Sciver returns after taking a mental health break at the start of September and, as ESPNcricinfo revealed last week, captain Knight is fit again after undergoing surgery to treat a hip injury she suffered in July which curtailed her home summer. Brunt is also back after being rested for India’s white-ball visit in September but
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Western Australia 233 (Fanning 61, Green 4-71) vs New South Wales Debutant New South Wales spinner Chris Green had a dream introduction to Sheffield Shield cricket, bagging four wickets in a stand-out performance against top of the table Western Australia at the SCG. Despite a promising start, the undefeated visitors limped to 233 all out at
Glenn Maxwell has revealed the gruesome details of how he broke his leg in an “innocuous” incident at a birthday party and believes he is highly unlikely to be fit for the India Test tour next year, although he hasn’t given up hope. Maxwell is set to spend an indefinite period on the sidelines after
The third T20I between New Zealand and India will be their last game in the format this year, and they would want to head into 2023 with more answers than questions. New Zealand’s inability to gain any momentum with the bat chasing 192 on Sunday further highlighted their lack of assertiveness in the powerplay. In
Pakistan have handed maiden call-ups to legspinner Abrar Ahmed and fast bowler Mohammad Ali for the home Test series against England next month. The selectors also dropped Fawad Alam and Hasan Ali, who had been part of the Sri Lanka tour in July earlier this year. Abrar, a 24-year-old legspinner from Sindh, is currently the
When Rachael Haynes lofted a catch to mid-off, she walked off to a standing ovation. At the end of the game both teams, and players from Sydney Sixers who had remained from their earlier match, formed a guard of honour as she carried her son, Hugo. Watched by her family, her team-mates had allowed her
Shaheen Shah Afridi is “feeling better” following an appendectomy on Sunday. The fast bowler tweeted a picture after the surgery. Afridi is also currently undergoing rehab for his knee injury. At the MCG in the T20 World Cup final against England, Afridi had to hobble off the field after experiencing some discomfort in his knee,
Toss New Zealand chose to bowl vs India Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to bowl under cloudy skies and on a grassy pitch in Mount Maunganui in the second T20I. The first match of the series, in Wellington, was washed out without even the toss taking place. Adam Milne replaced Trent Boult, who
Afghanistan have named allrounder Gulbadin Naib and uncapped left-arm wristspinner Noor Ahmad in their 18-man squad for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka that gets underway in Kandy later this month. The rest of the squad remains the same as Afghanistan’s last ODI series, against Zimbabwe in early June when they blanked the hosts
R Ashwin has defended India head coach Rahul Dravid being given a break from the ongoing tour of New Zealand, highlighting the physical and mental strain that the team has been under since they began building up to the 2022 T20 World Cup. In Dravid’s absence, former India batter and current head of the National