Hobart Hurricanes 178 for 3 (Jewell 54, McDermott 53) beat Adelaide Strikers 177 for 6 (Lynn 87, Short 38) by seven wickets Hobart Hurricanes overcame a brutal knock from a resurgent Chris Lynn to notch a crucial win over Adelaide Strikers. Lynn hit a 58-ball 87 on Monday night at Blundstone Arena, his highest score
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Milne, 30, had some tightness in his hamstring at the end of the home series against India in November 2022 and subsequently missed two Ford Trophy games, New Zealand’s domestic 50-over tournament, for Wellington in December. He played Wellington’s first two matches of the Super Smash, the domestic T20 competition, but the workload of six
Big picture For Pakistan, this game cannot come – and go – soon enough. A home Test season of historically miserable proportions will finally draw to a close for the hosts next week, and regardless of the outcome of the second Test in Karachi, that is precisely how it will be viewed. You might imagine
The workloads of key India players, particularly those with a history of injuries, will be monitored during IPL 2023 by the BCCI’s National Cricket Academy and the IPL franchises “in tandem”. This is in accordance with the BCCI’s new policy for managing workloads of players in the lead-up to the 50-over World Cup this October
Adelaide Strikers overseas player Adam Hose believes Marcus Stoinis was too slow to face the first delivery of his matchwinning knock and the 75-second timed out rule should have been enforced. Stoinis blasted his way back to form on New Year’s Eve, crunching 74 off 35 deliveries in the Melbourne Stars’ eight-run win at Adelaide
The Pakistan Junior League (PJL) has been scrapped by the PCB’s new administration, with new plans instead to “revive junior series on a home and away basis” going forward. The decision to scrap the league had been expected since Ramiz Raja was was removed as chairman of the PCB, and was taken at Saturday’s meeting
Sydney Thunder 228 for 6 (Hales 77, Davies 65, Ellis 4-37) beat Sydney Thunder 166 (Wade 67, Dogget 4-35) by 62 runs Thunder finished 228 for 6 before Matthew Wade‘s own rapid-fire effort had Hurricanes in the contest up to their necks and ready to break the record for largest-ever BBL chase. But after forgotten
Conditions at the SCG may prompt South Africa into needing to assess the balance of their side which could bring offspinner Simon Harmer into the frame. Kagiso Rabada is their leading wicket-taker with 10 at 23.30, although came in for some criticism from bowling coach Charl Langeveldt, while Anrich Nortje stood out with his hostile
No one knew where the decision had come from, least of all Saud Shakeel. The left-hander had put together 55 runs, chewed up 108 balls, and put on an unbroken 81-ball partnership with Mir Hamza. He was batting out of his skin to keep out Ish Sodhi – a man who’d beat the defences of
Tea Pakistan 438 and 249 for 7 (Shakeel 23*, Wasim 20*, Sodhi 5-66) lead New Zealand 612 for 9 dec by 75 runs Ish Sodhi‘s maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket left Pakistan precariously close to their fifth successive defeat in the format but Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Wasim kept fighting and added 43 in