Cricket News
The Bangladesh women’s cricket team will face South Africa in the first of three T20I series, part of the ICC Women’s Championship, today at Willowmoore Park in Benoni. Nigar Sultana and company are coming off a 2-1 home win against Pakistan and have made a couple of changes, with uncapped Lata Mondol and Shorifa Khatun … Read more
Veteran opener David Warner was retained in Australia’s squad named on Sunday for the opening Test against Pakistan later this month in what is anticipated to be his final series. Warner was in fantastic form with the white ball at the current World Cup, but he has only struck one Test century since early 2020 … Read more
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has been removed from his post as one of three consultants to head selector Wahab Riaz by the country’s cricket board, just one day after being appointed. Butt, who was banned from cricket for five years for his role in spot-fixing in Pakistan’s London Test in 2010, has been named … Read more
Shorna Akter of Bangladesh bowled circles around South African hitters in her maiden T20I five-wicket haul as the Tigresses won the first T20I by 13 runs in Benoni yesterday. This was the Tigresses’ historic first win against South Africa in their own backyard, as the Nigar Sultana Joty-led side seized a 1-0 lead in the … Read more
Bangladesh’s preparations for the first Test against New Zealand, their first World Test Championship match of the third cycle, had been clouded by the absence of important players. However, the team demonstrated that it could handle the pressure of facing a big team like New Zealand. Since the Mount Maunganui Test in New Zealand, the … Read more
When long-serving opener David Warner retires from test cricket, Australia’s top selector George Bailey has warned against repeating the mistakes committed in the aftermath of leg-spinner Shane Warne’s departure. Warner was picked to Australia’s 14-man squad for the first test against Pakistan, which will be held in Perth from December 14 to 18, as he … Read more
Shai Hope’s brilliant century propelled West Indies to a thrilling four-wicket victory over England in the first of three one-day internationals on Sunday at North Sound. Set a target of 326, West Indies captain Hope anchored the response and then unleashed some savage hitting to guide his team home with seven balls remaining, finishing on … Read more
Ish Sodhi, a New Zealand leg-spinner, stated that the visitors will strive to duplicate Bangladesh’s performance in the first Test in Sylhet. In the second and final match of the two-Test series, which begins on December 6 in Dhaka. “The way Bangladesh played, they certainly outplayed us.” But, on reflection, I believe they provided us … Read more
Usman Khawaja, Australia’s batsman, has defended David Warner vehemently after former teammate Mitchell Johnson questioned his place in the test squad and claimed he had not accepted full responsibility for the 2018 ball-tampering controversy. Warner, who has been nominated to a 14-man team for the series opener against Pakistan, has made no secret of his … Read more
South Africa rested batsman Temba Bavuma for this month’s home white-ball series against India, but he will skipper the side in the two-Test series, which begins on December 26. Bavuma said that he was not fully fit when South Africa lost to eventual champions Australia by three wickets in the World Cup semi-finals. He started … Read more
