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Sky Sports Cricket pundit and former England Women star Ebony Rainford-Brent has been nominated for the Influencer Award at the Sportswomen of the Year Awards 2020. Rainford-Brent – the first black woman to play for England and part of the side’s 2009 World Cup win in Australia – has been recognised for “using her voice […]
Zak Crawley, Sophie Ecclestone and Sir Alastair Cook have been honoured at the Cricket Writers’ Club awards. Kent and England batsman Crawley – who scored 267 in the final Test of the summer against Pakistan at The Ageas Bowl – scooped the NV Play Young Cricketer of the Year. Crawley has joined an illustrious list […]
Auckland bowler Ben Lister has become cricket’s first Covid-19 substitute after replacing team-mate Mark Chapman for a Plunket Shield game in New Zealand. Chapman felt unwell on Monday and was withdrawn from the first-class match against Otago pending the outcome of a coronavirus test. Chapman, 26, can re-join the game if his test result comes […]
Shikhar Dhawan rode his luck to score his maiden IPL century and lead Delhi Capitals to a dramatic five-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings. Scorecard IPL table The Indian opener played superbly and took just 57 balls to reach three figures and ended unbeaten on 101, although he benefitted from being dropped three times plus […]
Eoin Morgan’s tenure as Kolkata Knight Riders captain got off to losing start as Quinton de Kock powered Mumbai Indians to an eight-wicket victory that saw them leapfrog Delhi Capitals at the top of the IPL. Scorecard IPL table Morgan – who has taken over as Knight Riders skipper from Dinesh Karthik – hit an […]
Eoin Morgan has been named Kolkata Knight Riders captain after Dinesh Karthik stood down from the role. Morgan, who was signed at auction for £563,000 in December last year, has scored 175 runs at an average of 35 and a strike-rate of just under 130 in the 2020 campaign, where he has been acting as […]
Adil Rashid has revealed he had an “informal” discussion with England head coach Chris Silverwood about a return to Test cricket but has yet to commit due to concerns over his shoulder. Rashid has not played red-ball cricket of any kind since his previous Test appearance in January 2019, and carried a painful shoulder injury […]
England all-rounder Ben Stokes lifts the lid on life at Rajasthan Royals ahead of their clash against Delhi Capitals, live on Sky Sports Cricket at 2.50pm on Wednesday. In this Q&A he discusses what it’s like playing under Australian Steve Smith, his IPL role, how he survived quarantine and more! How excited are you to […]
Sri Lanka head coach Mickey Arthur is “really positive” about the prospects of hosting England’s Test tour early next year, warning international cricket cannot afford to sustain a winter of postponements. England aborted their original two-match trip in March, flying home from Colombo as concerns over the coronavirus pandemic spiralled. Pope on track for January […]
England’s Sophie Ecclestone and Danni Wyatt have been selected for the Women’s T20 Challenge in the UAE. The tournament, which will run from November 4 to 9, is played alongside the men’s Indian Premier League with the BCCI hoping to launch a women’s IPL in the future. This year’s T20 Challenge clashes with the Women’s […]