(Photo credit: T20 World Cup) SHARJAH: Spinners Linsey Smith and Charlie Dean took two wickets apiece as England defeated Bangladesh by 21 runs for a winning start to their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign on Saturday.England’s strategy to play four spinners paid dividends as the 2009 champions restricted Bangladesh to 97-7 on a slow track…
A month after being announced as the youngest International Cricket Council chairman, the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s secretary, Jay Shah, is expected to continue as the BCCI secretary until the end of November, reported Hindustan Times on Tuesday. According to the schedule, the BCCI Apex Council will meet on 25 September to…
NEW DELHI: Nepal’s middle-order batter Dipendra Singh Airee on Saturday created history, becoming only the third batter to smash six sixes in an over in T20 international cricket.Finisher Dipendra achieved the rare feat during the ACC Premier Cup Group A game against Qatar in Al Amerat as he smashed six back-to-back sixes in the final…
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled the official anthem for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, set to kick off on June 1 across the West Indies and the USA. Produced by Michael “Tano” Montano, the track promises to be a fusion of Caribbean rhythms and international flair, accompanied by a star-studded music…
NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad‘s leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League, an ESPNcricinfo report stated on Saturday. Hasaranga, who had not joined SRH, has been ruled after due to chronic heel pain in his left foot. The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) informed BCCI of his unavailability for the season….
Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid becomes the first Bangladeshi in the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires. Photo: X/@BCBtigers Bangladesh’s Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid on March 28 became the first from his country to be inducted into the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires while India’s Nitin Menon entered the top tier for an unprecedented fifth time. Indore-based Menon, who…
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is optimistic about hosting the Champions Trophy next year, as a delegation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) is scheduled to arrive in the country on Monday to assess the ongoing preparations for the prestigious tournament.The delegation, which will include a security expert, will visit all the proposed…
All-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga could be available for initial few games for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League after he was suspended from the upcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh by the ICC, despite coming out of retirement on Tuesday.Hasaranga, who had retired from Tests in August last year, was named in Sri Lanka’s 17-man squad…
T20 World Cup 2024: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday mandated the use of stop clocks in limited-overs international matches and said that it will become permanent in all ODIs and T20Is from June 2024, starting with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and USA. The stop-clock rule was…
In a major announcement ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided reserve days for the semi-finals and final of the tournament. ICC T20 World Cup 2024, which will be organised in West Indies and the USA this year, will begin on June 1 with USA and Canada facing each…
