The second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh has been shifted from Karachi to Rawalpindi on account of ongoing construction at the National Stadium in order to get it ready for the Champions Trophy in 2025. According to the original schedule of the two-match series, Karachi was due to host Bangladesh between August 30 and September
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Nathan Lyon hopes to make use of the knowledge gained from England’s Tom Hartley during his spell with Lancashire when he comes up against India later this year as Australia look overcome a decade of “unfinished business” against them. Australia have not held the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since 2014-15 when they won 2-0 and that period
Australia and England will play a one-off Test at the MCG in March 2027 to mark 150 years of the format. The confirmation of the anniversary fixture in Melbourne came as Cricket Australia [CA] and state governments announced that the MCG, SCG and Adelaide Oval had locked in seven-year staging agreements for their regular Tests.
South Africa 160 (PIedt 38*, Bedingham 28, Joseph 5-33, Seales 3-45) and 246 (Verreynne 59, Markram 51, Seales 6-61) beat West Indies 144 (Holder 54*, Mulder 4-32, Burger 3-49) and 222 (Motie 45, Maharaj 3-37, Rabada 3-50) by 40 runs South Africa secured a 10th successive Test series win against West Indies, and earned a
Bangladesh could be without Mahmudul Hasan Joy for the start of their two-Test series in Pakistan with the opening batter suffering a groin injury. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the Bangladesh team management expects the injury to take around two weeks to heal, a timeframe that leaves him in doubt not just for the first Test
Abrar’s absence means Pakistan will be without a frontline spinner for only the second time in a home Test – including their UAE Tests – since September 1995 (though they did play a couple of Tests in the early 2000s with Shahid Afridi as their sole spinner). The only other time they played an all-pace
England Lions 324 and 122 for 3 (Yates 57*) beat Sri Lanka 139 and 306 (Madushka 77, Dhananjaya 66, Mathews 51) by seven wickets Rob Yates anchored England Lions with a 68-ball half-century, as Sri Lanka’s tourists slipped to a seven-wicket defeat in their first-class warm-up at Worcester. Chasing a modest 122 for victory after
Allen’s T20 strike rate of 168.60 is the second highest for any batter with at least 3000 runs in the format, behind only Andre Russell. At the international level, Allen has scored two T20I centuries, while he also made a significant impact against Australia at the 2022 T20 World Cup, when he flayed 42 off
South Africa 160 and 223 for 5 (Markram 51, Verreynne 50*, Seales 3-52, Motie 2-61) lead West Indies 144 (Holder 54*, Mulder 4-32, Burger 3-49, Maharaj 2-8) by 239 runs With a lead of 239, and five wickets in hand on a surface that got better to bat on as the day went on, South
Zimbabwe have emerged as one of two options being considered to host the Women’s T20 World Cup this year. The tournament, which is due to start on October 3 and was scheduled for Bangladesh, is likely to be moved after anti-government agitations prompted security concerns. The UAE is the other place being considered, after India
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella has been suspended indefinitely following a doping violation, Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed. Dickwella is understood to have failed a doping test held in line with World Anti-Doping guidelines, during the recently concluded Lanka Premier League, and will be suspended from all forms of cricket while further investigations take place.
