De Silva, Rathnayake Revives Sri Lanka Against England After Top Order Collapse

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BR-W vs GUY-W Dream11 Prediction: Stafanie Taylor-led Guyana Amazon Warriors Women will lock horns with Hayley Matthews-led Barbados Royals Women to play the 1st match of the WCPL 2024 on August 21 in Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad.

Tournament	Womens Caribbean Premier League 2024
Match	Barbados Royals Women vs Guyana Amazon Warriors Women, 1st Match
Venue	Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad
Date	Thursday, August 22, 2024
Time	4:30 AM (Aug 22) IST/11:00 PM GMT/07:00 PM LOCAL
Live Telecasting	FanCode(India)

BR-W vs GUY-W Squad

Barbados Royals Women

Hayley Matthews (c), Rashada Williams (wk), Laura Harris, Chinelle Henry, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Georgia Redmayne, Cherry Ann Fraser, Shabika Gajnabi, Naijanni Cumberbatch, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Qiana Joseph, Trishan Holder, Djenaba Joseph

Guyana Amazon Warriors Women

Stafanie Taylor (c), Shemaine Campbelle (wk), Natasha McLean, Sheneta Grimmond, Karishma Ramharack, Shabnim Ismail, Shakera Selman, Chloe Tryon, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Kaysia Schultz, Realanna Grimmond, Kate Wilmott, Nyia Latchman, Ashmini Munisar, Erin Burns

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BR-W vs GUY-W Probable Playing 11

Barbados Royals Women

Hayley Matthews (c), Chamari Athapaththu, Georgia Redmayne, Rashada Williams (wk), Laura Harris, Chinelle Henry, Aaliyah Alleyne, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Afy Fletcher, Cherry-Ann Fraser, Qiana Joseph

Guyana Amazon Warriors Women

Lauren Winfield-Hill, Stafanie Taylor (c), Erin Burns, Chloe Tryon, Natasha McLean, Realeanna Grimmond, Shemaine Campbelle(wk), Shabnim Ismail, Shakera Selman, Karishma Ramharack, Kate Wilmott

BR-W vs GUY-W Pitch Report

The pitch at Brian Lara Stadium provides an intriguing contest between bat and ball. In the early overs, batters with good timing can thrive, but as the game unfolds, the surface becomes more conducive to spin, turning into a haven for spinners.

The pitch slows down significantly, making shot-making increasingly challenging. This change in behavior is expected to be most evident in the second innings, giving spinners greater influence over the game.

A captain opting to bat first could take advantage of the initial favorable conditions to set a strong total before the pitch starts aiding the bowlers.

BR-W vs GUY-W Dream11 Prediction – Mega Contest

Batters: S Taylor
All-rounders: H Matthews, C Tryon, C Henry, E Burns
Bowlers: A Fletcher, A Wellington, K Ramharack, A Munisar, N Latchman
Wicket-Keeper: S Campbelle
Captain: H Matthews
Vice-captain: E Burns

BR-W vs GUY-W Dream11 Prediction – H2H Contest

Batters: S Taylor
All-rounders: C Atapattu, H Mathews, C Tryon, E Burns, C Henry
Bowlers: S Ismail, A Wellington, K Ramharack
Wicket-Keeper: L Winfield, G Redmayne
Captain: H Mathews
Vice-captain: C Atapattu

BR-W vs GUY-W Dream11 Prediction – Small Contest

Batters: S Taylor
All-rounders: C Atapattu, H Mathews, C Tryon, E Burns, C Henry
Bowlers: S Ismail, A Wellington, K Ramharack, A Alleyne
Wicket-Keeper: G Redmayne
Captain: A Wellington
Vice-captain: G Redmayne

PAK vs BAN 2024 Schedule, Squad, Venue – Bangladesh Tour of Pakistan

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PAK vs BAN 2024 Schedule: The Bangladesh cricket team has been scheduled to tour Pakistan to play a couple of Test matches between 21 August and 3 September 2024. The Test series forms part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.

Both test matches have been scheduled to be played across two different venues in Pakistan. But ahead of the match start, PCB moved the second Test match from National Stadium, Karachi to Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium due to construction work.

