News “These sorts of games, we just have to bin it and move on. I don’t think any sort of panic will come into the camp.” Kieron Pollard said it was “unacceptable” for an international team to be bowled out for 55 like his West Indies side were in their T20 World Cup opener against
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Report Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade added 40 to take Australia home, after Aiden Markram and David Miller briefly arrested South Africa’s slide with the bat Australia 121 for 5 (Smith 35, Stoinis 24*, Nortje 2-21) beat South Africa 117 for 9 (Markram 40, Hazlewood 2-19, Zampa 2-21) by five wickets A wicket off the
News Hurricanes were 5 for 107 when rain ended the match Hobart Hurricanes 5 for 107 (du Preez 39, Wellington 2-16) no result against Adelaide Strikers Rain has ruined the opening match of the WBBL double-header in Launceston with Hobart Hurricanes clash with Adelaide Strikers called off after 16 overs. Strikers started superbly with Darcie
News Mahela Jayawardene returns home after successful consultancy spell with team Maheesh Theekshana is unlikely to be risked in Sri Lanka’s first Super 12s fixture against Bangladesh on Sunday after picking up a side injury during the eight-wicket win against Netherlands in Sharjah. Theekshana, the mystery spinner, took two wickets for three runs in his
News Concerts clash causes switch of venues, with Old Trafford hosting South Africa Test instead The postponed fifth Test between England and India will be held at Edgbaston from July 1-5 next summer, instead of its original venue at Emirates Old Trafford, and will also determine the result of the series, with India currently leading
News Some one-on-one sessions with South Australia sports psychologist David Steventon over the last 12 months have helped McGrath simplify her game Tahlia McGrath credits her meteoric rise to being the form allrounder of Australian women’s cricket partly to her sports psychologist. Player of the series against India earlier this month, McGrath has started the
News South Africa’s then-chief selector says such a decision would have been “unethical to the players already selected” AB de Villiers‘ availability for the 2019 World Cup was brought to the attention of South Africa’s then-chief selector Linda Zondi two days before the squad was announced, but was turned down because it would’ve been unfair
Big picture It is the knockout before the knockouts, with the winner of the clash between Namibia and Ireland guaranteed to join Sri Lanka in the Super 12s with the loser set to join Netherlands on the way out. And for both teams, the desperation to progress is immense. Ireland have not qualified for the
News The fast bowler will continue to play state, BBL and perhaps county cricket James Pattinson‘s decision to retire from international cricket did not come as a huge surprise to his Victoria coach, and former Australia team-mate, Chris Rogers who had sensed the fast bowler was struggling for motivation during the longer winter months. Pattinson
Report Openers Hazratullah Zazai and Mohammad Shahzad hit aggressive fifties, while Andre Russell returned to action Afghanistan 189 for 5 (Zazai 56, Shahzad 54, McCoy 2-43) beat West Indies 133 for 5 (Chase 54*, Pooran 35, Nabi 3-2) by 56 runs Afghanistan combined a belligerent batting performance with tight bowling to stomp to a 56-run