Report Vandersay picks up 4 for 10 in 7.4 overs as hosts bowlers run rampant Sri Lanka 254 for 9 (Nissanka 55, Asalanka 52, Ngarava 2-46) beat Zimbabwe 70 (Kaitano 19, Vandersay 4-10) by 184 runs Sri Lanka’s bowlers ran rampant in the early overs of Zimbabwe’s chase reducing the opposition to 20 for 3,

Report It’s a must-win game for India, and KL Rahul hoped the pitch will get slower at the match progresses Toss India chose to bat vs South Africa India captain KL Rahul opted to bat in the second ODI in Paarl, as India looked to keep the three-match series alive. India were unchanged and Rahul

News India will face Pakistan at the MCG on October 23 Australia will start the defence of their men’s T20 World Cup title against trans-tasman rivals New Zealand at the SCG in a rematch of last year’s final while India and Pakistan will face each other at the MCG. They were among the standout contests

News If India find themselves with fewer than 11 fit players, their fixtures could be rescheduled as per tournament rules Who are the unavailable players?India captain Yash Dhull, vice-captain Shaik Rasheed, batter Siddarth Yadav (Rapid Antigen) and wicketkeeper Aaradhya Yadav (RT-PCR) returned positive results. Allrounder Manav Parakh and seam bowler Vasu Vats have shown symptoms

News Analysis With the multi-format series beginning on Thursday here are four players to keep a close eye on Tests: 2 matches, 75 runs at 37.50; 3 wickets at 34.33ODIs: 8 matches, 179 runs at 35.80; 5 wickets at 44.20T20Is: 3 matches, 86 runs, strike-rate 134.37 Tahlia McGrath is a very different cricketer to the

News Analysis Getting the show on the road itself will count as an achievement considering the Covid-affected build-up to the marquee series Covid. Schedule changes. Dodgy nets. Postponed matches. Injuries. Fear of missing the World Cup. To say the preparations for Australia and England ahead of the women’s Ashes have had their challenges would be

News Five England players make it to women’s T20I team of the year; three South Africans, two Australians in the men’s list Pakistan’s Babar Azam and England’s Nat Sciver have been named captains of the ICC T20I teams of 2021 in the men’s and women’s category respectively. Babar was prolific in the format throughout the

News Four-match tour to Australia won’t go ahead due to NZ not being able to secure MIQ space New Zealand’s upcoming limited-overs tour Australia has been postponed due to uncertainty over when the squad could return home due to the managed isolation and quarantine rules. The tour was scheduled to begin in Perth although that

News Head coach worried about ability of players coming into side from domestic ranks Phil Simmons has echoed his limited-overs captain Kieron Pollard‘s analysis that West Indies “have a batting problem” but insists he is not worrying about his job as head coach after a shock 2-1 ODI series defeat at home to Ireland. Speaking

Big picture Unlike most of the ODI cricket played at the moment, the three-match series between South Africa and India does not form part of the World Cup Super League, with those fixtures said to be slotted in at a later date. The 50-over format takes a bit of a backseat for much 2022, but