With a PCT of 36.7, Pakistan holds the sixth spot in the ICC WTC 2023-25 points table while Bangladesh placed in the 8th spot with 25.0 PCT.

PAK vs BAN 2024 Schedule

As per PAK vs BAN 2024 Schedule, the first match will be played between August 21 and 25 in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi while the second match will be played between August 30 and September 3 in the same venue.

Date	Match	Venue	IST	GMT/Local
Aug 21, Wed – Aug 25, Sun	Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 1st Test	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi	10:30 AM	05:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL
Aug 30, Fri – Sep 03, Tue	Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi	10:30 AM	05:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL

PAK vs BAN 2024 Squad

Ahead of the series start, Pakistan’s Aamir Jamal was ruled out of the series due to a back injury. On the other hand, Bangladesh’s Mahmudul Hasan Joy was ruled out of the series with a groin injury.

Pakistan

Shan Masood (c), Saud Shakeel (vc), Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wk), Mohammad Ali, Salman Ali Agha, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Abdullah Shafique, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad

Bangladesh

Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Khaled Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das (wk), Mominul Haque, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Zakir Hasan (wk), Shadman Islam, Shoriful Islam, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Nahid Rana

PAK vs BAN 2024 Venue

Both test matches of the Bangladesh tour of Pakistan 2024 will be played in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.

“On Par With Ashes” Mitchell Starc’s Verdict on Border Gavaskar Trophy

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August 21, 2024

Australia star pacer Mitchell Starc feels that the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy against India which is set to be played in a five-match test series in three decades, has to be mentioned ‘right on par’ with the Ashes series.

The highly anticipated series between India and Australia is set to begin in November and was extended to a five-match series for the first time since the 1991-92 season.

“Being five matches now it’s probably right on par with an Ashes series,” told Starc. Australia has been in a trophy drought in the Border Gavaskar Trophy since the 2014-15 season with India winning four consecutive series.

Starc wants to reverse the last decade’s result, which would be a crucial part of the World Test Championship. “We always want to win every game at home and we know India are a very strong team,” he said.

Currently, India tops the WTC points table with Australia as the second team. “As we’re placed at the minute we’re the top two teams on the Test ladder… so a very exciting series coming up for the fans and certainly the players. Hopefully, when we’re sitting there on the 8th of January we have that trophy back on our shores.”

Starc has played 89 matches and is only 11 matches remaining to reach a milestone of 100 tests and also revealed that he has no plans on quitting red-ball cricket.

“…every time I get to wear the baggy green cap it feels very special. Hopefully, it’s five times through the summer with five wins and we can sing that song five times, then we move on from there.

“If it does come to a point where I’m lucky enough to get past that 100 number then it’s obviously going to be pretty special as well,” he said.

Starc will be traveling to England Next month for a white-ball series and will be playing in the domestic cricket for New South Wales ahead of the BGT.

“The Tests will always be taking precedence for me,” he said. “We’ve got seven Tests on the bounce with five against India and then two in Sri Lanka, so they sit top of the tree with what’s coming up.”

With Pat Cummins rested for the UK tour, Starc has the responsibility to lead the pace attack in England soil.

“Pat is resting for this UK tour… we love playing all three formats but that could look different at different times over 12 months.”

“There is certainly no end date on. That will be an ongoing one. We’ll see where bodies are and they want to keep going, but at this stage, it’s all guns blazing for five Tests against India.”

Coming to the BGT, the series is set to begin with the first test to be played between November 22 and 26 at Optus Stadium.

BBL 2024-25 Tickets Booking Link, Procedure – Big Bash League

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August 22, 2024

BBL 2024-25 Tickets: The fourteenth season of the Big Bash League (BBL) is scheduled to be played between 15 December 2024 and 27 January 2025. BBL 2024-25 will follow a Group stage and playoff format.

A total of 40 league matches will be played between the eight participants and the top four teams in the BBL 2024-25 points table will advance to the knockout stage. A Qualifier, Knockout and a Challenger will be played before the FINAL.

BBL 2024-25 Tickets

As per the BBL 2024-25 Schedule, the first match of the tournament will be played between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars on December 15 in Perth Stadium, Perth.

