Leicestershire have signed Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood on an all-format deal for the 2025 summer. The 35-year-old, who oversaw a Test series win against England last year, will bring experience and batting pedigree to Grace Road. He is due to begin his stint in May, following the conclusion of the Pakistan Super League, and … Read more
Victoria 197 & 370 for 9 dec (Kellaway 165*, Macdonald 60, Rocchiccioli 3-110) beat Western Australia 186 & 347 (Cartwright 79, Connolly 56, Siddle 4-67, Sutherland 4-79) by 34 runs Finishing his first-class career in style, quick Peter Siddle snuffed out Cooper Connolly’s late heroics and also claimed the final wicket as Victoria ended Western … Read more
Haris Rauf has thrown his weight behind the young Pakistan top order suggesting that they should not be judged based on one or two matches and be given a longer rope. Pakistan once more shuffled the deck in their bid to find the right combination as they left out Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam for … Read more
Tasmania 331 and 383 for 4 dec (Weatherald 145, Jewell 100*, Silk 65, Ward 52) beat New South Wales 186 and 202 (Konstas 68, Nikitaras 51, Kuhnemann 5-49) by 326 runs New South Wales’ dreams of securing a spot in the Sheffield Shield final have been crushed by a superb five wicket haul from Tasmania … Read more
New Zealand 137 for 5 (Seifert 45, Allen 38, Rauf 2-20) beat Pakistan 135 for 9 (Agha 46, Sodhi 2-17, Duffy 2-20, Sears 2-23) by five wickets New Zealand’s powerful powerplay performances with both ball and bat comfortably dispatched Pakistan in the second T20I in Dunedin to give the hosts a 2-0 lead in the … Read more
South Australia 252 for 5 (Sangha 103*, Carey 56, Labuschagne 2-34) & 614 for 7 dec drew with Queensland 370 (Peirson 128, Wildermuth 104, Neser 68, McAndrew 3-68, Pope 3-84, Thornton 3-90) Queensland face a nervous wait to see whether they will make the Sheffield Shield final after drawing with South Australia in a possible … Read more
No result – New Zealand 101 for 3 (Plimmer 46*, Bates 31, Athapaththu 1-19) against Sri Lanka Dunedin rain has washed away hopes of a series result between New Zealand and Sri Lanka after only 14.1 overs were possible in the third T20I on Tuesday. Several lengthy rain delays ended any hopes of a result … Read more
Pakistan allrounder Khushdil Shah has been fined 50% of his match fees for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during their first T20I against New Zealand in Christchurch. Khushdil has also been handed three demerit points. This was his first offence in a 24-month period. The incident occurred during the eighth over of Pakistan’s innings, … Read more
Moeen Ali, the former England allrounder, believes the possibility of Harry Brook receiving a two-year ban from the IPL for withdrawing from the tournament for a second straight year after being signed at the auction “is not harsh”. According to the IPL’s new rules, Brook is now not eligible to play in the IPL, or … Read more
New South Wales 186 and 71 for 0 (Konstas 34*) need another 458 runs to to beat Tasmania 331 and 383 for 4 dec (Weatherald 145, Jewell 100*, Silk 65, Ward 52) New South Wales (NSW) have given themselves an outside chance in their match in Tasmania as they try to pull off a massive … Read more
Aamer Jamal, the Pakistan allrounder, has been fined over a million rupees (USD 4000 approx.) for displaying a slogan showing support for former prime minister and Pakistan captain, Imran Khan. Jamal turned up for a Pakistan training day during the home Test series against England in December last year with “804” written on the … Read more
Victoria 197 & 335 for 8 (Kellaway 151*, Macdonald 60, Rocchiccioli 3-85, Paris 2-63) lead Western Australia 186 (Connolly 56, Goodwin 36, Moody 4-41, Siddle 3-10, Sutherland 3-32) by 346 runs Even as Victoria’s hopes of making the final faded away, opener Campbell Kellaway batted through day three and struck a defiant century. His marathon … Read more
Big picture: Second chance for Pakistan The focus will remain on Pakistan’s batting as the action moves from Christchurch to Dunedin in the five-match men’s T20I series. Pakistan’s new captain Salman Agha had asked for “high-risk” cricket, but it did not come off in the first T20I on Sunday. Pakistan, in fact, hit a new … Read more
Allrounder Annerie Dercksen, who was named the ICC’s Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year for 2024, has earned her first national contract for South Africa. Dercksen was named on a 15-player list for the 2025-26 season which excludes Lara Goodall and Delmi Tucker from last year’s group. Goodall and Tucker have been on the fringes … Read more
Du Plessis, who was the captain at Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) till the end of IPL 2024, was released by the franchise ahead of the mega auction last year, and was subsequently acquired by DC for his base price of INR 2 crore (US$0.24 million). He was chosen ahead of KL Rahul, another former IPL … Read more
