Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Jess Kerr, Penfold, Down return for New Zealand's tour of West Indies

Rosemary Mair, Claudia Green, Jess McFadyen have been left out of the squad that won bronze at the Commonwealth Games

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Hardik Pandya breaks into top five in ICC rankings for T20I allrounders

The India allrounder achieves his career-best ranking after his match-winning performance against Pakistan

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Abu Dhabi to host Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier from September 18 to 25

The top two teams in the eight-team event will qualify for the 2023 T20 World Cup in South Africa

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Mosaddek defends Bangladesh bowlers and one-dimensional spin attack

He says they would have liked to score another 10-15 runs against Afghanistan

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

PCB forced to abandon franchise model for Pakistan Junior League

The board has now taken ownership of the inaugural edition and on Tuesday announced six teams for the league

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Disney Star licenses part of its ICC rights to Zee in landmark agreement

The TV rights for ICC men's and Under-19 events in the Indian market have been licensed to Zee, while Disney Star retains the digital rights for the same events

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Harmanpreet's checklist for UK tour: a fitting farewell for Goswami, better fielding standards and finding finishers

India are touring England for three T20Is and three ODIs from September 10

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Lynn returns to Northamptonshire, Pattinson released by Nottinghamshire

James Pattinson wanted to give his body a break and spend time with his young family

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Dave Houghton wants to 'take away that freezing' when Zimbabwe play 'strong sides'

Zimbabwe coach confirms Sean Williams will return for second ODI, but Blessing Muzarabani remains unlikely to feature in the series

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PCB to donate gate receipts from first England T20I to PM's Flood Relief Fund

"I encourage all spectators to participate in this initiative by purchasing tickets for the first T20I and turning up in big numbers," says Ramiz Raja

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'Look after local players' - Smith wants better BBL deals for Australian cricketers

Top local contracts are for around A$200,000 for 14 games, while for foreign platinum players it is A$340,000 regardless of number of matches

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Monday, August 29, 2022

Bangladesh turn to Shakib and Mushfiqur, again, as Farooqi threat looms large

After Sri Lanka demolition, Afghanistan start as favourites against misfiring Bangladesh

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'I like the challenge' - Madhevere hopes for a run at No. 3 after last-minute call-up

He made a career-best 72 after replacing the injured Sean Williams

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Jadeja at No. 4 forced Pakistan to change plans, and it 'ultimately cost them'

That call, Hardik's performance, and a resurgent Bhuvneshwar's four-for were key to the outcome on Sunday night

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Sunday, August 28, 2022

Plan for Pakistan: Open with Fakhar, send Babar or Rizwan at No. 3

"Separate Babar and Rizwan, put Fakhar at the top," says Arthur; Uthappa feels Pakistan are "shooting in the dark a little bit" when batting first

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Team-by-team BBL draft analysis - who had the best night and what were the surprises?

Five platinum players were overlooked, including Andre Russell and Faf du Plessis, with English cricketers in high demand

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Colin de Grandhomme's presence in BBL draft catches New Zealand Cricket by surprise

The allrounder would require a No Objection Certificate from NZC, who claim he "has not requested a release"

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Sophie Ecclestone stars with bat and ball as Manchester Originals keep play-off hopes alive

Birmingham Phoenix suffer second defeat after being dismissed for 104 chasing 123

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New bowler, new ball: Fitter, more focussed Ollie Robinson shows he's worthy of key promotion

Seamer makes most of months on sidelines to justify leapfrogging Broad in pecking order

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BBL overseas draft: Livingstone to Renegades, Boult to Stars, du Plessis and Russell unpicked

As expected, Rashid was retained by Strikers, while Sixers were able to bring back Jordan and Vince from last season

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England's injury list grows with Livingstone ruled out of remainder of the Hundred

England will pick their squad for the seven-T20I tour of Pakistan tour next week and might have to name an expanded contingent of players

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'It's a big headache', but Pujara expects India to pick Pant ahead of Karthik

Who does the finishing job then? Hardik Pandya is the best option, says the India Test batter

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Saturday, August 27, 2022

Afghanistan bowl; Sri Lanka hand debuts to Pathirana and Madushanka

Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi said he wanted his team to take advantage of a fresh pitch in Dubai

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Disney Star bags ICC media rights for Indian market

Winning bid includes rights for both TV and digital for 2024 to 2027

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Anderson, Robinson and Broad run through South Africa top order

