London – The England and Wales Cricket Board said that England’s female cricket players will get the equal match money as their male counterparts, and will take effect immediately, beginning with the T20 series against Sri Lanka, which starts today. The change was recommended by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket report in June, which said: “Women receive an …
DUBAI – The Asian Cricket Council yesterday announced the schedule for Asia Cup 2022 (T20 format) with Pakistan and India match on August 28. The event will take place in Sharjah and Dubai, where host Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will play the opener on August 27. In 2021, Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets to win their first-ever World Cup …
Ottawa – Cricket Canada has appointed Pubudu Dassanayake as the Canadian National Men’s Cricket Team’s Head Coach. The Sri Lankan-born Dassanayake has been appointed to the position for an initial two-year term commencing August 1, 2022. Dassanayake will be with the Canadian team for its matches during the forthcoming July 25-August 7 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League A. All …
Galle -Pakistan’s remarkable victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle on Wednesday caused a major reshuffle within the top five on the World Test Championship standings. Babar Azam’s side successfully chased down 342 runs to complete an extraordinary four-wicket triumph over Sri Lanka and in the process boosted their chances of appearing in next year’s World Test …
