Chameera played for Kandy Falcons in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) earlier this month, though he wasn’t picked in the side towards the end of the tournament. “Only yesterday did we get back the reports, and it can be confirmed that he will miss the T20Is and ODIs against India,” Sri Lanka’s chief selector Upul
Month: July 2024
Big picture: Test debut for Northern Ireland With its lush, green outfield and the iconic Stormont Estate situated behind it, the Civil Service Cricket Ground in Belfast is a picturesque addition to the list of Test grounds. On Thursday, when Ireland take on Zimbabwe, it will become the 123rd venue to host a men’s Test
Bangladesh 191 for 2 (Murshida 80, Nigar 62*) beat Malaysia 77 for 8 (Hunter 20, Nahida 2-13) by 114 runs Bangladesh qualified for the semi-final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 after beating Malaysia by 114 runs in what turned out to be a complete mismatch. In response, Malaysia could muster only 77 for 8.
Fast bowler Jeremiah Louis has been ruled out of the final Test between West Indies and England due to a hamstring injury, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced in a statement. The visitors have opted for a like-for-like replacement, bringing Akeem Jordan into the squad. Louis, who did not feature in the first two Tests, picked
Is it wise or profitable to buy the minority (49%) stake being offered by ECB to own one of the eight franchises in the Hundred? That’s the question being asked by owners of almost all of the 10 IPL teams, most of whom are keen to buy teams in the Hundred but not in favour
Victory over West Indies in the second Test at Trent Bridge secured England their first multi-match series win since the end of 2022. Something which vice-captain Ollie Pope hopes can become a habit. It is a slightly misleading statistic. England have only lost one series under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum – the recent 4-1
Eoin Morgan has categorically denied reports that he could replace Matthew Mott as England men’s white-ball coach after their semi-final exit at last month’s T20 World Cup. Morgan was linked with the job on Tuesday but passed it off as nothing more than “speculation” while commentating on the Hundred for Sky Sports. “This news is
Toss India chose to bat vs Nepal Regular captain Harmanpreet Kaur and allrounder Pooja Vastrakar were rested as India handed an opportunity to spin-bowling allrounder S Sajana and bowling allrounder Arundhati Reddy. India have won both their previous matches in the competition and are all but through to the semi-final. Mandhana said that the team
Pakistan 107 for 0 (Feroza 62*, Muneeba 37*) beat UAE 103 for 8 (Theertha 40, Iqbal 2-11, Tuba 2-17, Sandhu 2-22) by ten wickets Gull Feroza and Muneeba Ali all but secured Pakistan’s spot in the semi-finals of the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 with their second straight century stand, sealing the first ever ten-wicket win
Charith Asalanka is the new captain of the Sri Lanka men’s T20I team. The news was confirmed when Sri Lanka Cricket announced the 16-man squad to face in India in a three-match series starting July 27. Asalanka, who takes over from Wanindu Hasaranga after the latter had stepped down from the role earlier this month
The ball that got Shoaib Bashir going was not even a wicket-taking delivery. With West Indies already hurtling towards defeat inside a session on the fourth evening at Trent Bridge, Bashir looped one up outside off stump, enticing Jason Holder into a drive. But even Holder’s giant stride could not get him to the pitch
Toss Thailand chose to bat vs Bangladesh Thailand’s young captain Thipatcha Putthawong won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh in the Women’s Asia Cup game in Dambulla. Thailand made one change to the side that beat Malaysia with offspinner Suninda Chaturongrattana replacing opener Nannaphat Chaihan. A win today will help Thailand inch closer
Sri Lanka 184 for 4 (Athapaththu 119*, Duraisingam 2-34) beat Malaysia 40 (Hunter 10, Gimhani 3-9) by 144 runs Chamari Athapaththu‘s T20I best – an unbeaten 119 off 69 balls – formed the heart and soul of Sri Lanka’s crushing win over Malaysia at the Women’s Asia Cup in Dambulla. There was also a dream
The decision to appoint Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain and hand the white-ball vice-captaincy to Shubman Gill was because “the captain should be on the park”, chief selector Ajit Agarkar has explained. In other words, Hardik Pandya‘s struggles with his fitness had worked against him. “Why Surya was made the captain, because he is
India made significant gains during the two-and-a-half-year period where Rahul Dravid was their head coach, making the finals of a world event in each of the three formats and winning the T20 crown. Now the focus is on building on those gains and the man leading them forward will be Gautam Gambhir, their new head
