South Africa men’s national team are ready to move on from controversies and display their culture of “inclusiveness,” according to white-ball captain Temba Bavuma, as they approach a bumper 2022-2023 season. Two-and-a-half years of scrutiny on the team environment, which included their response to the Black Lives Matter movement and the conduct of head coach

One of the hallmarks of Rajasthan Royals’ season – apart from both the orange and purple caps going to their players – will be how cleverly they made do with a thin batting line-up, which had R Ashwin bat at No. 7. They used him as a pinch hitter and as a pinch anchor too,

Gujarat Titans, playing their maiden IPL, topped the league stage, won the first qualifier, and then cruised to victory in the IPL 2022 final against Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad. Here’s how some of their key personnel reacted to their fantastic victory. David Miller (481 runs at 68.71): “It’s been a phenomenal journey. Finishing at the

County Select XI 247 (James 52, Patel 3-32) and 264 for 3 (Compton 119, Gubbins 67*) beat New Zealanders 362 for 9 (Henry 65, Mitchell 58, Fletcher 50*, Patterson-White 3-60) and 148 (Porter 5-31, Gibbon 3-36) by seven wickets New Zealand were beaten by seven wickets in their final warm-up game ahead of Thursday’s first

Toss Velocity chose to bowl vs Supernovas Deepti Sharma, the captain of the Velocity team, won the toss and put Supernovas in to bat in the final of the Women’s T20 Challenge at Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune. While Velocity went in unchanged, Supernovas brought in Mansi Joshi and Rashi Kanojiya in place of Meghna

Brendon McCullum has suggested that he will look to reintegrate a number of England’s white-ball stars into the Test side – naming Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone as players who could be part of his future plans. McCullum was unveiled as England’s new Test coach at Lord’s on Friday, speaking at

Big picture The stage is set for what is likely to be the most-attended cricket match in India. In white-ball cricket, perhaps only a World Cup final, or an India-Pakistan game at a World Cup, can come closer in terms of the hype and grandeur. Gujarat Titans will be playing in front of their home

David Miller has attributed his success against spin this season to his changed mindset and hard work, even though, as he said himself, “never struggled against spin”. “I have never really felt like I have been a player who struggled against spin,” Miller said ahead of Sunday’s final against Rajasthan Royals. “But it is an

Birmingham Bears 200 for 6 (Hose 55, Benjamin 48*) beat Derbyshire 197 for 8 (Guest 54, Lintott 2-30, Briggs 2-30) by three runs Birmingham Bears survived a late Derbyshire Falcons surge to win a thrilling Vitality Blast North Group game at Derby by three runs. The Bears looked on course for a convincing win when

Recruitment in county cricket has never been tougher, as evidenced by Sussex’s decision to sign a fifth overseas player for their T20 Blast campaign in Obed McCoy. The pandemic’s effect on the Future Tours Programme has seen countless postponed tours rearranged at short notice, leaving counties in the dark as to who will be available