Bancroft was due to be Somerset’s overseas player in 2018 but had his contract terminated weeks before the start of the season, and was replaced by his compatriot Matt Renshaw. But he has now signed a deal that will see him play the first four Championship games of the season, filling in as the club’s …
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Big picture – Sri Lanka are headed for the WC qualifiers Realistically, Sri Lanka’s chances of automatic qualification for this year’s ODI World Cup are remote. If South Africa win their two ODIs against Netherlands, they will have 98 Super League points, which will be a tally out of Sri Lanka’s reach. The most likely …
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Afghanistan 133 for 3 (Gurbaz 44, Ibrahim Zadran 38, Zaman 1-22) beat Pakistan 130 for 6 (Imad 64*, Shadab 32, Farooqi 2-19) by seven wickets A little over a decade after they burst onto the international scene, Afghanistan have defeated Pakistan for the second successive match, sealing a famous series win with a game to …
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On the resumption of the Sheffield Shield season last month, an inexperienced Victoria didn’t set outlandish goals or plot a barnstorming title run. Boasting just one win from their first six matches, Victoria were content with backing youth in a bid to mould together a talented core who could help build a foundation for sustained …
Mumbai Indians 134 for 3 (Sciver-Brunt 60*, Harmanpreet 37) beat Delhi Capitals 131 for 9 (Lanning 35, Pandey 27*, Radha 27*, Matthews 3-5, Wong 3-42) by seven wickets Mumbai Indians are the inaugural WPL champions. Harmanpreet Kaur’s team had upstaged Meg Lanning’s, finally. What looked like a one-sided fare turned out to be quite the …
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South Africa 259 for 4 (De Kock 100, Hendricks 68, Powell 1-27) beat West Indies 258 for 5 (Charles 118, Mayers 51, Jansen 3-52) by six wickets Quinton de Kock‘s first T20I hundred – and joint sixth-fastest in the format off 43 balls – helped South Africa complete the highest successful chase in T20Is. De …
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Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha has said he has tried to give his players “psychological safety” and ensure that the dressing room remains a place where they can freely open up and have conversations. He believes that this environment, where players feel encouraged even if they have failed once or twice, is going to help …
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Martin Chandler | 8:47am BST 26 March 2023 Realising that I am fast approaching retirement age, and not fancying that idea at all, I have spent the last three years trying very hard to hang on to the good health I have been fortunate to enjoy all through my adult life. I wouldn’t go as …
Jonny Bairstow will not play IPL 2023 as the England wicketkeeper-batter, who plays for Punjab Kings, continues to recover from the freak injury he picked up last September. ESPNcricinfo has learned that uncapped Australian batter Matthew Short will be Bairstow’s replacement for the 2023 season. Kings, via the BCCI, had been waiting for Bairstow’s exact …
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Kate Cross, the England seamer, has revealed her shock at being signed by Northern Superchargers in Thursday’s Hundred draft, having captained Manchester Originals in the competition’s first two seasons. Cross had spoken to the Originals ahead of the draft, who gave her a verbal guarantee that they would sign her for £25,000 with their second …
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