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A list of 36 players for the CSA T20 league, including top T20 stalwarts like Faf du Plessis, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, was released on Wednesday, August 10. The sense of excitement for Cricket South Africa’s new T20 league, set to host its first edition in January-February next year, has grown with a list of star-studded marquee players released on Wednesday. England lead the way in terms of representations for these direct overseas signings, with as many as 11 players, which is four more than the host country’s seven for now. Jos Buttler, the current England white-ball captain and all-rounder Liam Livingstone are…

The third edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be played between December 6 and December 23, as announced August 9. The 2022 edition of the tournament, was originally scheduled to be played from July 31 to August 21, but had to be rescheduled owing to the economic unrest in Sri Lanka. Credit: AFP “It’s my pleasure to announce that the LPL will be held from 6th to 23rd December,”LPL tournament organiser Samantha Dodanwela informed the media. Sri Lanka is going through one of its most difficult crises in history, and the ongoing situation also led to the moving the Asia…

Rudi Koertzen, a much accomplished and revered cricket umpire, passed away in a fatal car accident on August 9. Koertzen, 73, who lived in Despatch in Nelson Mandela Bay, was on his way back home from Cape Town after a golf weekend, and the accident occurred around the Riversdale area. The South African team, which is currently on the England tour, will wear black bands in honour of Koertzen during their four-day practice match against the England Lions at St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, beginning August 9. https://twitter.com/OfficialCSA/status/1557013439071096832 Koertzen stood as an on-field umpire in a total of 331 international matches (108 Tests,…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India released its domestic schedule for the upcoming 2022-23 season, with Duleep Trophy and the Irani Cup returning to the fold. The Indian cricket domestic season will run from the first week of September 2022 until mid-March 2023, with over 1,500 matches to be played across the men’s and women’s games. The season will kickstart with the Duleep Trophy on September 8, with the competition returning after a three-year-long gap. The original zonal format has been retained with the new team for the North-East zone being added to the earlier list of North,…

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur believes that women’s Indian Premier League can be a major turning point for the women’s game in the country. The national team bagged the silver medal at the ongoing Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 on August 7. In an interview with India Today, she emphasised that young players needed the experience of playing the crunch situations, especially on a grand stage. “I think women’s IPL can be a big turning point for us. Our players do get opportunities to play overseas leagues. I feel that domestic players will get a great platform in the women’s IPL. We…

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya says that he will be ready to take over as a full-time India skipper if the opportunity presents itself in future. Pandya has evolved as a leader in recent times. The all-rounder led Gujarat Titans to an Indian Premier League 2022 triumph in his first stint as a full-time captain and later led a relatively inexperienced Indian outfit in a 2-0 series win in Ireland in June. https://twitter.com/windiescricket/status/1556282394289774593 He once again took the charge in the fifth and final T20I against West Indies in Florida on August 7, with regular skipper Rohit Sharma opting to rest, and led the team to a comprehensive 88-run…

Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues starred with the bat, while Sneh Rana held her nerve in a tense last-over finish to help India women beat England by four runs in the first cricket semi-final at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. “We are aiming for a Gold Medal at the Commonwealth Games,”Mandhana had said before the India Women Cricket team’s departure to the United Kingdom. Two weeks later, the team vice-captain stands at the forefront of the team’s impressive campaign, leading the run-scoring charts in the competition with 153 runs at 51 and a strike-rate of 156.12. 61 of the…

Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has been denied a No Objection Certificate by Sri Lanka Cricket to participate in the ongoing The Hundred 2022 Men’s Competition. The mystery spinner, who was signed by Manchester Originals for 100,000 pounds has been forced to pull out of the contract. It has been learnt that the board denied Hasaranga a NOC to ensure that he remains physically and mentally fresh ahead of the Asia Cup 2022 to be played in the UAE, beginning August 27, and the T20 World Cup to be played in Australia in November-December. Hasaranga was earlier expected to miss…

Bowlers put on a disciplined show, before James Vince stroked an unbeaten 71 to help Southern Brave secure a nine-wicket win over Welsh Fire in the first game of The Hundred 2022 edition at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on August 4. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений The Hundred (@thehundred) Vince led Southern Brave’s emphatic start to their title defence of The Hundred, smashing an unbeaten 41-ball 71 to help his side secure a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Welsh Fire in the first game of the 2022 edition at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on Wednesday. He struck eight fours…

England women’s captain Heather Knight, who didn’t feature in either of the first two games at the ongoing Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, is set to miss the remainder of the tournament and the entirety of The Hundred women’s competition with hip injury she had sustained last month. The England skipper had picked up the injury during the first T20I of the three-match bilateral series against South Africa at the County Ground, Chelmsford on July 21. All-rounder Nat Sciver, who led the team in the first two games will continue as captain, with no replacement for Knight being named. Credit: England Cricket Sciver confirmed…