Saturday, August 31, 2024

Lewis returns to captain Ireland in home series against England

Allrounder Alice Tector gets her maiden T20I call-up while regular captain Laura Delany continues to miss out due to injury

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Shoriful Islam out of second Test against Pakistan with groin injury

Taskin Ahmed replaced him in Bangladesh's XI

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Friday, August 30, 2024

Samit Dravid picked in India Under-19 squad

Mohamed Amaan and Soham Patwardhan will lead the 50-over and four-day squads against Australia Under-19

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Gus Atkinson's maiden century drives England to 427

Asitha claims five wickets but Sri Lanka are made to toil in first hour of second day

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Johnny Grave doubts Big 3's $15 million Test fund plan will make much difference

"I think the idea of paying a Test fee of US $10,000 is not even window dressing," he said

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Incessant rain washes out opening day of second Test

The umpires carried out an inspection around noon, even though it was raining, and called it off for the day

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Thursday, August 29, 2024

Aaliyah Alleyne's four helps Barbados Royals defend WCPL crown

Fast-bowling allrounder returned 4 for 21 before a fighting innings from Athapaththu confined TKR to a runners-up finish

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Shaheen Afridi left out of second Test against Bangladesh

Pakistan have brought in a legspinner after losing the first Test in Rawalpindi with an all-pace attack

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Sri Lanka bowl first as Stone, Kumara and Nissanka make comebacks

Nishan Madushka set to take gloves as tourists hope for early seam-bowling assistance

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Radha Yadav affected by floods in Vadodara

India left-arm spinner thanked rescue forces for helping her out of a difficult situation

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Ashwin backs Impact Player rule for providing 'more value for strategy'

"There's an opportunity for innovation and it makes the game fairer," Ashwin argues

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Full nominations lists for BBL and WBBL draft

See every player who has put their name forward and their availability

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IPL 2025: Zaheer Khan to join LSG as mentor

LSG are also keen on giving Zaheer a wider profile, involving scouting and player development

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Yastika Bhatia returns as India name tried and tested 15 for T20 World Cup

Uma Chetry is the only member of India's Asia Cup side to have been dropped

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Monday, August 26, 2024

NZ women domestic contracts: Foreman, Court receive maiden contracts; Canterbury sign up Irwin

Isy Parry gets her maiden contract for Otago; Northern Districts sign Carol Agafili

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'Excited for red-ball fun', Suryakumar wants to 'earn the Test spot again'

"What's in my power right now is to play the Buchi Babu tournament, go on to play the Duleep Trophy and then see what happens"

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Shakib picks up fine and demerit point for throwing ball at Rizwan

The allrounder was fined 10% of his match fee for the Level 1 breach

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Waqar, Misbah among five mentors appointed by PCB for domestic competitions

They will be joined by Malik, Saqlain and Sarfaraz, with the Champions One Day Cup from September 12 as their first assignments

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Healy: 'Door is still wide open' for Jonassen to return

The left-arm spinner lost her spot earlier this year and has been unable to find a way back in for the T20 World Cup

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Sunday, August 25, 2024

ICC could introduce dedicated fund to reinforce Test cricket outside Big Three

The fund, expected to be around US $15 million, is understood to have the backing of BCCI, ECB and CA

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Josh Hull receives first Test squad call-up as Mark Wood is ruled out with thigh strain

Leicestershire left-arm seamer named as replacement, with Stone likely to take place in team

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Shakib gives Bangladesh hope of victory after five-wicket morning session

With two extended sessions still remaining, Pakistan have their backs against the wall

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Saturday, August 24, 2024

Pakistan vs England series awaits UK TV broadcaster as bilateral market feels squeeze

The PCB believe any notions of a UK blackout are alarmist and remain confident a deal will be reached

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Mark Wood in doubt for remainder of Sri Lanka series after sustaining thigh injury

Olly Stone could be beneficiary for second Test, after Durham quick pulls up during 11th over

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Mushfiqur century drives Bangladesh closer to first-innings parity

He brought up his 11th Test century - his first against Pakistan - after Bangladesh lost overnight batter Litton

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Friday, August 23, 2024

Shakib among 147 named in FIR for alleged murder during Bangladesh unrest

Shakib was playing in the Global T20 Canada league at the time of the incident in question

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Shadman overcomes testing morning session to score fifty

Shadman and Mominul put on an unbroken 81 for the third wicket

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Mani and Peterson star as ball dominates before Darke extends lead

