Naseem Shah‘s frustrations with yet another placid Rawalpindi pitch spilled over into the press-conference room, with the fast bowler saying Pakistan needed to reconsider how to secure home advantage in Test cricket. On a sizzlingly hot fourth day, Pakistan were kept out on the field for all but the last 10 overs by Bangladesh’s lower
Month: August 2024
England 358 (Smith 111, Brook 56, Asitha 4-102) and 82 for 3 need another 123 runs to beat Sri Lanka 236 and 326 (Kamindu 113, Chandimal 79, Potts 3-47) England still need a further 123 for victory with seven wickets in hand in the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford, after a brilliant fightback with
The PCB, as well as cricket fans in England, continue to wait for a deal to secure television broadcast rights for Pakistan’s home series against England in October. In a market where appetite for bilateral cricket is drying up, a PCB official acknowledged to ESPNcricinfo the initial reserve price put out for the series was
Mark Wood is likely to miss England’s second Test against Sri Lanka and could be a doubt for the remainder of the series due to a right thigh muscle injury sustained late on day three of the first Test in Manchester. Wood experienced discomfort after bowling his second ball of his 11th over, before aborting
Lunch Bangladesh 389 for 6 (Mushfiqur 101*, Mehidy 17*) trail Pakistan 448 for 6 dec. by 59 runs Switching gears with a mix of patience and controlled aggression, Mushfiqur Rahim scored his 11th Test hundred to lead Bangladesh through the first session of the fourth morning that brought down their deficit to 59 at lunch.
Dhawan’s career hit the high notes in 2013. That year, he made 1162 runs in 26 ODIs at an average of 50.52 and a strike rate of 97.89. The icing on the cake was his chart-topping 363 runs in five innings, including two centuries, in India’s title-winning run at the Champions Trophy, which was his
भारतीय सलामी बल्लेबाज़ शिखर धवन ने अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट से संन्यास ले लिया है। उन्होंने शनिवार सुबह सोशल मीडिया पोस्ट के जरिये यह जानकारी दी। उन्होंने एक वीडियो पोस्ट करते हुए लिखा, “मैं अपने 14 साल के अंतर्राष्ट्रीय करियर को बहुत सारी यादों के साथ समाप्त करता हूं। आप सभी को प्यार और समर्थन के लिए
West Indies 176 for 3 (Pooran 65*, Hope 51, Athanaze 40, Baartman 2-30) beat South Africa 174 for 3 (Stubbs 76, Kruger 44, Forde 3-27, Shamar 2-40) by seven wickets After deciding to bowl first, moments before heavy rain delayed the start of play by an hour, West Indies took control when they had South
Josh Hazlewood will miss the T20I series against Scotland next month after suffering a calf strain during training last week. Riley Meredith, who played the last of his five T20Is in 2021, has been added to the squad. Hazlewood’s injury is described as minor and he is expected to be available for the T20Is and
For the second time in as many Test summers, England found themselves on the right side of a ball change. After the 41st over of Sri Lanka’s second innings on day two of this first Test at Emirates Old Trafford, standing umpires Chris Gaffaney and Paul Reiffel agreed to the hosts’ request to swap out
Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahmood admitted the behaviour of the Rawalpindi surface took the team by surprise. Mahmood said Pakistan believed they had prepared the sort of pitch to aid seam bowling, but there was little evidence of that in the way the third day played out. On a slow track where the ball frequently
Tea Sri Lanka 236 and 107 for 4 (Mathews 48*, Kamindu 6*) trail England 358 (Smith 111, Brook 56, Asitha 4-102) by 15 runs Sri Lanka’s hopes of staying afloat in the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford were sinking fast by tea on the third afternoon, as Mark Wood struck twice in the middle
The last rest day to occur in Sri Lanka, meanwhile, was back in December 2001, in a Test against Zimbabwe. This was down to the occurrence of a full moon, a day being a public holiday in the largely Buddhist nation. Before gradually fading into oblivion, for all practical purposes, Sundays were rest days in
Shakib Al Hasan is among 147 people against whom charges have been filed in connection with an alleged murder during the protests in Bangladesh in early August, an officer at Dhaka’s Adabor police station, where the case was filed, confirmed to ESPNcricinfo. The case, of the death of a garment worker, was filed on Thursday
Lunch Bangladesh 134 for 2 (Shadman 53*, Mominul 45*) trail Pakistan 448 for 6 dec by 314 runs Shadman Islam batted through an extended three-hour first session on day three, weathering a testing early burst from the fast bowlers before bringing up his half-century on the stroke of lunch, as Bangladesh made a determined reply
