Ajinkya Rahane called out to play the game over five days in the Ranji Trophy Group Stage. Currently, only the quarter-finals and beyond are played over five days, with group matches lasting four days each. Rahane was speaking after Mumbai were eliminated from the group stage of his 2022-23 rune his trophy. Mumbai needed a first innings lead to qualify … Read more
Despite scoring, Prithvi Shaw was not selected to start the series opener at lunch on Friday, and fans on Twitter were outraged at captain Hardik Pandya and head coach Rahul Dravid. For the first time since 2021, Prithvi Shaw was called up to the Indian side for his T20I series in his three matches at home against New Zealand. The … Read more
England failed to get off to a dominant start and South Africa made a memorable comeback on Friday to win their first ever 27-run-a-day international competition. Jason Roy made 113 for England and an opening of 118 to 146 with Dawid Maran (59) looked to put the visitors in for an easy win chasing 299. However, England went 146-0 to … Read more
Aggressive half-centuries from Usman Khawaja (94) and Marnus Labuschagne (73) knocked Sydney Thunder out of the ongoing BBL, setting up Brisbane Heat’s eight-run victory by DLS method in the rain-marred Eliminator at the Sydney Showground Stadium on Friday (January 27). The second-wicket pair put on a 128-run stand to propel Heat to a challenging 203/5 but a couple of rain … Read more
PLAYING XI IND-W U19: Shweta Sehrawat, Shafali Verma (c), Soumya Tiwari, Gongadi Trisha, Richa Ghosh (w), Hrishita Basu, Titas Sadhu, Mannat Kashyap, Archana Devi, Parshavi Chopra, Sonam Yadav NZ-W U19: Emma McLeod, Anna Browning, Georgia Plimmer, Isabella Gaze (w), Izzy Sharp (c), Emma Irwin, Kate Irwin, Paige Loggenberg, Natasha Codyre, Kayley Knight, Abigail Hotton Match Officials: Lisa McCabe (On Field), Sarah Bartlett … Read more
Former New Zealand cricketer Craig Cumming is unhappy with head coach Gary Stead’s allegations against opener Finn Allen, who failed to bat in the recently ended three-game ODI series against India. The hosts beat the Kiwis 3-0 in his 3-0 victory, and the 23-year-old Allen recorded consecutive ducks and his 40th, with the New Zealand side ahead of his ODI … Read more
Returning all-rounder Jason Sangha thinks Sydney Thunder could cause trouble in the BBL Finals after sneaking into the top five. The Thunder secured last place in the BBL Final with a thrilling three-wicket victory over humble Melbourne Stars at Wednesday night’s MCG. A disappointing win saw the Thunder jump to fourth to secure their home final and move Hobart back … Read more
After 36 games, four teams remain in the first U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. Both semi-finals take place on his Friday 27th January, with India v New Zealand in the afternoon and Australia v England in the evening. Here’s what her four semi-finalists and their key players have achieved so far: India India won Group D after beating South Africa, … Read more
Jofra Archer has described himself as “around 80%” fit during England’s ODI Tour of South Africa ahead of his long-awaited return to international cricket. Despite his protests that there is “no reason to look back,” Archer is doing just that, as he aims to pick up where he left off after nearly two years away from international football.Itinerary for this … Read more
Joburg Super Kings 182 for 2 (du Plessis 113*, Hendricks 45) beat Durban’s Super Giants 178 for 6 (Klaasen 65, Holder 28*, Coetzee 3-21) by 8 wickets In a sensational century at the Faf du Plessis, the Joburg Super Kings beat the Durban Super Giants with a much-needed eight wickets. In a duel between his two bottom-most teams in the table, the Super … Read more