Cricket news round-up – March 30: Steven Smith, David Warner can lead Australia again

Smith, Warner have once again become eligible to lead Australia; England cricketers may get pay cuts; CA have postponed their central contracts by a month; and Bravo and Sodhi have launched songs to help motivate the battle against Coronavirus.

IPL 2019, standout player, biggest disappointment, best quote – David Warner, Parthiv Patel, and Kolkata Knight Riders feature in week 4 wrap

Excellent Warner will be missed, Parthiv’s been watching Dhoni, and Kolkata have work to do.

IPL 2019, Orange and Purple Caps, updated after RR vs MI, DC vs KXIP: Chris Gayle closes the gap on David Warner on run charts

Rabada extends wicket-tally to cement No.1 spot, but there are plenty of changes below him

Warner, Labuschagne centuries give Australia 2-0 lead

Australia registered their fifth win in five games on their white-ball tour of South Africa, completing an emphatic 123-run victory over the Proteas in the second ODI in Bloemfontein. Centuries from David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne powered Australia to their third-highest ODI total in history before four wickets from Adam Zampa buried the hosts in […]

Bumrah, David shine as Mumbai eliminate Delhi

The Mumbai Indians knocked out the Delhi Capitals and sent the Royal Challengers Bangalore through to the playoffs after their dramatic five-wicket win over Rishabh Pant’s side at the Wankhede Stadium. Having restricted Delhi to 159 for six thanks to a superb three-wicket haul from Jasprit Bumrah, Mumbai chased down the target in the final […]

Warner, Labuschagne punish England to give Australia the honours on Day 1

Australia picked up in Adelaide right from where they left off in Brisbane as the hosts ended the opening day of the pink-ball Test in a comfortable position at 221 for two. David Warner and Labuschagne starred in the first innings once again, making 95 runs each and sharing a gritty 172-run stand on an […]

Head punishes England with 85-ball century after Warner, Labuschagne partnership

Australia piled on the misery with the bat on day two of the opening Ashes Test in Brisbane, finishing the day at 343 for seven to take a lead of 196 after England were rolled for just 147 on day one. David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne set up the day perfectly for Australia with a […]

Hazlewood, Warner send Australia into the semi-finals

Australia sealed their passage into the final four of the T20 World Cup with a clinical eight-wicket win over the West Indies in their final Group 1 clash in Abu Dhabi. Josh Hazlewood continued his fine form in the tournament with a four-wicket haul that limited the West Indies to 157, before half-centuries from David […]

Warner finds his groove as Australia pummel Sri Lanka

Australia registered their second win of the Super 12 stage with a commanding display against Sri Lanka in Dubai that lifts them to the top of Group A alongside England. After a bright start in the powerplay, Sri Lanka were pegged back by an inspired spell off 2 for 12 from Adam Zampa in the […]

ICC World Cup 2019 most runs, wickets after semi-final 2: Starc creates World Cup record, Warner finishes a run behind Rohit

Warner (647 runs) finished 1 run behind tournament leader Rohit. Starc now has the most wickets by anyone in a single edition of the World Cup.