A dogged, unbroken stand of 34 between Petersen and van der Dussen kept England's attack at bay until lunch

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Virat Kohli: 'I came to realise I was trying to fake my intensity a bit recently'

The India batter makes his comeback against Pakistan on Sunday and says that he is "feeling light" after his break

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Jetlagged Zimbabwe look to 'soak in conditions' with an eye on T20 World Cup

Australia, meanwhile, will be braced to control the in-form Sikandar Raza

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Australia begin ODI World Cup prep with a rare Zimbabwe series at Townsville

There are not massive holes to fill in Australia's side that is allrounder-heavy, but Zimbabwe could pose tough challenge

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Friday, August 26, 2022

Stokes and Foakes build England's lead after Nortje's morning strikes

South Africa are now 61 runs behind, with five wickets in the hosts' first innings still to pick

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Sanjeev Gupta withdraws conflict-of-interest complaints to 'safeguard health and life'

Sends email saying as much to Supreme Court, BCCI top brass and members of the media

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Strauss review proposes smaller Championship top tier, 'revamped' 50-over competition

Consultation document distributed to counties with view to voting in changes next month

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When, where, how? All you need to know about the BBL overseas players draft

Wondering if the biggest names correspond to the best picks at this draft? That and more in ESPNcricinfo's explainer

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Australia ODI talking points: how many allrounders, and who should bat No. 3?

With just over a year until the 50-over World Cup, a few of the questions facing Aaron Finch's team

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Shakib to lead Bangla Tigers in Abu Dhabi T10 League, Sreesanth named mentor

Evin Lewis, Colin Munro, Mohammad Amir and Matheesha Pathirana are also set to join the franchise

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Bhanuka Rajapaksa ready to bring IPL confidence into the Asia Cup

The Sri Lanka batter is enjoying a revival in his career after working on his fitness

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Anderson, Broad, Stokes give England upper hand in seaming conditions

South Africa choose to bat first and slump to 77 for 5 on first morning

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ICC eyes $4 billion-plus media rights money for Indian market

ESPNcricinfo explains the nuts and bolts of the bidding process, which takes place on August 26

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Domingo denies reports of his resignation as Bangladesh's head coach for Tests and ODIs

"My contract is till November 2023. I am fully committed to the BCB for the next 15 months"

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Darren Stevens vows to play on next season after 'gutting' Kent release aged 46

Allrounder eyes player-coach role after setting up fairytale tie against old club Leicestershire

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Trent Boult hoping he's not done with Test cricket just yet

Bowler also eyeing 2023 ODI World Cup, despite having given up NZC contract

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Shubman Gill set to play for Glamorgan for remainder of 2022 County Championship season

It is understood that his involvement is subject to visa clearance

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Lord's haul pushes Rabada to No. 3 on Test bowlers' table

Sikandar Raza and Shubman Gill move up after Zimbabwe vs India ODIs, but Imam-ul-Haq slides after poor run in the Netherlands

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Taylor, Hasnain, Smeed in final batch of players for BBL draft

Pakistan represents the majority of the additional names in the draft and includes Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq and Khushdil Shah

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Early-season ODIs provide World Cup springboard for Australia

They have not played a one-dayer on home soil since November 2020

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Out-of-favour Agarwal is 'ticking all those boxes' to give white-ball future a thrust

"I will be very happy with whatever comes my way, but the aspirations and dreams never die"

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Pakistan Women head coach David Hemp won't extend his contract in October

Says he took the "difficult decision" to spend more time with his young family

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Joe Root: Ben Stokes' honesty about mental health epitomises leadership qualities

Team-mate hopes his example can encourage others to seek help when they need it

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Wasim Akram: Pakistan believe they can 'compete against India day-in and day-out'

Says that while Babar isn't quite there yet in comparison to Kohli, "he's on track to be one of the modern greats"

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Muzarabani back in Zimbabwe squad for Australia ODIs; Ervine remains injured

All three matches will take place in Townsville on August 28, August 31 and September 3

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Labuschagne wants to 'continue to get better' at No. 5 after disappointing tour of Sri Lanka

Batter keen to use the series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand to adapt to role with an eye on the 2023 World Cup

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Dravid tests positive for Covid-19, to delay travel to UAE for Asia Cup

