Joty focuses on seizing series

The Bangladesh women’s cricket team plays Pakistan today in the last match of a three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. If they win, it will be their third ODI series win against Pakistan. The Tigresses tied the series again last Tuesday with a boundary hit by captain Nigar Sultana Joty in the … Read more

New Zealand’s Nicholls faces ball-tampering charges

According to reports, referees have told the team that New Zealand Test batter Henry Nicholls tampered with the ball. On TV, it looked like Nicholls touched the ball with his helmet during this week’s Plunket Shield game between his Canterbury area and Auckland. “Nicholls has been reported for allegedly breaching Rule 3.1, article 1.15 of … Read more

France Cricket accused of staging fake matches to access ICC funds

A report from France24 said that players, teams, and new board members have accused France Cricket of lying to get money from the International Cricket Council (ICC). Reports say that the ICC is taking the accusations very seriously. Tracy Rodriguez, a former France cricket player, had doubts about a statement from the board from last … Read more

No more Super Overs: Joty

Nigar Sultana Joty, the captain of Bangladesh, joked that she didn’t want to see any more Super Overs after Bangladesh beat Pakistan in the second one-day international of the three-match series yesterday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. Nigar and his team won the game in a thrilling Super Over, where they chased … Read more

Sacked SLC temporarily restored

The sports minister’s decision to fire the country’s cricket board because of a crisis was overturned by Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday. The officials who had been fired were sent back to work until a full hearing could be held. The court agreed to hear board head Shammi Silva’s case against minister Roshan … Read more

New Zealand Cricket appoint first woman chair

Diana Puketapu-Lyndon will be the first woman to chair New Zealand Cricket (NZC). Martin Snedden, who was chairing the board at the time, announced on Wednesday that he would be stepping down early to give her time to get used to the job. Puketapu-Lyndon will become chair instead of deputy chair. She is also chair … Read more

Tamim unavailable for upcoming New Zealand Tests

People have been thinking about Tamim Iqbal’s near future as an international cricket player ever since he chose not to play in the World Cup. Bangladesh will play New Zealand in two Tests, one on November 28 in Sylhet and the other on December 6 in Dhaka. The Bangladesh squad is supposed to be announced … Read more