News The duo is yet to recover from their thumb injuries Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq have been ruled out of the first Test against New Zealand, starting December 26 in Mount Maunganui as the duo is yet to recover from their respective thumb injuries. In Azam’s absence, vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan will lead the side. Meanwhile,
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News R Ashwin is now the top-ranked Indian bowler and the only spinner in the top ten Josh Hazlewood has climbed to the fifth spot in the ICC Test bowling rankings following his astonishing 5 for 8 against India in the second innings of the day-night Test in Adelaide, which Australia won by eight wickets.
Report The Sixers plundered 125 off their last 10 overs following a superb opening spell from Dan Worrall Sydney Sixers 5 for 177 (Christian 50, Hughes 46*, Worrall 2-12) beat Adelaide Strikers 7 for 139 (Wells 36, O’Keefe 2-8, Manenti 2-23) by 38 runs A blistering 15-ball half-century by Dan Christian, the second-fastest in BBL
News All the news snippets in the run-up to the 2020-21 edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Tamil Nadu opening batsman M Vijay has pulled out of the upcoming edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament citing “personal reasons”, while K Vignesh, the medium-pacer, was not up for selection after testing positive
News “It’s great to be back in the fold as a player and try to build on the good work that the guys have been doing” Kane Williamson and Sarah Raheem welcomed the birth of their first child Getty Images After welcoming the birth of his first child with his partner Sarah Raheem, New Zealand
Big picture Just four white-ball internationals into New Zealand’s home summer and two fringe players have delivered record-breaking performances. Glenn Phillips became New Zealand’s fastest T20I centurion, while more recently on Friday, Jacob Duffy returned the best T20I figures by a New Zealander on debut. Duffy will now reunite with his domestic side Otago, but
Report Renegades made a mess of the last seven overs after Harper and Rossouw’s 113-run stand had them poised to post a total in excess of 170 Hobart Hurricanes 4 for 161 (McDermott 89*, Noor Ahmad 1-27) beat Melbourne Renegades 5 for 157 (Harper 66*, Boland 2-19) by six wickets Ben McDermott mauled the Melbourne
News How, where and when to watch Australia vs India 1st Test live match at 8.30 AM IST on December 19, 2020 After a 15-wicket second day, can India’s batsmen extend their 62-run lead on day three of the day-night Test? Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara are expected to bat for India, and how they
News Dwaine Pretorius cleared to join the squad, which has now been expanded to 19 Top-order batsman Raynard van Tonder and fast bowler Lutho Sipamla have received maiden call-ups to South Africa’s Test squad, while allrounder Dwaine Pretorius has been cleared fit to be a part of the group too. That takes the total number
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