He will test again in two days' time; Paras Mhambrey to step in till then

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West Indies' hopes of direct qualification for ODI World Cup suffer setback

Over-rate penalty in the third ODI against New Zealand following the series loss has weakened their position

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Sunday, August 21, 2022

Kyle Mayers hundred in vain as four New Zealand half-centurions seal series 2-1

Latham (69), Mitchell (63), Guptill (57) and Conway (56) make short work of a chase of 302

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Zafar Gohar curbs Stephen Eskinazi's run-strewn sequence

Ben Charlesworth's 97 organises well-judged run chase

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Insouciant Hampshire complete Tom Prest's groundwork

Hampshire now assured of home tie in knockout phases

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Sam Conners takes five but Yorkshire edge home on poor Queen's Park pitch

Four batters hit by rearing deliveries in low-scoring afair

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Zimbabwe seek solution for opening woes as whitewash looms

India will be aiming to give batting time to captain KL Rahul, and could test their bench strength

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Warner signing only one part of a much bigger challenge for BBL

With the increase in T20 leagues, the next couple of years will show whether BBL can work in the rapidly changing landscape

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Pakistan opt to bat and hand ODI debut to Abdullah Shafique among many changes

Netherlands also made two changes to include Shariz Ahmad and Musa Ahmed

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Saturday, August 20, 2022

Warner open to having 'honest conversation' with CA to get captaincy ban overturned

Australia batter wants the board to reach out to him and 'open their doors' to discussion on the subject

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Dinesh Chandimal makes a comeback in Sri Lanka's Asia Cup squad

Fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera has been selected but ankle injury is a concern

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India bowl again, Shardul Thakur replaces Deepak Chahar

The visitors are on the hunt for a series win in Harare

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BCB to decide on Domingo's future as Bangladesh head coach on Monday

Bangladesh might go down the route of having a different coach for T20 internationals

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Friday, August 19, 2022

Jhulan Goswami set for Lord's farewell

The India fast bowler will retire from international cricket after the third ODI against England

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Finn Allen, Tim Southee, Trent Boult dismantle West Indies to level series

Yannic Cariah and Alzarri Joseph's late fightback in vain in rain-reduced game

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Bangladesh appoint S Sriram T20 consultant for Asia Cup, T20 World Cup

It is understood Sriram will act as head coach of the T20I side, with current head coach Russell Domingo taking charge of the Test and ODI teams

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Maharaj double rocks England in face of big first-innings deficit

Spinner strikes twice before lunch to maintain South Africa's grip on first Test

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Rodrigues out of Hundred with injury; Lewis replaces her at Superchargers

India batter in a race to be fit for the limited-over series against England that starts on September 10

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India eye another series win as Zimbabwe hope for batting fixes

Fast-bowler friendly conditions are likely to persist in Harare in the second ODI of the three-match rubber

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

Ish Sodhi, Josh Little among latest Hundred replacement signings

Zampa, Maxwell, Stoinis and Abbott due to leave UK for Australia's ODIs against Zimbabwe

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ILT20: Rovman Powell, Fabian Allen, Sikandar Raza, Mujeeb Ur Rahman sign up for Dubai Capitals

Dushmantha Chameera, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Niroshan Dickwella and Hazratullah Zazai are the other big names in the squad

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Kagiso Rabada five-for limits England to 165

South Africa openers weather second hour after pace attack continues to fire

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Warwickshire sign up Mohammed Siraj for remainder of 2022 season

The fast bowler is set to become the sixth India player to feature in county cricket this season

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FTP takeaways: Bangladesh the busiest, fewer ODIs for India, and T20 windows aplenty

The big takeaways from the ICC's new men's Future Tour Programme from 2023 to 2027

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Netherlands bat against Pakistan in an effort to square ODI series

Both sides were unchanged, with Pakistan leading the three-match series 1-0

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Deepak Chahar returns as India bowl in series opener

Zimbabwe dropped Takudzwanashe Kaitano but were boosted by the return of the experienced Sean Williams

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Rashid Khan hints at new deliveries but focused on keeping things simple

The legspinner is expected to be retained by Adelaide Strikers in the BBL overseas draft, but will only play part of the tournament

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South Africa choose to bowl, Kagiso Rabada fit to play

Dean Elgar says "overheads" behind decision to make England bat first for first time this summer

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Audition time for Rahul and Chahar against Raza-powered Zimbabwe

