The second edition of the Women’s Premier League will take place in “one state” of India, starting from the “second or third week” of February. BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed as much on Saturday, talking to journalists after the WPL auction in Mumbai. “It is decided that we will have the tournament in February,” he
Month: December 2023
Abrar, who has picked up 38 wickets in his six Tests so far, was shaping to be the lead spin bowler for Pakistan as they attempt to win their first-ever Test series in Australia. If he is to spend an extended period of time on the sidelines, that will put the onus on Noman Ali
Melbourne Renegades’ Big Bash League clash with Perth Scorchers has been abandoned after 6.5 overs because of safety concerns over a water-damaged pitch. The ground staff in Geelong worked feverishly on Sunday to dry the pitch after heavy rain crept under the covers overnight. Renegades captain Nic Maddinson declared the pitch still “absolutely drenched” at
New Zealand allrounder Glenn Phillips said that he shared his batting mantra with Mitchell Santner before their crucial seventh-wicket partnership took shape in the Dhaka Test. The visitors had slumped to 69 for 6 chasing 137 runs on the fourth afternoon against Bangladesh before Santner and Phillips got together to rescue the side. The pair
Clyde Butts, the West Indies offspinner of the 1980s, died in Guyana on Friday at the age of 66. According to several publications the Caribbean, Butts died in an accident. Butts, who also captained Guyana in the 1980s, had a first-class career that ran from 1980-81 to 1993-94, playing 87 games in the format. He
West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first vs England West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first against England in the third and deciding ODI in Barbados, which has been reduced to 43-overs a side after persistent rain caused a two-hour delay to proceedings. After sharing the honours in the
Andre Russell has been named in West Indies’ T20I set-up for the first time since the 2021 T20 World Cup, as part of a 15-man squad to face England in next week’s five-match series in the Caribbean. Russell, 35, has spent the past month in the UAE, where his Deccan Gladiators team lost to New
Ollie Pope says he is ready to captain England against India if Ben Stokes‘ knee prevents him from playing in the first Test. Stokes underwent surgery on his troublesome left knee immediately after the World Cup where he played as a specialist batter. The hope is that he will be fit to take part against
India have just six T20Is left to identify their XI before next year’s World Cup in the West Indies and USA, but Suryakumar Yadav, who is their captain for the three-match series in South Africa, isn’t too perturbed by the limited game time. Suryakumar added that IPL 2024, which will precede the T20 World Cup,
Having been rubberstamped as Australia’s new permanent captain, Alyssa Healy is excited about leading them into what shapes as the most competitive era of women’s cricket, with next year’s T20 World Cup potentially being the most open ever. Australia will be in the defending champions, and likely favourites, in Bangladesh next September and October, but
Ireland 166 for 6 (Tector 48, Campher 37, Ngarava 2-33) beat Zimbabwe 165 for 5 (Madande 44*, Kamunhukamwe 39, Burl 38*, Adair 2-28) by four wickets Zimbabwe and Ireland produced another close contest, but this time it was Ireland who came out on top to level the T20I series at 1-1 with one to play.
Uncapped Indian fast bowler Kashvee Gautam (Gujarat Giants) and Australia allrounder Annabel Sutherland (Delhi Capitals) attracted the joint-highest bids of INR 2 crore (US$ 240,000 approx.) at the auction ahead of the second edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). Another uncapped Indian player, batter Vrinda Dinesh, who played for India A against England A,
The uncapped Indian pair of Kashvee Gautam and Vrinda Dinesh walked away with top honours at the WPL auction in Mumbai, attracting bids of INR 2 crore (Gujarat Giants) and INR 1.3 crore (UP Warriorz) respectively. Australia allrounder Annabel Sutherland was the most expensive overseas player, attracting the auction’s joint-highest bid at INR 2 crore,
Big picture: With India comes the money Summer is loading in the southern hemisphere. Dezember (with a Z because that’s how we like to say it to convey holiday vibez) is in full swing. The end-of-year parties have started, and cricket will get in on the action with India’s all-format visit, the only men’s international
Thirty batters were dismissed by spinners as 36 wickets fell in the Test in just 178.1 overs of action – the third-lowest number of balls bowled in a Test (1069) for that many wickets to fall – and Southee felt the pitch was far too much in favour of bowlers, making it an uneven contest.