England teams have played three games against West Indies in the last month but only one player – Harry Brook – has featured in all of them. Brook was the only England player to appear in both the T20 World Cup fixture in St Lucia in June and first two Tests in July, and a
We are getting into the Gautam Gambhir era in Indian men’s cricket, starting with the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka in July. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who retired from T20Is after the World Cup last month, are in the ODI squad, but they are both past 35. How long will they be around? Gambhir
Viv Richards and Carl Hooper have strongly hit back at former West Indies team-mate Brian Lara for “gross misrepresentations” in his book – Lara: The England Chronicles. In a joint statement released on Sunday, both former West Indies captains have rejected Lara’s “claim” that Richards made Hooper “cry once a week”, describing it as “categorically
Ben Stokes, England’s captain, praised Shoaib Bashir for “showing the world what he’s about today”, after his five-wicket haul rushed West Indies to a 241-run defeat on the fourth afternoon at Trent Bridge. Bashir, 20, finished with figures of 5 for 41 for 11.1 overs as West Indies – chasing an unlikely 385 to square
Rilee Rossouw bludgeoned 106 off 53 balls, Kusal Mendis crashed 72 off 40 of his own, and together sent Jaffna Kings soaring to a target of 185, inside 16 overs. It was a record-breaking chase on at least two fronts. Their unbroken stand of 185 (Pathum Nissanka had been out first ball), was the highest
Several other questions, though, remain. ESPNcricinfo has gone behind the scenes to bring you the answers, a day before newly appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar address India’s pre-departure press conference. Is Ravindra Jadeja now a Test-only player?Jadeja, who announced his T20I retirement after the World Cup, was not named
Toss Pakistan chose to bowl vs Nepal Pakistan captain Nida Dar won the toss and opted to bowl first against Nepal in a must-win game for her side at the Women’s Asia Cup 2024. Dar said that since Pakistan had lost batting first against India, they wanted to bowl first here. They made one change,
India 201 for 5 (Harmanpreet 66, Ghosh 64*, Egodage 2-36) beat UAE 123 for 7 (Egodage 40, Oza 36, Deepti 2-23) by 78 runs India all but guaranteed themselves a semi-final spot with a convincing win over UAE in which their middle order got a much-needed hit out and their bowlers plenty of miles. Harmanpreet
England 416 and 348 for 6 (Brook 109, Root 81*, Duckett 76, Pope 51) lead West Indies 457 (Hodge 120, Da Silva 82*, Athanaze 82, Woakes 4-84) by 307 runs Harry Brook‘s century and Joe Root‘s unbeaten 81 extended England’s lead to 307 runs at lunch on the fourth day but three quick wickets kept
Shreyanka took a full part in the team’s only game of the tournament so far, against Pakistan on Friday, bowling 3.2 overs and picking up 2 for 14. She was not needed to bat with India wrapping up the win in 14.2 overs and with seven wickets to spare. Tanuja Kanwar, the uncapped 26-year-old left-arm
ESPNcricinfo has learnt that former South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel has been approached to become India’s new bowling coach. Morkel had worked with Gambhir at Lucknow Super Giants and Durban’s Super Giants in the SA20, where Gambhir was the global mentor. Former India and Karnataka seamer Vinay Kumar has also been shortlisted for the
Lunch West Indies 457 (Hodge 120, Da Silva 82*, Athanaze 82, Woakes 4-84) lead England 416 (Pope 121, Duckett 71, Stokes 69) by 41 runs Joshua Da Silva‘s resolute half-century and some late-innings thrashing by Shamar Joseph took West Indies 41 runs ahead of England on the third morning of the second Test at Trent
The Pakistan Cricket Board has refused No-Objection Cetificates (NOCs) to Shaheen Shah Afridi, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan for the Global T20 in Canada. In a statement, the PCB said it had decided against issuing these NOCs “after consulting with the three players and the selection committee”. The decision comes shortly after the PCB also
Kavem Hodge described his battle with Mark Wood as “brutal” but said that only increased the level of satisfaction after his maiden Test hundred provided a platform for West Indies to hit back on day two of the second match of the series against England in Nottingham. Hodge, 31 and playing in his fourth Test,
The prospect of ring-fencing money for Afghanistan women’s cricket could be raised at the ICC’s annual meetings in Colombo this weekend, as the global body comes under growing pressure to act over the Afghanistan Cricket Board’s (ACB) inability to field a women’s team. A number of boards, among them Cricket Australia (CA) and New Zealand
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