As of BBL 2024-25 tickets, Cricket Australia(CA) has also released the WBBL 2024 tickets for the tournament set to be played between 27 October 2024 and 1 December 2024. Click BUY below to purchase BBL 2024-25 tickets:

Date	Match	Venue	Ticket
Dec 15, Sun	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars	Perth Stadium, Perth	BUY
Dec 16, Mon	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	BUY
Dec 17, Tue	Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers	Manuka Oval, Canberra	BUY
Dec 18, Wed	Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	BUY
Dec 19, Thu	Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes	Simonds Stadium, Geelong	BUY
Dec 20, Fri	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	BUY
Dec 21, Sat	Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	BUY
Dec 21, Sat	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	BUY
Dec 22, Sun	Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers	The Gabba, Brisbane	BUY
Dec 23, Mon	Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	BUY
Dec 26, Thu	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	BUY
Dec 26, Thu	Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat	Perth Stadium, Perth	BUY
Dec 27, Fri	Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	BUY
Dec 28, Sat	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder	Manuka Oval, Canberra	BUY
Dec 29, Sun	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers	The Gabba, Brisbane	BUY
Dec 30, Mon	Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	BUY
Dec 31, Tue	Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	BUY
Jan 01, Wed	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	BUY
Jan 01, Wed	Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars	The Gabba, Brisbane	BUY
Jan 02, Thu	Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	BUY
Jan 03, Fri	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers	International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour	BUY
Jan 03, Fri	Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder	Perth Stadium, Perth	BUY
Jan 04, Sat	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	BUY
Jan 05, Sun	Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	BUY
Jan 06, Mon	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder	The Gabba, Brisbane	BUY
Jan 07, Tue	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades	Perth Stadium, Perth	BUY
Jan 08, Wed	Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	BUY
Jan 09, Thu	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	BUY
Jan 10, Fri	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	BUY
Jan 11, Sat	Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	BUY
Jan 11, Sat	Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	BUY
Jan 12, Sun	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	BUY
Jan 13, Mon	Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	BUY
Jan 14, Tue	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	BUY
Jan 15, Wed	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	BUY
Jan 16, Thu	Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba, Brisbane	BUY
Jan 17, Fri	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	BUY
Jan 18, Sat	Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	BUY
Jan 18, Sat	Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers	Perth Stadium, Perth	BUY
Jan 19, Sun	Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	BUY
Jan 21, Tue	TBC vs TBC, Qualifier	TBC, TBC	BUY
Jan 22, Wed	TBC vs TBC, Knockout	TBC, TBC	BUY
Jan 24, Fri	TBC vs TBC, Challenger	TBC, TBC	BUY
Jan 27, Mon	TBC vs TBC, Final	TBC, TBC	BUY

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BBL 2024-25 Venue

A total of 11 venues in different cities in Australia will host the entire Big Bash League 2024-25 tournament.

Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
The Gabba, Brisbane
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Coffs Harbour International Stadium, Coffs Harbour
GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
Optus Stadium, Perth
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
ENGIE Stadium, Sydney
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

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ENG vs SL 1st Test Playing 11; Ollie Pope to Lead the Hosts

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August 21, 2024

ENG vs SL 1st Test Playing 11: The England Cricket team will be facing Sri Lanka in a three-match test series starting on August 21. With a stunning victory in the test series against West Indies last month, England will be missing the leader Ben Stokes and opener Zak Crawley who were ruled out due to injuries.

Both England and Sri Lanka have announced their playing 11 for the first test before the toss. Ollie Pope has been handed the captaincy duties, while Sri Lanka has handed Milan Rathnayake his maiden test cap.

Despite being in good form, Brendon McCullum’s men will take on Sri Lankans carefully as they secured a 2-0 test series win against Bangladesh in March. Despite not having played in red-ball cricket, the Sri Lanka team is in good form, as they beat India in the ODI series last month.

“I was just waiting for an opportunity. And wherever that was, in the order, I was going to snap their hands off for it. So I’m just going to enjoy these few weeks and hopefully score some runs and put my name in the hat for future selection,” said Dan Lawrence.

