Cricket

Cooper Connolly is backing Australia’s new batting prodigy Teague Wyllie to help fire his team into the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup final 2022. A talented India team stand between Australia and Saturday’s showpiece match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. However, Aussie captain Connolly believes his team have the ability to get there, particularly if his Western Australia ...

England kept their nerve to become the first team to reach the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup final after edging a thriller with Afghanistan by 15 runs. Spinner Rehan Ahmed became the hero for the Young Lions, taking three wickets in the penultimate over at crucial point when their opponents needed just 18 runs from the last 10 ...

Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein and fast bowler Jason Holder have achieved career-best rankings in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings after helping the West Indies to a series-deciding 17-run victory in the fifth match against England in Bridgetown. In the latest weekly update to the men’s rankings, which considers performances in the last three matches of the series, Hosein has ...

Cricket is the first discipline to announce its complete line-up for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games after Sri Lanka was confirmed as the eighth team in the women’s T20 tournament. The announcement was made jointly by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Tuesday following Sri Lanka’s victory in the ICC Commonwealth Games Qualifier 2022 ...

Johannesburg, South Africa- The West Indies Women won a thrilling one-over eliminator in the second One International against South Africa Women at the Imperial Wanderers Stadium, to take a 1-0 series lead with two matches remaining. In a rain-reduced match of 41 overs per side, West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl first. The West Indies bowlers proved ...

POTCHEFSTROOM, SOUTH AFRICA – FEBRUARY 09: Bangladesh players celebrate with the trophy following victory during the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Super League Final match between India and Bangladesh at JB Marks Oval on February 09, 2020 in Potchefstroom, South Africa. (Photo by Jan Kruger-ICC/ICC via Getty Images) The following is the schedule of media opportunities on Tuesday 1 February ...

Tom Prest is tapping into the knowledge of England stars past and present as he looks to lead his country to a first ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup final since 1998. England go into Tuesday’s Super League semi-final against Afghanistan having won all four of their matches in the tournament so far, sweeping past South Africa by six ...

It was a good day to bat second at the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, with all three chasing sides coming out on top. Haseebullah Khan’s half-century helped Pakistan seal their place in the 5th place play-off at Bangladesh’s expense, despite a fine ton from Ariful Islam. United Arab Emirates were convincing eight-wicket winners in the Plate final, Punya ...

A solid half-century from Shan Masood and David Willey’s sensational spell at death set Multan Sultans’ thrilling last over win over Quetta Gladiators. Multan have now won three straight matches and sit at the top of the points table. Quetta are placed third with one win and two defeats in three matches. Shan scored his second consecutive half-century, scoring 88 ...

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Apex Group today announced an extended partnership which will see Apex Group (Apex) become the title sponsor of the three-match Apex Test Series between West Indies and England in March 2022. Apex Group, a global provider of financial, sustainability and environmental services, will feature prominently on the global television broadcast, as ...