Harmanpreet Kaur is ready to return from injury © Getty Images Harmanpreet Kaur, India’s T20I captain, has spent more time on the physio’s table than at the crease in India colours in 2021 but is hopeful of finally being able to change that. In March, a hip-flexor injury limited her participation in the T20I series
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News Aaron Finch will be fit despite coming off knee surgery and is confident the team can overcome tricky preparation Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch has confirmed that he and David Warner will open the batting together at the T20 World Cup despite Warner twice being dropped by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL this year.
Mumbai Indians’ comprehensive win against Rajasthan Royals means the Royals are pretty much out of the race, while the battle for fourth place is now largely between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai. Here is a look at how the teams stack up going into the last three days of the league stage. Kolkata Knight RidersMatches
Preview For Sunrisers, there is little more than pride at stake as the team has already been eliminated Big picture In terms of significance, Royal Challengers Bangalore still have a lot to play for in their remaining two matches. If they win those two games: against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday and Delhi Capitals on Friday,
News Coach says CSK’s slowdown was due to the challenging conditions, “not lack of intent” Chennai Super Kings, in their three-wicket defeat to Delhi Capitals, got to 48 for 2 by the end of the powerplay, but then slowed down so much towards the middle that they did not score a single boundary for the
Delhi Capitals 139 for 7 (Dhawan 39, Hetmyer 28*, Thakur 2-13) beat Chennai Super Kings 136 for 5 (Rayudu 55, Axar 2-18) by three wickets After being ahead for most of the contest, the Delhi Capitals seemed to have lost their way in a chase of 137, but Shimron Hetmyer‘s unbeaten 28 helped them beat
News ECB warns that tour rests on selection of squad “befitting a series of this significance” The ECB board is set to meet later this week to determine whether this winter’s Ashes can take place, after appearing to concede that several of the team’s leading players remain unwilling to submit to Australia’s stringent Covid-19 protocols.
News Thieves broke into the team van while it parked outside the hotel Queensland’s rescheduled trip to Adelaide got off on the wrong foot after the team van was broken into and some playing equipment stolen ahead of Thursday’s Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania at Karen Rolton Oval. Thieves broke the van’s window while it
News The T20 World Cup will now be the largest-scale event with fan involvement in the UAE since the start of the pandemic The upcoming men’s T20 World Cup, in October-November in the UAE (and Oman, for some of the first-round games), will witness significant spectator presence, with all stadia set to allow people in
Report Meg Lanning declared at the dinner break to see if India will want to set a target Dinner Australia 241 for 9 dec (Perry 68*, Gardner 51, Vastrakar 3-49) trail India 377 for 9 dec by 136 runs Ellyse Perry‘s charmed life continued on the opening session of the final day as she became