Against India, the hosts' "fearless brand of cricket" will be tested more than it was when they played Bangladesh

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PSL set to go head-to-head with IPL in 2025

Situation is mainly because Pakistan is hosting the Champions Trophy in February 2025

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Men's FTP: India and Australia to play two five-Test series in the next four years

The 12 Full Members will play a total of 777 international matches between 2023 and 2027, compared to 694 in the current FTP cycle

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Australia men's FTP takeaways: BBL window, the Afghanistan question, home Tests in March

There is a bigger squeeze than ever to fit in all the bilateral cricket alongside global events and the expanding domestic leagues

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

New Zealand at full strength for Caribbean ODI return

Williamson has only played two ODIs since the 2019 World Cup final, while Southee's last one was in February 2021

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Melbourne Renegades sign Jon Wells in the BBL

Middle-order batter joins his third BBL club after he was let go by Adelaide Strikers

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Perry not trying to prove to point with Hundred form

Allrounder has starred in her first two Hundred outings after missing out on Australia's Commonwealth Games victory

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Women's Ashes to get standalone season in new FTP

Australia will also host a Test against South Africa in 2023-24 and play one away against India

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Monday, August 15, 2022

Washington Sundar ruled out of India's ODI tour of Zimbabwe

The allrounder hurt his left shoulder after landing badly on it during a Royal London Cup game for Lancashire

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Former BCCI secretary Amitabh Choudhary dies of heart attack

He served as the Jharkhand State Cricket Association president for over a decade

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Ellyse Perry extends Sydney Sixers career, remains captain

The allrounder is currently not in Australia's T20 XI but has started the Hundred in fine form

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New Zealand A to tour India in August-September; Australia A may visit in November

India A will play three four-day games and as many List A matches against New Zealand

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Stoinis to avoid formal sanctions after appearing to question Hasnain's bowling action

Stoinis was spoken to by match referee Dean Cosker but will not be formally charged with a breach of the ECB's disciplinary code

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CSK old boys du Plessis and Fleming to be Jo'burg Super Kings' captain and coach, respectively

Fleming, Simons, Albie Morkel will complete coaching setup for Super Kings in CSA T20 League

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Fairbreak 2023 moves to April 'in light of the increase in opportunities' for women cricketers

The BCCI has scheduled the inaugural edition of the women's IPL in March next year

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ILT20 bosses working with other boards to 'minimise major clashes' over dates, player availability

The window for the inaugural edition of the UAE T20 league is set to coincide with the BBL, the BPL and the new CSA league

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Sunday, August 14, 2022

Ian Chappell ends 45-year commentary career

The former Australia captain, known for his incisive and forthright views, spent the best part of his commentary years with Channel Nine

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Cheteshwar Pujara majesty enhanced by another Sussex young pretender

Tom Clark's maiden List A hundred extends breakthrough season

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Ben Compton completes task after Hamidullah Qadri's best

Northants fail to build on bright start

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Northern Superchargers squeeze out London Spirit after Bess Heath fifty

Visitors fall narrowly short in chase despite solid knocks from Sophie Luff and Beth Mooney

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In the clutter of T20 leagues, BPL has fallen behind in race to sign big names

With the UAE and South Africa leagues making big-ticket signings, and the BBL very much on the horizon, the BPL has to find a way to remain relevant

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Adam Milne ruled out of Hundred, Phoenix bring in Ben Dwarshuis

New Zealand quick unavailable due to persistent Achilles injury

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Olivier out of Test series against England with torn hip-flexor muscle

There is a question mark over Rabada's availability too; SA have options in Ngidi, Nortje, Jansen, Stuurman and Sipamla to choose from

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Saturday, August 13, 2022

Stead hails 'pretty special' Phillips and power-packed middle order

New Zealand's coach is impressed by how his batters have handled the slow, turning pitches in Kingston

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Ben Sears replaces injured Matt Henry in squad for West Indies ODIs

New Zealand coach Gary Stead has suggested that Henry's rib injury is not "overly serious"

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Alana King hat-trick sees Trent Rockets past Manchester Originals in low-scorer

Home side dismissed for just 76 as Australia legspinner claims women's Hundred first

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CSA T20 League: Nortje, Pretorius signed by Pretoria Capitals

Nortje also plays for Delhi Capitals, who are affiliated with the Pretoria franchise

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Ross Taylor: A Rajasthan Royals owner 'slapped' me

