Defending and four-time champions India have been grouped alongside New Zealand, Sri Lanka and first-timers Japan in Group A of the 2020 Under-19 World Cup. The tournament scheduled to be held in South Africa will be played between January 17 and February 9 across eight venues in Benoni, Potchefstroom, Bloemfontein and Kimberley. South Africa, the…
Story and photos by Brandon Corlette Sealed with a Nial Smith-boundary over the off-side at a packed Young Warriors Ground yesterday, Lower Corentyne sneaked past Essequibo by two wickets in the fifth round of the SBF Petroleum CGI 50-overs Franchise League. As the decisive lighting looms the Cumberland Ground in East Canje, it was a…
The draft for The Hundred was held on Monday (October 20) as eight teams finalised their squads for the tournament that’ll start in July next year. The ECB’s new tournament will run for 38 days with 32 matches being played before the playoffs. The sides were allowed a maximum of three overseas players and had two designated…
That Dean Elgar was hit on the helmet by Umesh Yadav and the Tea was taken three minutes before schedule should sum up the third afternoon for you. It was another few hours of India’s dominance in the series — and at home. Virat Kohli enforced the follow-on for a record eighth time after South…
SBF Petroleum CGI Jaguars 50 overs franchise… Story and Photos by Brandon Corlette Exciting cricket matches continued across Guyana, Essequibo, Lower Corentyne, West Demerara and West Berbice were among the victorious teams in the second round of the SBF Petroleum CGI Jaguars 50 overs franchise. Defending champs continues winning ways Under glorious sunshine at the…
La Liga has asked for El Clasico on 26 October to be moved from Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium to Real Madrid’s Bernabeu over fears of civil unrest. There have been days of protest in Barcelona after nine Catalan separatist leaders were jailed on Monday. More protests are expected in the city on the day of the match.…
Any fool knows the story of spin bowling in 20-over cricket. In 2003 everyone thought spinners would be useless; within a couple of years it was clear they could hold their own, and they gradually grew to dominate the format as they do today. Well, not quite. Despite their continued success, spinners are still underbowled…
Virat Kohli’s career-best 254 not out in India’s second Test win over South Africa in Pune has vaulted him back above the 900-point mark in the ICC rankings for Test batsmen, and has put him within touching distance of top-ranked Steven Smith. Kohli’s tally stands at 936 points, while Smith sits on 937. The India captain…
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Regional cricket’s biggest rivalries start on Wednesday, November 6! Two groups of five teams each will run concurrently in St. Kitts and Trinidad, contesting a total of 40 action-packed, group stage matches. Coming on the heels of the 2019 Caribbean Premier League, fans can look forward to another four weeks of exciting cricket…
Caribbean Premier League finals have invariably been about the richness of T20 sport, the culmination of a tournament in a parallel world that’s accessible to all but attended by some. There’s strong local flavour in that sense, and there’s colour and crowd. There’s three different winners in six editions. And there’s one perpetual runner-up. Amazon…
Andre Russell, Glenn Maxwell and Harbhajan Singh are among the 165 overseas players to have registered for the inaugural draft of The Hundred, ESPNcricinfo can reveal. The first handful of overseas stars who have signed up for the tournament were released on Tuesday, and included many of the biggest names on the T20 circuit, including Rashid Khan, Chris Gayle,…
Guyana Amazon Warriors thrashed Jamaica Tallawahs by 77 runs to pick up their ninth consecutive win in CPL 2019 on Thursday (October 3). Reduced to 8 for 4, Shoaib Malik and Sherfane Rutherford revived the innings to take the side to 156 for 6. Imran Tahir then picked up 3 for 12 to shoot down…