South Australia 66 for 2 (Sangha 24*, Labuschagne 1-12) & 614 for 7 dec lead Queensland 370 (Peirson 128, Wildermuth 104, Neser 68, McAndrew 3-68) by 310 runs Centuries to Jimmy Peirson and Jack Wildermuth have given Queensland a strengthening pulse as they aim to return to Adelaide for the Sheffield Shield final. Looking shot … Read more
Kolkata Knight Riders have brought in left-arm seamer Chetan Sakariya as a replacement for tearaway Umran Malik, who has been sidelined from IPL 2025. Malik, 25, has not played a competitive match since IPL 2024, when he played just one game for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Sakariya himself is working his way back from injury, as he … Read more
The PCB had shifted the PSL window with a view to improve the quality and availability of overseas players whom the league would be able to sign. When the PSL was in the February-March window, it also had to compete with the SA20, ILT20 and the BPL for players. ESPNcricinfo had reported last year when … Read more
Delhi Capitals (DC) will have a new captain in Axar Patel this season, and he’s got the backing of several of his team-mates leading into the season. Axar was retained by DC ahead of the mega auction for this season, and replaces Rishabh Pant – who went back into the auction – as captain. “I … Read more
Tasmania 331 (Silk 112, Abbott 6-99, Dwarshuis 3-77) and 81 for 1 (Weatherald 63*) lead New South Wales 186 (Dwarshuis 40*, Webster 5-44, Meredith 3-43) by 226 runs Halfway through their pink-ball clash, the home side was 81 for 1 in its second innings, boasting an overall lead of 226. Third-placed NSW must beat Tasmania, … Read more
Victoria 197 & 32 for 0 (Kellaway 20*, Harris 11*) lead Western Australia 186 (Connolly 56, Goodwin 36, Moody 4-41, Siddle 3-10, Sutherland 3-32) by 43 runs After a hectic period abroad, allrounder Cooper Connolly marked his return to the WACA with a half-century under pressure in the high stakes Sheffield Shield match between Western … Read more
Queensland 110 for 5 (McAndrew 3-36) trail South Australia 614 for 7 dec (McInerney 142, Lehmann 130*, Carey 104, Sangha 67) by 504 runs Sheffield Shield leaders South Australia have shattered Queensland’s hopes of making the final, driving home their advantage at Karen Rolton Oval. After centuries to Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey and Jake Lehmann, … Read more
It is not often that Jemimah Rodrigues is a far cry from her cheerful self. Alice Capsey and Shafali Verma also seldom shy away from a laugh. But as the Delhi Capitals dragged themselves towards the presentation area, the dejection loomed large. A few hundred fans who were cheering Rodrigues, Shafali, Shikha Pandey and the … Read more
New Zealand 117 for 3 (Bates 47, Halliday 46*) beat Sri Lanka 113 for 7 (Nanyakkara 35, Illing 2-18) by seven wickets Strong all-round performances from Suzie Bates and Brooke Halliday along with a breakout bowling display from Bree Illing helped New Zealand breeze to a seven wicket win against Sri Lanka in Christchurch to … Read more
Harmanpreet Kaur has hailed Mumbai Indians’ fighting spirit after they withstood severe pressure from Delhi Capitals on their way to an eight-run win in the final of WPL 2025. It was MI’s second title in three seasons of the tournament. “The way we played today, we fought till the last ball, even though we didn’t … Read more
Virat Kohli has advocated for the presence of families on tours, emphasising the balance he felt they bring to players who might be going through tough times on the field. “It’s very difficult to explain to people how grounding it is to just come back to your family every time you have something which is … Read more
Toss Delhi Capitals chose to bowl vs Mumbai Indians The coin landed in Meg Lanning’s favour and Delhi Capitals opted to bowl against the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians in the final of WPL 2025. It was in line with the toss-winning captains opting to chase at the Brabourne Stadium, even though teams have successfully defended … Read more
The recent Australia tour left Virat Kohli experiencing “the most intense kind of disappointment” he had previously only felt in the summer of 2014, after he went through a wretched tour of England without a single half-century in 10 innings. Like he was all those years ago in England, Kohli was frustrated by his vulnerability … Read more
Western Australia 10 for 1 (Bancroft 8*, Sutherland 1-2) trail Victoria 197 (Peake 52, Handscomb 48, Rocchiccioli 5-67, Paris 3-37) by 187 runs Oliver Peake demonstrated his credentials as a long-term Test prospect with a fighting half-century in his first-class debut to top-score for Victoria on a tough WACA surface against Western Australia in a … Read more
Tasmania 309 for 7 (Silk 94*, Ward 64) against New South Wales Jordan Silk struck an unbeaten 94 to give Tasmania the first-day honours in their pink-ball Sheffield Shield clash with NSW at Bellerive Oval. Silk (94 not out off 186), Tim Ward (64 off 158), Caleb Jewell (45) and Jake Doran (39) all chipped … Read more