Former New Zealand batter reveals details of alleged incident in his new autobiography

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Injured Tymal Mills to miss remainder of Hundred

He is, however, hopeful of recovering in time to make England's T20 World Cup squad

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Shakib Al Hasan named Bangladesh captain for Asia Cup and T20 World Cup

BCB also names 17-member squad for the Asia Cup

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VVS Laxman to head India's coaching staff in Zimbabwe

Rahul Dravid has been rested ahead of the Asia Cup, with the National Cricket Academy staff stepping in

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Friday, August 12, 2022

Adam Lyth suspended from bowling in ECB competitions

Yorkshire player ruled to have a suspect action following an independent assessment at Loughborough University

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BCCI earmarks window in March 2023 for inaugural women's IPL

The board has advanced its women's domestic calendar by a month to make room for the tournament

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Marchant de Lange joins Gloucestershire as local player

"I'm eager to get going, it's a fresh start for me at a new club which is very exciting"

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ILT20 - Pollard, Boult, Pooran, Bravo, Tahir among MI Emirates' 14 direct acquisitions

Three players from Afghanistan - Najibullah Zadran, Zahir Khan and Fazalhaq Farooqi - as well as Samit Patel have been snapped up too

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Ganguly and Morgan to captain star-studded teams in Legends League curtain-raiser

The match will pit the likes of Sehwag, Harbhajan and the Pathan brothers against Kallis, Steyn and Muralidaran

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'I know this was coming' - Russell responds to Simmons on non-availability for West Indies

The allrounder, who is unavailable for the T20Is against New Zealand, is playing for the Manchester Originals in the Hundred

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

MI Cape Town sign Rashid Khan, Livingstone, Sam Curran, Rabada, Brevis

The MI franchise in the CSA T20 league is the first to announce its list of signings before the auction

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'I just try to smack it at the top' - Hundred centurion Will Smeed

Phoenix batter downplays efforts, suggests Henry Brookes deserved match award

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Sikandar Raza pleased with Zimbabwe youngsters stepping up in absence of senior players

Zimbabwe handed ODI debuts to Victor Nyauchi, Brad Evans, Tony Munyonga and Clive Madande, as they beat Bangladesh 2-1

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Refreshed Devon Conway excited about T20 World Cup build-up

NZ opener pleased with "lengthy group of batters" and a bowling attack that "covers most bases"

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Bangladesh 'have a lot to improve in ODI side,' says Tamim

The fact that Bangladesh batters didn't score any hundreds and Zimbabwe had four made "a huge difference," he says

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Ross Taylor reveals racial insensitivity in New Zealand cricket

"For much of my career I've been an anomaly, a brown face in a vanilla line-up," says the former batter in his new autobiography

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McDonald: 'We feel we can manage our players through all three forms'

Australia coach is confident they can keep the balance right for Test captain Pat Cummins

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Meg Lanning takes indefinite break from cricket for personal reasons

"I've made the decision take a step back to enable me to spend time focusing on myself," Australia's captain said

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Zimbabwe bowl in search of series sweep; debutant Clive Madande in for Regis Chakabva

Ebadot Hossain debuts for Bangladesh, who also brought in Mustafizur Rahman for the third ODI

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Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Plunket Shield to launch New Zealand's packed 2022-23 domestic calendar

The season will start in October, and will also include the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, Ford Trophy and Super Smash

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Aussies at the Women's Hundred: Gold-medal winners galore and domestic stars

A host of big names will get their first experience of the tournament

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'No approaches from anyone else' - NZC CEO not expecting others to follow Boult's route

"He's struggled more than most over the last year or two with isolation; he's got three young boys," David White tells ESPNcricinfo

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Rashid, Mujeeb in as Afghanistan bat first

Ireland have gone with the same side that went down to South Africa last week

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Lanka Premier League 2022 to begin on December 6

Initially scheduled for August, it was postponed last month due to the economic crisis in Sri Lanka

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Rudi Koertzen, former ICC elite-panel umpire, dies aged 73

In an international career spanning 18 years, he officiated in 331 matches, the second-most for an umpire

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Lisa Keightley steps down as England Women's head coach

Mutual decision comes after Australian chose not to pursue contract extension

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ICC rankings: Mooney back at No. 1 among T20I batters, Rodrigues zooms into top ten

