Cricket

Australia concluded their preparations for the forthcoming one-day series against England by beating Middlesex by 101 runs at Lord’s. Travis Head top-scored with 106 and Aaron Finch hit 54 as Australia ended their 50 overs on 283-6. Middlesex opener Max Holden, 20, scored 71 in reply but he was unable to find support at the other end. Kane Richardson claimed ...

Bangladesh’s women stunned India to win the Asia Cup Twenty20 for the first time – and inflict a first defeat in the final on their opponents. India, winners of all six previous tournaments, were restricted to 112-9, captain Harmanpreet Kaur making 56. Bangladesh needed nine off the final over and, despite losing two wickets, Jahanara Alam hit two off the ...

England bowler James Anderson is to take six weeks off cricket to rest a shoulder problem before the Test series against India. The 35-year-old has been managing a “long-standing right shoulder injury”. Anderson played in both Tests of the drawn series against Pakistan, taking 9-172 overall. “It’s wear and tear. Rehab makes it feel better so it’s just about managing ...

Nearly a year after England knocked South Africa out of the Women’s World Cup in a tense and emotional affair at Bristol, Dane van Niekerk’s side wreaked its revenge at New Road. Lizelle Lee led the way with an unbeaten 92 as South Africa cruised to a seven-wicket victory with 27 balls remaining in the first of three ODIs. It ...

Afghanistan are about to experience Test cricket for the first time, and are up against the world’s No. 1 side in that format, but they certainly aren’t lacking in confidence. A week ahead of his team’s inaugural Test match in Bengaluru, Asghar Stanikzai raised the volume of pre-match exchanges with the claim that Afghanistan’s spinners are better than India’s. Yes. ...

JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Friday that it will stage a Twenty20 tournament later this year featuring the country´s top players and international stars. South African television company SuperSport will be partners in a deal which CSA acting chief executive Thabang Moroe said would be “the biggest in the history of South African domestic cricket”. A CSA statement ...

DEHRADUN: Spin sensation Rashid Khan bowled an excellent last over to help Afghanistan eke out a thrilling one-run win over Bangladesh and complete a series whitewash in the third Twenty20 international Thursday. Chasing 146 for victory, Bangladesh required nine in the 20th over but Khan held his nerve to restrict Bangladesh to 144-6 in the north Indian city of Dehradun. ...

Former England wicketkeeper Steve Rhodes took little time to accept his new job as Bangladesh’s head coach. Nizamuddin Chowdhury, the BCB’s chief executive, made initial contact in March, soon after Paul Farbrace had turned down the job in the last stages of their negotiation. Eventually, after his name also featured in Gary Kirsten’s shortlist of head coaches, the BCB, earlier ...

Nazmul Hassan, the BCB president, has once again criticised Bangladesh’s players in the middle of a series. In the wake of their T20I series defeat to Afghanistan, with one match still to play, Hassan has accused them of taking advantage of a “free environment in the dressing room” in the absence of a head coach. “This is very frustrating,” Hassan ...

India’s star woman cricketer Mithali Raj on Thursday became the first women cricketer to score 2000 runs in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) in the Women’s Asia Cup T20 match against Sri Lanka. The opener achieved the feat in 75 matches during her knock of 23. The International Cricket Council (ICC) took note of Raj’s milestone and congratulated her on Twitter. “Congratulations ...