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Ntini was South Africa’s first black international player, the key in the lock of a door that has yet to be fully opened. ©International Masters League Makhaya Ntini’s hair is grey. His face is lined and leathery. His muscularity is not what it used to be when he was cricket’s most indefatigable fast bowler. He looks the opposite: fatigued. And older than his 48 years. But he is still Ntini. Consequently, more than 14 years after he last played for South Africa, he is still being thanked. “You did it for black people! That’s why we are here! Thank you…
WOMEN’S HUNDRED, 2025 Grace Harris struck a 42-ball 89 not out © Getty The London derby opener of Women’s Hundred 2025 was dominated by two Australians wherein Grace Harris’s 89 not out trumped Meg Lanning 85 as defending champions London Spirit opened with a comfortable 17-run victory. Harris’ heroics were aided by Cordelia Griffith’s fifty as Spirit posted 176/5 on the board. Lanning anchored the chase but didn’t find equal support at the other end to push her team over the line. Put in to bat, Spirit lost opener Georgia Redmayne for a six-all duck as Marizanne Kapp struck early…
Oval Invincibles’ quest for a third successive Hundred title began with a crushing six-wicket victory over London Spirit at Lord’s.Spirit were skittled for 80 in 94 balls – the second-lowest score in men’s Hundred history – as Kane Williamson (9) and David Warner (9) endured torrid tournament debuts. A masterclass from spinner Rashid Khan (3-11) on his Invincibles debut, coupled with deceptive slower balls from Sam Curran (3-18), did the damage for the back-to-back defending champions, who were set just 81 for an opening-night win. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player London Spirit’s David Warner is…
Oval Invincibles’ quest for a third successive Hundred title began with a crushing six-wicket victory over London Spirit at Lord’s.Spirit were skittled for 80 in 94 balls – the second-lowest score in men’s Hundred history – as David Warner (9) and Kane Williamson (9) endured torrid tournament debuts. A masterclass from spinner Rashid Khan (3-11) on his Invincibles debut, coupled with deceptive slower balls from Sam Curran (3-18), did the damage for the back-to-back defending champions, who were set just 81 for an opening-night win. Score summary – London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles London Spirit 80 all out from 94…
Tymal Mills starred with bat and ball after his late partnership with Craig Overton saw the Southern Brave snatch a dramatic one-wicket victory against the Manchester Originals at Emirates Old Trafford.The Originals batted first after being inserted and Jos Buttler (22) and Phil Salt (60) dominated with a 48-run partnership, but their productive spell was ended by Mills (3-22), who dismissed Buttler and claimed his second scalp when Heinrich Klaasen (15) edged to Laurie Evans. The Brave bowler then ended Salt’s entertaining knock of 60 from 41 deliveries, and Mark Chapman (22) and Lewis Gregory (6) finished unbeaten as the hosts made…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan Champions owner Kamil Khan has voiced his frustration over the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) recent decision to prohibit his team from using the country’s name in future editions of the World Championship of Legends (WCL). The move came after the PCB’s 79th Board of Governors (BoG) meeting, where the board issued a strong statement criticizing the WCL organizers for “double standards and politically motivated behavior.” In response, the PCB announced a blanket ban on the use of “Pakistan” in franchise team names for private leagues like the WCL. This development followed controversy during WCL 2025,…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 India’s player of the series – Shubman Gill – finished with the second highest series aggregate by a captain ©Getty The enthralling finale at the Oval, where India levelled a hard fought series 2-2, saw a more even contest between bat and ball. But much of the series leading up to it had the willow dominating leather for the most part that saw batters mounting unscaled peaks that eventually led to just one seamer standing by the end of the series. A detailed look into the series as batters from both sides made merry… Runs,…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Australian batter Tim David has been fined 10 percent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the fifth T20I against the West Indies, played on July 28 at Warner Park in St. Kitts. The 29-year-old batter was found guilty of a Level 1 offence under Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. This article relates to “showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during an international match.” The incident took place in the fifth over of Australia’s innings when West Indies pacer Alzarri Joseph bowled…
London Spirit Women began their defence of the Hundred title with a 17-run victory over two-time champions Oval Invincibles in a London derby at Lord’s as Grace Harris marginally outshone fellow Australian Meg Lanning.Harris (89no off 42 balls) shared a Spirit-record stand of 100 from 52 balls with Cordelia Griffith (50 off 29) – the latter notching her maiden Hundred fifty – as the hosts carded 176-5, the second-highest score in the women’s competition. Harris was dropped on 22 by Ryana MacDonald-Gay at long-off and punished Invincibles for that error, nailing six sixes – including back-to-back maximums off spinner Sophia…
Lauren Bell took three wickets for Southern Brave as they beat Manchester Originals by six wickets at Emirates Old Trafford.A disastrous start saw the hosts reduced to 39-5 after 41 balls, starting when Bell (3-28) bowled Kathryn Bryce with the third delivery of the match before dismissing Amelia Kerr for 14. Mady Villiers (2-19) also claimed two early scalps in skipper Beth Mooney (1) and Eve Jones (7), and the wickets continued to tumble as Deandra Dottin (8) and Alice Monaghan (5) fell for single figures before Fi Morris (1) was caught and bowled by Bell for her third wicket.…