Fast bowling lapses under scrutiny after SA's shock defeat to Bangladesh
In the aftermath of their 38-run defeat against Bangladesh in the first ODI on Friday at SuperSport Park in Centurion, South Africa's fast bowlers came under sharp scrutiny.
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2nd Test, Day 3: Kraigg Brathwaite, Jermaine Blackwood Centuries Lift West Indies vs England
Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood produced an almost perfect captain, vice-captain double-act with determined centuries to lift the West Indies to 288 for four in reply to England's first innings total of 507 for nine declared at stumps on the third day of the second Test at Kensington Oval on Friday. Brathwaite was at his most obdurate in accumulating an unbeaten 109, his tenth Test hundred, in more than eight hours at the crease in which he has faced 337 deliveries and stroked 12 fours.
"You Might As Well Not Play Me": Glenn Maxwell's Words To Punjab Kings After Poor Run In IPL 2020
Australia batter Glenn Maxwell has opened up on his performance in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 for Punjab Kings, saying there came a time when he himself asked to be dropped from the playing XI looking at the composition of the side. In the 2020 season which was played in the UAE, Maxwell managed just 108 runs at a paltry average of 15.52. In the entire campaign, the Australian failed to hit a single six.
ICC Women's World Cup: Mithali Raj Equals Huge Record With Half-Century vs Australia
India Women's team captain Mithali Raj equalled Debbie Hockley's record of most 50+ scores in Women's World Cups following her brilliant half-century against Australia at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. Mithali along with Yastika Bhatia helped India recover from early blows after Darcie Brown had removed both openers, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, cheaply. The Indian captain played a knock of 68 to provide her team the perfect foundations of a late assault. With her 68-run knock, Mithali now has 12 50+ scores in Women's World Cups -- same as New Zealand's Debbie Hockley.
England need wickets – look ahead to day four of the second Test
England will need to move fast to salvage a winning position on day four of the second Test in Barbados, after twin hundreds from Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood gave the West Indies a strong base.
Grenada drops vaccine mandate for third West Indies v England test
Unvaccinated supporters will be able to attend the concluding third test between West Indies and England in Grenada next week after government officials dropped the vaccine mandate for large public gatherings.
Shakib Al Hasan shines in first ODI as Bangladesh claim first ever win in South Africa
Shakib Al Hasan scored a superb 77 as Bangladesh claimed their first ever victory in South Africa with a 38-run win in the first one-day international at Centurion Park on Friday. The visitors amassed an impressive 314 for seven in their 50 overs after being sent in to bat. South Africa were always battling in their reply and could only manage 276 all out in 48.5 overs as they slipped to a comprehensive defeat. It is the first time in six tests, nine ODIs and four T20s that Bangladesh have won in South Africa, a further blow to the hosts in the ICC's ODI Cricket World Cup Super League as they languish in 10th and Bangladesh remain the surprise leaders.
"Is IPL Bullying Other Boards?": Former India Cricketer After South African Players Skip Bangladesh Series For IPL
The club vs country debate has resurfaced once again after all the South African players with an Indian Premier League (IPL) contract decided to skip the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh to feature in the cash-rich league. The likes of Kagiso Rabada, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, among others will leave for India after the conclusion of the ongoing ODI series against Bangladesh to take part in IPL 2022, which begins on March 26, five days before the first South Africa-Bangladesh Test. This comes after South Africa's skipper Dean Elgar had called it a "loyalty test" for the IPL-bound players.