The Ashes began with England walloping Scott Boland on the opening day in Perth to the tune of 62 runs in 10 overs, just as had been prophesied. It all but ended with Boland delivering a 24-ball masterclass to Joe Root at the SCG, in which Test cricket’s second-highest ever run-scorer, coming off 160 in…
Eisakhil made 92 for Noakhali Express against Dhaka Capitals in Sylhet on Sunday. It was Eisakhil’s first overseas franchise league match, having made his competitive debut three years ago. Nabi presented Eisakhil with the Noakhali cap before the toss. The Noakhali team management, under fire after the side lost their first six matches, finally chose…
The BCB’s integrity unit found “credible suspicion” during the ongoing BPL, which made them undertake “routine” operations, including questioning players and seizing mobile phones of franchise officials. According to a BCB press release on Sunday, the unit hasn’t put any player under investigation nor have they found anyone guilty thus far. “As part of standard…
Toss Delhi Capitals chose to bowl vs Gujarat Giants DC were thrashed by defending champions Mumbai Indians by 50 runs on Saturday night, whereas GG overcame UP Warriorz on the same day and at the same ground by 10 runs. Rodrigues expected dew later in the game, and said the DY Patil Stadium, almost her…
His hundred came at his domestic home ground, the Wanderers, and in celebration, Rickelton drew on KL Rahul, who thumped his chest and gestured to the turf after scoring the winning runs for Delhi Capitals against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in last year’s IPL. For context, Rahul too was part of the opposition team that night,…
The PCB is considering reversing its position on delaying the sale of Multan Sultans until after the end of the upcoming 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). ESPNcricinfo has learned that the PCB is in active discussions to sell off the franchise as soon as legally possible. The proposal has the support of…
Wildfires are common in the Western Cape in summer, when high temperatures and strong winds create conditions on the surrounding mountains that sustain fires. Thousands of hectares of vegetation are burned annually but damage to persons or property is rare. In 2015, a nine-day fire, which was caused by arson, crept close to fast bowler…
Last year, India played the Asia Cup final in Dubai on September 28 and their first Test against West Indies at home on October 2. Then they played their last T20I in Australia on November 8 and their first Test against South Africa at home on November 14. They were whitewashed 2-0 in the South…
“We haven’t got a good result in any World Cup. We had a good opportunity last time [at the T20 World Cup in 2024], but we couldn’t do it. But you will notice that before every World Cup, there’s some incident that takes place,” Shanto, Bangladesh’s Test captain, said on Friday in response to a…
RCB have already played their first game of the 2026 season, on Friday night when they beat defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in a thrilling last-over finish. Their auction strategy of going all in on allrounders paid off – even though one of them – Vastrakar, who they rate very highly – wasn’t available. “I…