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With Zimbabwe colts competing in their final match of the tournament, the fans thronged to the Harare Sports Club and drummed up a carnival atmosphere. And Zimbabwe gave home fans a lot to celebrate, and dance about. They kept the shackles on Bangladesh with some tight bowling and electric fielding. Azizul Hakim Tamim came up with a captain’s knock to anchor the innings, scoring 59 off 87 balls. He built a 73-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Rizan Hossan. But Tamim fell to Zimbabwe pacer Tatenda Chimugoro, trying a wild slash and was caught behind. At one stage, it…
Adil Rashid has backed fellow England spin bowler Shoaib Bashir to bounce back from his Ashes disappointment as he embarks on a new stage of his career with Derbyshire, urging him to “keep working on his craft”.Bashir had been England’s No 1 slow bowler in Test cricket since 2024 but missed the second half of last year’s home Test series against India after sustaining a fractured finger. The 22-year-old was selected in the Ashes squad but did not play a Test in Australia with off-spinning all-rounder Will Jacks featuring in four matches of the thumping 4-1 defeat. Bashir has since…
A member of India’s ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup winning side in 2018, Abhishek is set to feature at his maiden T20 World Cup, starting February 7. Ponting believes Abhishek will thrive on the big stage, recalling his initial meeting with the talented 25-year-old at the Indian Premier League when he was the coach of the Delhi Capitals. “I was his first IPL coach,” Ponting said, recalling his time with Delhi Capitals. “He debuted with me, I think as a 17-year-old at Delhi and made an immediate impact. “I think he hit his first ball for four or six…
Left-arm pacer Ben Dwarshuis and batter Matthew Renshaw come into Australia’s 15-player squad and selector Tony Dodemaide belives the pair can perform well during the tournament that commences in India and Sri Lanka on February 7. “With Pat needing more time to recover from his back injury Ben is a ready replacement who offers a left-arm pace option as well as dynamic fielding and late-order hitting,” Dodemaide said. “We believe his ability to swing the ball at good pace along with clever variations will be well suited to the conditions we expect and overall structure of the squad. “Matt (Renshaw)…
Pat Cummins ruled out due to ongoing back injury as Matt Short also omitted from Australia’s final squad of 15 Star quick Pat Cummins will miss Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign as he continues to recover from a niggling back injury that has haunted him for more than six months. Sydney Sixers stalwart Ben Dwarshuis has received a late call-up to Australia’s squad, with selectors opting to give up on having Cummins available for the tournament in Sri Lanka and India. Australia T20 World Cup squad: Mitch Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Green, Nathan…
Master coach Greg Shipperd will part ways with New South Wales at the end of the season while his time in charge of the Sydney Sixers is over. Shipperd led the Sixers for the past 11 seasons, first earning the gig ahead of BBL|05, winning two titles along the way. He guided them to the final again this summer, but fell short in the decider for the fourth time under his leadership. The veteran mentor was brought in as the interim coach for the Blues in November 2022 when Phil Jaques was moved on, and has stayed at the helm…
Charles Lachmund is riding a wave at the ICC Under-19 Men’s World Cup as Australia sit a couple of steps away from defending their title with a place in the semi-finals secured. On the eve of their opening game, the 18-year-old fast-bowler had said he wanted to relish every moment of the tournament as it might be his only chance to represent his country. He has indeed played every game in the competition as if it is his last and has left an impression so mighty it is certain to open the doors of many more opportunities once he returns…
The Aussie leg-spinner was the matchwinner for the Giants as the business end of the WPL season arrives Ash Gardner has saluted teammate Georgia Wareham after her fellow Australian international allrounder delivered the brilliant display that’s helped thrust Gujarat Giants into the playoffs of India’s Women’s Premier League. Wareham, who’s not been best pleased with her recent form, picked the right moment to come good on Friday, following her blistering 44 not out off 26 balls with two important wickets in the Giants’ 11-run win over Mumbai Indians. In front of their own fans in Vadodara, the victory secured Gujarat…
Sam Curran joined Chris Jordan as the only England men’s players to take a hat-trick in T20Is Sam Curran has taken a hat-trick as England beat Sri Lanka by 11 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method in their rain-marred opening Twenty20 International in Pallekele. The left-arm seamer became the second Englishman, after Chris Jordan, to claim a hat-trick in T20 Internationals as England bundled out Sri Lanka for 133 with four deliveries still left in the innings on Friday. Phil Salt then led England’s successful chase with 46 off 35 balls as the tourists clinched victory in a low-scoring match that…
Sam Curran became the second England bowler to take a hat-trick in men’s T20 internationals as his side beat Sri Lanka by 11 runs on DLS in a rain-reduced series opener in Pallekele.Curran (3-38), whose first two overs in the 17-over-a-side contest had been collared for a combined 35 runs, had Dasun Shanaka (20 off 16) and Maheesh Theekshana (0) caught off successive balls before then bowling Matheesha Pathirana (0). The 27-year-old’s hat-trick, which came in the 16th over of the innings, matched the feat of Surrey team-mate Chris Jordan, who claimed three wickets in three balls for England during…