Toss Australia chose to bowl vs England Australia won the toss and elected to bowl in the series opener T20I against England in Perth ahead of the T20 World Cup. Amid overcast conditions, captain Aaron Finch decided to unleash his new-look attack on what is expected to be a fast and bouncy pitch at Optus
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Fast bowler Graham Hume has been drafted into Ireland’s T20 World Cup squad and will fly to Australia as replacement for Craig Young, who has experienced a “recurrence of a chronic issue”, according to Cricket Ireland. “Unfortunately, whilst out in Sydney for our T20 World Cup prep camp, Craig experienced a recurrence of a chronic
Big picture A narrow win in Lucknow gave South Africa ten points and lifted their World Cup Super League tally to 59, but they are still 11th, and a long way behind eighth-placed West Indies, who have 88 points. Given that they have forfeited 30 points by pulling out of the scheduled three-match series in
In another ill-timed issue of fitness for India, Deepak Chahar has a stiff back that will force him out of the final two ODIs against South Africa. A BCCI media release said he will now head to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, where he will be monitored by the medical team. The extent
Steven Smith knows he needs to show intent now that he’s been shed of the ‘Mr Fix it’ role. “Just having that more attacking mindset rather than when I was playing that kind of role,” Smith said on Thursday. “I was probably in a more defensive frame of mind and almost just trying to get
Why did Harmanpreet Kaur go in to bat as low as No. 7? Why was Pooja Vastrakar, a finisher, sent up the order, in the 10th over, ahead of Richa Ghosh? Are India overdependent on Smriti Mandhana? Cricketing logic would suggest that these questions are perfectly legitimate, especially after losing to a team whose win-loss
Victoria 310 (Sutherland 100, Harris 85, Grant 4-82) and 0 for 6 lead South Australia 230 (Head 76, Carey 70, Sutherland 4-45, Boland 4-60) by 86 runs Test cult figure Scott Boland looks set to maintain momentum from last season after taking a wicket with his second ball of the first-class season. Boland was a
Ravi Shastri believes that despite the injury-enforced absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja, India have enough depth to win the T20 World Cup in Australia should they start the tournament well. “[It’s] unfortunate,” Shastri said of Bumrah’s injury at the launch of Coaching Beyond, his new initiative with Bharat Arun and R Sridhar, in
The PCB has announced the launch of women’s T20 league, with the inaugural edition set to run alongside next year’s PSL. There will be 12 games played, all of them in Rawalpindi, with the final due to take place on March 18 2023, the day before the Pakistan Super League final. The league will comprise
Thailand captain Naruemol Chaiwai felt that her side had fun and executed their well-thought-out plans to complete a four-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup in Sylhet. There are seven spots between the two sides in the ICC T20I rankings, making it a major upset, but Thailand’s approach throughout the match was one of