Zimbabwe exploit Pakistan’s batting woes in shock win
PAKISTAN have only themselves to blame after their shocking failure to chase 131 runs against Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe bowled and fielded out of their skins to claim a famous one run victory at Perth as Pakistan’s batsmen melted under the pressure to return one of the country’s more embarrassing defeats in international tournaments. In a sad twist of […]
Stoinis stars as Australia bounce back to beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets
PERTH: Marcus Stoinis smashed an unbeaten 59 off 18 balls to power Australia to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka and reinvigorate their Twenty20 World Cup defence on Tuesday. Chasing 158 for victory, the hosts depended on Stoinis’s rapid-fire knock to achieve their target with 21 balls to spare in Perth and bounce back from […]
India’s Cheteshwar Pujara set for Sussex return
LONDON: Indian batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is to return to English county Sussex for the 2023 season, the south coast club announced on Monday. The 34-year-old enjoyed a brilliant 2022 campaign with Sussex, scoring 1,094 County Championship runs at a huge average of 109.40 in just eight appearances His form helped Pujara, who also led Sussex […]
Ireland, Zimbabwe in Super 12 as WI head home
HOBART: Paul Stirling smashed a glittering half-century as Ireland stunned the West Indies to power into the Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 on Friday and send the two-time champions crashing out, with Zimbabwe joining them in the next round after edging past Scotland. Sri Lanka and the Netherlands had already progressed from the other preliminary […]
Pakistan, WI agree to postpone T20 series
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have agreed to postpone the three-match T20 International series, which was due to be held during January 2023 in Pakistan, to the first quarter of 2024, the PCB announced on Wednesday. “The decision has been made considering 2024 is an ICC Men’s T20 World […]
Smith unlikely to play against NZ, indicates George Bailey
Steve Smith is unlikely to be in the Playing XI for the opening game against New Zealand at least, Australia’s Chairman of Selectors George Bailey has indicated. “I think all the members of our 15 have a role to play but I don’t think that will be starting in the 11 for Steve,” Bailey said. […]
BCCI to insist on neutral venue for 2023 Asia Cup
India will insist on a neutral venue for next year’s Asia Cup, that is scheduled to be held in Pakistan. After the Annual General Meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in Mumbai on Tuesday (October 18), the BCCI arrived at a conclusion that it will not travel to Pakistan for […]
Netherlands edge UAE in low-scoring T20 World Cup thriller
Bowlers led by Bas de Leede helped the Netherlands edge out the United Arab Emirates by three wickets in a tense low-scoring match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday. Skipper Scott Edwards stood unbeaten on 16 as the Netherlands chased down their target of 112 with one ball to spare in the second match […]
Third Australia-England T20 abandoned due to rain
CANBERRA: England were denied a clean sweep of their T20 International series against Australia when persistent rain forced the third match to be abandoned in Canberra on Friday. Needing 130 to win from 12 overs, Australia were 30-3 from 3.5 overs when rain forced the players from the field for the third and final time. […]
Australia signal Warner ban to be revoked after integrity code review
SYDNEY: Cricket Australia (CA) look set to revoke David Warner’s lifetime ban from leadership positions after announcing that the body’s integrity code would be reviewed at Friday’s board meeting as a “first step” to his rehabilitation. The now 35-year-old batsman was banned from the elite game for a year and from leadership positions for life […]