Proteas star Petersen joins Durham for 2022 County Championship season
Proteas batting ace Keegan Petersen has signed for Durham and is set to join them for the 2022 County Championship season.
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New Zealand news: Matt Henry reflects on incredible return to Test cricket
Matt Henry made his return to the New Zealand Test team with an incredible career-best haul of 7 for 23 against South Africa on Thursday 17 February 2022.
Women’s World Cup news: Bangladesh skipper relishes tournament debut
Bangladesh skipper Niger Sultana says that the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup is a huge opportunity for her side to show their quality.
Time has come to drop Harmanpreet Kaur as she can't survive on 171 scored in 2017: Diana Edulji
Harmanpreet Kaur "can't survive in the team" on the 171 she scored in the 2017 World Cup and it is time to drop her starting with the third ODI against New Zealand, said former India captain Diana Edulji. Edulji also wants to drop Shafali Verma for the next game with Smriti Mandhana expected to return after completing quarantine. In the star player's absence, S Meghana has made an impact while Shafali continues to struggle in the 50-over format since making her debut last year.
New Zealand vs South Africa: Matt Henry savours 'surreal' seven-wicket haul in NZ great Richard Hadlee's presence
New Zealand's Matt Henry made a memorable return to Test cricket in the opening match against South Africa and the 30-year-old said it was "surreal" to match a benchmark set by Richard Hadlee, who cheered him on at the Hagley Oval on Thursday. Henry's seven for 23 blew away South Africa who were bundled out for 95, their lowest against New Zealand, and put the home side in the box seat. It was a stunning display of pace bowling by Henry, playing his first Test in eight months only because Trent Boult is away on paternity leave. Only Ajaz Patel (10-119) and Hadlee (9-52) have returned better Test figures by a New Zealander. Hadlee, who was present at the ground to cheer Henry, had also claimed 7-23 against India in 1976.
Aaron Finch to continue batting lower as Australia tinker T20 strategy
Aaron Finch could bat as low as five if needed, the 35-year-old said as the team experiments with strategies ahead of its Twenty20 World Cup defence on home soil this year. The T20 World Cup is set to be played in October-November, with Australia beginning their title defence with a rematch of last year's final against trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand.
Is there a way back for Proteas after NZ nightmare? 'Cricket is a funny game'
The Proteas were rocked on day one of the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Thursday, but fast bowler Duanne Olivier believes it is the "South African way" to show character in times like these.
Quarantine not to blame for slow starts to Test series, says Proteas' Duanne Olivier
Cape Town - The Proteas' notorious slow starts to Test series could prove to be their Achilles Heel in New Zealand after another chastening opening day in Christchurch on Thursday.