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SYDNEY: Australia skipper Pat Cummins said on Friday he hoped to play in all five Ashes Tests against England but conceded he will need to see how his back injury holds up, local media said. Pace spearhead Cummins has been ruled out of the October white-ball series against New Zealand and India with “lumbar bone stress”. The 32-year-old has not bowled since the Test tour of the West Indies in June-July and no firm date has been set for his return. Cummins said on Friday that although he hopes to be part of the Ashes, he would need to “wait…
SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN’S TOUR OF PAKISTAN 2025 Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits put on a 260-run stand for the opening wicket © Getty Tazmin Brits’ phenomenal 171 and a 260-run opening stand with Laura Wolvaardt helped South Africa seal the three-match ODI series in Pakistan with a game to spare. The South African openers kept Pakistan at bay for 43 overs in a match-winning stand of 260 that set the base for their 292/3 in a 46-overs-a-side affair due to rain. Pakistan’s reply was led by Sidra Amin’s second successive century of the series, but was unfortunately not enough as…
Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has become the first India bowler to take 100 wickets in T20 internationals in their Asia Cup win over Oman Arshdeep Singh has become the first India bowler to take 100 T20 international wickets as Asia Cup newcomers Oman were beaten by 21 runs. The fast bowler’s only wicket on Friday was picked up in the last over to restrict Oman, playing India for the first time in any format of cricket, to a respectable 4-167 as they chased 189. India, experimenting with their battling order ahead of their first Super Four game against Pakistan on…
ASIA CUP 2025 Tait said that he enjoys working with Mustafizur Rahman © ACC Bangladesh progressed past the group stage after Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan in their last game. With their win, Sri Lanka too advanced to the Super 4s stage. Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by six wickets in their group stage encounter but that, according to Bangladesh’s bowling coach Shaun Tait, is a thing of the past. “It’s a new day. The beauty of these tournaments is that, as you mentioned, the games come quickly. When games keep coming, it’s a good chance to forget about the past as…
ASIA CUP 2025 Litton Das holds the key to counter Sri Lanka’s spin challenge © Getty Just two days ago, Bangladeshi fans would’ve been cheering for Sri Lanka, rooting for them to win their final group-stage game and give Bangladesh a leg up into the Super 4s. Sri Lanka came through, ensuring not just Bangladesh’s progression but also their own. Now, as Bangladesh face Sri Lanka, allegiances would’ve quickly swung back as the attention shifts towards a new chapter in this spicy rivalry. Intriguingly, Bangladesh found themselves in this sticky situation courtesy of Sri Lanka, or rather, because of the…
ASIA CUP India remain unbeaten in this Asia Cup © ACC Led by Aamir Kaleem and Hammad Mirza’s half-centuries, Oman put up a fighting display in their last match of the ongoing Asia Cup, but fell 21 runs short of India’s total of 188 in Abu Dhabi on Friday night. Even as India experimented with their batting line-up as well as bowling options and Oman never looked to threaten the eventual result, they kept the fight going till the end. Where was the game won? Even as Oman made an impressive start in the PowerPlay, it is that phase which…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Ahead of Sunday’s Asia Cup Super Four clash, Pakistan has warned that India should not once again turn the cricket field into a political battleground. The match should be played in the spirit of cricket. “We are not eager to shake hands with Indian cricketers, but prior intimation should be given,” PCB sources stated. Team management has instructed the players to stay away from off-the-field matters, focus solely on their game, and defeat India. Meanwhile, match officials have not yet been appointed, but Richie Richardson remains an option to serve as referee. On the other hand,…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has taken strong exception to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) recording a meeting between match referee Andy Pycroft and Pakistan team officials ahead of their Asia Cup fixture against the UAE in Dubai on September 17, with the controversy stemming from the so-called “handshake-gate” incident involving India captain Suryakumar Yadav, the Press Trust of India news agency reported on Friday. According to the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency, ICC chief executive Sanjog Gupta wrote a ‘strongly-worded email’ to the PCB on Thursday, terming the use of a mobile phone to film the conversation…
ASIA CUP, 2025 Pakistan’s match against UAE was delayed by an hour. © Getty There is no end to the drama surrounding the Pakistan team in Dubai as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) seems grappling to come to terms with its unfulfilled demand for the expulsion of match referee Andy Pycroft. It is now engaged in a war of words with the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the September 17 fiasco with the breaches by the Pakistan team of the guidelines in the Players & Match Officials Area (PMOA) area coming to light. The ICC CEO Sanjog Gupta pointed out…
Pakistan and India will clash again in the Asia Cup on Sunday, renewing one of cricket’s fiercest rivalries a week after their last match was overshadowed by a handshake row. India won the September 14 group match by seven wickets in Dubai and afterwards refused to shake hands with their opponents in a controversial move. It was the first meeting between the neighbours since a four-day cross-border conflict in May left more than 70 people dead. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) lodged a protest with the International Cricket Council (ICC), alleging that match referee Andy Pycroft had told skipper Salman…