Cricket
Saqib Mahmood plays down need for speed but admits Archer, Wood have "raised the bar"
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Cricket
Thursday, 05 March 2020 06:26
There was a time when Saqib Mahmood - a young seamer capable of reaching speeds of 90mph/145kph and extracting reverse-swing - would have been like gold dust for England.But with Jofra Archer and Mark Wood both regularly cranking it up over the last 12 months of Test cricket, Mahmood recognises that the bar has been raised."For someone like me who…
How could a global cricket tournament fail to plan for rain?
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Cricket
Thursday, 05 March 2020 06:26
You can't control the weather. But you can plan for it.Like the boundary countback that handed England the World Cup (sorry to any New Zealanders reading this who don't want reminding), ICC playing conditions have again become the major talking point.However, unlike the boundary countback, which was a decider for a set of circumstances that, if we are fair, few…
Meg Lanning's 49* puts Australia in final against India
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Cricket
Thursday, 05 March 2020 04:11
Australia 5 for 134 (Lanning 49*, Mooney 28, de Klerk 3-19) beat South Africa 5 for 92 (Wolvaardt 42*, Schutt 2-17) by 5 runs (DLS method)Australia defied Sydney's rain, a doughty South Africa and the absence of their hamstrung talisman Ellyse Perry to survive a nerve-shredding semi-final at the SCG and progress to the Twenty20 World Cup final at the…
Ashes planning starts now for Mo Bobat as Lions tour provides pointers for success
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Cricket
Thursday, 05 March 2020 00:13
As England's Test squad assembles for their tour of Sri Lanka - in the wake of a multi-format tour of South Africa, with a home Test summer looming ever larger on the horizon, and with back-to-back T20 World Cups offering a more immediate route to further global glory, it would be easy to park the ECB's other stated ambition for…
Mashrafe Mortaza to step down as captain after Zimbabwe ODIs
Written by I Dig Sports
Published in
Cricket
Thursday, 05 March 2020 01:41
Mashrafe Mortaza has said that the third ODI against Zimbabwe on Friday will be his last as captain. His announcement comes after the BCB president Nazmul Hassan, prior to the ODI series, had said that they would look for a new captain after this series. Mortaza, however, has said that he will continue as a player.Mortaza led Bangladesh to the…
More...
Thursday, 05 March 2020 02:41
Everest Premier League postponed due to coronavirus fears
Thursday, 05 March 2020 02:47
Jofra Archer signs two-year extension with Sussex
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 21:32
India into maiden Women's T20 World Cup final after washout
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 22:14
Cameron Bancroft dropped from Western Australia Shield team
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 23:25
'Hope there's going to be a rule change' - Heather Knight gutted after rain knocks England out
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 23:53
Knew from day one we would have to win all league games - Harmanpreet Kaur
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 19:05
'I didn't do anything different' - Tamim Iqbal on his historic 158
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 08:51
PSL games to go ahead in Karachi as scheduled amid coronavirus fears
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 06:19
Fantasy Picks: It's Rawalpindi, stuff your XI with batting options
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 06:16
Lahore Qalandars opt to bowl, Salman Butt back in XI
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 06:46
Worcestershire confirm venue switch after 'unprecedented' flooding at New Road home
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 06:49
BCCI to hold selectors accountable
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 05:34
Cheteshwar Pujara, Wriddhiman Saha set to feature in Ranji Trophy final
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 04:51
Jack Leach feared for his life after bout of sepsis on New Zealand tour
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 05:38
West Indies bat first, Shai Hope left out
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 03:25
India 'playing with the career of Wriddhiman Saha' - former selector Sandeep Patil
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 02:53
Australia win toss and bat first, Temba Bavuma out injured
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 03:49
Sunil Joshi in line to take over as chairman of selectors
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 02:33
Peerless Jaydev Unadkat bowls Saurashtra into Ranji Trophy final
Wednesday, 04 March 2020 00:32