John Davison, the former Canada captain and Australian state cricketer, has been named Italy’s T20 coach as they push for a place at the 2026 T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. Italy will take part in the European Regional Finals of the T20 World Cup qualifying pathway in Netherlands from late June which … Read more
Australia’s transition into their title defence at the 2027 ODI World Cup, which will be staged in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, is now well underway after Steven Smith became the third of the victorious 2023 squad to retire from the format following David Warner and Marcus Stoinis. There could well be more to follow … Read more
Ben Stokes could be one of the candidates to replace Jos Buttler as England’s limited-overs captain, with Rob Key stating it would be “stupid” not to consider the Test skipper as an option to rejuvenate a struggling white-ball set-up. The move, one of many Key is considering as men’s managing director following Buttler’s resignation after … Read more
Derbyshire allrounder David Lloyd has stood down as club captain ahead of the 2025 season. Lloyd, who joined from Glamorgan in 2023, led the club in the County Championship last year, but could not prevent Derbyshire from receiving the wooden spoon after finishing bottom of Division Two. In his first full summer at the club, … Read more
Toss Mumbai Indians chose to bowl vs UP Warriorz Harmanpreet Kaur called it right at the toss and Mumbai Indians opted to bowl first against UP Warriorz at the Ekana Stadium. In all the 16 matches thus far, captains have been happy to chase with only two teams – UPW being one of those – … Read more
Sri Lanka, India and South Africa are set to play a women’s ODI tri-series in April and May in Sri Lanka, SLC announced on Thursday. This tri-series was not originally part of the women’s Future Tours Programme (FTP). All seven matches of the series will be day games, played at the R Premadasa Stadium in … Read more
Who’s playing Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Gujarat Giants (GG)Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 7.30pm IST Big picture: Capitals in action after six days It is Meg Lanning vs Ashleigh Gardner again. But all eyes will be on Gujarat Giants, who have redeemed themselves with two successive wins, and are suddenly in contention for the playoffs. Having … Read more
Sunrisers Hyderabad allrounder Brydon Carse has been ruled out of IPL 2025 with a toe injury. SRH have named Wiaan Mulder as a like-for-like replacement replacement. Carse, who was picked by SRH for his base price of INR 1 crore, had aggravated his left toe during England’s white-ball tour of India before the Champions Trophy. … Read more
Mohammed Shami has urged the ICC to rescind the ban on using saliva to shine the ball, in a bid to bring the art of reverse swing back into play. “We are trying [to get reverse swing], but the usage of saliva on the ball is not allowed,” Shami told reporters after India’s four-wicket win … Read more
New South Wales 17 for 3 trail Western Australia 196 (Turner 42, Curtis 42, Bird 3-22) by 179 runs Sam Konstas started cautiously on a tricky surface before falling late on day one as another low-scoring Sheffield Shield match at the WACA appeared to be in the works. After Western Australia was bowled out for … Read more
Queensland 309 for 6 (Khawaja 127, Hearne 74, Webster 3-54) vs Tasmania Usman Khawaja continued his late-season resurgence, scoring a century for Queensland on day one of their must-win Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania. Khawaja took full toll of a controversial decision early in his innings and was finally dismissed for 127 late on Thursday … Read more
The series includes three T20s, three one-day games and a four-day match with all the games being played in Sydney. Graham will lead the Australia A T20 side while Faltum, who has been called up for the T20I tour of New Zealand, will captain the one-dayers and Queensland allrounder Knott will take charge of the … Read more
South Africa fell short by 50 runs in a chase of 363 in Lahore. Bavuma made a half-century as he tried to anchor the innings, Rassie van der Dussen contributed 69 off 66 and David Miller scored a second successive semi-final hundred but it wasn’t enough. “I think he’s a fantastic leader,” Philander said of … Read more
Bruce, who has played 17 T20Is, faced 401 balls and hit 36 fours alongside six sixes. Only one player, Bert Sutcliffe, has higher scores than Bruce in the New Zealand game with 355 and 385 for Otago. Having been unbeaten on 212 after the first day, he brought up his triple-century with a dab into … Read more
New Zealand batter Lauren Down has been ruled out of the remaining two ODIs against Sri Lanka with a back injury. Uncapped Izzy Sharp has replaced her in the squad. Down sustained the injury on the morning of the first ODI in Napier and has not recovered in time to play a part in the … Read more