ENG vs SL 1st Test Playing 11

England: Daniel Lawrence, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Matthew Potts, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Kamindu Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake

Also Check: ENG vs SL 2024 Live Streaming – Sri Lanka Tour of England

Zaheer Khan in talks with Super Giants for Mentor Role

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August 21, 2024

Former Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan is believed to be in talks with IPL franchise LSG for the mentor role. The Super Giants had no mentor after Gautam Gambhir left for Kolkata in the 2023 season.

With Morne Morkel joining as India’s bowling coach, a new vacancy has opened in the coaching setup. On this occasion, sources within IPL suggest that Zaheer is being considered for the role who could also provide his expertise to LSG bowlers.

He could act as a bridge between the players and the owner of the franchise. Zaheer was considered as a potential bowling coach under Gambhir’s new setup in Team India whose experience could mentor developing and upcoming pacers in and around the team.

Even during his playing career, he used to guide and mentor the young fast bowlers in the Indian team. However, BCCI preferred Morne Morkel as the bowling coach on the recommendation of Gambhir.

In LSG, Zaheer will be collaborating with head coach Justin Langer and a team of coaches including Adam Voges, Lance Klusener, and Jonty Rhodes.

Zaheer Khan has played 92 tests, 200 ODIs, and 17 T20Is for India and has also featured in 100 IPL games where he represented Delhi Daredevils (Delhi Capitals), Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. His last IPL game come from the year 2017.

LSG the most expensive team in the IPL was bought by Goenka in 2022 for INR 7090 crores as an exchange at that time. They reached the playoffs in their first two seasons before losing the playoff spot in IPL 2024 due to a low net run rate.

As the IPL 2025 season approaches, all eyes are on LSG to see how they would choose their mentor and bowling coach.

Meanwhile, the BCCI is set to announce the retention rules by the end of this month. According to reports, teams are expected to be allowed around 6 retentions, including the RTM option.

Faruque Ahmed Appointed as New BCB President

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August 21, 2024

After Nazmul Hassan stepped down as BCB president, the former national cricketer and chief selector Faruque Ahmed was elected as the new chairperson on August 21.

The BCB’s umpire committee chairman Iftekhar Ahmed confirmed the development on Wednesday. The BCB is currently having a board meeting in the Ministry of Youth and Sports where the former president resigned while Ahmed was elected.

Newly elected Bangladesh Cricket Board President, Mr. Faruque Ahmed, shares his reaction after taking the helm.#BCB #Cricket #BDCricket #Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/1I1kL1nSZ6

— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) August 21, 2024

Nazmul Hassan is currently serving his fourth term as chief of the country’s cricket governing body and has fled the country with his wife to London ever since the violence began in the country, triggered by the student’s protests against the recently dissolved Sheikh Hasina government.

Farque has played seven ODIs for Bangladesh and has previously served as BCB chief selector for two terms 2003 to 2007 and from 2013 to 2016. He had resigned without completing his second term as chief selector. This is because he was not ready to accept the expansion of the three-member selection panel.

Bangladesh is currently taking on Pakistan in a two-match test series. Both the tests will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

BBL 2024-25 Schedule, Fixture, Venue, Time – Men’s Big Bash League

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August 22, 2024

BBL 2024-25 Schedule: The fourteenth season of the Big Bash League (BBL) is scheduled to be played between 15 December 2024 and 27 January 2025. BBL 2024-25 will follow a Group stage and playoff format.

A total of 40 league matches will be played between the eight participants and the top four teams in the BBL 2024-25 points table will advance to the knockout stage. A Qualifier, Knockout and a Challenger will be played before the FINAL.

