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Muzumdar also addressed the form of senior all-rounder Deepti Sharma, admitting concern but expressing strong belief in her ability to return to her best. Deepti has faced a lean patch in the ongoing T20I series, notching up just two runs and adding no wickets to her name in the three games so far “I don’t want to beat around the bush, I just want to say that it’s a bit of a concern as far as Deepti is concerned, but look, as all champion players are, form is temporary, class is permanent, it’s a cliche, but it applies to all…
Surrey take on Essex in the County Championship – and you can watch every ball live and free on the Sky Sports Cricket YouTube channel via the stream below. YouTube This content is provided by YouTube, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable YouTube cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented…
Veteran quick will no longer play for Nottinghamshire this year due to an appearance in an unsanctioned legends tournament Peter Siddle will be free to play for Melbourne Stars next summer after serving a six-month ban following his participation in a ‘disapproved’ league earlier this year. Siddle played five games in the World Legends Pro T20 League held in Goa in January-February, a competition for retired players that was not sanctioned by the BCCI – the sport’s governing body in India. Reports emerged out of the UK this week that Siddle and former England spinner Samit Patel had been blocked…
And while Knight was at the helm as captain of England the last time the side won a major women’s ICC tournament on home soil – the 2017 50-over World Cup – the former skipper believes the interest levels are even greater now and the chance to hold aloft another trophy would prove a massive boost for the game. “To be honest, I didn’t really see the sort of overnight flip in women’s cricket becoming mainstream and I think there’s a lot of reasons for that,” Knight said. “Maybe the infrastructure wasn’t quite there. The plan to get women’s cricket…
Sanju Samson smashed his second century this season before Akeal Hosein dismantled Mumbai Indians’ top order Mumbai Indians have suffered their worst-ever Indian Premier League by runs as Sanju Samson’s second century this season powered Chennai Super Kings to a thumping 103-run win. Samson, who finished the T20 World Cup last month with scores of 97 not out, 89 and 89 to help India clinch the title, has continued his rich vein of form in the IPL as he backed up his unbeaten century against Delhi Capitals on April 11. The right-hander reached his latest milestone with his 10th boundary…
The Kiwi champion wants to finish her career with another World Cup success The best of Suzie Bates with the bat in the WBBL New Zealand legend Suzie Bates will bring to an end her 20-year international career after the T20 World Cup in June. Bates, 38, announced on Friday that the global tournament would be her last for the White Ferns after two decades of representing her country. The batting allrounder has represented NZ 362 times across both ODIs and T20Is, making her the most capped female international in history. It’s one of a number of records held by…
Bangladesh have secured an historic ODI series victory over New Zealand Najmul Hossain Shanto hit a timely century and Mustafizur Rahman claimed five wickets as Bangladesh secured a 55-run victory over New Zealand in the third one-day international in Chattogram to complete a 2-1 series triumph. Bangladesh set New Zealand 266 for victory on Thursday after Shanto’s patient 105 and Litton Das’s fluent 76, and while the Black Caps overcame some initial turbulence to get into a strong position in their chase, they were eventually bowled out for 210 in 44.5 overs. Nick Kelly gave the tourists hope, scoring 59,…
David Warner got amongst it in a crucial win but Adam Zampa was left out of the XI David Warner’s unbeaten 63 and a whirlwind 44 from 14 by Khushdil Shah have power Karachi Kings to a vital victory in the Pakistan Super League overnight. Chasing Lahore Qalandars’ 6-199, Warner anchored the innings in his 44-ball knock, hitting nine fours and a six to get the Kings into a good position. But the finishing touches were applied by Khushdil, who powered five sixes in his final 10 balls to finish the game with eight balls to spare. When Lahore’s’ Daniel…
Heather Knight has told Sky Sports England’s ambition at their home Women’s T20 World Cup starting in June is to “create a real legacy for women’s cricket in this country,” emulating the Lionesses and Red Roses.England are hosting the tournament for the first time since 2009 – a World Cup they won – while the women’s side also succeeded in delivering home glory in the 50-over Cricket World Cup format in 2017 – a tournament Knight was captain at. The 35-year-old says the landscape of women’s sport has changed considerably in the years since, with England’s Lionesses winning back-to-back Euros titles…
The ECB are attempting to build a legacy from this year’s T20 World Cup, with some of the aims including the bid to attract 500,000 women and girls to play cricket in 2026, 300 women to take up key leadership roles within the game’s administration, and 500 Champions of Change created as part of the Young Cricket Collective, which will empower young girls to volunteer and make change at their local cricket clubs. Previous World Cup winners Alex Hartley, Lydia Greenway and Jess Jonassen and Hampshire Cricket women’s captain Georgia Adams and Gloucestershire CCC’s women’s captain Liv Daniel also joined…