India A suffered a morning collapse but fought back as offspinner Minnu Mani continued to shine

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Thursday, August 22, 2024

Rodrigues looks at TKR stint as game-time ahead of T20 World Cup

"[Implementing a few things I am working on] in practice it's different. When you do it in a match, it's way different"

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New BCB chief wants to 'find someone better than' Hathurusinghe as Bangladesh coach

He also wants to see Tamim Iqbal return to international cricket

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Shakeel, Rizwan keep Bangladesh waiting for a breakthrough

Rizwan was the quicker scorer, as they took their partnership from 44 to 142

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Samarawickrama replaces injured Lanning for Trinbago Knight Riders

Samarawickrama is the second Sri Lankan woman after Athapaththu to be part of an overseas T20 league

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Lizelle Lee locks in two-year deal with Hobart Hurricanes

The opener is Hurricanes' pre-draft signing having formed a successful association with the club

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Zaheer Khan in talks with LSG to take over as mentor

LSG are keen on giving Zaheer a wider profile, involving him in the scouting and player-development programmes during the off season

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Darwin wants South Africa T20Is for international return

The Northern Territory aims to bring Australia back for winter cricket

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Maddinson thinks about Test cricket return 'most days'

The left-hander has joined Sydney Thunder following his earlier move back to New South Wales

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T20 WC blues behind them, Pakistan and Bangladesh switch focus to red-ball cricket

Both teams are in the bottom half of the World Test Championship points table and could ill afford a defeat

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Smith: Would be cool to be part of LA 2028 Olympics

Says he sees himself playing the T20 format longer than the other two

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Monday, August 19, 2024

Samoa's Darius Visser breaks men's T20I records with 39 runs in an over

He also broke the record for the highest percentage contribution by an individual batter to a team's total

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Warner signs for full BBL, Smith inks three-year Sixers deal

Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey have also signed new deals with Brisbane Heat and Adelaide Strikers

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Healy: 'Hard to fathom' T20 World Cup going ahead in Bangladesh

The ICC is expected to make a decision this week on where the tournament is hosted

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Sunday, August 18, 2024

Shamar Joseph nominates for BBL draft; Harmanpreet confirmed for WBBL draft

Ferguson could join NZ team-mate Allen in securing a BBL deal while Knight and Ecclestone have also nominated for the WBBL draft

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Cummins: Having allrounders in the top six 'huge'

Australia were able to field an unchanged frontline Test attack last season and Cameron Green could be key to them doing it again

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Brathwaite: 'Our batting effort in the first innings was not big enough'

Despite the loss, the West Indies captain reckoned there were a lot of positives to draw from the two-Test series

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Saturday, August 17, 2024

U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025: India grouped with WI, Sri Lanka and Malaysia

Four venues in Malaysia will host the 16-team tournament, while Samoa will be making their maiden World Cup appearance

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MCG to host one-off Australia-England Test in 2027 to mark 150 years of Test cricket

Adelaide, meanwhile, has secured a seven-year commitment to a pre-Christmas slot for their Test

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Injured Mahmudul in doubt for Tests against Pakistan

The opener could be out of action for around two weeks with a groin injury

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Dean three-for, Redmayne fifty lift Spirit into first final

Invincibles choked by spin as Heather Knight oversees knockout victory at The Oval

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Rob Yates half-century guides England Lions to seven-wicket win

Tourists suffer setback in only warm-up match ahead of first Test at Old Trafford

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Pakistan set to play all-pace attack in a home Test for the second time in 28 years

Frontline spinner Abrar Ahmed has been released to play for the Shaheens

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Friday, August 16, 2024

Zimbabwe express interest in hosting Women's T20 World Cup 2024

Tournament was due to be held in Bangladesh in October but anti-government protests have meant the venue is likely to be changed

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Niroshan Dickwella suspended indefinitely for doping violation

The SL keeper is understood to have failed a doping test during LPL 2024

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Darke 106*, Mack half-century wrap up white-ball trophies for Australia A

Bist and Hasabnis' fifties for India A go in vain as visitors collapse from 176 for 3 to 218 all out

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SA20 2025: What the squads look like ahead of the auction

The squads will be completed at the auction in Cape Town on October 1

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

VVS Laxman to continue as head of the National Cricket Academy

The new state-of-the-art NCA campus likely to be operational in early 2025

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BCCI rejects ICC's offer to host Women's T20 World Cup

