Roy, Williamson help Sunrisers win big
Jason Roy and skipper Kane Williamson hit half-centuries as the Sunrisers Hyderabad thrashed the Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets on Monday to record just their second win in this year’s Indian Premier League.
Jason Roy and skipper Kane Williamson hit half-centuries as the Sunrisers Hyderabad thrashed the Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets on Monday to record just their second win in this year’s Indian Premier League.
Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Tabraiz Shamsi are the foil to a misfiring batting lineup. They will be the foundation upon which any strong World Cup challenge is built, writes RYAN VREDE.
England all-rounder Moeen Ali on Monday announced he was retiring from Test cricket to focus on his white-ball career, saying the format’s “intensity can be too much sometimes”.
Ravindra Jadeja’s crucial cameo and 43 by Faf du Plessis helped the Chennai Super Kings to a two-wicket win Sunday over the Kolkata Knight Riders that sent them top of the table.
Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant guided his side through a frustrating game to hammer the Rajasthan Royals by 33 runs and take the lead in the Indian Premier League on Saturday.
England, Australia, India and, most recently, New Zealand have reiterated that they are the game’s controlling quartet. The International Cricket Council is powerless to curb their behaviour, the most recent examples of which robbed Pakistan of life-giving tours, writes RYAN VREDE.
Marlon Samuels has been charged under the ICC’s anti-corruption code more than a decade after he served a ban for breaching regulations.
Marylebone Cricket Club on Wednesday announced an amendment to the laws of the game meaning the gender-neutral term ‘batter’ will be used from now on instead of ‘batsman’.
Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler Thangarasu Natarajan has become the first Indian Premier League player to test positive for coronavirus but the team’s match on Wednesday will go ahead, organisers said.
Pace bowler Kartik Tyagi defended four off the last over as the Rajasthan Royals edged out the Punjab Kings by two runs in an Indian Premier League thriller on Tuesday.
PCB chairman Ramiz Raja says he feels “humiliated” after England cancelled white-ball tours for their men’s and women’s teams next month.
The Taliban has replaced the head of the Afghanistan Cricket Board with a member of the feared Haqqani network, responsible for some of the worst attacks in the country’s history.
New Zealand Cricket on Tuesday boosted security around the women’s national team currently touring Britain as a precaution after a threatening email was received by English officials.
England cricket chiefs on Monday withdrew their men’s and women’s teams from next month’s series in Pakistan citing “increasing concerns about travelling to the region”.
India will play four Tests, three ODIs and 14 T20Is at home over an eight-month period.