In 2024, Cricket Australia held a fan poll to rename their One-Day domestic competition after one of it’s greatest 50-over players. Criteria included performances both domestically and internationally. As a current player, Steven Smith wasn’t eligible in the vote (Dean Jones was the worthy winner) but upon his retirement from the format it is worth … Read more
Soon after New Zealand had wrapped up a convincing victory that secured safe passage into the final of the Champions Trophy, Kane Williamson and David Miller bumped into each other. They were blocking each other’s path in the doorway of the press-conference room; Williamson had just finished media duties, and Miller was about to start. … Read more
Temba Bavuma expressed disappointment at his “soft dismissal” and failing to set up a foundation for the middle order, as South Africa went down by 50 runs against New Zealand in the second semi-final of the Champions Trophy, in Lahore. Chasing a mammoth 363, South Africa got off to a good start by reaching 125 … Read more
Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh’s most experienced ODI player, has announced his retirement from the format. Mushfiqur made the announcement on his Facebook page, a week after Bangladesh returned home from a disappointing Champions Trophy campaign where they failed to win a game. Mushfiqur finishes as Bangladesh’s second-highest ODI run-getter with 7795 runs at an average of … Read more
New Zealand 362 for 6 (Ravindra 108, Williamson 102, Mitchell 49, Phillips 49*, Ngidi 3-72, Rabada 2-70) beat South Africa 312 for 9 (Miller 100*, van der Dussen 69, Bavuma 56, Santner 3-43, Phillips 2-27, Henry 2-43) by 50 runs New Zealand are into their seventh ICC final and fourth in the ODI format after … Read more
Pakistan batter Saud Shakeel has become the seventh batter in first-class cricket to be timed out. On day two of the final of the President’s Trophy, a domestic first-class competition in Pakistan, Shakeel, playing for State Bank of Pakistan, emerged late from the dugout after two wickets fell in two balls. Amad Butt, the captain … Read more
UP Warriorz (UPW) vs Mumbai Indians (MI)Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 7.30pm IST Big picture: UPW at critical juncture After their Super Over win against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, UPW have faced two back-to-back defeats. That has left them with just four points from six games and at a critical juncture in the tournament. Given their net … Read more
Steven Smith has retired from ODI cricket effective immediately following Australia’s semi-final loss at the Champions Trophy but he will continue to be available for Tests and T20Is. Smith, 35, informed his team-mates immediately after the loss to India that he had played his last ODI match meaning he will not be part of Australia’s … Read more
Western Australia quick Lance Morris is set to be unleashed against New South Wales amid a complicated balancing act with his bowling load management as WA push to try and qualify for a fourth straight Sheffield Shield final. Morris has been named in WA’s 14-man squad alongside Cameron Bancroft who will return from the broken … Read more
Bowlers struggle to build pressure on Virat Kohli in ODI cricket, and one key reason for that is his ability to rotate the strike, Ashton Agar said on ESPNcricinfo’s Match Day show after the batter’s match-winning 84 in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai. Agar also said Kohli’s ability to manage the … Read more
Anil Kumble feels that KL Rahul is always put under unnecessary pressure, but his innings against Australia in the semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai should give him “a lot of confidence”. In a chase of 265, Rahul came out to bat at No. 6, at the fall of Axar Patel’s wicket. Axar and … Read more
“I missed a full toss. It wasn’t ideal.” This is one of the greatest contemporary batters speaking on a moment that swung the match in India’s favour. Steven Smith was batting on 73 in the 37th over, and seemed set to guide Australia into the death overs. Then he ran at Mohammed Shami, got a … Read more
It comes with the territory that everything around India gets magnified, be it good or bad. Barely a press conference has gone by during this Champions Trophy where India’s supposed advantage has not been spoken about. Because of geopolitical issues, India haven’t travelled to the host nation, Pakistan, and have played all their matches – … Read more
It begins with a football match. The players stand in a circle keeping the ball up, excitement building as the rally lengthens. Then, a slightly wayward tee-up from one of the players puts Tabraiz Shamsi in a tricky spot. The eye test suggests he’s one of the less technically gifted football players; the rally is … Read more
After becoming a full-time No.5 in ODI cricket, KL Rahul had expanded his range as a middle-order batter – since 2020 nobody has a higher average than his 61.52 in that position (for a minimum of 20 innings). Not even Heinrich Klaasen, whose average is about seven points lower than Rahul’s. But in the lead-up … Read more