Cricket

News The tournament was originally scheduled to run from July 30 to August 22 The Lanka Premier League has been postponed until at least late November, thanks largely to competing cricket tournaments or series being scheduled for the original window. The second edition of the LPL was supposed to run from July 30 to August

News Lancashire seamer takes unexpected opportunity with new-ball strikes in England rout The message Ben Stokes delivered to England’s hastily-assembled ODI squad ahead of the series with Pakistan, which involved 18 players being called in at barely 48 hours’ notice, was that “everyone deserves to be here”, Saqib Mahmood said after his four-wicket haul helped

India skipper Harmanpreet Singh on Thursday attributed her prolonged lean patch with the bat to lack of preparation following her recovery from a COVID-19 infection and groin injury earlier this year. However, the senior batter is confident of finding her her mojo back in the three-match T20 series against England, beginning here on Friday. Having

WI vs AUS: Sheldon Cottrell was recalled to the ODI squad of West Indies.© AFP West Indies on Wednesday recalled fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell, batsman Shimron Hetmyer and all-rounder Roston Chase to their ODI squad for a three-match home series against Australia. The three-match series will be played at Kensington Oval in Barbados on July

News Kyle Mayers and Kevin Sinclair have missed out on selection Shimron Hetmyer, Sheldon Cottrell and Roston Chase are set to make ODI comebacks during West Indies’ upcoming three-match series against Australia, which is set to begin on July 20 in Barbados. The trio had missed out on selection for the team’s last 50-overs assignment,

Rashid Khan aced MS Dhoni’s traditional helicopter shot while playing golf.© Instagram Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan is one of the leading bowlers in the limited-overs format around the world, especially in the Twenty20 format. Ranked number two in the T20I bowlers’ rankings, Rashid is also a handy batsman and can hit the ball a fair

All the domestic squads in New Zealand have now been confirmed with the final contract spots handed out among the six teams who will compete for the Plunket Shield, Ford Trophy and Super Smash. Canterbury dominated the 2020-21 season by winning the Plunket Shield and Ford Trophy while Wellington, with Finn Allen and Devon Conway

Danni Wyatt was named in England Women’s squad for the upcoming T20I series against India.© Instagram The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday announced the women’s squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against India. The multi-format series sits at 6-4 to England, with each T20I worth two points. Danni Wyatt and Mady

News The squad was split into two teams of 10 for a 22-over-a-side match in the first proper hit-out of the tour Australia I 195 for 6 (Marsh 56, Turner 45) beat Australia II 193 for 5 (Christian 47, Henriques 36) by four wickets Dan Christian, Mitchell Marsh and Ashton Turner made an impression with

Jos Buttler’s last England appearance was the first T20I against Sri Lanka in June.© AFP England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan has said both Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler are doubtful for the upcoming T20I series against Pakistan. Buttler played the first T20I against Sri Lanka, but has missed the following five matches (two T20Is and

News “Our batting has to be up if we’re aiming for the World Cup,” says the India Women head coach Ramesh Powar, the India Women head coach, has echoed team captain Mithali Raj‘s thoughts, calling Sneh Rana the “find of the England series”. Rana, in as an injury replacement for Rajeshwari Gaekwad, has sparkled with

Tom Curran followed in brother Sam’s footsteps against Sri Lanka only for rain to deny England a series clean sweep in the third and final one-day international at Bristol on Sunday. Having won the preceding T20 series 3-0, England were on course to end the ODI campaign with a similar scoreline after dismissing Sri Lanka

Umpires gave a shocking decision in the 19th over.© Fancode South Africa greats AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn reacted to an on-field umpire’s decision as a short-pitched delivery that finished well outside the leg stump of SA batsman Wiaan Mulder was not ruled a wide in the final T20I between West Indies and South

News Record-breaking captain backs Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues to find form Mithali Raj has identified Sneh Rana as a key allrounder for India’s future after Rana completed a memorable comeback to the longer formats with a stunning Test debut last month and impressive returns in India’s thrilling win in the third ODI on Saturday. Rana’s

Mithali Raj became the leading run scorer across format in women’s international cricket.© Twitter India captain Mithali Raj became the highest run-getter in women’s cricket across formats, overtaking former England skipper Charlotte Edwards on Saturday. Mithali achieved the feat during the third and final inconsequential ODI against hosts England while chasing 220 for a consolation

Report There were five run-outs during Pakistan’s chase, before rain gave the home side a win by the DLS method West Indies Women 125 for 6 (Knight 30*, Nation 28, Sana 2-18, Amin 2-31) beat Pakistan Women 103 for 6 in 18 overs (Dar 29, Mathews 1-13) by 7 runs (DLS method) West Indies Women

Sam Curran picked up five wickets in the second ODI against Sri Lanka.© Twitter Stand-in England head coach Graham Thorpe feels playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) has “enormously” helped Sam Curran to evolve his game. Sam Curran, who plays for MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the IPL, picked five wickets in

News Former England seamer seeking game-time ahead of Hundred stint with London Spirit Jade Dernbach has joined Derbyshire on a short-term loan from Surrey for the rest of the T20 Blast after slipping down the pecking order at The Oval. Dernbach, 35, played 58 limited-overs internationals for England between 2011 and 2014, and captained Surrey