Shakib Al Hasan has signed with Bangla Tigers as an icon player and has been named as captain of the side for the fifth season of Abu Dhabi T10 League, slated for November this year. Tigers have also named former India fast bowler S Sreesanth as their team’s mentor, while former Bangladesh allrounder Aftab Ahmed
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Kagiso Rabada has defended Dean Elgar’s decision to bat first in bowler-friendly conditions at Old Trafford, citing team selection as the reason for the approach. South Africa were shot out for 151, and Rabada, batting at No.9, was the top-scorer with 36 and shared in the highest-stand – 35 for the ninth-wicket with Anrich Nortje.
Lunch South Africa 77 for 5 (Verreynne 4*, Harmer 0*) vs England James Anderson struck early in his 100th home Test, before Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes added two apiece, as England seized the early initiative in the second Test at Emirates Old Trafford with five wickets before lunch in handy seam-bowling conditions. In a
Chris Lynn, the leading run-scorer in BBL history, has signed with Adelaide Strikers in a deal that will see him play 11 of the 14 group matches before heading to the UAE to take up his ILT20 stint with Gulf Giants. In what is a significant deal, a compromise has effectively been reached for Lynn
New Zealand have packed their squad with plenty of pace as they attempt to wrest the Chappell-Hadlee trophy out of Australia’s hands next month. In addition to the more established Lockie Ferguson, they have also brought in the 23-year old Ben Sears, who may well make his ODI debut in the three-match series starting on
Australia’s immediate sights may be on back-to-back ODI series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand but wicketkeeper Alex Carey says this is where their preparation begins for the 2023 World Cup. Australia face Zimbabwe in three ODIs in Townsville from Sunday, before they meet world No.1 New Zealand for three matches in Cairns from September 6.
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has signed with Melbourne Renegades for the upcoming WBBL season. In five of the past seven years, Matthews has played for Hobart Hurricanes where she scored 865 runs at 18.02 and took 41 wickets. Her signing means she will team up with Harmanpreet Kaur in Renegades’ top order. “Any team
On Monday evening, members of the England men’s Test squad taking part in the ongoing series with South Africa – and a handful of others – filed into the Ham Yard Hotel in central London for the premiere of Ben Stokes: Phoenix From The Ashes. On the face of it, there’s nothing particularly unusual there.
Marnus Labuschagne is a self-confessed tinkerer when it comes to his batting, sometimes changing things mid-innings, and he is focused on using the upcoming six ODIs against Zimbabwe and New Zealand in northern Australia to continue to adapt his middle-order game with little more than a year to go until the World Cup. Labuschagne now
Southern Brave 132 for 1 (Stirling 74*, de Kock 37) beat Welsh Fire 129 for 8 (du Plooy 37, Critchley 32*) by nine wickets Paul Stirling proved he has lost none of his firepower as he guided Southern Brave to another nine-wicket victory over Welsh Fire at Sophia Gardens. The Ireland opener won the match