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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Sri Lanka were made to sweat before edging Hong Kong by four wickets in the Asia Cup on Monday, as Wanindu Hasaranga’s late cameo spared the former champions an embarrassing stumble. Chasing 150 on a sluggish surface, Sri Lanka looked comfortable at 119 for two with 31 needed off 30 deliveries, but a flurry of wickets, four for eight runs, set nerves jangling. Hasaranga steadied the innings with an unbeaten 20 off nine balls, striking two fours and a six to seal victory with seven balls left. Pathum Nissanka was again the batting linchpin, cracking 68…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has dismissed the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) complaint seeking the removal of match referee Andy Pycroft from the ongoing Asia Cup over a dispute during the recent Pakistan-India match, Indian media outlets claimed on Tuesday. The PCB had yesterday lodged a complaint with the ICC against Pycroft over his alleged violations of rules pertaining to the “Spirit of Cricket“, with the board claiming that the referee had asked the Pakistan and India captains “not to shake hands at the time of the toss” for Sunday’s match. “Late last night, ICC had sent a reply to…
ASIA CUP 2025 ICC has sent a formal response to PCB’s demand © Getty The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially rejected PCB’s demand to replace match referee Andy Pycroft from the ongoing Asia Cup. The possible rejection, which Cricbuzz had reported about on Monday, is believed to have been conveyed to the PCB last night. The communication, purported to have been sent either by the ICC operations or legal department, makes it clear that the Match Referee had no role in the handshake controversy during India-Pakistan match in Dubai on Sunday. The PCB pointed out that Pycroft asked Pakistan…
Tasmanian pair put on unbeaten 101 runs to snatch victory from Blues in one-day season opener Unlikely Tasmanian batting pair Matt Kuhnemann and Brad Hope have produced a record ninth wicket stand to snatch victory from NSW in the final over of the opening match of the men’s domestic season. It came after experienced New South Welshman Kurtis Patterson started his Ashes audition with a sterling century, but his Blues slipped to a two-wicket One-Day Cup loss to the Tigers. Patterson, watched by Australia’s men’s selection chair George Bailey, struck 110 from 125 balls in the Blues’ 224 all out…
After scoring his first Shield hundred in eight years, the Queensland allrounder’s best years could be still to come Queensland allrounder Jack Wildermuth is riding a wave of confidence as he heads into the 2025-26 season, courtesy of a couple of dashing Sheffield Shield hundreds and a rock-solid belief in the mindset that underpinned them. Wildermuth broke an eight-year century drought with the Bulls when he slammed 104 and 111 in consecutive games against South Australia to close out the Shield season in March. The second of those was part a stellar fightback in the competition decider, which kept his…
Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton have delivered their verdict on England’s cricketing summer – one that soared to generational highs and sank to schedule-induced lows.England began their summer with an emphatic one-off Test victory over Zimbabwe in May. This was followed by successive ODI and T20 whitewashes of West Indies as the stage was set for a thrilling, drawn five-Test series against India. Despite the momentum, England struggled to sustain the high standards that made the India series so memorable. They lost the ODI series to South Africa and drew a rain-affected T20 series against the Proteas. Spreaker This content…
Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton have delivered their verdict on England’s cricketing summer – one that soared to generational highs and sank to schedule-induced lows.England began their summer with an emphatic one-off Test victory over Zimbabwe in May. This was followed by successive ODI and T20 whitewashes of West Indies as the stage was set for a thrilling, drawn five-Test series against India. Despite the momentum, England struggled to sustain the high standards that made the India series so memorable. They lost the ODI series to South Africa and drew a rain-affected T20 series against the Proteas. Spreaker This content…
Axar Patel stood tall for India with figures of 2-18 ©Getty Axar Patel is a tall bloke. Six-foot-one, with long arms and a heavy mop of hair. The height helps him stand out in India’s huddles and team anthems, but it is also what makes his four-and-a-half step run-up deceptive. Some balls spear in, others straighten with bounce, all delivered in a style that looks ungainly until it lands exactly where he wants it to. But for all the physical presence and skill, Axar is rarely the one who hogs the spotlight. In the build-up to this India-Pakistan game in…
With a must-win clash against Bangladesh at the Asia Cup on the horizon in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and less than six months until the next edition of the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, Trott has challenged his side to continue to evolve and create even more memories on the big stage. “Since I’ve been with the side, we’ve had some memorable moments,” Trott recalled. “I think back to when we beat Bangladesh in a 50-over series in Bangladesh for the first time (in 2023). It had never been done before, and given how strong Bangladesh have…
NEW ZEALAND CRICKET The quintet – Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Finn Allen and Tim Seifert – have committed themselves to New Zealand’s T20 World Cup campaign next year in India and Sri Lanka © Getty Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Finn Allen and Tim Seifert have agreed terms to play on New Zealand Cricket casual playing agreements for the 2025-26 season. The arrangement ensures they can ply their trade on the franchise circuit but will remain part of the New Zealand high-performance system, “receiving coaching, medical and mental skills support, alongside access to gym and cricket facilities.”…