Ranajit Dhar 
Oman have unveiled Aqib Ilyas as their new captain while naming the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in June. Ilyas replaces Zeeshan Maqsood, who had led the team since the 2016 T20 World Cup. Oman have otherwise been consistent in their selection with Shoaib Khan being the only player who was not part … Read more
Rohit Paudel, in great form in the ongoing T20 series against the visiting West Indies A side at home, will lead a familiar-looking Nepal squad at the T20 World Cup, to be played in the West Indies and the USA next month. From the expanded Nepal squad that is playing the T20s against West Indies … Read more
Nancy Harman got Southern Vipers over the line in a tight three-wicket victory over Thunder to give the holders three wins in a row. Allrounder Harman, in her first appearance of the season, came to the crease with Vipers wobbling on 136 for 6 needing 207 – and behind the DLS with rain about. But … Read more
Mervyn King, who spent a decade working as the governor of the Bank of England, will take over from Mark Nicholas as president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Nicholas has been recommended to the club’s committee to take over as chair when his tenure ends in October, when King will replace him. “It is an … Read more
Wales international Bethan Gammon’s 39 from No. 7 helped last year’s finalists The Blaze win their first Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match of the season at the fourth attempt as they chased 189 to beat Northern Diamonds by two wickets with two balls remaining at Scarborough. Blaze were boosted by a number of valuable contributions … Read more
The PCB’s schedule for the 2025 Champions Trophy could have India based in one city for the entire tournament, as the board looks for ways to accommodate a potential first visit by India to Pakistan in nearly 17 years. Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi are the three venues the PCB is planning to host the two-week … Read more
Western Storm demonstrated tremendous tenacity with the bat to register an unlikely victory over top-of-the-table South East Stars in an entertaining Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match at the Cooper Associates Ground in Taunton. Set a daunting target of 299 to win in 44 overs in a rain-shortened contest, Storm reached 236-5 in their chase when … Read more
Chennai Super Kings were left reeling at the Chepauk Stadium as Punjab Kings made it back-to-back wins with a comfortable seven-wicket victory to retain a slim, outside chance at making the playoffs. They have also become the second team to beat CSK five times in a row, an honour they now share with Mumbai Indians. … Read more
Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad pointed to dew as the chief cause for his team’s loss against Punjab Kings at Chepauk. The hosts got the worse of the conditions after losing the toss and were restricted to 162 for 7 with only one of their nine batters scoring at a strike rate of over … Read more