Death ‘sensation’ excites Sri Lanka
Matheesha Pathirana has rattled the world’s top batsmen with his toe-crushing yorkers in the IPL and looks set to boost Sri Lanka’s chances in the T20 World Cup.
Matheesha Pathirana has rattled the world’s top batsmen with his toe-crushing yorkers in the IPL and looks set to boost Sri Lanka’s chances in the T20 World Cup.
Jos Buttler has left the England squad ahead of Tuesday’s T20I against Pakistan to be with his wife, who is about to give birth to the couple’s third child.
Cricket’s ability to grow its global presence beyond its heartlands, while still maintaining the quality at the highest level, will be tested over the coming month in the T20 World Cup.
Stand-in captain Rassie van der Dussen was unsparing in his analysis of the Proteas’ 3-0 T20I series loss to the West Indies.
Mitchell Starc has dismissed fears that the intense Indian heat might have drained him during his IPL-winning exploits.
The West Indies crushed the Proteas by eight wickets at Sabina Park on Sunday to complete a 3-0 sweep of the T20I series.
Get live score updates and text commentary from the third T20I in Kingston.
Heinrich Klaasen and Aiden Markram failed to deliver as the Sunrisers Hyderabad suffered a crushing eight-wicket defeat to the Kolkata Knights Riders in the IPL final on Sunday.
Roston Chase struck a magnificent 38-ball 67 as the West Indies beat the Proteas by 16 runs at Sabina Park to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.
Bangladesh repaired some of their battered pride by beating the USA by 10 wickets in Houston in the third and final game of the three-match series, which the hosts won 2-1.
England beat Pakistan by 23 runs to win the second T20I of a four-match series at Edgbaston on Saturday.
Herschelle Gibbs says the Proteas’ batting order should be flexible at the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA.
Pat Cummins’ Sunrisers Hyderabad will face the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL final only five days after a heavy loss.
Team director Kumar Sangakkara says the Rajasthan Royals had a “great season” but a “little bit of panic” chasing the Sunrisers Hyderabad denied them a place in the IPL final.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad beat the Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs on Friday to set up an IPL final against the Kolkata Knight Riders.