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Marnus Labuschagne felt a surge of relief when he was cleared to play in the ‘Boxing Day’ Test against Pakistan after suffering a devastating hit on his pinky finger in the hosts’ series-opening triumph. Labuschagne required medical care after being struck on the right hand by debutant Khurram Shahzad early in the second innings in … Read more
Following their spectacular 360-run victory over Pakistan in Perth, Australia rejected the temptation to make too many changes to their squad, instead cutting their playing group from 14 to 13 for the Boxing Day Test. Lance Morris, an uncapped pacer, has withdrawn from the camp to return to domestic T20 duty in Australia, where Australia … Read more
Cameron Green, Australia’s all-rounder, has disclosed that he was born with chronic kidney disease and that his parents were told he might not live past the age of 12. Green told Channel 7 that the problem was discovered during his mother’s 19-week scan and that he was still researching the disease. “Basically, my kidneys don’t … Read more
Nathan Lyon, the Australian spin master, came within three wickets of joining the elite 500 club on day two of the first Test in Perth on Friday. At stumps, the visitors trailed by 355 runs, with Imam-ul-Haq unbeaten on 38 and nightwatchman Khurram Shahzad on seven after losing skipper Shan Masood late on. However, their … Read more
Medium pacer with the left arm Maruf Mridha took four wickets to help Bangladesh U-19s bowl out India for 188 in today’s U19 Asia Cup semi-final at Dubai’s ICC Academy Ground 2. India lost early wickets as Maruf struck three times in seven overs. India went from 13 for three to 36 for four when … Read more
Opener David Warner erased any questions about his test match pedigree with a 164-run attack on Pakistan’s bowlers on Thursday, as Australia cruised to 346-5 at stumps on day one of the series opener in Perth. The 37-year-old, who plans to retire from test cricket after the third and final game in Sydney, put on … Read more
In the first Test at Perth yesterday, veteran opener David Warner smashed a gutsy 164 to silence the naysayers and lead Australia to 346 for five against an inconsistent Pakistan attack. In a brilliant start to his final Test series, the 37-year-old batted for much of day one until being dismissed to Aamer Jamal two … Read more
Suryakumar Yadav scored a stunning century as India won the third and final Twenty20 international against South Africa by a crushing 106-run margin at the Wanderers Stadium on Thursday. After India were brought in to bat, Suryakumar struck 100 in a total of 201 for seven. South Africa were bowled out for 95 runs, with … Read more
The lack of leg-spinners in the country’s cricket establishment has frequently been emphasized, particularly when a major T20I or ODI event comes calling. Despite the desire of national team coaches and team management, the cricketing world has rarely placed faith in leg spin, or wrist spin in general, relegating a vital game-deciding component to a … Read more
West Indies thrashed England by 10 runs on Thursday to take a dominating 2-0 lead in their best-of-five Twenty20 international series in Grenada. Brandon King hit an unbeaten 82 and skipper Rovman Powell hammered a quickfire 50. West Indies opener King hit eight fours and five sixes off 52 balls to help the hosts recover … Read more
