Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in must-win contest Remember when Royal Challengers Bangalore cheered wildly for a Mumbai Indians win over Delhi Capitals during the final group game of IPL 2022? Royal Challengers could end up doing something similar at the WPL if they beat Gujarat Giants on Saturday, because it will leave them
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Lahore Qalandars 176 for 6 (Baig 54, Billings 28, Omarzai 2-31) beat Peshawar Zalmi 171 for 5 (Haris 85, Babar 42, Zaman 2-20) by four wickets In the first four years of the PSL, the Lahore Qalandars squad would have been on holiday, or back home in front of the telly by this stage of
Angelo Mathews returns to Sri Lanka’s white-ball set up after more than two years, while Kusal Perera is set to play for the first time in over a year. Both players were part of the ODI and T20I squads Sri Lanka Cricket have selected for the upcoming series in New Zealand. Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa,
World Giants 150 for 3 (Amla 66, Kallis 56*, Tanvir 1-31) beat Asia Lions 130 (Dilshan 37, Mpofu 3-16, Best 3-20) by 20 runs Fifties from Hasim Amla (66 off 59) and Jacques Kallis (56 not out of 43) followed by fine bowling spells from fast bowlers Chris Mpofu (3 for 16) and Tino Best
Chief executive Andrew Cornish says “there is no hiding away” from Middlesex’s financial difficulties, after acknowledging that the club may require an ECB bail-out after racking up a loss of £952,000 in their most recently published accounts. In an open letter to Middlesex’s members, Cornish acknowledged that a recent report in the Daily Telegraph had
Mitchell Marsh did not realise how much he was being hampered by his ankle injury until he made the decision to have surgery and is now feeling rejuvenated as he sets out with twin ambitions for the months ahead. Most immediately is the ODI series against India, a stepping stone to the World Cup later
World Giants 139 for 7 (Gayle 57, Watson 26, Yusuf 2-14) beat India Maharajas 136 for 9 (Raina 49, Bisla 36, Lee 3-18) Chris Gayle’s 46-ball 57 made light work of World Giants’ chase of 137 after Brett Lee (3 for 18) bowled a game-changing penultimate over against India Maharajas on Wednesday. World Giants completed
Royal Challengers Bangalore 136 for 5 (Ahuja 46, Ghosh 31*) beat UP Warriorz 135 all out (Harris 46, Perry 3-16, Devine 2-23, Asha 2-27) by five wickets Finally, Royal Challengers Bangalore have won a match in the Women’s Premier League. After five matches and countless questions, Smriti Mandhana and Co got their first win, beating
Western Australia 122 for 3 for 88 trail Victoria 298 (Harris 84, Short 82, Kellaway 64, Gannon 4-93) by 88 runs Opener Marcus Harris hit a sublime 84 before quick Scott Boland again tormented Western Australia as Victoria moved closer to a pivotal Sheffield Shield victory at the WACA. Enjoying a first innings lead of
Pakistan have named Abdul Rehman as interim head coach and Umar Gul as bowling coach for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Majeed will continue as batting coach and fielding coach, respectively. Rehman is a seasoned coach in the domestic set-up with more than a decade’s experience and is among renowned