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The team in the field at St George’s Park do not move like a fully professional cricket team, but then that’s probably because they aren’t. When Shafali Verma steers the first ball of the match to point, the fielder’s throw to the wicketkeeper misses by several metres. It rather sets the tone. Over the course of the…
Wes Agar took an excellent five-wicket haul but South Australia squandered their advantage on a manic 15-wicket opening day at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. After bowling out their hosts for a paltry 169 in under two sessions, South Australia themselves were rocked by Mitchell Perry and were reduced to 75/5 by Stumps, still in…
Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will miss the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar Test series after failing to sufficiently recover from his left Achilles injury. Head coach Andrew McDonald confirmed that Hazlewood, who missed the Nagpur and Delhi Tests, will now continue his rehabilitation programme back in Sydney. The 32-year-old fast bowler has been beset by side…
May is a month when temperatures in north India cross forty degrees centigrade routinely. However, undeterred by the searing heat, cricket lovers in Kanpur looked forward to the IPL match at the Green Park Stadium on 10 May 2017 between Delhi Daredevils and Gujarat Lions. We in the ACSU too were excited about this match,…
Australia captain Pat Cummins has flown home to attend to a ‘serious family illness’ but will return later this week in time to partake in the preparations for the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series in Indore. Although unlikely, in the event that Cummins has to miss a Test, his deputy Steve Smith will…
Former Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha is scheduled to arrive in the country on February 20 to start his second stint in the same capacity after being appointed as the successor to Russell Domingo, who tendered a sudden resignation. Hathurusingha, who has signed a two-year contract, will begin his tenure with the home series against…
New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson is set to undergo a surgery for his injured back that will sideline him for up to four months. Jamieson, who was named in the New Zealand squad for the ongoing home series against England, was ruled out with a suspected stress fracture to the back. “Kyle has seen a back…
New Zealand’s indifferent World Cup campaign burst to life with a dominant 102-run win over Sri Lanka in Paarl. Their second consecutive win boosted their NRR and their qualification now depends on the last league match between South Africa and Bangladesh. If South Africa win, they qualify; if they lose, New Zealand will sneak through from Group…
The opening day of the Delhi Test continued to race forward at a brisk pace, with Australia continuing to score at well over three runs an over. But their improved batting show led by Usman Khawaja’s 81 was still kept in check as India chipped away, adding three more to the wickets column to restrict Australia to…
Devon Conway’s assured, unbeaten 72has helped New Zealand resurrect their innings and reach 138 for 5 at Tea on Day 2 of the first Test at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, on Friday. Resuming the second day on 37 for 3, Conway got going right away, cracking three boundaries off Stuart Broad in the first…