Sophie Ecclestone and Sophie Devine have held on to their top spots in the bowlers' and allrounders' tables respectively

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Monday, August 8, 2022

Cricket Australia could block Lynn's ILT20 deal as BBL overseas challenge highlighted

As expected, a number of high-profile draft nominees will be part of the new UAE league which will leave some tricky decisions for clubs

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Two Ranji Trophy winners, inaugural Under-16 tournament for girls in BCCI's new domestic schedule

Duleep Trophy returns after a three-year hiatus, to run from September 8, as the domestic season opener

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Russell, Moeen, Hasaranga among big-ticket signings for UAE's ILT20

No David Warner, or any cricketer from Australia, India and Pakistan feature in the initial list of players

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Mumbai Indians owner Nita Ambani served conflict-of-interest notice over IPL rights

The BCCI ethics officer has given her until September 2 to respond

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Matthew Waite takes Yorkshire leave as Worcestershire identify Ed Barnard replacement

Allrounder departs Headingley after failing to nail down first-team spot

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Bengal withdraw from Namibia T20 tournament after BCCI denies permission

The reason for the BCCI's decision, it is understood, is their stance that Indian players should not play overseas T20 tournaments

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Domingo: Bowlers repeating mistakes 'the most disappointing thing'

"Too many knock-ons in the field, too many soft balls, too many balls bowled to the wrong field, wrong options taken"

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What West Indies need: 'Consistency and knowing how to play situations,' says Simmons

West Indies not close to finalising the squad for the T20 World Cup, concedes head coach

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Sunday, August 7, 2022

Hardik 'more than happy' to take over full-time captaincy in the future

Rohit says it's "fantastic" and "very exciting to create so many leaders around the team"

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Greece international Ari Karvelas proves Leicestershire's Achilles heel

South African-born fast bowler leads Sussex to routine win at Hove

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Brunt: 'Felt like the whole country was behind us, we're just sad we let them down'

Brunt was also mum on international future, saying she needs 'to reflect on that bit and see where I'm at'

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India bat, Hardik Pandya to captain with Rohit Sharma rested

Both teams made four changes each in an effort to give their squad members game time

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Hayley Jensen, Sophie Devine help New Zealand bag bronze medal

England crumble to 110 for 9 as NZ overcome disappointment of semi-final loss

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Zimbabwe bowl and make five changes to the XI against Bangladesh

The visitors, who are trailing 0-1, brought in Hasan Mahmud, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Taijul Islam

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Saturday, August 6, 2022

Australia out to cement their legacy, India out to make history

Lanning's women have won everything but Harmanpreet's are still chasing that elusive global title

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Mooney: 'The belief in the Australia dressing room is at an unprecedented level'

A big reason behind their success is the confidence that if one player fails someone else is there to step up

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India opt to bat in first semi-final; both teams unchanged

With Nat Sciver also saying England would have wanted to bowl, both captains got what they wanted

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Tamim: 'Poor catching had to cost us at some point, today was the day'

Four dropped catches and sloppy ground-fielding hurt Bangladesh in the first ODI against Zimbabwe; it's been an issue for long, says their captain

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Schutt: Australia 'thrive' on the favourites tag

The pace bowler expects a much better showing from New Zealand than they managed against England

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Friday, August 5, 2022

Dinesh Karthik: Playing in different conditions valuable for World Cup prep

Two-paced pitches, asymmetric grounds and wind - India have faced and overcome several challenges in the Caribbean

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Raza: I may not be a fighter pilot, but I am a fighter within myself

After sealing a big chase for Zimbabwe, the batter talks about dealing with pressure and how training for Pakistan Air Force in his youth has shaped his mentality

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Boucher: Getting Rabada fit for England Test 'the biggest priority'

The fast bowler missed the third T20I against England and both matches against Ireland after injuring ligaments in his left ankle

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Powar says with India 'evolving' in T20Is, player roles in the XI will be fluid

Head coach explains the use of all 15 squad members, Rodrigues' floating batting position and the Yastika-Taniya choice between the wicketkeepers

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Sibley and Lawrence handed Lions chance in South Africa tour match

Sam Billings will captain an experienced squad in the four-day match in Canterbury

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Tamim becomes first Bangladesh batter to reach 8000 ODI runs

He reached the landmark during the first ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare

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Series - and T20 World Cup spots - on the line as West Indies vs India goes to Florida for the weekend