"They [ICC] have asked us if we would conduct the World Cup. I have categorically said no," says BCCI secretary Jay Shah

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Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Spencer Johnson ruled out of UK tour, Sean Abbott called up

The left-arm quick picked up a side strain playing in the Hundred so will miss the chance to add to his T20I caps

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Charlotte Edwards blames Southern Brave's wooden spoon on slow start

2021 and 2022 champions finished bottom in women's Hundred after losing six out of eight

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Pakistan to play Karachi Test against Bangladesh without spectators

The decision was taken by the PCB because on ongoing construction work at the National Stadium

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Mack's century marshals Australia A to victory in opening one-dayer

Raghvi Bist helped India A recover from a tricky start to post a decent total in Mackay

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Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Goswami: 'Franchise leagues are the future of women's cricket'

"You have to give priority to every franchise league otherwise cricket will not grow"

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James Anderson considering T20 franchise circuit following Test retirement

Anderson believes his playing days are not behind him and is open to exploring T20 opportunities

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George Worker retires from cricket to take up position with investment firm

Worker played for many years with Central Districts and Auckland, and had a short stint in international cricket between 2015 and 2018

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Tom Curran looks for BBL reset after umpire controversy

The allrounder is currently taking part in the Hundred having come close to suffering a very nasty injury earlier in the season

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Monday, August 12, 2024

Ishan Kishan set for red-ball return, to lead Jharkhand in Buchi Babu Trophy

The wicketkeeper-batter has played no red-ball cricket since his debut Test series in the Caribbean last July

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Graham Thorpe 'took his own life', family confirms

"We are not ashamed of talking about it - there is nothing to hide and it is not a stigma," Thorpe's elder daughter Kitty says

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Rahul, Pant, Suryakumar, Gill set to play Duleep Trophy

Senior players like Rohit, Kohli, Bumrah and Ashwin are likely to miss the tournament before the international season begins

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Sunday, August 11, 2024

NZ women domestic contracts: Natalie Dodd opts out of Central Hinds' list

Anderson rejoins domestic list, Graham earns maiden contract for Canterbury

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Harshitha Samarawickrama's 86* leads Sri Lanka to thumping win

Chasing 146, Sri Lanka romped home with 20 balls remaining

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Mushfiqur, Taskin back in Bangladesh Test squad for Pakistan series

Shakib Al Hasan is also part of the squad after he made himself available for selection last month

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Ricky Ponting on cricket at the Olympics: 'Opens up completely different audiences to our game'

T20s will feature at the Olympics' next edition, which will be in Los Angeles in 2028

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Invincibles replace Spirit in top three with comfortable win

Invincibles still in the hunt for top spot as Winfield-Hill and Kapp ease hosts to London Derby win

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Tahlia McGrath wraps series 3-0 for Australia A after India A batting crumbles

Parsons and Vlaeminck kept India A down to 120 before McGrath bossed the chase

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Saturday, August 10, 2024

Clutch wickets from Perry and Levick see Phoenix hold on

Fire must wait to confirm their knock-out place while Phoenix kept their top-three hopes alive

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Bangladesh Test squad to arrive four days ahead of schedule in Pakistan

The team was invited to train in Lahore and Rawalpindi by the PCB because of the ongoing political unrest in Bangladesh

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BCB set to meet new sports head as calls for reform grow louder

ICC to participating boards: "Contingency host options within the Asian region are being considered - tournament dates to remain the same"

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Nat Sciver-Brunt (again) keeps Trent Rockets in Top 3 hunt

Alexa Stonehouse also starred with the ball to heap more misery on the defending champions

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Friday, August 9, 2024

CPL 2024: Nortje, Shamsi to replace Thushara, Hasaranga at Patriots

The Sri Lanka pair is currently recovering from injuries

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'Want to play for India in all three formats' - Suryakumar hopes to make a Test comeback

He will play the pre-season Buchi Babu Invitational tournament in Tamil Nadu under Sarfaraz Khan's captaincy

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Hancock and Parsons star as Australia A make it 2-0

Tahlia Wilson and Tahlia McGrath ensured a comfortable chase for the home side

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Thursday, August 8, 2024

India hope Mohammed Shami will be ready for Tests against Bangladesh

Fast bowler is understood to have made considerable progress in his recovery after an ankle surgery

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SL raise security concerns about England Tests due to UK riots

The ECB has responded by reassuring SLC and the team about the security arrangements in place

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Sutherland, Boland and Josh Brown to feature in Top End T20 series

