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Cricket Daily Updates, Saturday: Dhawan Begins Training for IPL, Ex-Pak Captain Slams KL Rahul
Live Cricket Updates, Saturday: Stick with us to stay updated with the latest developments from the world of cricket today including but not limited to the Border Gavaskar Trophy, Women's T20 World Cup, IPL 2023, PSL And More
Latest Cricket News Updates: Here comes another weekend with a never-ending dosage of cricket. The Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 finals will be in focus as South Africa has defeated England to qualify for the finals. Pacers Shabnim Ismail and Ayabonga Khaka shared seven wickets between them as South Africa staged a spectacular fight-back to stun England by six runs and enter their maiden Women’s T20 World Cup final on Friday.
Openers Laura Wolvaardt (53) and Tazmin Britz (68) struck entertaining half-centuries to take South Africa to 164 for four in the second semifinal at Newlands. Read More
IPL 2023: Punjab Kings Captain Shikhar Dhawan Begins Training with Teammates - See Photos
On Saturday, Dhawan took to his Facebook account and shared a few pictures from Punjab’s practice session. The left-hand batter could be seen playing an intra-squad practice game. In another photo, the entire team could be seen praying in unison. Team’s spin bowling coach Sunil Joshi could also be seen in one of the photographs. (Full Story)
WATCH: Hasan Ali Scared After Babar Azam Raises His Bat While Taking a Single in PSL
Babar Azam lifted his bat, pretending to hit Ali with it. The right-arm quick was taken aback as he rapidly moved aside, running for covers. (Full Story)
NZ vs ENG, 2nd Test Day 2: James Anderson Fires England into Control Against New Zealand
Anderson snared 3-37, sending the Black Caps crashing to 138-7 when rain forced an early end to day two in Wellington, after England declared their first innings at 435-8. (Full Report)
'Rahul Deserve Hi Nahi Karte Gill Ke Hote Hue': Ex-Pak Captain Slams India Batter for Poor Form
Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Rashid Latif also lashed out at the Indian opener, saying he does not deserve to be in the Playing XI when Shubman Gill is in the squad. (Full Story)
'Will Come Back Strongly and Put a Great Show': Harmanpreet's Emotional Message for Fans Goes Viral
Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur took to social media to thank the Indian cricket fans for supporting her and the entire team, promising that the unit will come back stronger. (Full Story)
'Very Sure He'd be Part of 2023 ODI WC Squad': Dinesh Karthik's Massive Prediction for IND Pacer
“He definitely has the aptitude for that, he has the skill set for that. It’s only a matter of whether he can stay fit for that long. He has shown so far that he’s very reliable. His strongest in Test cricket, one-dayers will come after that. T20s is where he is still learning,” said Dinesh Karthik on Cricbuzz. (Full Story)
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The game went down to the wire thanks to the efforts of Ismail (3/27) and Khaka (4/29), who both came up with momentum-changing overs. The 2009 champions England ended with 158 for eight in 20 overs. The Proteas women will now face the Aussies in the big final on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the English dominance continues in New Zealand as the visitors have declared their first innings at 435 for 8.
James Anderson validated his elevation to top spot in the world Test bowling rankings as England took full control of the second Test against New Zealand on Saturday.
Veteran seamer Anderson took 3-37, sending the Black Caps stumbling to 96-6 at tea on day two in Wellington, after England declared their first innings at 435-8 just before lunch.
Spinner Jack Leach also took three scalps, leaving New Zealand staring at a 339-run deficit ahead of what looks like being a challenging final session under cloudy skies at the Basin Reserve.
England are on course for a sweep of the two-match series, having won the first Test by 267 runs in Mount Maunganui by employing the same mix of aggressive batting and potent seam bowling.
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