The six SA20 teams have completed their pre-signings and retentions ahead of the third season of the tournament, to be played from January 9 to February 8 next year. With more big-ticket names joining the teams, Graeme Smith, the league commissioner, feels “the hard work that the league and franchises have put in to create
Sophie Devine will remain with Perth Scorchers in the WBBL for at least another two seasons after completing a pre-draft signing. Devine was retained by Scorchers in last season’s draft, ahead of Marizanne Kapp, when Melbourne Renegades had attempted to secure the New Zealand captain. She had another productive campaign with 489 runs at 37.61,
England Lions 324 (Shaikh 91, Aldridge 78, Jayasuriya 5-102) lead Sri Lanka 139 by 185 runs In their only tour match ahead of their three-match Test series in England, Sri Lanka face a fight to save the game after conceding a heavy first-innings deficit to an inexperienced Lions team in Worcester. Sri Lanka were bowled
Bangladesh’s spin-bowling consultant Mushtaq Ahmed says that Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim have lifted the team’s morale ahead of the Test series against Pakistan. “All the players are excited about the first Test match,” Mushtaq said. “Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim are the senior players. They are playing a positive role with the guys. I
South Africa opt to bat vs West Indies In the first Test at Guyana since 2011, South Africa won the toss and will bat first against hosts West Indies. Left-arm seamer Nandre Burger and offspinner Dane Piedt came into the South Africa XI, while Shamar Joseph replaced Kemar Roach for West Indies. For Shamar, this
VVS Laxman, the former India batter, will extend his term as head of the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru by at least a year. His initial three-year contract was until this September. Laxman was being pursued by an IPL franchise for a head coach position, a role that is now not possible because of his
The BCCI has “categorically said no” to the ICC’s offer to host the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup in October, their secretary Jay Shah has said. It is understood the ICC is likely to take the final call on August 20. India ruling themselves out as hosts leaves Sri Lanka and UAE as the possible
Left-arm quick Spencer Johnson has been ruled out of the T20I series against Scotland and England next month after picking up a side strain in the Hundred with Oval Invincibles. He will be replaced by New South Wales allrounder Sean Abbott who had initially only been due to be part of the ODI squad for
Former Australia captain Tim Paine has been named Adelaide Strikers’ new BBL head coach less than two years after he finished his professional career. Paine has moved rapidly through the coaching system. He is currently working with NT Strike in the Top End T20 series, last season was an assistant to Adam Voges for Australia
Devon Conway and Finn Allen have become the latest New Zealand players to turn down central contracts, but Conway has signed a casual agreement similar to Kane Williamson and has made himself available for all internationals except for the Sri Lanka white-ball matches in January when he will take up an SA20 deal. Allen, the
Jhye Richardson has returned to the run up that earned him three Tests for Australia, with the hope that his horror run of hamstring woes are behind him. Held back by injuries since his Test debut in 2019, Richardson has suffered four separate hamstring setbacks since his most recent limited-overs international in June 2022. He
Jamie Smith has revealed that he found his first three weeks as a Test cricketer “mentally draining”, but he is open to shuffling up England’s batting order to No. 6 against Sri Lanka in Ben Stokes‘ absence. Smith kept wicket tidily throughout England’s 3-0 clean sweep against West Indies and made two attacking half-centuries down
Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s former T20I and current Test and ODI captain, has acknowledged his focus is long-format cricket after he was left out of the team’s experimental T20 side to play West Indies later this month. After last playing a T20I in September 2023, missing out on the T20 World Cup squad and being
Big Picture: West Indies, South Africa look to go back to winning ways That competitive edge we were hoping for in the series opener showed itself on the last day of the rain-affected match, where both teams did all they could to avoid a draw. In the end, too much time was lost to rain
Morne Morkel, the former South Africa fast bowler, has been appointed as the bowling coach of the Indian men’s team. After weeks of speculation, the signing was formally confirmed by BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Wednesday. Morkel replaced former India fast bowler Paras Mhambrey, and his appointment completes India’s coaching staff, which comprises head coach
Rishabh Pant is set to make his comeback in red-ball cricket with the 2024-25 Duleep Trophy, as the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee picked the squads for the first round of the tournament. This is the first time Pant will play first-class cricket since his car accident in December 2022. Mohammed Shami, however, isn’t part of
The club said that legspinner Chahal, 34, will link up with the squad ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Canterbury for the game against Kent and then be available for the rest of the red-ball campaign. Chahal had spent time at Kent in the 2023 season, and took nine wickets in two games. Northamptonshire head coach
India lost the three-match ODI series 2-0 to Sri Lanka but Rohit was the top run-getter across the two teams with 157 at an average of 52.33. His sequence of scores was 58, 64 and 35. That took him up one spot, exchanging positions with Gill, and to 765 points. Babar is well ahead, though,
The match officials involved in the tied first ODI of the recent Sri Lanka-India series made the mistake of not taking the game to a Super Over as per the ICC’s playing conditions. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the on-field umpires Joel Wilson and Raveendra Wimalasiri, along with the match referee Ranjan Madugalle, TV umpire Paul
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