Oval Invincibles defeated Welsh Fire in the men’s Hundred final on SundayLondon Spirit, meanwhile, bested Welsh Fire to win the Women’s final Saqib Mahmood dazzled with the ball in hand to help the Invincibles seal victoryBy Lawrence Booth Published: 18:55 EDT, 18 August 2024 | Updated: 19:16 EDT, 18 August 2024 Oval Invincibles retained their Hundred title after a stunning burst from Saqib Mahmood tore Southern Brave apart at Lord’s.Watched by a near-capacity crowd of nearly 29,000, Mahmood – left out by the Invincibles earlier in the competition – took the big wickets of Leus du Plooy, Kieron Pollard and Laurie…

India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has become the talk of social media during his break from cricket after the recent T20I series against Sri Lanka. The Kerala-born cricketer was seen playing football on a wet basketball court in a video that quickly went viral on social media. The footage, shared on X (formerly Twitter) by a fan, captures Samson enjoying a rainy day with friends.Sanju Samson playing football in basketball court.😀👌🏻pic.twitter.com/Tl1ddnIuk5— cricket addict’s (@cricket0addicts) August 17, 2024Samson, who was last seen in action during the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, is currently enjoying his time off cricket. In that series,…

Babar Azam walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal during World Cup 2023 ODI match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on October 10, 2023. — AFPFormer cricketer Basit Ali has criticised International Cricket Council (ICC) over the latest ODI batters rankings after Pakistan white-ball captain Babar Azam retained the top spot. Azam, 29, retained the No 1 spot with 824 rating points followed by Indian trio of Rohit Sharma, who has 765 rating points, Shubman Gill, who has 763 points and Virat Kohli 746 points. However, the former cricketer disagreed with the latest ODI rankings and regretted that the…

Shakib Al Hasan might miss the PAK Tests [X]After having a disastrous T20 World Cup campaign in the United States and Caribbean, Bangladesh will take on Pakistan in a two-match Test series. The series holds paramount importance for the Bangla Tigers, as it is a part of the ongoing World Test Championship cycle. Meanwhile, ahead of the series, Bangladesh have suffered a massive setback, with ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan being doubtful for the tour. The country is witnessing a political unrest at the moment, and as a result of it, Shakib recently lost his parliamentary seat. In such a scenario, his return…

By Priscilla JepchumbaThe USAC Men’s Senior National Selection Panel has assembled a 15-player squad to participate in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup (CWC) League 2 ODI Series to be held in the Netherlands from 11th to 21st August. This segment of CWC League 2 will involve six ODI matches where Team USA will take on the Netherlands and Canada twice. Subsequently, they will confront the same opponents in a T20I series commencing on 23rd August. Notably, Saurabh Netravalkar and Andries Gous will be absent from the tri-series due to parental leave, and veteran all-rounder Corey Anderson will also be…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The participation of Bangladesh’s premier left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan in the upcoming two-match Test series against Pakistan, starting on August 21 in Rawalpindi, is still uncertain.A report in The Daily Star newspaper says Shakib, who is currently playing in the Global T20 Canada league after playing in Major League Cricket (MLC) in the USA last month, was given NOC by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) till August 12, following which he was expected to join the national side either in Bangladesh or Pakistan directly.But with the current unrest in Bangladesh, which resulted…

On Wednesday India lost the three-match ODI series 2-0 against Sri Lanka. Chasing mediocre totals throughout the series the Indian batters struggled against the Sri Lankan tweakers on wickets which were conducive for the spinners. Thrice in three games after getting a good start in the Powerplay the team crumbled in the middle overs. “They (India) usually play on good wickets and small boundaries in India,” Sri Lankan off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana took a dig at Indian batters after the series win. “We knew playing in Premadasa, if there’s little bit turn, we can take advantage because we have good spinners,”…

The 20th match of The Hundred Women 2024 saw a clash between Trent Rockets Women and London Spirit Women at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. The Rockets showcased their dominance throughout the match, ultimately securing a comfortable 31-run victory.Ashleigh Gardner removes Georgia Redmayne with a beautyDuring London Spirit’s chase, Ashleigh Gardner, the star Australian all-rounder for the Rockets, delivered a brilliant bowling performance that significantly hampered the Spirit’s efforts. She began her impactful spell by dismissing Spirit opener Georgia Redmayne with a remarkable delivery.On the 22nd ball of the Spirit’s innings, Gardner came round the wicket and bowled a seemingly innocuous…

Perhaps India should have swept the ball more. Or at least employed the sweep more effectively (given several batters were out playing that shot throughout the series).India captain Rohit Sharma thinks that this is what the Sri Lanka batters did better than their counterparts through the course of this 2-0 result. They were better at stretching the India field square of the wicket. In the third ODI, for example, Sri Lanka scored 173 of their 248 runs (roughly 70%) square of the wicket. Only 38 of their runs came down the ground.”They were consistent with sweeps, taking their chances,” Rohit…

INDIA IN SRI LANKA 2024 Sri Lanka’s spinners were all over India in the series © AFP Mohammed Siraj has enjoyed some of his best times in international cricket against Sri Lanka. The tour of 2024 wasn’t among them though. For as well as he bowled in conditions not best suited for pace bowling, he returned only three wickets in as many games – exactly the number of times he aggressively stared down at the opposition batters unprovoked. Given the combined contribution of the Indian pace attack in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami, the charged-in aggression probably…