Matt Henry was ruled out of the Champions Trophy final against India because of the shoulder injury he picked up in the semi-final, against South Africa, on March 5 in Lahore. Nathan Smith was brought in as Henry’s replacement in the New Zealand XI. Doubts about Henry’s availability for the final emerged on Friday when […]
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Queensland 425 for 9 dec (Khawaja 127, Hearne 74) and 82 for 1 beat Tasmania 161 (Weatherald 55, Neser 6-37) and 345 (Weatherald 71, Webster 64*, Ward 52, Silk 50) by nine wickets Queensland revived their Sheffield Shield hopes with a thumping nine-wicket win against Tasmania. Set just 81 runs to win, they cruised to
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There are many experienced players in the India team that New Zealand men’s side will be wary of in the Champions Trophy final. But one of their most inexperienced players will also loom large on the minds of New Zealand’s batters. Varun Chakravarthy has played all of three ODIs, but in that stretch, he has
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Pakistan are likely to tour Bangladesh for a series of white-ball matches in mid-2025, according to BCB president Faruque Ahmed. Bangladesh are already scheduled to tour Pakistan in May for three ODIs and three T20Is as per the ICC’s Future Tours Programme (FTP). Following recent talks between BCB chief Faruque and his PCB counterpart Mohsin
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There are two ODI greats in India’s top three. There is batting down to No. 8. And almost all the batters have got runs in this Champions Trophy. This India batting order, said team vice-captain Shubman Gill, is better than any he’s previously played in. “This is the best batting line-up that I have been
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Bangladesh will be hosting Zimbabwe for two Tests starting on April 20. The matches were initially supposed to be held in April 2024 but, at the time, the BCB asked ZC to instead play a five-match T20I series. Zimbabwe will land in Bangladesh on April 15, with the first Test set to be held at
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Big picture: The two best spin-bowling units Everybody knows how this is going to play out. India will lean on the strength of their spinners, who on occasion have challenged the idea that runs even belong in the game of cricket. Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy are probably allowed to do that. One minute, they
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Who’s playing Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs UP Warriorz (UPW)Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 7.30pm IST What to expect: RCB hope to stay alive The spotlight is on RCB. Placed fourth, the defending champions will have to win both their remaining games, starting with this contest against bottom-placed UP Warriorz, and then wait for other results
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) title defence started with a record 202-run chase against Gujarat Giants followed by a comfortable eight-wicket win against Delhi Capitals (DC). But losing all four matches at their home ground in Bengaluru has left them on the brink of crashing out in the league stage. RCB, who have only four points
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Wayne Madsen has been reappointed as Derbyshire’s club captain and will lead the team in County Championship cricket this summer. Madsen, 41, agreed to take on the role less than a month before the start of the season, following the decision of David Lloyd to stand down. Madsen was previously Derbyshire’s captain between 2012 and
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