Jemimah Rodrigues would have it no other way than test herself in a competitive environment and in clutch moments wherever possible, especially when there’s a bigger picture, like the upcoming women’s T20 World Cup in the UAE this October. “These are the matches that I’m actually going to get before going and playing like proper
Marcus Trescothick will act as England’s interim head coach in their T20I and ODI series against Australia next month, but has not yet decided whether he wants to be considered as a long-term option for the white-ball role. Trescothick, one of England’s assistant coaches, is working with the Test team during their series against Sri
As more and more New Zealand international players opt out of central contracts for T20 deals overseas, their Test captain Tim Southee is hoping that boards and franchise leagues “work together in some way” to make the club-versus-country choice easier for players. New Zealand have been among the hardest hit as high-profile names such as
Tea England 176 for 4 (Brook 53*, Smith 22*) trail Sri Lanka 236 (de Silva 74, Rathnayake 72, Woakes 3-32) by 60 runs Asitha Fernando continued Sri Lanka’s spirited display in the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford, claiming three key wickets in an extended afternoon session as England were made to fight for the
There will be no meaningful reduction in the volume of men’s county cricket played in 2025, despite more than 80 percent of players reporting fears for their physical health due to the busy schedule. A Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) survey at the start of this season found that the majority of players believe the schedule
England have announced their home fixtures for next season, with the men’s and women’s teams taking on India during concurrent series in the middle of summer. The ECB has also confirmed that Lord’s will host its first women’s Test when India return for a one-off game in 2026. The 2025 season will see a joint
Former Australia opening batter Matthew Hayden is against the idea of Steven Smith playing as a Test opener. Hayden believes Smith should bat where he has scored most of his runs, suggesting moving him to a “completely different position” is “crazy”. Hayden, Australia’s most prolific opener in Tests before David Warner went past him in
In his first press conference as the BCB president, Faruque Ahmed has reiterated that Chandika Hathurusinghe should no longer continue as Bangladesh’s head coach. He had expressed the same view earlier this week as well, before taking up the BCB job. “I am yet to find out about Chandika Hathurusinghe’s contract. I have to see
Lunch Pakistan 256 for 4 (Rizwan 89*, Shakeel 86*) vs Bangladesh Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan batted through a wicketless session and extended their overnight partnership from 44 to 142, easing Pakistan past the 250 mark as the Rawalpindi Test took an attritional turn on the morning of day two. Conditions were far more amenable
England’s current stand-in Test captain Ollie Pope has signed with Adelaide Strikers for the BBL. Pope, who is leading England against Sri Lanka due to Ben Stokes’ hamstring injury, will be available for Strikers after the Test tour of New Zealand which finishes on December 18 which means he will miss at least their first
Chris Woakes believes he could lead England’s bowling attack in Pakistan and New Zealand this winter, despite his modest Test record overseas. Woakes has a bowling average of 51.88 in his 20 away Tests, compared to 21.57 in 32 at home, but said that he will not “shy away” from touring either this winter and
Former Australia batter Matthew Hayden believes Australia’s home advantage “has been taken away quite a lot” in recent years, and that runs are going to come at a “premium” in the forthcoming five-match Test series between Australia and India to be played from November 2024 to January 2025. As for the nature of pitches at
Sri Lanka 178 for 8 (de Silva 74, Rathnayake 32*) vs England Dhananjaya de Silva was a lone figure of resistance for Sri Lanka, as he justified his own decision to bat first with a battling 74 from 84 balls on the first day of the Old Trafford Test. Sadly for the captain, however, the
He had also featured twice for Surrey in September 2023, when he won the County Championship Division One title in what was his maiden stint for the team. He continued his rise with Gujarat Titans, emerging as their highest run-getter in IPL 2024, with 527 runs in 12 innings at an average of 47.90 and
Stumps Pakistan 158 for 4 (Shakeel 57*, Ayub 56, Shoriful 2-30, Mahmud 2-33) vs Bangladesh Bangladesh won what could be an important toss and made excellent use of the new ball in favourable conditions to take out three early wickets, but half-centuries from Saim Ayub and Saud Shakeel ensured Pakistan ended a truncated first day
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