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Monank scored 62 off 44 against Texas Super Kings after a slow start ©MLC It’s an absolute nightmare for any batter to find themselves stuck in first gear during a T20 innings, especially during the powerplay, where the modern-day mantra is to go flashbang from ball one. Add to that a soaring asking rate north of 10 runs an over with 15 overs still to go and the pressure compounds exponentially. Then comes the invisible weight: the judgmental gaze of thousands in the stands and millions more watching across screens. It’s a cocktail of scrutiny, noise, and self-doubt. In such…
Australia have ‘decisions to make’ as new WTC begins: McDonald Australia have been forced into a squad change for their upcoming three-Test tour of the Caribbean with Sean Abbott called up to replace injured quick Brendan Doggett. Doggett, Australia’s travelling reserve for the World Test Championship final, is headed back home after picking up a minor hip issue.The uncapped 31-year-old was also set to be part of the squad to face the West Indies after claiming the best ever match figures in Sheffield Shield final history (11-140) to lift South Australia to a drought-breaking title last season. Doggett was also…
Temba Bavuma-led South Africa conquer Lord’s, and with it, the world ©Getty The South African fans in the Grand Stand had not stopped cheering or singing from the moment Kyle Verreynne had scored the winning run. If anything, they’d kept at it for most of Saturday morning. But then, minutes before the start of the presentation ceremony, they broke into the loudest rendition of their most popular number for the day. “Ohhhhh Temmbaaa Bavvuuuumaaa..” echoed around Lord’s. Temba Bavuma, the subject of the song of course, however, stood there staring blankly at his adoring fans serenading him. Like he couldn’t…
Australia will leave no stone unturned in their search for the best combinations to take on England in the Ashes with coach Andrew McDonald flagging Sheffield Shield cricket as key to the build up to the blockbuster home summer. A day after letting slip a second consecutive World Test Championship as South Africa completed a stunning comeback at Lord’s to claim their first ICC major title, Australia’s attention has turned to the next two-year Test cycle as they kick off their campaign in Barbados on June 25. Day 4 Wrap | Markram magic seals Test title for Proteas While that…
MLC 2025 Fraser-McGurk’s assault helped Unicorns take firm control early on in the powerplay © MLC Led by Jake Fraser-McGurk’s blazing 38-ball 88, followed by Xavier Bartlett’s 4-fer, San Fransico Unicorns registered their second successive victory in MLC 2025. Yet again, it was a comprehensive thumping, this time faced by Los Angeles Knight Riders, who were beaten by 32 runs in a high-scoring encounter in California. Put in to bat, Unicorns lost Tim Seifert early, but Finn Allen and Fraser-McGurk’s assault helped Unicorns take firm control early on in the powerplay. The most brutal of the assaults was reserved for…
MLC 2025 Ian Holland returned figures of 4 for 19 © MLC After a big defeat in the season opener, Washington Freedom bounced back with a commanding five-wicket win over Seattle Orcas at the Oakland Coliseum. Chasing a modest 146, the defending champions made light work of the target, polishing it off with 6.3 overs to spare. The chase was set up in the powerplay itself as Mitchell Owen and Rachin Ravindra added 90 runs in the first six overs, their best powerplay score in MLC history. Owen (25 off 11) set the tone with a six off the very…
Keshav Maharaj, who provided a very moving account of what the win means for South Africa: “It’s special. I think, tears probably describe what we feel right now. It’s just such a privilege and honour to lift the coveted title and be a part of it. For everyone out here, and everyone back home, it’s super special for us and the boys. “It’s just what our country’s about, to see the unity over the last five days and throughout the season, it’s super special and we’re very grateful, as a team, as a nation and as our proud country. “Without…
REVISED PLAYING CONDITIONS Michael Neser had taken a catch with multiple ‘bunny-hops’ in 2023 © Getty The International Cricket Council (ICC) proposes to change the rules of boundary line catching, particularly the ones with action taking place outside the boundary. The world body has written to the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) to review snares taken with multiple jumps and multiple airborne contacts with the ball before the catch is completed inside the boundary. Cricbuzz first wrote about the planned changes to boundary line catches recently These changes will come into effect next year but other amendments to the playing conditions…
INDIA CRICKET India will host New Zealand for three ODIs, five T20Is next year. © AFP Baroda, Rajkot and Indore have been confirmed as the venues for India’s ODI series against New Zealand at the start of next year while Nagpur, Raipur, Guwahati, Visakhapatnam and Thiruvananthapuram will host the five T20Is. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the schedule during the Apex Council Meeting on Saturday (June 14). New Zealand’s white-ball tour of India will kick off on January 11, 2026 with Baroda hosting the first ODI, followed by the next two matches on January 14…
INDIAN DOMESTIC CRICKET The BCCI announced several changes to the Indian cricket domestic structure © AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made key changes to the Indian domestic season from the 2025/26 season and has also announced the schedule for the forthcoming season. Some of these changes include the Duleep Trophy reverting to zonal teams, selected by the zonal selectors, from last year’s format of the four Indian offshoot teams while for the Ranji Trophy only one team will be promoted/relegated from the Plate and Elite Groups respectively. The changes continue with India’s domestic T20…