Salman Agha hailed his side’s “complete performance” after Pakistan dismantled Namibia by 102 runs to qualify for the Super Eight. In a must-win game for Pakistan, Sahibzada Farhan’s hundred – Pakistan’s second in T20 World Cups – saw them post 199. Namibia never looked like getting into the chase as Pakistan’s spinners ran riot, with…
Matthew Mott has joined Lancashire as a men’s T20 coaching consultant. The two-year deal will see England’s former limited overs coach work closely with the coaching set-up at Lancashire for the Vitality Blast, led by head coach Steven Croft. It is also further establishes his working relationship at Emirates Old Trafford, where he will take…
India won their first toss in four in the T20 World Cup and decided to bat first, wanting to flex their batting muscle and also preparing the bowlers for the worst-case scenario of bowling in the dew against South Africa in their Super Eights match on Sunday. Unlike India’s opponents in the first three matches,…
Jammu & Kashmir 302 (Samad 82, Shami 8-90) and 126 for 4 (Vanshaj 43, Samad 30*, Akash Deep 3-46) beat Bengal 328 (Gharami 146, Nabi 5-87) and 99 (Shahbaz 24, Sunil 4-27, Nabi 4-36) by six wickets Abdul Samad 82 and 30* (in just 27 balls), Auqib Nabi’s match-haul of 9 for 123, and Vanshaj…
Pathirana is arguably Sri Lanka’s best death bowler. He is also the fastest of the island’s quicks. However, Sri Lanka have several options to choose a replacement from: left-arm quick Dilshan Madushanka has recently returned to match fitness after a long injury layoff but has a modest T20I record, left-arm seamer Binura Fernando and round-arm…
Phoebe Litchfield has called on Australia’s batters to be more ruthless and not leave it to the next player as they look to level the T20I series against India in Canberra. Litchfield, who left the recent WPL with a quad injury, overcame a tricky start at the SCG where she was 0 off eight balls,…
Cricket Australia is exploring the possibility of taking the opening game of next season’s BBL to India, with Chennai being scoped out as a potential venue. First reported by SEN, senior BBL executives Phil Rigby (head of business operations) and Margot Harley (head of competition development and strategy) were recently in India as part of…
Both Sydney BBL clubs are searching for a new coach after Sydney Thunder parted ways with Trevor Bayliss following five seasons at the helm. Bayliss, who coached England to the 2019 ODI World Cup title, had mixed results across his tenure as Thunder finished in the top four in three seasons including making the final…
Fourteen former international captains from around the world have written a letter to Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing deep concern for former captain Imran Khan’s health, and requesting that he be treated with “dignity and basic human consideration”. Recent reports of an eye complaint that Imran’s family said has left him almost completely blinded…
Toss Canada chose to bat vs New Zealand New Zealand, who are a win from confirming a Super Eight spot, are without Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson. Daryl Mitchell, who stood in for Santner, said the captain had a “dodgy burger” last night and was indisposed. New Zealand made two changes, both forced. Cole McConchie…