Cracking the Varun Chakravarthy code was what set up South Africa’s win over India, giving them a total – 187 for 7 – that was formidable enough. But was it out of India’s reach? It might not have been had it not been for a lot of “out-of-the-box planning” with the ball and in the…
As the crowd cheered for every Indian player whose name was read out according to the batting order following the exchange of team sheets and the toss, a collective sigh of disbelief descended into a ‘nooooo’ – or perhaps an ‘ohhhh’ – when it became known that Washington Sundar, and not their bapu, Axar Patel,…
After breaking India’s winning streak at T20 World Cups, which had stretched back 12 matches to their opening fixture of the 2024 tournament, South Africa have proved the defending champions are “beatable”. Still, South Africa aren’t getting too carried away. On a winning run of five matches at this tournament themselves, South Africa could consider…
Big Picture: Tussle between two in-form teams Two years ago, Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the T20 World Cup. Not only did they make the competition this time, they entered the Super Eights unbeaten. First, it was Blessing Muzarabani who shut Australia down on a slow pitch in Colombo. Then their top four silenced the…
Romario Shepherd, who has been on the sidelines for the past week, is a chance to play for West Indies in their first Super Eight game against Zimbabwe on Monday. The pitch used for the India vs USA game in Mumbai in the group stage will be used again. Shepherd, 31, lends a lot of…
Toss Sri Lanka chose to field vs England Sri Lanka have opted to chase against England in Pallekele, hoping to replicate their dominant victory over Australia here to kickstart their Super Eight campaign. It was six days ago that Pathum Nissanka’s unbeaten 100 saw the hosts chase down Australia’s total of 181 with eight wickets…
Western Australia 233 for 2 (Curtis 91, Bancroft 70*) beat Victoria 230 (Kellaway 105, Jackson 4-40) by eight wickets After scoring 75 in his side’s thrilling one-wicket win against Tasmania on February 10, Curtis continued his fine form to help WA finish their season on a high. His 91 off 83 deliveries set up WA…
The BCCI has announced “structured support” for the men’s and women’s teams of Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI), including international exposure, home series support and venue access. Both teams have achieved success on the global stage, with the men’s team winning multiple world championships over the years, while the women’s team won…
On the eve of Sri Lanka’s Super Eight match against England, it’s pouring in Kandy. Sri Lanka’s meteorological department has issued a heavy rain warning. And all five of the days leading up to this match have seen significant rainfall in Pallekele. That doesn’t mean the match is under serious threat, though it might be….
Sri Lanka may have vanquished Australia in Pallekele on Monday, but England have an entirely different recent history at this venue. In January, they had played three T20Is in Pallekele, and beaten Sri Lanka in all three. It had been a low-scoring series, but the likes of Tom Banton, Phil Salt, Harry Brook and Sam…