Marco Jansen returned from injury to take two wickets as South Africa defeated England by 14 runs in the first Twenty20 International of a three-match series that was reduced to five overs in a wet Cardiff on Wednesday. South Africa posted 97 for five in 7.5 overs after the game was initially a nine-over contest,…
West Australian all-rounder Aaron Hardie has been ruled out of the Australia A men’s squad for the tour of India. Hardie suffered a shoulder injury on Friday. Will Sutherland (VIC) replaces Hardie and will travel to India before the second four-day match in Lucknow. ALSO READ: IND vs UAE, Asia Cup 2025 – India sprints…
On Friday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced changes to its men’s team squads for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa and Ireland. Opener Ben Duckett will be rested for the three-match T20I series against the Proteas, which will begin on September 10. The two sides have one more match left in…
Afghanistan defeated the United Arab Emirates by a nail-biting four runs in the T20 tri-series on Friday. UAE needed 17 runs from the final over for a consolation first win in four games, and power-hitter Asif Khan brought down the target to five runs off the final three balls. But left-arm fast bowler Fareed Ahmad…
West vs Central West Zone: A. Nagwaswalla, Aarya Desai, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Harvik Desai (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shams Mulani, Shardul Thakur (c), Shreyas lyer, Tanush Kotian, Tushar Deshpande, Yashasvi Jaiswal. Central Zone: Ayush Pandey, Deepak Chahar, Danish Malewar, Harsh Dubey, Rajat Patidar (c), Khaleel Ahmed, Saransh Jain, Shubham Sharma, Upendra Yadav (wk), Y A Rathod, Yash…
Australian captain Alyssa Healy is confident her team will be able to overcome the “different challenges” posed by rivals in the upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup in the Indian subcontinent, given the depth and strength of her side. The seven-time 50-over World Cup winner will look to defend its title in the eight-team event, being…
Australia’s frontline pace bowler Mitchell Starc believes he still has a lot left in him to play Test and ODI cricket, saying he is ready to “milk” his body to achieve more success in the longest format of the game. Starc, 35, recently announced his retirement from T20Is in a move to keep himself ready…
Trainer Bob Baffert has been on the buying end of numerous high-value horses through the years at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. On Sept. 10, he was on the receiving end of one. Hip 731, a son of Gun Runner out of the stakes-placed Quality Road mare Ginja bred by GRS and Baffert, lit up…
Sri Lanka will look to wrap up the three-match series against Zimbabwe when the two sides meet in the second T20I at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. The visitor won the series opener by four wickets, chasing down a 176-run target in 19.1 overs. Openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis laid a solid platform…
The BCCI on Saturday announced a 15-member India A squad, which will take on Australia A in two multi-day matches from September 16 in Lucknow. Shreyas Iyer will lead the squad, while wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel will be his deputy. The squad includes Sai Sudharsan, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prasidh Krishna, who featured in India’s five-match…
