The big-name trio of Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir and Chris Morris was missing as South Africa confirmed their 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup, starting October 17. While Du Plessis and Tahir have been left out by the selectors in preference of other options, Cricket South Africa informed that Morris has made himself unavailable for all international cricket at this stage. Keeping in mind the conditions in UAE, the Proteas have packed their squad with three spinners – Tabraiz Shamsi, Bjorn Fortuin and Keshav Maharaj, who has earned his debut call-up in T20Is. An additional tweaker in the form of George Linde has been named in…
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After a disappointing first half of the Premier League season, the two-time champions will resume their campaign during the UAE leg of the competition, starting September 19. KKR have a great task on their hands to try and resurrect their position in the tournament and enter the playoffs. The Riders are placed seventh in the points table after the Indian leg of the tournament, with just two wins and five losses in their seven matches. They stand higher to only Sunrisers Hyderabad (1 win, 6 losses) right now and will need to win most of their remaining fixtures to secure a top…
Sri Lanka exposed the Proteas’ long-standing batting issues against spin to pull off victory in the low-scoring ODI series decider in Colombo this Tuesday. Chasing a score of 204, the visitors collapsed to just 125 in the space of 30 overs to hand the hosts a win by a heavy margin of 78 runs at the R Premadasa stadium. Off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana made a great impact in his very first outing at the international stage, taking 4/37 from his 10 overs. Pacer Dushmantha Chameera (2/16) and incisive spinner Wanindu Hasaranga (2/32) shared two wickets apiece and ensured there was never any let-off for the South African batters. 22 from Heinrich Klaasen was the top score by a Proteas batter…
Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore maybe two of the better placed franchises in the IPL 2021, but former India wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel thinks these franchises will be feeling “jitters” ahead of the UAE leg of the tournament. Led by greats such as MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli, CSK and RCB are standing at second and third positions respectively at the halfway mark. Both the teams won five and lost just two games during the Indian leg of the competition, with only the net run-rate separating them. Speaking on Star Sports’ show ‘Game Plan’, however, Parthiv offered interesting reasons as to why the two immensely popular franchises will be feeling…
After a glorious victory at The Oval, Men in Blue will take on England in the fifth and final Test at Old Trafford from Friday. Having taken an unassailable 2-1 lead in the five-match series, the tourists have a great opportunity to rewrite the history books. India last won a Test series in England in 2007 and have never won a series of more than three matches before. Virat Kohli’s men have the skill and the momentum behind them now to change the record. The fourth Test at The Oval saw India pull off another come-from-behind victory in the series. Just as at Lord’s,…
Last year’s finalists are aiming to go a step further and finally clinch their maiden Premier League trophy this year. The Capitals are heading into the UAE leg of the IPL 2021 as one of the much better placed franchises in the competition. Delhi Capitals stand right at the top of the points table for IPL 2021 after winning six and losing only two matches during the Indian leg of the competition. Their win-loss record in IPL 2021 is better than second and third-placed Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, and with a better net run-rate (+0.547). As a tribute to the positive dressing room atmosphere they’ve…
Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis have resigned from their respective coaching roles with the Pakistan men’s team ahead of the T20 World Cup. On Monday, the duo stepped down from their positions of the head coach and the bowling coach. The news of the resignations from Misbah and Waqar was made public by the Pakistan Cricket Board only a few hours after the squad for the upcoming ICC event, as well as home series versus New Zealand and England, was confirmed. Misbah indicated he is feeling the bio-bubble fatigue after repeated tours amid the COVID-19 pandemic this year, adding that he got time…
The speedster achieved the first major milestone of his career in the whites in only his 24th outing. His 100th scalp arrived on Day 5 of the fourth Test against England at The Oval, where he dismissed Ollie Pope with a peach to rewrite the history books. The 65th over of the England second-innings saw Bumrah disturb the off and middle stump against Pope with a sharp, accurate incoming delivery. By the time the batsman could get his bat down, the ball from Bumrah had already sneaked through the gap and went on to disturb the furniture. https://twitter.com/SonyLIV/status/1434867793606836234?s=19 Kapil, the…
Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja played starring roles on the final afternoon as India broke through England’s resistance to complete a famous win in the fourth Test at The Oval. Resuming play at 77/0, Joe Root-led England needed a further 291 runs with all their wickets intact and an entire day’s play left. And with the surface still playing very true from most passages barring some rough spots wide outside the left-hander’s off-stump, India’s task was challenging on two fronts. They needed to make sure with some consistently accurate bowling that one result gradually slips out of the equation, and then they could maintain attacking fields…
On Monday, Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed their 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in Oman and UAE from October 17. The selectors have made two notable inclusions in the form of Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah and one eye-catching omission of Fakhar Zaman. https://twitter.com/TheRealPCBMedia/status/1434766501035356160 Fakhar, though part of reserves for the competition, is not included in the main playing contingent after slipping below in the pecking order in recent times. “Sohaib Maqsood’s ability to bat and perform anywhere in the top-order has given him an edge over Fakhar,” said chief selector Muhammad Wasim. For an aggressive top-order batsman,…