India will risk playing Rohit Sharma only if he is 100% ready, while West Indies could look at bringing in Odean Smith for Devon Thomas

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Full Members concerned over idea of nine overseas players per XI in UAE league

The ICC, which officially sanctioned the league, says there is no "hard cap" on the number of foreign players in a side

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Mushfiqur returns for Bangladesh as early start prompts Zimbabwe to bowl

Victor Nyauchi handed a debut; both sides opt for a pace-heavy attack in Harare

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

Tasmania and Hurricanes in hunt for new women's coach as Salliann Beams takes high performance role

Beams had been set to take charge of Tasmania's WNCL title defence

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BCB to investigate sponsorship social-media post from Shakib Al Hasan

On August 2, Shakib had posted on Twitter announcing his partnership with a company called "Betwinner News"

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Warner unlikely to feature in inaugural ILT20

Negotiations ongoing to have him play in the Big Bash League - which overlaps with the UAE league - for the first time since 2013

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Glenn Maxwell still hungry to succeed in Test cricket

The allrounder was "shattered" to miss out on selection in Sri Lanka but is hoping to be part of the India tour next year

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South Africa opt to bowl and pick Klaas for Khaka; SL leave out Gunaratne

South Africa are currently on a streak of eight successive defeats across formats

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Chahar, Ashwin, Hooda? Competition heats up as India's Asia Cup selection looms

The Asia Cup squad could give us an indication of the 15 who will travel to Australia for the T20 World Cup

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Last two T20Is set to go ahead in Florida after both teams get USA visas

There was a delay in the visa process and it needed the intervention of Guyanese president

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Deandra Dottin's shock retirement took Hayley Matthews by surprise

The Barbados and West Indies captain had no idea that Dottin was going to retire in the middle of the Commonwealth Games

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Zak Chappell agrees switch to Derbyshire from Nottinghamshire

Highly rated fast bowler had struggled for opportunities in four seasons at Trent Bridge

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Suryakumar rises to No. 2 in T20I batting rankings, within two points of top-ranked Babar

The Indian batter has a great chance of toppling the Pakistan captain, who won't play his next T20I until the end of August

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Rejuvenated Hardik believes he can do the job as a frontline seamer

"I can probably say I can bowl four overs now as a third seamer or a fourth seamer"

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Hasan Ali dropped from Pakistan squads for Asia Cup and Netherlands ODIs

Shaheen Afridi has been included in both travelling parties, to continue his rehab from a knee injury while with the team

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Last summer, it was all fun and frolics - now comes the real test for the Hundred

The ECB's marque competition needs to achieve cut-through with the public while maintaining a veneer of progress

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Aussies at the Men's Hundred: Maxwell, Zampa, Stoinis and David lead the cast

Could performances at the tournament have any bearing on T20 World Cup selection?

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Ankle injury puts Rabada out of T20Is against Ireland

South Africa are hoping to have their premier quick back for the three-Test series against England

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Start of third West Indies vs India T20I pushed back by 90 minutes

The match timings have been revised to give players extra time to recover after Monday's second T20I was delayed by three hours

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Former Australia allrounder Phil Carlson dies aged 70

The former Queensland player appeared in two Tests and four ODIs in 1978-79

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Former New Zealand quick Heath Davis comes out as gay

Davis opened up about his "lonely" experience but said a move to Auckland in the late 1990s helped

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Monday, August 1, 2022

Kurtis Patterson returns to Sydney Sixers in BBL

NSW captain and two-Test batter has returned to Sydney Sixers in the BBL after leaving Perth Scorchers.

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Rohit backs batters to keep up the 'intensity' despite failure

The Indian captain was also effusive in praise of the bowlers, who put up a good fight defending 138

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Second West Indies vs India T20I to start two hours late following delay in arrival of teams' luggage

The match, which was expected to start at 10.30am local time [8pm IST], will now start at 12.30pm local time [10pm IST]

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Benny Howell to rejoin Hampshire on three-year contract

Gloucestershire allrounder turns down new offer to return to club where he came through

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Ganguly, Morgan, Muralidaran, Misbah, Johnson among 53 players in Legends League Cricket

The second season will be played from September 17 to October 8 across five cities in India

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Matthew Mott braced for 'hard decisions' as T20 World Cup selection looms

England white-ball coach encourages fringe players to press their case in the Hundred

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