insert_link Sport England’s Ahmed leaves India tour for ‘personal reasons’ England spinner Rehan Ahmed will leave India because of "personal reasons" and will not return for the rest of the series, the country's cricket board said Friday as the fourth Test began. "He will not be returning to India and we will not be naming a replacement," England Cricket said in a statement. The 19-year-old played the first three matches and took 11 wickets with his leg-spin but was […] todayFebruary 23, 2024 6
insert_link Sport New Zealand win toss, bat in first T20 against Australia New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and the hosts elected to bat in the opening Twenty20 international against Australia in Wellington on Wednesday. The three-match series is the last for both teams before the T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies in June. Finn Allen and Devon Conway opened the batting for New Zealand with Kane Williamson rested. Australia left out Steve Smith, with […] todayFebruary 21, 2024 3
insert_link Sport ‘Underdogs’ New Zealand vow to ‘fight’ in T20 series with Australia Captain Mitchell Santner vowed Tuesday that his "underdogs" New Zealand will put up a "fight" in their three-match Twenty20 home series against a full-strength Australia. With the World Cup looming in June, the rivals will meet in front of a sell-out crowd in Wellington on Wednesday, followed by games in Auckland on Friday and Sunday. New Zealand triumphed in their last meeting in the shortest format, by 89 […] todayFebruary 20, 2024 1
insert_link Sport Australia’s Warner ready for hostile New Zealand fans in T20s Australia batting great David Warner said Monday he expected a hostile reception when the world champions begin a Twenty20 series in New Zealand this week. New Zealand host Australia in Wellington on Wednesday in the first of three T20 matches before a two-Test series. Warner eight years ago accused New Zealand fans of "derogatory and vulgar" abuse aimed at him and his team-mates during Australia's last Test tour […] todayFebruary 19, 2024 4
insert_link Namibia Netherlands beat Richelieu Eagles in Nepal The Namibian senior national cricket team, the Richelieu Eagles, lost their second match at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 triangular series. After winning their first match against hosts Nepal, the Namibians found the going tough this morning after being sent in to bat by the Netherlands. After losing early wickets, the Namibians were reeling 26 for 3 wickets, could not recover and posted a total of […] todayFebruary 19, 2024 4
insert_link Sport Sri Lanka celebrate 3-0 sweep against Afghanistan Sri Lanka completed a sweep of the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, confidently beating the tourists in the final game by seven wickets Wednesday at Pallekele.Set a target of 267, Sri Lanka won with 88 balls remaining, as their domination of the opponents continued.Opening batsman Pathum Nissanka smashed his fifth one-day international hundred and the second in the series for the hosts.Nissanka finished the series with 346 runs, the […] todayFebruary 15, 2024 3
insert_link South Africa Afghanistan bat first in third ODI against Sri Lanka Afghanistan opted to bat first in the third and final one-day international against Sri Lanka at Pallekele on Wednesday, with the hosts holding an unassailable 2-0 series lead. Sri Lanka secured a comfortable 42-run win over Afghanistan in the first ODI, and a convincing 155-run win in the second. Sri Lanka rested spinners Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana and brought in off-spinner Akila Dananjaya and all-rounder Dunith Wellalage. Dananjaya […] todayFebruary 14, 2024 9
insert_link Sport Spinner Piedt leads South Africa fightback in second Test South African spinner Dane Piedt celebrated his return to international cricket with two key wickets on Wednesday as the Proteas restricted New Zealand to 121-3 in the second Test. Offspinner Piedt bowled opener Tom Latham for 40 with a superb delivery before removing star batter Kane Williamson for 43 to propel the tourists back into the contest at tea on day two in Hamilton. First-Test double centurion Rachin Ravindra […] todayFebruary 14, 2024 1
insert_link Namibia Richelieu Eagles contest triangular series in Nepal The Richelieu Eagles have arrived in Katmandu, Nepal to compete in four ICC Men’s CWC League 2 games and four T20I games against the Netherlands and Nepal. The ODI games are part of the pathway towards the World Cup, which is scheduled to be co-hosted by Namibia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa in 2027. The three countries are set to participate in the forthcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, slated […] todayFebruary 13, 2024 4
