Aaron Finch became Major League Cricket’s first overseas signing during the T20 franchise league’s domestic player draft on Sunday night at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Finch was one of six names that were unveiled during the draft, followed over the next 90 minutes by fellow Australians Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Marsh, as …
David Miller has pledged to throw his support behind South Africa’s new T20I captain Aiden Markram even as he acknowledged he hoped he would be considered for the job. “I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested,” Miller said, ahead of South Africa’s second ODI against West Indies in Potchefstroom. “I’ve really enjoyed the …
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Toss Ireland chose to bowl vs Bangladesh Andrew Balbirnie won the toss and decided to bowl first against Bangladesh in the second of three ODIs in Sylhet on Monday. He explained that he wanted to give his bowlers a chance to have a go in overcast conditions – there has been some rain in Sylhet …
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West Indies allrounder Deandra Dottin has said that she is “deeply disappointed” by the “bewildering reasoning” given by Gujarat Giants to explain her omission from the squad ahead of the inaugural WPL. Earlier this month, Giants had initially said that Dottin was “recovering from a medical situation”, but she responded to that by tweeting, “I’m …
Australia 121 for 0 (Marsh 66*, Head 51*) beat India 117 (Kohli 31, Starc 5-53, Abbott 3-23) by 10 wickets Mitchell Starc produced a masterclass in new-ball swing bowling before openers Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head hammered rapid fifties to complete a knockout performance against India and level the series 1-1. India received a thrashing …
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Jamieson, the New Zealand seamer, was signed for INR 1 crore at December’s mini-auction but suffered a recurrence of a lower-back stress fracture shortly before last month’s Test series against England. He is expected to miss several months of cricket, including the upcoming IPL. Magala, 32, was unsold at the auction and has never previously …
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Ryan Cook, the Netherlands head coach, will miss his team’s next two international series after his appointment as fielding coach at Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. Cook, who oversaw Netherlands’ successful T20 World Cup campaign in Australia in October-November 2022, has been replaced by Ryan van Niekerk on an interim basis for their tours to …
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After his side lost the 2023 PSL final to Lahore Qalandars by one run, Multan Sultans captain Mohammad Rizwan has tagged Shaheen Shah Afridi‘s unbeaten 15-ball 44 the “turning point” of the match. Rizwan also gave credit to Zaman Khan who defended 12 in the final over to give Qalandars their second successive title. In …
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Batting in focus for Mumbai and Capitals Both Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals head into their penultimate group-stage fixture with a particular focus on their batting despite being two of the best sides in the Women’s Premier League (WPL). Capitals’ batting floundered in their previous game against Gujarat Giants in a 148-run chase. Their batting …
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How can Royal Challengers overcome their net-run-rate deficit and take third spot? Currently, Royal Challengers have an NRR of -1.044 after seven games and Gujarat Giants have -2.511 after the same number of games, while UP Warriorz have -0.117 after six. Given that Warriorz already have six points, Royal Challengers only have a chance if …
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