Category: Cricket

Pakistani players will not be discriminated against in selection for the Hundred, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Tuesday, despite reports they could be overlooked due to political tensions with India.

Mackay’s Great Barrier Reef Arena will become Australia’s 12th men’s Test venue this year, with the North Queensland ground hosting August’s second Test against Bangladesh.

Captain Harry Brook scored his first T20I century to take England into the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a nervy two-wicket win against Pakistan in the Super Eights in Kandy.

The Aussies are back in it.

Veteran all-rounder Deandra Dottin has become the first West Indies cricketer in history to be dismissed obstructing the field, achieving the unwanted feat during Sunday’s second ODI against Sri Lanka in St George’s.

Australia will play Test cricket in South Africa for the first time since the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal later this year, with dates and venue for the highly-anticipated tour confirmed on Monday.

The West Indies blew away T20 World Cup surprise packages Zimbabwe by a colossal 107 runs in Mumbai on Monday as Shai Hope’s team opened their Super Eights campaign with a dominant victory.

England captain Harry Brook has commented on reports that four franchises will boycott Pakistan players at the upcoming Hundred Auction, while Ashes icon Michael Vaughan warned it could “make a mockery” of the competition.

Perth Scorchers representatives Maddy Darke and Mikayla Hinkley have put together the second-highest partnership in the history of women’s cricket, forming an unbeaten 484-run stand during a Western Australian Premier Cricket match on Sunday.

England routed Sri Lanka for 95 to give captain Harry Brook a perfect birthday present as they opened the T20 World Cup Super Eights phase with a resounding 51-run win in Kandy on Sunday.

South Africa ended India’s 12-match winning streak at the T20 World Cup with a crushing 76-run win in Ahmedabad on Sunday in the opening Group 1 Super Eights match.

A century for Kurtis Patterson powered New South Wales into the One-Day Cup final, repelling a brilliant Queensland performance which included a Marnus Labuschagne ton and Mitch Swepson 7-fa.