Report Heat had been 6 for 77 before James Bazley lifted them to a defendable total Brisbane Heat 8 for 150 (Bazley 44*, Ellis 3-41) beat Hobart Hurricanes 8 for 136 (Rogers 33*, Bartlett 4-30, Mujeeb 3-20) by 14 runs Xavier Bartlett bounced back from final-over heartache to help Brisbane Heat to a confidence-boosting 14-run

Report The home side spent the first hour scoring just 15 runs in 13 overs before scoring eased up Lunch New Zealand 66 for 1 (Conway 36*, Young 27*, Shoriful 1-20) vs Bangladesh New Zealand went to lunch comfortably placed on 66 for 1, after Devon Conway and Will Young saw off a stern opening

News No recall for Andre Russell, three players to miss Ireland series due to Covid-19 Pollard had been ruled out of West Indies’ tour of Pakistan in December because of a hamstring injury, with Nicholas Pooran leading the T20I side in his absence. Shai Hope had been due to take charge in the ODIs, before

News The Pakistan batter will join his BBL team ahead of their game against Melbourne Renegades on January 6 Brisbane Heat have signed on Fakhar Zaman as a replacement for the injured Tom Abell in their bid to qualify for the knockout stages of the ongoing Big Bash League. The Heat are joint-fifth on the

News Mitchell Marsh, Nic Maddinson and Josh Inglis have been called up as cover Australia batter Travis Head has tested positive for Covid-19, as the Australia team delay their flight from Melbourne to Sydney and call up replacements for the fourth Test at the SCG, with doubts mounting as to whether the series will be

News Andy McBrine and Andy Balbirnie have also been forced to isolate as close contacts Paul Stirling and Shane Getkate, the Ireland allrounders, are self-isolating in Florida hotel rooms after testing positive for Covid-19 and are set to miss at least the first ODI against West Indies in Jamaica. Ireland’s ODI series against USA was

Report South Africa are under the pump on a pitch offering plenty of help South Africa 197 and 94 for 4 (Elgar 52*, Bumrah 2-22, Siraj 1-25) need a further 211 runs to beat India 327 and 174 (Pant 34, Rabada 4-42, Jansen 4-55) India’s irresistible seam attack worked their way around a stubborn Dean

News Bangladesh series will be his last Tests before finishing with ODIs later in the season Ross Taylor has announced he will retire from international cricket at the end of the current home season with the upcoming series against Bangladesh being his last Test cricket before he finishes with the ODIs against Australia and Netherlands.

News The team will be led by Prithvi Shaw and will open its campaign against Maharashtra on January 13 Arjun Tendulkar, the son of former India batter Sachin Tendulkar, has been included in the Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad. The team will be led by Prithvi Shaw, whom chief selector Salil Ankola termed as a “brilliant

News Fast bowler says India’s Test success is the “result of the work we’ve put in over the last 6-7 years” Mohammed Shami has credited his father and his brother for the success he has enjoyed as a Test cricketer. Shami hails from Sahaspur Ali Nagar, a village in the Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh,