Grace Scrivens, England Under-19 captain, has been retained by London Spirit for this year’s Women’s Hundred, with several of the Under-19 team that recently reached the World Cup final in South Africa also signed for their maiden campaigns. A total of 26 players have been picked up in the open market, following the inaugural Women’s
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Chennai Super Kings 167 for 8 (Dube 25, Marsh 3-18) beat Delhi Capitals 140 for 8 (Rossouw 35, Pathirana 3-37, Chahar 2-28) by 27 runs An all-round effort from Chennai Super Kings helped them trounce Delhi Capitals by 27 runs at Chepauk, helping the four-time champions get one step closer towards the IPL playoffs. CSK’s
Played 11, Points 10, NRR 0.388Rem mat: KKR (a), RCB (h), PBKS (a) Played 11, Points 10, NRR -0.079Rem mat: RR (h), CSK (a), LSG (h) Both Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders are identically placed with 11 points from 10 games, but in terms of momentum, they are at very different places in their
Peter Siddle will finish his domestic career with Victoria after signing a two-year contract that takes him back to where it all began. Siddle, 38, made his debut for Victoria in 2005 and eventually parlayed his form for his home state into a maiden Test cap in 2008. He continued to represent Victoria throughout a
The ICC’s next revenue-distribution model looks set to confirm the BCCI as the only really big player in the game, with the Indian board projected to take home nearly 40% of the ICC’s net surplus earnings from its next four-year commercial cycle. The new model, currently at a proposed stage and seen by ESPNcricinfo, draws
Pat Cummins admits he was “burnt out” by the relentless nature of the cricket schedule when he returned from a frustrating run of injuries early in his international career. In his first interview since leaving India midway through Australia’s tour in February to spend time with his dying mother, the Test and ODI captain declared
Ebony Rainford-Brent, the World Cup-winning former England batter who went on to found the African-Caribbean Engagement (ACE) programme, is set to join the ECB board as one of two new cricket non-executive directors. The appointments of Rainford-Brent and sports development expert Pete Ackerley completes the restructuring of the ECB board, after last month’s announcement of
With the new MoU signed last month, the states have been busy compiling their playing squads for next season. This is how they are shaping up. The page will be updated as further lists are confirmed CA = Cricket Australia contract, R = Rookie contract ACT Women Alisha Bates, Paris Bowdler, Kayla Burton, Rebecca Carter,
Kolkata Knight Riders 182 for 5 (Nitish 51, Russell 42, Roy 38, Chahar 2-23) beat Punjab Kings 179 for 7 (Dhawan 57, Varun 3-26, Harshit 2-33) by five wickets Kolkata Knight Riders hung on by the skin of their teeth, both in their match against Punjab Kings and in the tournament. Rinku Singh sealed another
Ishan Kishan has replaced the injured KL Rahul in India’s squad for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia at The Oval in June. Rahul, the captain of Lucknow Super Giants, had been sidelined from the rest of the IPL and the WTC final with a thigh injury. A decision on Jaydev Unadkat, who