Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Malan admits he thought Test cricket had passed him by

Malan

BRISBANE: England number three Dawid Malan admitted Friday that he thought his Test cricket career was over before his recall to the team earlier this year. The 34-year-old South African-born Malan was speaking after his gritty 80 not out in England’s second innings against Australia in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba. Malan and England captain … Read more

Root and Malan dig in for England at tea in first Ashes Test

Malan

BRISBANE: Joe Root and Dawid Malan dug in to give England some badly needed cheer at tea on the third day of the opening Ashes Test against Australia at the Gabba on Friday. England were 107-2 at the break with skipper Root on 26 and Malan 35, still 171 runs behind. They lost both openers … Read more

Head gets the nod as Australia confirm XI for first Ashes Test

Head

BRISBANE: Australia confirmed their line-up for the first Ashes Test three days early on Sunday, recalling Travis Head for the hotly contested number five spot while retaining Mitchell Starc in the bowling attack. Head was dropped after the Boxing Day Test against India last year, and new Australia captain Pat Cummins said the way he … Read more

Babar Azam maintains top spot in ICC Men’s T20I rankings for batting

Babar

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam maintained his top spot in the Men’s T20 International player rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday. While he is still in the top spot since the last rankings were revealed, he slid from 839 to 809 points. England’s Dawid Malan has also maintained his second spot with … Read more

England opener Roy out of T20 World Cup with injury

T20 World Cup

ABU DHABI: Opening batsman Jason Roy has been ruled out of the rest of the T20 World Cup, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Monday. Roy, 31, suffered a calf injury and collapsed to the ground while chasing a quick single in Saturday’s 10-run loss to South Africa. Despite their first defeat of the tournament, … Read more

England sweat on Roy injury ahead of T20 World Cup semi-final

T20 World Cup

SHARJAH: England skipper Eoin Morgan admitted the prospect of losing injured opener Jason Roy for the Twenty World Cup semi-final “really hurts the mood” in the team. Roy, 31, suffered a calf injury and collapsed to the ground while chasing a quick run in Saturday’s 10-run loss to South Africa. Despite the defeat, England, along … Read more

England, Australia into T20 World Cup semi-finals as South Africa exit

T20 World Cup

SHARJAH: Rassie van der Dussen smashed an unbeaten 94 as South Africa beat England by 10 runs but failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday. Group 1 winners England and Australia, who beat West Indies in the first match of the day, made the final four from the six-team … Read more

Babar Azam dethrones Dawid Malan, returns as top T20I batter

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam dethroned England’s Dawid Malan to return to the number one spot in the ICC’s T20 rankings while the team rises to the number two spot. “Pakistan captain Babar Azam has returned to the top of the batting table in the latest ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings, which were released by the … Read more

Buttler, Woakes help England pummel Australia in T20 World Cup

Eng vs Aus

DUBAI: Jos Buttler’s unbeaten 71 and inspired bowling by Chris Woakes powered England to an eight-wicket over Australia and close in on a semi-final spot at the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday. Buttler put on an opening stand of 66 with Jason Roy, who made 22, as England romped home to their victory target of … Read more

IPL 2021: England players withdraw from the remaining matches

IPL 2021: England players withdraw from the remaining matches

England’s players have withdrawn from the remaining Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 matches that were starting from 19th September at United Arab Emirates (UAE). As per the details, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, and Chris Woakes have withdrawn from IPL due to the fear of Covid-19, as the Test match between India and England was called … Read more

England vs India: Root hits hundred as England leads by 345 runs

England vs India: Root hits hunderd as England leads by 345 runs

England captain Joe Root scored his third century in the Test series as he puts his team in a strong spot against India. India was bowled out for 78, after which England’s top order seized the control of the match at Headingly. Root’s majestic 121 helped England to aim for the series-leveling victory. The top … Read more

England vs India: Wood ruled out of third test amid shoulder injury

England vs India: Wood ruled out of third test amid shoulder injury

England right-arm fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the third test against India. Wood has a jarred right shoulder, as a result of diving towards the advertisement board while saving the boundary on the fourth day of the second Test. at Lord’s. Although Wood bowled at a pace of 93mph (150kph) on … Read more

Babar Azam slips to Fourth place in latest ICC T20I Player Rankings

Babar Azam

Pakistan Skipper Babar Azam on Wednesday has been relegated to the fourth position in the latest Twenty20 rankings released by International Cricket Council (ICC). According to the latest T20I rankings, the national team captain Babar Azam slipped from one place to fourth from third. England’s Dawid Malan remains the number one batsman, while Australia’s Aaron … Read more

Dawid Malan attains highest ever rating-points in T20I history

Dawid Malan has achieved the highest ever rating point in T20 history International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced on Wednesday that Dawid Malan is the first ever player of Men’s T20 history who has achieved this goal.

Dawid Malan has achieved the highest ever rating point in T20 history International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced on Wednesday that Dawid Malan is the first ever player of Men’s T20 history who has achieved this goal. In a press release by the governing body, the 33-year-old was revealed to have reached 915 points, the highest ever … Read more

ICC ranks Babar on top in T20 ratings

ICC player ranking for T20 batsmen released

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday has released player ranking for T20 batsmen. Pakistani Batsman Babar Azam ranks number one in the player rankings. Australian captain Aaron Finch stands second, whereas England’s David Milan ranks on number three. Yasir Shah, the Pakistan leg-spinner, has been temporarily released from the Test squad for the Sri … Read more