McSweeney wins race to open for Australia
Nathan McSweeney has won the race to open for Australia in the first of five Tests against India this month, while Josh Inglis was a surprise inclusion in their 13-man squad.
Nathan McSweeney has won the race to open for Australia in the first of five Tests against India this month, while Josh Inglis was a surprise inclusion in their 13-man squad.
A captain’s knock by Charith Asalanka steered Sri Lanka to a hard-fought four-wicket victory over New Zealand with six balls to spare in Saturday’s T20I opener in Dambulla.
Sanju Samson slammed a second successive T20I century to set up a 61-run win for India in the first of four matches against South Africa at Kingsmead on Friday.
England great Ian Botham said he was “nearly catch of the day” after being pulled out of crocodile infested waters by his former Ashes rival Merv Hughes while on a fishing trip in Australia.
Saim Ayub slammed a swashbuckling 82 and Abdullah Shafique an unbeaten 64 as Pakistan demolished Australia by nine wickets on Friday to level their ODI series.
Marcus Harris hit a patient and timely 74 against India A on Friday to thrust himself into prime contention to open for Australia in the first of five Tests against the tourists this month.
West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph has been hit with a two-match suspension after storming off the field during the series-clinching ODI win over England.
The Proteas’ four-match T20I series against India, which starts in Durban on Friday, will be broadcast on the SABC.
Brandon King and Keacy Carty blasted centuries as the West Indies scored a series-clinching eight-wicket victory over England in the third and final game of their ODI series at Kensington Oval on Wednesday.
Teenage spinner AM Ghazanfar took a career best six-wicket haul to dismantle Bangladesh in the first ODI in Sharjah as Afghanistan claimed a convincing 92-run win on Wednesday.
The Proteas will start a four-match T20I series against India at Kingsmead on Friday, just over four months after the visitors beat them in the T20 World Cup final.
Josh Inglis will captain Australia for the first time in the third ODI against Pakistan and in the following T20I series, with a number of stars absent.
David Warner has been named captain of the Sydney Thunder, a fortnight after having his lifetime ban on any leadership role in Australian cricket lifted.
Captain Pat Cummins kept his cool under pressure with a gritty unbeaten 32 to steer Australia to a nervy two-wicket defeat of Pakistan in the first of three ODIs on Monday.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma came under fire on Monday as India chewed over a 3-0 Test series home defeat to New Zealand, with critics calling the team ageing and low on confidence.