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12 teams confirmed to get automatic qualification for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024
The top eight teams from the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia along with hosts West Indies and the US, and the next highest-ranked teams on the ICC Men's T20 rankings table as on November 14, 2022 will get automatic qualification for the 2024 men's tournament.
Bailey rules out replacing Finch as limited-overs skipper; praises his leadership
Criticism has mounted after Finch's string of poor performances, the latest being a below-par showing in the three-match One-day International series against Pakistan in Lahore, which the tourists lost 1-2. However, Finch finally struck form, scoring a half-century in the one-off T20I to end the sub-continents tour on a positive note.
Jhye, Kane Richardson dropped from Cricket Australia's 20-member contract list
Jhye Richardson took five wickets on his return to the Test side in the second match of the Ashes at Adelaide. But did not feature in the rest of the series and did not tour Pakistan in order to manage his workload well. He did play in the T20I series against Sri Lanka but recently suffered a hamstring injury during the Marsh One Day Cup final.
Ecclestone, Haynes, Wolvaardt nominated for ICC Women's Player-of-the-Month award
Ecclestone, currently the top-ranked bowler in ODIs and T20Is, produced some brilliant bowling performances in the recently-finished ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand to become the tournament's leading wicket-taker with 21 wickets in nine matches. It also includes a career-best 6/36 in the semifinal against South Africa at Christchurch. Her outstanding bowling throughout the tournament helped England reach another World Cup final, where they were defeated by Australia by 71 runs.
Cummins, Azam, Brathwaite nominated for ICC Men's Player-of-the-Month award
Pakistan rallied from 0-1 deficit to win the ODI series 2-1. South African captain Dean Elgar, after scoring two half centuries in the first Test against Bangladesh is one of the players to gain a few spots in the latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings. Elgar's scores of 67 and 64 in the opening Test have seen him move up three spots, up to No.13.
ICC Rankings: Babar Azam retains top spot, Imam-ul-Haq rises to No. 3
Pakistan rallied from 0-1 deficit to win the ODI series 2-1. South African captain Dean Elgar, after scoring two half centuries in the first Test against Bangladesh is one of the players to gain a few spots in the latest ICC Men's Test Player Rankings. Elgar's scores of 67 and 64 in the opening Test have seen him move up three spots, up to No.13.
Ex-players want more cricketing action in Pakistan after success of series v Australia
Pakistan was in cricketing wilderness for more than a decade and international cricket is showing signs of returning to the country, with Australia recently completing a full tour of the country after nearly 24 years. Australia's month-long tour of Pakistan came to an end in Lahore with the tourists clinching the one-off T20I, thanks to skipper Aaron Finch scoring a valuable half century.
Stepping into Warne's coaching job with London Spirit bittersweet: Bayliss
The 59-year-old Bayliss has been appointed interim coach of London Spirit after Warne passed away last month due to a suspected heart-attack while he was vacationing in Thailand. The month-long Hundred tournament will begin this year on August 3. The club had won just one of its seven matches and finished last in the eight-team tournament last year.
Opportunity for Finch to end limited-overs series against Pakistan on a high
Pakistan, after losing the Test series 0-1 to Australia, staged a remarkable fight-back in the ODI series, winning 2-1. And, the Babar Azam-led side would be hoping to avenge the ICC T20 World Cup semifinal loss to the tourists in the UAE last year when they clash at the Gaddafi Stadium in the D/N game.Australia's inexperienced and new-look side means that only three of their winning T20 World Cup XI are available for the one-off T20I.
Bangladesh to lodge complaint against sledging, umpiring in Test defeat to South Africa
Bangladesh were all out for 53 in their second innings as South Africa won by 220 runs. Bangladesh have already filed one complaint -- about the umpiring - during the ODI series but wants to take up some other issues that cropped up during the Test, which Bangladesh lost on the final day by 220 runs after collapsing for 53 in their second innings.
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