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JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan have dropped to fifth place in the latest ICC Men’s ODI team rankings, released on Monday, after Sri Lanka leapfrogged them to take the fourth spot. Pakistan now have 3,465 points, while Sri Lanka moved ahead with 4,009 points. The West Indies also climbed one place to ninth, pushing Bangladesh down to tenth. India remain at the top of the rankings with 4,471 points, followed by New Zealand (4,160) in second and Australia (3,473) in third. South Africa are sixth with 2,775 points, and Afghanistan hold seventh place with 2,279 points. The ranking shift comes…
Durham Cricket can confirm that Mitchell Killeen will leave the Club at the conclusion of the 2025 season to join Essex, with Stanley McAlindon also departing Durham. Having been offered a contract extension with Durham, Killeen wishes to explore his cricket elsewhere turning down a contract with Durham. An Academy and pathway graduate, Killeen represented the Club throughout the age groups from Under 11s right through to the Men’s 1st team, signing his maiden rookie contract in 2022. His first-class debut came earlier this season against Zimbabwe A in Harare, while his maiden County Championship appearance was against Somerset in…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, 2025 At just 19, Kwena Maphaka’s pace, poise and presence lit up Darwin ©Getty Kwena Maphaka conceded almost as many runs in Darwin on Sunday as the number of years he’s been alive. The 19-year-old’s 4 for 20 couldn’t haul South Africa to victory in the first T20I against Australia, but it did make sure he was noticed. Maphaka is now the youngest quick from an ICC full member to take four wickets in a men’s T20I. He also owns the best men’s T20I figures by any teenage bowler against Australia. Meh. These are the…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Key changes are expected in Pakistan’s squad for the upcoming tri-nation series and the Asia Cup 2025, with opener Fakhar Zaman and fast bowler Salman Mirza expected to be included, while all-rounder Shadab Khan’s name is reportedly not under consideration. Sources reveal that the announcement of the probable squad is expected next week, with a proposal to hold the training camp in Lahore. However, the final decision will be made after the team’s return from the West Indies, following consultations between the selectors, head coach, and captain Salman Ali Agha. Fakhar Zaman, currently recovering from a hamstring…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL New Zealand completed their biggest win in test cricket with a crushing innings and 359-run victory over Zimbabwe to clinch the series 2-0 in Bulawayo on Saturday. Zimbabwe, who suffered their heaviest test defeat, were bowled out for 117 after New Zealand declared overnight on 601-3 following centuries by Devon Conway (153), Rachin Ravindra (165 not out) and Henry Nicholls (150 not out). Seamer Zakary Foulkes completed figures of 5-37 to go with 4-38 in their first innings, the best by a New Zealander on debut. Nick Welch put up lone resistance for the home side…
THE HUNDRED NEWS Bobat holds the same post at RCB in IPL. © BCCI/IPL Mo Bobat has been appointed Director of Cricket at London Spirit and will be taking up the role from October 1, 2025. The former England Men’s Performance Director and current Director of Cricket at Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL becomes the first major appointment as the franchise prepares for the 2026 season. Bobat’s arrival comes as Spirit enter a new ownership era, with MCC holding a 51% stake in the team and US-based tech investment group Tech Titans owning the remaining 49%. The ECB recently…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL PCB’s head curator Tony Hemming left Pakistan without informing anyone, a year before the completion of his contract, due to disagreements with a top official. He has arrived in Bangladesh, where he will once again take on the role of Head of Turf Management. Hemming assumed the role in July last year on a two-year contract, but has stepped down after 13 months. Notably, the Western Australian joined the PCB after his contract with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had expired. According to sources, on Friday, Tony Hemming left Lahore for Dhaka without informing anyone. Upon…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL West Indies defeated Pakistan by five wickets in a rain-affected second ODI at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba on Sunday, leveling the three-match series 1-1. Chasing a revised target of 181 in 35 overs, the hosts reached the target in 33.2 overs, with Roston Chase and Sherfane Rutherford playing key roles. Hasan Ali gave Pakistan an early breakthrough by removing Brandon King for 1 in the second over and then dismissing Evin Lewis, who scored 7, in the fourth over. The hosts slipped further when Keacy Carty was bowled for 16, giving Abrar Ahmed…
WOMEN’S ODI WORLD CUP 2025 The World Cup kicks off on September 30. © AFP World Cup glory has remained tantalisingly so near and so far for the Indian women’s team, and captain Harmanpreet Kaur is well aware of those challenges. As she puts it, this is the final barrier – one the team hopes to break when they compete in the ODI Women’s World Cup, the 50-day countdown to which began in Mumbai on Monday (August 11). “Playing in front of a home crowd is always special, and hopefully this time we’ll give our 100 per cent and finally…
Tickets to the rematch of last season’s decider are expected to be snapped up ‘super fast’ Four months out from a new BBL season and league officials are forecasting another big crowd at Ninja Stadium as the Hobart Hurricanes start their title defence. In a mouth-watering fixture, the BBL|14 champions will begin their campaign against the side they defeated in last season’s final, the Sydney Thunder on December 16. Speaking to media in Hobart ahead of the BBL pre-sale period beginning on Tuesday morning, League boss Alistair Dobson said the rematch was a ‘no-brainer’ to lock into the schedule during…