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Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Mendis has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their Twenty20 International series in Australia, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday. Mendis was named in the 20-member squad last month after returning from a suspension imposed for breaching the team's bio-bubble anti-coronavirus protocols during their tour of England in July.
Professional Cricketers’ Association chief executive Rob Lynch has accepted the union made failings with its support to Azeem Rafiq in the wake of his racism allegations against Yorkshire.
India opener Smriti Mandhana gained two places to rise to fifth while her captain Mithali Raj maintained her second spot among batters in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings on Tuesday. Mandhana has 710 rating points in her kitty while Raj has 738. Australia's Alyssa Healy remained at the top spot with 742 points. Other Australians Beth Mooney (719) and Amy Satterthwaite (717) are at third and fourth places respectively. Among the bowlers, veteran Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami retained her second spot with 727 rating points, behind Australia's Jess Jonassen (773).
South Africa has two players nominated by the ICC in the men's Player of the Month category for January.
The CSA T20 Challenge got underway at St George’s Park on Monday with Western Province defeating neighbours Paarl Rocks, while the Warriors held their nerve in a tense victory over the Titans.
Having dropped to the second spot after the series against India in September 2021, Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry is back at the top of the ICC Women's ODI Player Rankings for all-rounders. Perry was the Player of the Match in the second ODI, first returning figures of 3/12 to reduce England to 129 all out, before scoring a 40 off 64 balls to take Australia close to victory.
Jason Roy's blistering hundred powered Quetta Gladiators to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Monday. Roy took a strong Lahore bowling attack comprising Rashid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf to the cleaners, scoring 116 off just 57 balls as Quetta reached the stiff target of 205 in 19.3 overs. This was the second highest successful run-chase in the history of the tournament. Roy raced to his first 50 from 20 balls, while his second 50 came off 29 balls. He brought up his hundred in the 13th over with a big six over mid-wicket.
Former England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has been appointed interim head coach for their Test tour of the West Indies next month.