News Head coach Andy Flower also expects Keemo Paul and Obed McCoy to be available for their first game St Lucia Kings head coach Andy Flower has hinted that Faf du Plessis is set to return to action in the franchise’s CPL opener against Jamaica Tallawahs on August 27. du Plessis had been sidelined from

News Wood sustained the injury while diving to save a boundary on the fourth day of the second Test at Lord’s Mark Wood has become the latest fast bowler ruled out of England’s third Test against India due to a jarred right shoulder. Wood sustained the injury while diving to save a boundary on the

News The wicketkeeper would be one of the players away for four months England’s wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler said he might skip the end-of-year Ashes tour over concerns about being apart from his family due to Australia’s Covid-19 restrictions. England will play the T20 World Cup in the UAE in October and November before heading to

Report Only eight balls were bowled after a delayed start, with the bowler’s run-up the affected area Lunch: Pakistan 212 for 4 (Ashraf 23*, Rizwan 22*) v West Indies Despite bright sunshine on a day where 98 overs were originally scheduled to be bowled, only eight balls were possible before lunch had to be taken

News Subhadeep Ghosh replaces Abhay Sharma as fielding coach among a raft of changes Former India batting allrounder Gargi Banerjee has been appointed India’s team manager for the upcoming tour of Australia. Banerjee, 60, replaces Rajkuvardevi Gaekwad, the former chairperson of the Baroda women’s selection panel who had succeeded long-time manager Trupti Bhattacharya for the

Report Liam Livingstone run out for 46 off 19 as Birmingham Phoenix fall well short in steep chase Southern Brave 168 for 5 (Stirling 61, Whiteley 44*) beat Birmingham Phoenix 136 for 5 (Livingstone 46, Mills 1-13) by 32 runs Southern Brave lived up to their pre-tournament billing as the strongest side in the men’s

Report Kapp returns competition-best figures of 4 for 9 to bowl out Brave for 73 Oval Invincibles 121 for 6 (van Niekerk 26, Kapp 26, Shrubsole 2-16) beat Southern Brave 73 (Morris 23, Kapp 4-9) by 48 runs The Oval Invincibles blew the Southern Brave away in the inaugural women’s Hundred final at Lord’s, bowling

Royal Challengers Bangalore will be without the services of Finn Allen and Scott Kuggeleijn when the second leg of IPL 2021 resumes in the UAE in September, as the New Zealand duo will be busy with international commitments. Royal Challengers will also miss Australia’s Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams and Adam Zampa, but have strengthened the

Report Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales struck early, but Pakistan ended the first session well Lunch: Pakistan 62 for 3 (Azam 31*, Alam 26*) v West Indies It’s difficult to win a session inside four overs, but West Indies accomplished exactly that at Sabina Park on the first morning, removing Pakistan’s top three to reduce

Tash Farrant and Dane van Niekerk exchange high fives © Getty Images Oval Invincibles 114 for 7 (Kapp 37, Gordon 2-22) beat Birmingham Phoenix 94 (A Jones 35, Farrant 4-10, Kapp 3-21) by 20 runs A stunning bowling performance from Tash Farrant sent Oval Invincibles into Saturday’s Women’s Hundred final against Southern Brave. Farrant’s tournament-best