Meanwhile, white-ball specialists Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa and Ben Dwarshuis are available to play in the One-Day Cup final on March 11 when Tasmania host New South Wales at Bellerive Oval. However, Steven Smith will not play in the Sheffield Shield before heading to the Pakistan Super League in late March. Head will play for…
Georgia Plimmer, the New Zealand batter, has been ruled out of the ODI series against Zimbabwe because of a shoulder injury. She sustained the injury while training during the T20I series against Zimbabwe – which New Zealand won 3-0 – and had missed the second and third T20Is too. Bella James, who was called in…
Australia’s biggest challenge in the near future is to identify their next-gen fast bowlers and groom them for international cricket, former fast bowler Glenn McGrath has said. In the absence of Mitchell Starc, who had retired from T20Is last year, and the injured pair of Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins, Australia crashed out of the…
The ECB has cancelled England Lions’ ongoing tour of the UAE following US-Israeli air strikes on Iran and is working to get players and staff back to the UK. It has also ruled out sending the England women’s team on a planned training camp to the region. England Women, who have not played since they…
Haris Rauf is among the 10 marquee players whose names will be called out first at next week’s inaugural men’s Hundred auction, with 14 Pakistan players on the longlist for bids. The ECB and the eight franchises released a joint statement last week committing to selection being based on “performance, availability, and the needs of…
The current PCB administration, though, does have form for imposing punishments in the wake of disappointments at major tournaments. Five months earlier, following a narrow defeat to India in the Asia Cup final, the PCB had briefly suspended all No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) issued to players that would have allowed them to take part in T20…
This will only be the second Test between the two sides, after India won the first one, played in 2018 by an innings and 262 runs. The Test will not be a part of the ongoing World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. It will be just the second Test to take place in India in the…
South Africa captain Aiden Markram has been among the most impactful players in the 2026 T20 World Cup. His strike rate of 175.16 is the best among 11 openers who have faced at least 100 balls in the tournament. His success for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL 2025 has helped him grow into a…
Alyssa Healy has not enjoyed the various milestones matches across her storied career but admitted she was able to savour her ODI swansong as she thrashed 158 off 98 balls against India in Hobart and even bowled for the first time in her career. Healy brought up her century from 79 deliveries and then needed…
Shai Hope did not dodge the question. West Indies had posted 195 in their virtual quarter-final against India at Eden Gardens, but his 33-ball 32 – which included 17 dot balls, just 10 attacking shots and nine false shots, according to ESPNcricinfo’s data – left them a few runs short as India chased the target…