Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out of Sri Lanka’s final Group A match against Netherlands, a match they will almost certainly need to win in order to qualify for the Super 12s stage of the World Cup. Chameera claimed 3 for 15 in a thumping win over UAE that has increased Sri Lanka’s chances of

Netherlands 122 for 5 (Vikramjit 39, O’Dowd 35, de Leede 30, Smit 2-24) beat Namibia 121 for 6 (Frylinck 43, de Leede 2-18) by five wicketsM/i> Netherlands bossed Namibia and then, despite a bit of a hiccup, did the job with the bat to script a five-wicket win in Geelong and get one foot in

Pat Cummins has been named Australia’s new men’s ODI captain, replacing Aaron Finch who stepped down last month. Cummins, who is also the Test captain, will now lead in two formats although it remains to be seen how frequently he takes charge of the one-day side in the lead-in to the 2023 World Cup given

Sachin Tendulkar has stressed on the importance of having a left-hand batter in India’s playing XI at the men’s T20 World Cup, saying that they “add in value” and offer variety. Speaking to PTI after the Indians’ six-run win over the Australians in a warm-up game in Brisbane, Tendulkar said, “Left-handers without any doubt add

Western Australia 5 for 290 (Bancroft 100, Whiteman 82) vs Victoria A Cameron Bancroft century underpinned Western Australia’s early dominance before a Victorian fightback on day one of their Sheffield Shield match at Junction Oval Bancroft was dismissed by Victoria’s latest Shield debutant – 31-year-old Sri Lankan legspinner Ruwantha Kellepotha – after featuring in a 146-run

Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie believes that a shift in focus from results to performance this year will help his side go into the T20 World Cup with a better mindset. It may even be necessary given Ireland will play their first match of the tournament against Zimbabwe in Hobart on Monday on the back of

Tim Pringle, son of former New Zealand player Chris Pringle, knows a thing or two about playing in the cold, having grown up in the Bay of Plenty. On a cold Geelong evening, when he mistimed the second ball he faced towards extra cover, he briefly gave his Netherlands team-mates the chills. Netherlands were tottering

New Zealand head coach Gary Stead has said allrounder Daryl Mitchell, who sustained a fracture in his finger, is unlikely to be available for their T20 World Cup opener against Australia in Sydney on October 22. Stead, however, is hopeful that Mitchell will be available for their second match against Afghanistan. Mitchell had suffered a

Two weeks ago, within hours of finishing a T20I series against England at home, Babar Azam and the other Pakistan players flew out to New Zealand for the last leg of their 2022 men’s T20 World Cup preparation. On Friday, within hours of winning the tri-series final in Christchurch, they were on the flight to

Saving Jasprit Bumrah‘s career was far more important than risking him at the 2022 T20 World Cup, India captain Rohit Sharma said at the pre-tournament press conference in Melbourne. Bumrah is out of the tournament due to a back injury that potentially rules him out of action for at least six more weeks. It’s the