Cricket News
On Tuesday, in Bulawayo, Sri Lanka defeated Scotland by a score of 82 runs to earn a perfect score in the Cricket World Cup qualifiers. This allowed Sri Lanka to go on to the Super Six round of the competition. Pathum Nissanka hit 75 and Charith Asalanka scored 63 as Sri Lanka was bowled out … Read more
On the opening day of the second Ashes Test, which took place on Wednesday at Lord’s, Australia reached 339-5 thanks to Steve Smith’s undefeated score of 85, while England failed to capitalize on the favorable bowling conditions. Under cloudy skies and bright floodlights at Lord’s, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to … Read more
With a valiant 66 against England in the opening innings of the second Ashes Test match at Lord’s, Australia opener David Warner made another significant step in securing his dream Test exit early in the upcoming year. He did this by scoring against England in the first innings of the match. The native of Sydney … Read more
After the wicketkeeper man-handled a climate activist during the second Ashes Test on Wednesday, Josh Tongue of England praised Jonny Bairstow as a “hero” for defending the Lord’s pitch by calling him a “hero” for safeguarding the field. Just before Stuart Broad bowled the second over of the first day of the first test match, … Read more
During a break in play caused by environmental protesters on the first day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s on Wednesday, England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow wrestled one of the demonstrators to the ground. Jonny Bairstow successfully took the protester to the ground. Just before Stuart Broad bowled the second over, two protesters from Just … Read more
The Cricket World Cup will begin on October 5 with England taking on New Zealand in Ahmedabad, and the same location will host the final on November 19, the organizers said on Tuesday. The schedule for the competition in India also confirmed that Pakistan would be taking part in the event. Less than four months … Read more
A devastating investigation uncovered “widespread” racism, sexism, and classism in the game of cricket. England captain Ben Stokes said on Tuesday that he is “deeply sorry” to discover of the amount of prejudice that exists in the sport after reading the report. His remarks came after the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC), which … Read more
The much-anticipated schedule for the 2018 One-Day International (ODI) World Cup in India was released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday. The tournament is scheduled to begin on October 5. Tamim Iqbal, the captain of Bangladesh’s one-day international squad, said that the team’s experience and familiarity with the circumstances made him “very confident” in … Read more
Both England and Australia have said that they would adhere to their respective strategic methods for the remainder of the Ashes series, which bodes well for another exciting matchup in the second test that will be held at Lord’s commencing today. With a nail-biting two-wicket victory in the first Test match at Edgbaston last week, … Read more
Only during the most recent series that was played in Sri Lanka did Dinuka Hettiarachchi become the spin bowling coach for the Bangladesh women’s side. However, the fact that he would be the Tigresses’ very first spin coach lends relevance to the fact that his hiring was made. On Monday, he was instructing younger spinners … Read more