Raza, who was Player of the Match for his all-round display (65, and 3 for 28) in a one-wicket win in Harare, was involved in an altercation with two Ireland players during the 14th over of Zimbabwe’s chase. The incident followed a tight single off the bowling of Josh Little, which involved Raza having to
New Zealand 180 (Phillips 87, Mehidy 3-53, Taijul 3-64) and 139 for 6 (Phillips 40*, Santner 35*, Mehidy 3-52) beat Bangladesh 172 (Mushfiqur 35, Phillips 3-31, Santner 3-65) and 144 (Zakir 59, Ajaz 6-57, Santner 3-51) by four wickets New Zealand aced a thrilling fourth-innings chase in the Dhaka Test, beating Bangladesh by four wickets.
Joe Solomon, the former West Indies and Guyana batter, died on Saturday at the age of 93. Solomon played 27 Tests for West Indies between 1958 and 1965, scoring 1326 runs at an average of 34. Though he was a late starter in first-class cricket, debuting at 26, he proved his credentials quickly, as his
Pakistan 391 for 9 dec (Masood 201*, Buckingham 5-80) drew with Prime Minister’s XI 367 for 4 (Renshaw 136*, Bancroft 53) Pakistan’s preparations for their three-Test series against Australia have wrapped a day early after a freak weather event battered Canberra. A massive electrical storm hit the region around 8pm on Friday, with 55kph winds
Alyssa Healy has been charged with leading Australia’s all-conquering women’s cricket team into a new era after officially replacing Meg Lanning as captain across all three formats. Wicketkeeper-batter Healy filled in for Lanning as captain for extended spells over the past two years, including this year’s Ashes. Now the 33-year-old, who was named vice-captain last
Big picture – Final throes for 50-overs in 2023 Ding and then dong. Punch and then counterpunch. The series set up for a decider in Bridgetown. England found their feet after being wobbled in the first game but West Indies can still come back off the ropes with the aim of landing a knockout blow
South Africa 95 for 2 (Wolvaardt 49*) beat Bangladesh 94 for 6 (Mondal 42, Shorna 23, Hlubi 2-15, Klaas 2-23) by eight wickets A sensational opening burst from debutant Ayanda Hlubi coupled with Masabata Klaas‘ discipline set South Africa up for a series-levelling win in the last women’s T20I against Bangladesh in Kimberley. South Africa
Four matches. Four fifty partnerships. Between Phil Salt and Will Jacks, life as England’s latest opening pair has been sweet. “He’s probably the best partner I’ve batted with in white-ball cricket,” Salt said of his partner in powerplay. “We did it together in SA20 and we’ve done it this summer for England against Ireland. “Opening
Following a 72-ball 87 that lifted New Zealand out of the depths of 55 for 5, Glenn Phillips said his mantra for dealing with the demanding Dhaka pitch was simple: use your bat as much as possible. His counterattacking half-century, his second in Test cricket, meant New Zealand took an eight-run lead over Bangladesh in
Hridoy, Naeem impress in rained out match Experienced top-order batter Naeem Islam and youngster Towhid Hridoy struck centuries in the rain-interrupted drawn BCL game between Central Zone and North Zone at the Sylhet Academy Ground. Naeem reached his 32nd century in the first innings as Central Zone finished with 281. He struck nine fours and
India have started preparing for the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup and captain Harmanpreet Kaur wants to “build” for the event by giving the new faces in the T20I squad “as many opportunities as possible” to prove themselves on the big stage. The selection, in the end, will not only be about their performances on
Welcome to the future of South African bilateral cricket. This is a place where players who don’t feature in international series will still remain available for the national side at major tournaments. And where players who grind it out in the bilaterals might just be placeholders for the superstars. Does this sound revolutionary? It might
When the inaugural WPL auction took place last year, the players were busy with the T20 World Cup in South Africa, with England scheduled to play Ireland the very same day. This time, England will be playing a T20I against India just after the auction on Saturday. England wicketkeeper-batter Amy Jones, who is among 165
A series of historic allegations of racist abuse at Essex County Cricket Club have been upheld by an independent report, including that one player was found to have been nicknamed “Bomber” due to his South Asian heritage, and another taunted with bananas for being Black. The allegations formed part of an independent investigation led by
Lungi Ngidi has been ruled out of the T20Is against India with a left ankle sprain and is also in doubt for the two-match Test series. Ngidi was due to play in the first two T20Is and then a domestic four-day match starting on December 14 in preparation for the Tests. But he will now
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