Big picture – India remain favourites India will look to tighten their grip on the five-match T20I series when they take on Sri Lanka in the second game in Visakhapatnam, having cruised to a comprehensive win in the opener. Dominant with ball and bat but sloppy in the field on Sunday, the hosts once again…
Big picture – SL’s first T20I since March India return to T20Is with the afterglow of a maiden ODI World Cup title at home. But the spotlight now shifts to the shortest format. The first T20I against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam marks the start of a five-match series that makes up nearly half of India’s…
Big picture – One last dance on memorable tour South Africa’s memorable tour of India can still end with a nice cherry on the top. Having won the Tests 2-0 and forced a decider in the ODIs, they go into the last T20I with a chance to deny India a series win, which has been…
Big Picture – A rare home Test for Ajaz Patel? It has been more than 30 years since West Indies last won a Test in New Zealand, a drought captain Roston Chase has repeatedly highlighted during the ongoing three-match series. The visitors have shown they possess a bowling attack capable of unsettling New Zealand’s batters,…
Big picture – Can India close out series in Lucknow? If this tour followed the points system from the women’s Ashes – four points for a Test win and two for winning limited-overs games – South Africa would be leading India by 12 points to eight. If we look at it like that, while one…
Big picture: Stokes cries havoc, but is it too late as Cummins returns? The gloves are off, the dogs are unleashed, the battle is joined… or so England must fervently hope. At the third time of asking, there can be no more false dawns for an Ashes campaign that began with an optimism unparalleled for…
Time off or matches under the belt heading into a final? It’s a perennial question and a situation acutely felt by Hobart Hurricanes and Perth Scorchers ahead of Saturday night’s WBBL decider. “If you sit back and think about what is the perfect preparation, I don’t think anyone has the answer,” Hurricanes captain Elyse Villani…