BBL 2024-25 Schedule

As per the BBL 2024-25 Schedule, the first match of the tournament will be played between Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Stars on December 15 in Perth Stadium, Perth. Following are the complete details of the BBL 2024-25 Schedule/BBL 2025 schedule time table/BBL 2024-25 fixtures:

Date	Match	Venue	Local
Dec 15, Sun	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Stars	Perth Stadium, Perth	4:15 PM
Dec 16, Mon	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Renegades	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	7.15 PM
Dec 17, Tue	Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers	Manuka Oval, Canberra	7:15 PM
Dec 18, Wed	Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	7:15 PM
Dec 19, Thu	Melbourne Renegades vs Hobart Hurricanes	Simonds Stadium, Geelong	7.15 PM
Dec 20, Fri	Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	6.45 PM
Dec 21, Sat	Hobart Hurricanes vs Perth Scorchers	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	4:00 PM
Dec 21, Sat	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	7.15 PM
Dec 22, Sun	Brisbane Heat vs Adelaide Strikers	The Gabba, Brisbane	6.15 PM
Dec 23, Mon	Melbourne Renegades vs Perth Scorchers	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	7:15 PM
Dec 26, Thu	Sydney Sixers vs Melbourne Stars	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	6.05 PM
Dec 26, Thu	Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat	Perth Stadium, Perth	6:15 PM
Dec 27, Fri	Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	6:45 PM
Dec 28, Sat	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder	Manuka Oval, Canberra	7:15 PM
Dec 29, Sun	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers	The Gabba, Brisbane	6:15 PM
Dec 30, Mon	Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	7:15 PM
Dec 31, Tue	Adelaide Strikers vs Perth Scorchers	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	6:45 PM
Jan 01, Wed	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Sixers	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	4:00 PM
Jan 01, Wed	Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars	The Gabba, Brisbane	6:15 PM
Jan 02, Thu	Melbourne Renegades vs Adelaide Strikers	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	7:15 PM
Jan 03, Fri	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Sixers	International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour	6:05 PM
Jan 03, Fri	Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Thunder	Perth Stadium, Perth	6.15 PM
Jan 04, Sat	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	7:15 PM
Jan 05, Sun	Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	7:15 PM
Jan 06, Mon	Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder	The Gabba, Brisbane	6.15 PM
Jan 07, Tue	Perth Scorchers vs Melbourne Renegades	Perth Stadium, Perth	4.15 PM
Jan 08, Wed	Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	7:15 PM
Jan 09, Thu	Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	7:15 PM
Jan 10, Fri	Hobart Hurricanes vs Sydney Thunder	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	7:15 PM
Jan 11, Sat	Sydney Sixers vs Perth Scorchers	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	4:45 PM
Jan 11, Sat	Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	7:30 PM
Jan 12, Sun	Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	7:15 PM
Jan 13, Mon	Sydney Thunder vs Perth Scorchers	Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney	7:30 PM
Jan 14, Tue	Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades	Bellerive Oval, Hobart	7:30 PM
Jan 15, Wed	Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	7:00 PM
Jan 16, Thu	Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes	The Gabba, Brisbane	6.30 PM
Jan 17, Fri	Sydney Sixers vs Sydney Thunder	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	7:15 PM
Jan 18, Sat	Melbourne Renegades vs Brisbane Heat	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	5 PM
Jan 18, Sat	Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers	Perth Stadium, Perth	5.15 PM
Jan 19, Sun	Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	7.15 PM
Jan 21, Tue	TBC vs TBC, Qualifier	TBC, TBC	TBC
Jan 22, Wed	TBC vs TBC, Knockout	TBC, TBC	TBC
Jan 24, Fri	TBC vs TBC, Challenger	TBC, TBC	TBC
Jan 27, Mon	TBC vs TBC, Final	TBC, TBC	TBC

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BBL 2024-25 Teams, Captains and Head Coach

Following are the details of the complete list of BBL 2024-25 teams their captains and their head coaches:

Team	Captain/s	Head coach
Adelaide Strikers	Matthew Short	To Be Announced
Brisbane Heat	To Be Announced	Johan Botha
Hobart Hurricanes	Nathan Ellis	Jeff Vaughan
Melbourne Renegades	To Be Announced	Cameron White
Melbourne Stars	Glenn Maxwell	Peter Moores
Perth Scorchers	Ashton Turner	Adam Voges
Sydney Sixers	Moises Henriques	Greg Shipperd
Sydney Thunder	To Be Announced	Trevor Bayliss

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Jay Shah Set to Replace Greg Barclay as ICC Chairman

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August 21, 2024

BCCI secretary Jay Shah is set to replace Greg Barclay as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). Barclay has made his desire to step down from the post to the ICC director after his tenure ends in November.