Kane Richardson and Marcus Harris will also take part in the Darwin event which included eight teams

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Sri Lanka spinner Praveen Jayawickrama faces ICC anti-corruption charges

He has 14 days to respond to charges that related to international games and LPL matches

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Rohit: 'We didn't play enough sweeps, reverse sweeps, or paddle sweeps'

He says India had to try and dominate the spinners given the conditions and that Sri Lanka kept them under pressure through the series

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'Ridiculous price tag brought an expectation I had to live up to' - Ash Gardner

Allrounder on how boom in women's cricket isn't just a game-changer, but life-changing

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Afghanistan's Ihsanullah banned for five years for 'involvement in corrupt activities'

The ban came following an Afghanistan Cricket Board anti-corruption investigation into the 2024 Kabul Premier League

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Naseem back in Test squad, Shakeel named vice-captain for Bangladesh series

Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Ali and Mohammad Huraira called up after consistent performances in domestic cricket

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Spirited SL scent famous series win against shaky India

India have won the last 10 ODI series against Sri Lanka, but that record is in danger of falling on Wednesday

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Ryan Harris named South Australia's new men's head coach

The former Australia quick started his career with the state and has been holding the role in an interim capacity

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Monday, August 5, 2024

Jhye Richardson included for Perth Scorchers' Top End trip

The fast bowler's career has been hit by injury but he remains in the plans of Australia's selectors

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Dinesh Karthik to play for Paarl Royals in the SA20

The 39-year-old is set to become the first Indian player to feature in the tournament

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Imraan Khan named new batting lead at Cricket South Africa

He has had a successful run as a provincial coach in South Africa's top tier, especially with Dolphins

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PCB confirms three new competitions in domestic cricket calendar

Domestic cricket in Pakistan will now comprise three first-class tournaments, two List A tournaments and three T20 tournaments

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Former England batter Graham Thorpe dies aged 55

Thorpe had worked in coaching until being taken seriously ill in 2022

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Ashwin fifty powers Dindigul Dragons to maiden TNPL title

A collective effort by their bowlers limited Lyca Kovai Kings, in their third straight final, to 129 for 7

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Sunday, August 4, 2024

Joe Cracknell's 88 clinches Middlesex win at Beckenham

Kent manage only 204 as Middlesex bowlers chip away with regular wickets

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Marizanne Kapp vs Deepti Sharma ends in dramatic tie

London Derby finishes level off the final ball after overseas allrounders trade blows in Lord's thriller

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Dillon Pennington doubtful for Sri Lanka Tests due to hamstring injury

He bowled five balls on debut for Superchargers against Invincibles in the Hundred on Friday but was unable to return for a second set

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Sri Lanka bring in Kamindu, Vandersay and bat against unchanged India

Wanindu Hasaranga was out of the series due to a hamstring injury while Mohamed Shiraz was left out of the XI

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Saturday, August 3, 2024

Jos Buttler ruled out of the Hundred with calf injury

Winless Manchester Originals yet to name a replacement for their captain

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Pant, Ishant, Badoni, Rana among leading picks in Delhi Premier League player draft

Shweta Sehrawat, Priya Punia among first picks in the four-team inaugural women's DPL

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Friday, August 2, 2024

'I put his batting in my mind' - Wellalage turns to Nissanka for inspiration

He produced an all-round performance, notching up 67 at No.7 and then taking two wickets in a tied game

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Annabel Sutherland stars as Superchargers thrash Invincibles

Australian allrounder follows 63 not out with 4 for 11 in 82-run thrashing at The Oval

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IPL franchises shoot down suggestion to bring back pre-2021 retention rule

Most of the franchises agreed that retired India players should be allowed to lower their base price, though

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Rahul, Shreyas return for India as Sri Lanka bat

Ravaged by injuries to their quicks, Sri Lanka handed a debut to fast bowler Mohammed Shiraz

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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Brand to lead South Africa A's four-day squad vs SL; Verreynne named white-ball captain

The four-day squad has two players from the current Test tour to the Caribbean, Matthew Breetzke and Nandre Burger

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Dhoni on his IPL future: 'Needs to be in the best interest of the team'

Says he will take a call on whether he plays IPL 2025 after the rules and regulations around retention - which are currently up for review - are firmed up

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Sri Lanka to tour Ireland for women's T20Is and ODIs in August

This will be Sri Lanka's first bilateral tour of Ireland, inclusive of two T20Is and three ODIs starting from August 11

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