The Proteas began their journey in the 2023-2025 cycle with a drawn (1-1) home series against India last summer, before suffering their sole loss of the cycle (2-0) in an away series in New Zealand. They then won (1-0) a two-match series in the West Indies last August, before claiming arguably their most impressive result with a fine series win (2-0) in Bangladesh
With the BLACKCAPS still in contention for a place in the ICC WTC Final in June, following their incredible 3-nill Test series win in India, the Tegel Test series has seen unprecedented demand for tickets, said a statement from New Zealand Cricket
Both were hugely successful Test batsmen in their time: Martin Crowe averaging 45.36 and posting 17 centuries with a highest score of 299, and Graham Thorpe averaging 44.66 with 16 centuries and a highest score of 200 not out – against New Zealand in 2002
Along with Williamson, Nathan Smith could also be seen in action as he has earned his maiden Test call-up for the upcoming three-match Tegel Test series which starts at Hagley Oval on November 28; Mitchell Santner will be included for the second and third Test matches
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on named the shortlists for September’s ICC Player of the Month awards, with the men’s category including three previous Player of the Month winners aiming to secure their second prize — two Sri Lankan Test stars (Kamindu Mendis and Prabath Jayasuriya), and a multi-format maestro from Australia (Travis Head)
The experienced group of umpires comprises seasoned officials including Claire Polosak, who will be umpiring in her fifth ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, while Kim Cotton and Jacqueline Williams will each be umpiring in their fourth edition of the tournament
Pakistan's loss after declaring the first innings of a Test was their third, and the 17th instance in Test cricket history where a team declaring first innings lost the Test; Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Muhammad Rizwan made a record aggregate in a Test match
Among the 17 voters, only the independent woman director is yet to be decided, after Indra Nooyi's six-year term ended last month. The last date for filing nominations is August 27 and if there are more than two candidates in fray, the voting will take place
Ravindra, the left-handed top-order batsman, impressed during the Cricket World Cup in India late last year by totalling 578 runs; pace bowlers Ben Sears, Jacob Duffy and Will O’Rourke also rewarded for their good showing last season
The India men's team pace bowler, who shone at ICC T20 World Cup, and India women's team opener, who was unstoppable in ODI series against South Africa, win Player of the Month Awards making it the first time that both the trophies went to the same nation
Gautam Gambhir was announced as the Head Coach of Indian cricket team by BCCI secretary Jay Shah about an hour before the Indian cricket board's official statement; Gambhir replaces Rahul Dravid who had a stellar stint
England’s win is the best in T20 World Cup history in terms of balls remaining, as they won with 101 balls in the bag.It is also the sixth best in T20 Internationals and the best by a Test nation with regard to the number of balls remaining
The 43-year-old off-spinner concedes just two runs in his four overs and picks two wickets as Uganda register their first ever win in T20 World Cup history; Riazat Ali Shah makes 33 to guide them to victory
At one point, the Omani team led by Aqib Ilyas had reduced Australia to 50/3 in 8.3 overs before David Warner (56 in 51 balls) and Marcus Stoinis (67 not out in 36 balls; 2x4s, 6x6s) added 102 for the fourth wicket to steer the Test nation to safety
The right-armer, who endured a stress fracture in his back last year and missed the ODI World Cup in India, picked 4/7 as the Proteas romped home to a six-wicket win, crossing the score of 77 made by Sri Lanka and reaching 80 with 22 balls to spare
A second timelapse video was also released to celebrate 60 days to go. It showcased the significant progress that has been made in the construction of the innovative 34,000-seat modular Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York which is hosting eight ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 matches
India win the fifth and final Test at Dharamsala by an innings and 64 runs to win the series 4-1 and cement their position on top of the World Test Championshup points table. R Ashwin picks five wickets in his 100th Test after Kuldeep Yadav's fifer in first innings
There has been significant progress to the East Stand over the past month with cranes lifting the modular framework in place. In addition, preparation work has started on the north and south premium hospitality and media pavilions, as well as the modular stadium’s outfield
After beating New Zealand by 172 runs in first of two Tests, Australia skipper Pat Cummins says that Nathan Lyon will continue playing Test cricket so long as his body allows him to but the day he retires is the day he will quit captaincy
The T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan, scheduled to be held on June 9 in New York, has been oversubscribed 200 times, the International Cricket Council has said while announcing the sale of tickets. The matches in USA have drawn more interest than games in the West Indies in the public ballot
Jasprit Bumrah's 9/91, Yashasvi Jaiswal's 209 in first innings and Shubman Gill's 104 in second help India register a 106-run win over England in the second Test at Visakhapatnam to bring the 5-Test series level at 1-1 after two Test matches
The ICC has announced a 10 million US dollars pot for the teams at the upcoming World Cup. The winner will take home four million dollars while the runners-up will earn 2 million dollars. Group stage wins will also attract reward
Sri Lanka substitute fielder Dushan Hemantha threw the ball inside the rope but the umpires gave it as six. MCC laws suggest that he had taken the catch outside the boundary because he had touched the wedges. Bangladesh eventually lost the Asia Cup Super Fours game to Sri Lanka by 21 runs