to the 2023 World Cup without arguably the best batter in the country’s history, as Tamim Iqbal has been left out of the 15-man squad, due to his persistent back injury. ESPNcricinfo had learnt that Tamim had informed the selectors couple of days ago that they should keep his back injury in
Mitchell Starc is in line to return to the Australian side for the third and final ODI against India in Rajkot. The fast bowler has been out of international action since the Ashes in July but hinted his comeback is on track as Australia try to avoid a whitewash. Starc was ruled out of the
Pakistan may have endured a tumultuous Asia Cup campaign where they finished last in the Super Four stage, but Babar Azam was keen to remind everyone they were the top-ranked ODI side in the world just days earlier. And while Pakistan missed out on a semi-final spot at the last ODI World Cup, Babar was
It’s official – Sri Lanka will be without Dushmantha Chameera and Wanindu Hasaranga at the ODI World Cup. Dasun Shanaka, whose role as captain had been under much speculation over the past few weeks, will lead the side in India through October and November. The rest of the 15-member squad has formed up as expected,