Aaron Finch conceded that Australia’s hopes of defending their men’s T20 World Cup title may already be out of their hands because of the huge margin of the loss to New Zealand and its impact on their net run-rate. Although the table is in its most embryonic stage after the first day of the Super
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England 113 for 5 (Livingstone 29*) beat Afghanistan 112 (Curran 5-10) by five wickets England’s World Cup campaign is up and running thanks to a five-wicket victory over Afghanistan in their opening match in Group 1. It was very much a performance of two halves for one of the tournament favourites. They were outstanding in
Western Australia 247 for 7 (Philippe 81, Bancroft 78*) beat Victoria 244 for 6 (Short 75, Tye 3-53) by 3 wickets A whirlwind innings from Josh Philippe has set up Western Australia’s win over Victoria and allowed the holders to leapfrog Tasmania into top spot on the Marsh Cup table. In a tense finale at the Junction
Ricky Skerritt, the Cricket West Indies president, has promised a “thorough postmortem” in a scathing assessment of the team’s early exit from the 2022 T20 World Cup. In a statement posted on CWI’s website and on Twitter, Skerritt laid the blame firmly at the feet of West Indies’ batters, saying their poor shot selection and
Chris Rushworth, Durham’s all-time leading wicket-taker, has left the club with immediate effect due to “personal circumstances”. Rushworth, 36, played a key role in the 2013 County Championship triumph with 54 wickets at 22.26, and helped to lift the Royal London Cup the following season. Against Worcestershire in May 2021, he cemented his place in
Toss: Scotland chose to bat vs Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s captain Craig Ervine recovered from a mild asthma attack that kept him out of their last match against West Indies to lead the team in a must-win clash against Scotland. But his first involvement with the game didn’t quite go according to plan. He called incorrectly at
David Wiese has batted his team to tense victories in the Pakistan Super League, the Caribbean Premier League and the Vitality Blast. He has won trophies with some of those teams, like in the 2022 PSL, and has also lost a lot of matches playing for those teams. But over 15 years, he has played
Sylhet Division took pole position with a fine four-wicket win over defending champions Dhaka Division in the NCL’s second round at the BKSP-3 ground in Savar. In the other Tier 1 match, Rangpur Division opened their account with a seven-wicket win over Chattogram Division in Dhaka. In the second tier, Rajshahi Division grabbed the top
Jofra Archer will join England Lions’ training camp in the UAE next month as he continues his rehabilitation from a back stress fracture which ruled him out of the 2022 English summer. Archer has not played for England since March 2021 and has not played any competitive cricket since July 2021. He spent last year
Alyssa Healy has been confirmed as Australia’s women’s cricket captain-in-waiting after being appointed as Meg Lanning‘s deputy. Healy was named the new vice-captain on Thursday, replacing Rachael Haynes in the role following her retirement last month. There is every chance the role could turn into that of stand-in captain, with Lanning no guarantee to return