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Pakistan T20I squad: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq. Reserves: Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Moqim Pakistan ODI squad: Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Faisal Akram, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haseebullah, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha Schedule: South Africa tour to Pakistan 28 October – First T20I at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi31 October…
Tasmania’s thrilling three-run Sheffield Shield win over Western Australia has been soured by the loss of two competition points for maintaining a slow over rate. The penalty, imposed on Jordan Silk’s side for being two overs behind in the round two match, will see them drop below NSW into fourth in the season standings.It’s a hefty penalty to cop just two games into the season, especially given last season second spot and a place in the Shield final was decided by just 0.27 points, while the gap between second and last place was 4.33. Teams are allocated 3.75 minutes to…
When Annabel Sutherland deployed what is quickly becoming her trademark slower ball to dismiss England opener Tammy Beaumont on Wednesday evening, she reclaimed the outright lead on the World Cup wickets table. Despite her dominance with the ball, however, the Australian allrounder had only been firing on one cylinder through her first five matches of the tournament. Ninety-eight unbeaten runs later, the scary reality for Australia’s rivals ahead of the business end of the World Cup is that Sutherland now appears to have hit her stride in both facets of her game.”She is such a gun and I think it’s…
Australia have continued their dominance over England and extended their unbeaten run in the ODI World Cup, romping to a six-wicket victory in Indore. England had their moments in the clash of two of the tournament’s form sides at Holkar Stadium, at one stage reducing Australia to 4-68 in pursuit of a target of 245.But an unbeaten 180-run fifth-wicket stand between Ashleigh Gardner (104no from 73) and Annabel Sutherland (98no from 112) saw Australia sail home in 40.3 overs. Alana King (1-20) had earlier continued her excellent run at this tournament – and against England – with 10 overs of…
England’s unbeaten run at the Cricket World Cup came to an end in their sixth game with a six-wicket defeat to favourites Australia amid struggles batting against spin and Ash Gardner’s century.England posted 244-9, with Tammy Beaumont (78 off 105) top-scoring and Alice Capsey (38) and Charlie Dean (26) sharing a breezy seventh-wicket stand of 61 after the team had been bogged down by Alana King (1-20) and Ash Gardner (2-39 in the middle overs. Australia, missing injured captain Alyssa Healy (calf), tumbled to 24-3 in reply as seamer Lauren Bell nailed Phoebe Litchfield’s off stump with a beauty in…
Gloucestershire Cricket is delighted to confirm that David Payne has committed his future to the club by signing a new two-year contract extension, securing his services through to the end of the 2028 season. A pivotal member of Gloucestershire’s white ball setup, Payne has played an instrumental role in the team’s triumphs, including the 2015 Royal London One Day Cup and the 2024 Vitality T20 Blast. This new deal ensures he will continue to feature in Gloucestershire’s white ball campaigns, the formats in which he has consistently shone both at county level and on the international stage. Payne enjoyed another…
Jofra Archer will not be considered for England’s first ODI against New Zealand on Sunday at a ground which holds unwelcome memories for the talismanic fast bowler.It is understood the decision is not injury-related and is instead tailored to suit Archer’s Ashes build-up, as he is set to arrive into New Zealand on Saturday morning alongside fellow express quicks Mark Wood and Josh Tongue. Neither Wood nor Tongue are in England’s squad for three ODIs against the Kiwis, with Archer likely to feature in Hamilton and Wellington next week after skipping the series-opener in Mount Maunganui.Neither Wood nor Tongue are…
Meg Lanning, Laura Harris and Molly Strano were amongst a handful of experienced players who had instant impact for their teams in the Spring Challenge With a 70 off 51 for the Melbourne Stars in their Spring Challenge opener, Meg Lanning has sent a reminder that her touch hasn’t been lost. Coming on the back of a shaky first-leg of the WNCL season, where she recorded a high score of 31 from four innings, Lanning brushed off the obstacles stopping her from converting positive starts. If the former Australia captain hadn’t already lit up the tournament’s big opening day with…
Former England all-rounder Chris Woakes has committed to a “new chapter” in his career after international retirement, signing a new two-year contract with Warwickshire.Woakes ended his England career after missing out on selection for this year’s Ashes series in Australia, having battled to recover from suffering a dislocated shoulder in the final home Test of the summer against India. He bravely came out to bat with his arm in a sling during that narrow defeat, his 62nd and final Test appearance, with Woakes also part of ODI and T20 World Cup-winning squads during an impressive international career. Please use Chrome…
Matured Renshaw resets focus amid Ashes clamour Buoyed by his one-day call up for Australia, Matthew Renshaw says Usman Khawaja’s Test renaissance has given him reassurance his Test career is not over regardless of who is picked to open in the Ashes this summer. Renshaw declared he “want(s) to be there” come next month’s Ashes opener but revealed he’s freed himself from all the noise regarding national selection, going as far as hiding cricket posts on Instagram in a bid to block out the speculation.More than two-and-a-half years after his last Test match, the 29-year-old is back in the mix…