Cricket

Report With their campaign on the line, the sixth-wicket pair add 75 off just 32 balls to pull off a stunning win Tamil Nadu 141 for 5 (Aparajith 52*, Shahrukh 40*, Arora 3-30) beat Himachal Pradesh 135 for 9 (Dhawan 35*, Rana 38, Yadav 3 for 14) by five wickets Seventy runs needed off 45

Report Sixers took Bash Boost points and then victory as Stars missed the playoffs for just the second time in competition history Sydney Sixers 5 for 180 (Christian 49*, Vince 46, Maddinson 1-6) beat Melbourne Stars 6 for 177 (Maxwell 66, Dwarshuis 3-27) by five wickets Dan Christian and Jordan Silk produced a clinical, superbly

Report Pakistan, meanwhile, were led out by Babar Azam for the first time in this format South Africa chose to bat vs Pakistan South Africa won the toss in Karachi and elected to bat first. On a sunny day in Karachi, the venue where South Africa last beat Pakistan in a Test match 14 years

News Negotiations have resumed between players union, ECB and counties over potential pay cuts James Harris has admitted that the English game still faces “a huge challenge” in the form of the Covid-19 pandemic upon his election to the role of chair at the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA), but said that he is confident that

News Bangladesh doesn’t have an Elite Panel umpire, forcing the ICC to make the appointment The ICC has named Richard Illingworth as a match official for Bangladesh’s Test series at home against West Indies next month. This will make Illingworth the first neutral umpire in a Test since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. In

News Greenberg was chief executive of the NRL before resigning last year Todd Greenberg, the former chief executive of National Rugby League, has been named the new chief executive of the Australian Cricketers’ Association. The ACA has been without a permanent CEO since Alistair Nicholson resigned late last year and has been led by interim

Ajinkya Rahane has credited the collective leadership that he shared with vice-captain Rohit Sharma and senior players Cheteshwar Pujara and R Ashwin for India being able to come back from behind in the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli and take the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 series win in Australia. All four players, Rahane

Report They survived a scare from Jordan Silk who took the game to the final over with his 78 off 49 Hobart Hurricanes 188 for 8 (Wade 86, Short 72, Abbott 2-32) beat Sydney Sixers 181 for 8 (Silk 78, Henriques 43, Ellis 3-36) by seven runs A 145-run opening stand between Matthew Wade and

News Thirty-seven year old is part of an extended squad picked to train for a series in Oman in March Narsingh Deonarine, the 37-year-old former West Indies international remembered as the man who claimed Sachin Tendulkar’s wicket in his final Test innings, is on the cusp of making his USA debut after being named in

Report Pakistan lost the second ODI by 13 runs as South Africa took an unassailable 2-0 lead in three-match series South Africa 252 for 7 (Kapp 68*, Lee 47, Baig 2-43) beat Pakistan (Riaz 81, Dar 51, Khaka 4-40, Kapp 3-44) 239 for 8 by 13 runs South Africa scored 53 runs in the last

Report The Stars no longer control their own destiny, needing a win over the Sixers as well as help from other results Perth Scorchers 182 for 4 (Roy 54, Munro 46*) beat Melbourne Stars 171 for 6 (Larkin 70, Tye 2-28) by 11 runs Perth Scorchers continued their sizzling late season form as Jason Roy’s

The PCB have sealed a lucrative broadcast deal with partners around the globe © AFP via Getty Images Despite a shrinking broadcast market, the PCB has managed to secure a three-year deal to televise all home internationals and the Pakistan Super League in the UK with Sky Sports. Having already signed a landmark deal with

News New head coach ready to enact Farbrace vision of success built around local core As a “superstitious coach” at Sussex, Mark Robinson “tried everything” at times to beat Warwickshire. Now, as new head coach, Robinson is determined to turn the Bears back into that formidable force. As reported by ESPNcricinfo on Thursday, Robinson has

Report The former England opener thrashed his fourth T20 century in a match that produced more than 400 runs Sydney Thunder 5 for 232 (Hales 110, Dwarshuis 3-38) beat Sydney Sixers 5 for 186 (Henriques 56, Sangha 2-34) by 46 runs You wait for a BBL century and then two come along at once. Well,

Adam Milne is just happy to put one foot in front of the other at the moment. He still holds hopes for a return to international cricket with New Zealand, and even dreams of a coveted Test cap, but after 16 months without playing any top-level cricket due to a serious stress fracture in his

News Baroda’s apex council said that Hooda has caused “disrepute to the organisation” Baroda allrounder Deepak Hooda has been suspended for the rest of the ongoing domestic season on grounds of “indiscipline.” The decision was taken on Thursday by the apex council of the Baroda Cricket Association. On the eve of the Syed Mushtaq Ali

Report Batsman also sent a message to the selectors with Australia’s T20 squad for the New Zealand tour to be announced shortly Adelaide Strikers 5 for 197 (Carey 101, Labuschagne 2-20) beat Brisbane Heat 115 (Labuschagne 28, Agar 4-27) by 82 runs Alex Carey sent a timely reminder to the Australia selectors of his quality

Zak Crawley heads to the nets to prepare for the 2nd Test vs Sri Lanka © ECB Joe Root is backing his young openers to come through the tough initiation of a maiden Test tour of Asia stronger for the experience. Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley both failed to reach double figures in either innings