The England women’s cricket team will take on New Zealand in the second One-Day International at County Ground in Southampton on Wednesday. The host clinched a thrilling one-wicket win in the series opener at Chester-le-Street to take a 1-0 series lead. After New Zealand was bowled out for 210 in 48.4 overs, Maia Bouchier struck…
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque hit resolute half-centuries as Bangladesh reached 152-3 on rain-hit Day 4 of the first Test against Pakistan on Monday. Bangladesh’s lead grew to 179 runs, keeping it on course to push for a result on the final day after bad light forced an early end to play with…
Andy Flower, the head coach of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, was fined for breaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) Code of Conduct during the match against Mumbai Indians on Sunday. The incident occurred in the 18th over when Flower spoke aggressively with the fourth umpire — a breach of article 2.3 of the IPL’s Code…
The IPL caravan has reached Dharamsala for the first time this season. Punjab Kings will play three home games here back-to-back starting today against Delhi Capitals. Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals were also the last teams who played at this venue. However, the match wasn’t completed because of tensions in and around the border regions…
Australia has left fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood out of its limited overs squads for upcoming tours of Pakistan and Bangladesh later this month. The trio will miss the three-match series against Pakistan starting May 30, with uncapped all-rounder Liam Scott and Australia Under-19 World Cup captain Ollie Peake earning their…
Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Mahela Jayawardene said a run of injuries to key players had derailed its Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign after the five-times champion were eliminated from the playoff race on Sunday. Royal Challengers Bengaluru delivered the final blow to its season with a two-wicket victory in Raipur, MI’s eighth defeat in…
New Zealand’s proposed T20 league will be pushed back to allow more time to establish the competition, the nation’s cricket board said on Monday. NZ20 organisers initially planned to launch a six-team league of privately owned franchises for the coming summer but had agreed to hold off in part due to the international schedule, New…
Cricket Canada has announced the appointment of Bhavjit Jauhar as interim chief operating officer, following the conclusion of the organisation’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) here on May 9-10. The interim appointment supports immediate commercial, operational, governance, and compliance priorities during a period of organisational transition and renewal, Cricket Canada said in a press release. “The…
England fast bowler Gus Atkinson was substituted out of a County Championship match on Sunday and later failed a concussion test after being hit on the helmet twice while batting, raising concerns about his fitness ahead of next month’s test series against New Zealand. The seamer was struck twice on the head by international teammate…
Akshat Raghuwanshi sat nervously in the Lucknow Super Giants’ dugout, waiting for his opportunity to bat in his debut Indian Premier League match. His chance came in the 11th over against Will Jacks of Mumbai Indians. But the moment Akshat stepped onto the field, all the chaos in his mind disappeared, and he was in…
