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BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 Sri Lanka are on course to clinch the match and the series © AFP Sri Lanka continued to dominate the second Test match at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. Following Pathum Nissanka’s 158 and a swashbuckling 84 from Kusal Mendis, the hosts claimed a 211-run lead before a collective bowling effort reduced Bangladesh to 115/6. The visitors are still trailing Sri Lanka by 96 runs with only four wickets in hand. Continuing from his overnight score of 146, Nissanka quickly moved to 150 as the hosts went past 300. The second new ball…
Jofra Archer is likely to play in one of England’s upcoming back-to-back Tests against India, ECB managing director of men’s cricket Rob Key confirmed to Sky Sports News.Fast bowler Archer has not featured in a Test match since February 2021 due to shoulder and back injuries but is in the squad for the second game of the series against India at Edgbaston from July 2, with the third match to follow at Lord’s from July 10. Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain says picking the 30-year-old in Birmingham from Wednesday would be a “gamble” after he played his first red-gall game in…
Jofra Archer is likely to play in at least one of England’s upcoming back-to-back Tests against India, ECB managing director of men’s cricket Rob Key confirmed to Sky Sports News.Fast bowler Archer has not featured in a Test match since February 2021 due to shoulder and back injuries but is in the squad for the second game of the series against India at Edgbaston from July 2, with the third match to follow at Lord’s from July 10. Sky Sports’ Nasser Hussain says picking the 30-year-old in Birmingham from Wednesday would be a “gamble” after he played his first red-gall…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL England have received a major boost ahead of the second Test against India as right-arm fast bowler Jofra Archer has been added to their squad. The second Test match is set to take place at Edgbaston from July 2 to 6. This marks Archer’s potential return to red-ball cricket after more than four years. He last featured in a Test match in February 2021, during England’s tour of India, where he played the third game of the series in Ahmedabad. Since then, his career has been hampered by a recurring elbow injury followed by a back…
WPL NEWS Jon Lewis, head coach of UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League, has parted ways with the franchise © BCCI Jon Lewis, head coach of UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League (WPL), has parted ways with the franchise. It brings to an end a three-year stint with the Warriorz, the franchise announced in a social media post on Friday (June 27). Lewis, the former English fast bowler, had early success with the Warriorz in the first year of the WPL. He oversaw the franchise finish in third place in 2023 before they were eliminated by Mumbai Indians,…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has named a 15-member squad for the upcoming T20I tri-nation series in Zimbabwe, also featuring South Africa, starting July 14 in Harare. The squad signals a fresh start under new head coach Rob Walter, as the Black Caps gear up for the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. However, some notable names are missing from the lineup, including former captain Kane Williamson and lead pacer Lockie Ferguson. Williamson is unavailable due to his ongoing county stint with Middlesex and upcoming commitments with London Spirit in The Hundred. Ferguson has been rested as…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL India’s participation in the upcoming Asia Cup remains unresolved, but the inclusion of both India and Pakistan in the same group for the Women’s World Cup has raised hopes within the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Although the Asia Cup is scheduled for this year, tensions between Pakistan and India have cast doubt over the event. In the 2023 edition, matches involving India were held in Sri Lanka under a hybrid model. Now, both nations have again agreed not to play on each other’s home soil and instead opt for a neutral venue, a practice that began…
Deliberate short runs Adding to the present five-run penalty for a deliberate short run, the fielding team will also choose which of the two batters takes strike for the next delivery. DRS wicket zone The wicket zone will now be the actual outline of the stumps and bails. Concussion protocols There are two changes to the concussion protocols. Teams will now be required to nominate their designated concussion replacements for the match. This curbs the advantage previously held by home teams, who have typically been able to choose from a larger pool of potential replacements. A player diagnosed with a…
MLC 2025 Glenn Phillips and Obus Pienaar took Washington Freedom over the line © MLC Andre Russell and Jason Holder lay in disbelief as Washington Freedom eked out a five-wicket win over the LA Knight Riders in a high-scoring, last-ball thriller in Dallas. With this win, Freedom edged closer to confirming their playoffs qualification and solidified their hopes of finishing in the top-two as they usurped Texas Super Kings to second spot. The big chase came down to just seven runs needed of six balls. Though Andre Russell bowled a wide and conceded a four next to narrow down the…
MLC 2025 Seattle Orcas are yet to break their duck in MLC 2025 © Sportzpics Seattle Orcas and MI New York are both stuck at the wrong end of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 points table, and with the league stage approaching its halfway mark, neither team can afford slipping up for much longer. Orcas come into this game on the back of five straight losses, with their campaign hanging by a thread. After their most recent defeat, captain Heinrich Klaasen admitted that his side hasn’t been playing good cricket but also pointed out that things can change quickly.…