ICC directors including Cricket Australia’s Chair Mike Baird, who has no intention of running for the post, for the third term during a video conference.

Shah has been backed by cricket boards from England and Australia and hence, has the required numbers to be crowned as the chief of the ICC.

“ICC chair Greg Barclay confirmed to the board that he will not stand for a third term and will step down from the post when his current tenure finishes at the end of November. Barclay was appointed as the independent ICC chair in November 2020, before being re-elected in 2022,” said an ICC Spokesperson.

“Current directors are now required to put forward nominations for the next chair by 27 August 2024 and if there is more than one candidate, an election will be held with the term of the new chair commencing on 1 December 2024,” he added.

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah — Jay Shah (image: BCCI)

As per the ICC rules, the chairman’s selection will comprise 16 votes, and a majority of nine votes is required for the winner. Earlier, a two-thirds majority was needed for the candidate to become the chairman.

Shah is considered one of the most influential faces in the ICC boardroom. He is currently the head of ICC’s Finance and Commercial Affairs Sub-committee.

He has the advantage of 16 voting members. Shah has another year of tenure as BCCI’s secretary before going on a cooling period of three years from October 2025. As per the BCCI constitution approved by the Supreme Court, an office bearer can stay for six before he needs to go for a cooling off period. In terms, a person can stay in office for a cumulative period of 18 years, nine in state associations and nine in BCCI.

If Shah decides to move to ICC with a year pending in BCCI’s secretary tenure, he will have four years left in BCCI. Jay Shah could be the youngest chairman in the history of ICC. Jagmohan Dalmia, Sharad Pawar, N Srinivasan, and Shashank Manohar are the other Indians who have headed ICC in the past.

ICC Shifts Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 to UAE

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ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 (image: Instagram)

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be hosted by the UAE. The event will be staged in Dubai and Sharjah between October 03 and 20.

With the current situation in Bangladesh, the hosting of the event will be impossible, notably after travel advisories from different countries against visiting Bangladesh.

It was also the unanimous view of the Board members/ directors who attended the virtual meeting on August 20. Despite Bangladesh agreeing to the shift, they will continue to be the official host of the tournament.

The ICC Women’s #T20WorldCup 2024 has been moved from Bangladesh and will now be held in the United Arab Emirates.https://t.co/Pi3mUgvG7g

— ICC (@ICC) August 21, 2024

“I’d find it hard to fathom playing there [in Bangladesh] at the moment, as a human being, I feel like it might be the wrong thing to do,” Healy said. “(That would be) taking resources away from a country that is really struggling. They are needing everyone they can possibly get in there helping people that are dying.”

“There are obviously bigger factors at play than putting a cricket tournament on in Bangladesh at the moment … but I’ll leave it to the ICC to work out,” the Australia women’s team captain Alyssa Healy.

After BCCI refused the ICC’s offer to host the event, the ICC was left with limited options. Although Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka expressed their desire to host the tournament, UAE has been the choice for several reasons including the weather and time zone.

While speaking about moving the tournament sports governing body CEO Allardice said, “It is a shame not to be hosting the Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh as we know the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) would have staged a memorable event.”

“I would like to thank the team at the BCB for exploring all avenues to try and enable the event to be hosted in Bangladesh, but travel advisories from the governments of a number of the participating teams meant that wasn’t feasible. However, they will retain hosting rights. We look forward to taking an ICC global event to Bangladesh in the near future.”

In 2021, the Men’s T20 World Cup was set to be hosted in India, but the matches were staged in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The women’s T20 World Cup will be the same case in which BCB will be the host with the matches staged in UAE.

Bangladesh has been grappled with domestic violence by students which made it impossible for the recent takeover government to bring in peace within the time. During the board meeting, it was suggested that hosting the event in a country that was inflicted by violence may not be appropriate.

“I’d also like to thank the Emirates Cricket Board for stepping in to host on behalf of the BCB and Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe for their generous offers of support, and we look forward to seeing ICC global events in both of those countries in 2026,” concluded ICC CEO Geoff Allardice.

Nic Maddinson Joins Sydney Thunder for BBL 2025

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August 21, 2024