Heather Knight has undergone surgery on her injured hip and will continue to be out of action for the foreseeable future. The England women’s captain reckons she will have to miss the home series against India in September as well as the WBBL in October-November. She said she was hoping to return to the field
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Manchester Originals 188 for 3 (Buttler 68, Russell 64*, Salt 38) beat Southern Brave 120 (Walter 3-20) by 68 runs Jos Buttler and Andre Russell smashed scintillating half-centuries as Manchester Originals crushed reigning champions Southern Brave by 68 runs at the Ageas Bowl. Buttler hammered 68 off 42 balls and Russell flayed an unbeaten 64
Southern Brave 136 for 5 (Mandhana 43, Wyatt 31) beat Manchester Originals 127 for 8 (Lamb 57, Wellington 3-27) by nine runs Amanda-Jade Wellington picked up three wickets as Southern Brave pulled off a heist to beat Manchester Originals by nine runs and maintain their 100 percent record. Originals looked on course for victory while
Toss Netherlands chose to bat against Pakistan Netherlands have won the toss and opted to bat first in Rotterdam. In the second ODI of a three-match series, and on a similar surface to the one on Tuesday that saw Pakistan sneak home by 16 runs, the home captain Scott Edwards had little hesitation opting to
However, Mitchell Starc has already said he will use the period to rest during a hectic Test schedule that will see Australia play nine matches from late November to mid-March – two against West Indies, three against South Africa and four against India – having also been part of the T20 World Cup. Test captain
Derbyshire vs Kent – match abandoned Derbyshire’s hopes of reaching the knock-out stages of the Royal London One-Day Cup were ended by rain and a points penalty. The abandonment of the Group B match against Kent at the Incora County Ground, Derby, left both teams’ chances in the balance with only two games remaining. But
In 2025, the PSL will become the first T20 league to overlap with the IPL because of Pakistan’s packed international season. Starting November 2024, Pakistan have away tours of Australia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and New Zealand, before returning home for a tri-series in February 2025, followed by the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan that ends
Manchester Originals 149 for 9 (Salt 38, Ball 4-29) beat Welsh Fire 102 (Abbott 4-8) by 47 runs Manchester Originals recorded their first victory of the Men’s Hundred against the winless Welsh Fire by 47 runs at Emirates Old Trafford. Sean Abbott gave the Mancunian crowd the perfect parting gift in his last home match
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu and the South African trio of Ayabonga Khaka, Sune Luus and Chloe Tryon are part of nine overseas players set to take part in the inaugural women’s CPL. These players have been split into three teams, which will also be involved in a T10 tournament called 6ixty. Matches start on
Ellyse Perry insists she doesn’t have a point to prove after starting the Hundred in blazing form having missed out on Australia’s Commonwealth Games triumph in Birmingham. Perry was part of Australia’s Games squad as a batter only, as she is still recovering from a stress fracture in her back, but she did not play