Big pictureThe World Cup Qualifier in March was supposed to be the start of a fruitful home season for Zimbabwe. With a tri-series against Pakistan and Australia followed by five ODIs against Pakistan lined up,…
ScorecardAnd then there was one. Worcestershire reached a T20 Finals Day for the first time when they made short shrift of Gloucestershire, scraping through by five wickets with seven balls to spare. Now only Derbyshire,…
Moeen Ali has paid tribute to his England colleague, Jos Buttler, as the pair prepare to go head to head in Worcestershire Rapids' Vitality Blast semi-final against Lancashire Lightning at Edgbaston."I'm not sure I want…
Danushka Gunathilaka has become the second Sri Lanka batsman to be ruled out of the Asia Cup, after sustaining a back injury during training on Wednesday evening. He joins Dinesh Chandimal on the injured list,…
The 2022 Lanka Premier League, which had been slated to begin in two weeks, has been postponed, because of the economic situation in Sri Lanka.A draft had been held, foreign players supposedly secured, and preparations…
South Africa had refused to believe the hype around England in the build-up to this Test, and they found contributors from all quarters while maintaining the ascendency on day two at Lord's - defying a…
Alex Hales' success in Australia made him "the obvious pick" to replace the injured Jonny Bairstow in England's T20 World Cup according to Jos Buttler, who suggested that Hales is "a different person" after three-and-a-half…
What kind of spinners will enjoy success at the T20 World Cup in Australia? Ask Muthiah Muralidaran, and he backs wristspinners - like the recently crowned Asia Cup Player of the Tournament - Wanindu Hasaranga.…
Prithvi Shaw is preparing to "start from the scratch again" and revive his career with his new domestic team Maharashtra. He took his first step towards that with an aggressive century on his Maharashtra debut…
Nottinghamshire advanced to the threshold of a vital Rothesay County Championship victory over Worcestershire on a heavily rain-affected third day at Visit Worcestershire New Road.The visitors' seam attack excelled for the second time in the…