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Where players had been paid $250 per white-ball game, they will now receive $750, in addition to a “winning bonus”

Andrew Fidel Fernando14-Feb-2023Sri Lanka Cricket has tripled the match fee it pays to women’s international cricketers, and has also introduced a “winning bonus”.Where players had been paid $250 per white-ball game, they will now receive $750. If they win, they will also get a further $250. Squad members who did not play the match, meanwhile, will get 25% of the match fee.”The move is part of Sri Lanka Cricket’s efforts towards further enhancing women’s cricket in the country and empowering female cricketers,” a board release said.The news comes on the heels of Sri Lanka’s strong start at the T20 World Cup, where they upset hosts South Africa in their tournament opener, before defeating Bangladesh on Sunday.SLC has at times been accused of failing to prioritise women’s cricket, particularly during the pandemic, with Sri Lanka not playing a match between March 2020 and January 2022. The increased match fee is also only a fraction of what the men’s national side gets paid. They received $3000 per T20I and $4000 per ODI as per their most-recent contracts.But the hike in match fees is substantial nevertheless, particularly in the light of Sri Lanka’s ongoing economic crisis.

Matt Quinn’s three wickets also key as hosts thrash Somerset by an innings and 151 runs

ECB Reporters Network28-Sep-2022On the day after they secured Division One status for another season, Kent thrashed Somerset by an innings and 151 runs in the LV= Insurance County Championship at Canterbury.Hamidullah Qadri hit a career-high 87 as Kent made 492 in their first innings, a lead of 290. Although Kasey Aldridge recorded his best first-class figures of 6 for 110, it was a day of pain for Somerset.Runs flew off the bat during the first hour, but when it was the visitors’ turn to bat they collapsed to 139 all out, Matt Quinn taking 3 for 14 and Nathan Gilchrist, Daniel Bell-Drummond and Qadri all taking two wickets apiece.The result means Kent leapfrog Somerset in the final standings and could finish as high as fifth, having been dogged by the fear of relegation for the second half of the season.The atmosphere at the Spitfire Ground was the most relaxed it had been all year and although Conor McKerr was removed early on for six, caught at third slip by Tom Abell off Craig Overton, the bowler limped off with an injury soon afterwards and the runs began to flow.Qadri might be considered as purely a spinner, but he averages over 43 in first-class cricket and from his overnight 27 not out, he raced past 50 with three boundaries off successive Jack Brooks deliveries, the third off which flew inches over the slip cordon.Gilchrist joined Qadri and put on 48 for the ninth wicket before he was bowled by Aldridge for 14 but Qadri then hit Ben Green for two successive sixes and a four and he eventually fell 13 short of a maiden first-class ton when he edged Aldridge behind.Somerset didn’t even make it to the tea interval, subsiding in 40.4 overs. Ollie Robinson was allowed to lead Kent into the field to mark his final game before leaving for Durham and he caught Andrew Umeed off Quinn for three in the third over. Qadri then bowled Abell middle stump for five, leaving Somerset on 19 for 2 at lunch.Quinn removed George Bartlett for four, caught by Tawanda Muyeye at short midwicket with the fifth ball of the afternoon session and Joey Evison took his maiden first-class wicket for Kent when he drew an edge from James Rew, who fell for 10 to a sharp catch by Daniel Bell-Drummond at third slip.Green was then dropped by Jack Leaning off Gilchrist and at this point a West Country voice in the crowd yelled: “Come on Somurrrrset, you’ve kept them up now get on with it!” In the next over Green was caught behind off Bell-Drummond.When Bell-Drummond then had Tom Lammonby caught by Zak Crawley at first slip for 23, Overton limped on and immediately smacked a four, but he was clearly struggling and Gilchrist soon sent Aldridge’s off stump cartwheeling for 15.Gilchrist then had Overton caught by Crawley for a brave 12 and despite some entertaining swinging from Sajid Khan, who made 40 from 19 balls , the victory was confirmed when, having hit Qadri for successive sixes, he tried his luck for a third time and was caught on the boundary by Muyeye.

Lancashire reach 85 for 1 after Toby Bailey and Danny Lamb share eight Glamorgan wickets

ECB Reporters Network18-Aug-2019Lancashire assumed control of their top-of-the-table Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash with Glamorgan after the opening day at Colwyn Bay. Tom Bailey and Danny Lamb claimed four wickets apiece as the Red Rose bowled the hosts out for 257 before reaching 85 for 1 in reply – a deficit of 172 runs.It could have been worse for Glamorgan but for on-loan Samit Patel, who hit a half-century on his debut and combined expertly with the tail, most significantly Lukas Carey who crashed his way to fifty, after the hosts had been in disarray at 145 for 8. But Lancashire finished the day content with their work with Keaton Jennings four runs short of a half-century and Josh Bohannon on 6.Glamorgan opted to bat on a ground which is traditionally batsman friendly, but they might have regretted their decision after slipping to 12 for 2 in the seventh over. Nick Selman and Shaun Marsh, playing his first Championship game after breaking his arm during the World Cup, were both dismissed by Bailey who bowled an accurate opening spell.Lancashire were without Graham Onions who suffered a hamstring injury before play started, but the other four seamers compensated for his absence by taking three wickets before lunch.Charles Hemphrey and Billy Root began the recovery by adding 50 for the fourth wicket, but from the first ball after lunch Root became Bailey’s third victim. Hemphrey went on to score a patient 54 with eight boundaries before he became the fourth lbw victim of the innings – his dismissal starting a collapse of four wickets for only six runs.Patel, who has been signed on loan by Glamorgan from Nottinghamshire for Championship games only until the end of the season, watched from the other end as Chris Cooke and Graham Wagg feathered catches to the wicketkeeper while Ruaidhri Smith was bowled first ball playing back when he should have been forward.Two wickets were taken by the young allrounder Lamb, who had earlier taken his first Championship wicket when he dismissed David Lloyd leg before. This is Lamb’s fifth first-class game and he ended with the creditable figures of 15-2-70-4.Glamorgan were struggling at 145 for 8 but the home team were then indebted to Patel and the tail with the last two wickets adding a further 112 runs. Patel and Carey shared 60 for the ninth wicket, before Patel feel to Bailey for 54, but Carey bludgeoned fifty from 29 balls and was undefeated on 51 when Michael Hogan, who had struck an equally rapid 32, was last man out. The final pair added 52 as Glamorgan gained two batting points.Openers Jennings and Alex Davies made a steady start for Lancashire with the latter striking early boundaries. Jennings was troubled by Hogan who had a confident lbw appeal turned down by the umpire, the ball pitching marginally outside leg stump.The opening pair put on 59 in 17 overs before Smith, in his first Championship game of the season, dismissed Davies leg before for 32, not long before the weather intervened. Play resumed with no further alarms for the visitors who are well-placed to capitalise on their opening day’s work.

South Africa batter expected to be available for seven red-ball games

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Feb-2022Durham have signed Keegan Petersen, the South Africa top-order batter, as one of their overseas players for 2022.Petersen, who made his Test debut last year, is expected to be available for seven County Championship fixtures. He missed South Africa’s current tour of New Zealand after contracting Covid-19, but is likely to be involved in their home series against Bangladesh, with two Tests scheduled for early April.Related

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He will then join up with Durham ahead of their trip to Leicestershire in the second round of Championship games, with his final appearance set to be against Worcestershire in mid-June.”We’re very pleased to have secured the quality of Keegan Petersen for the first block of county cricket in 2022,” Durham’s director of cricket, Marcus North, said. “Keegan will add further strength to the top our batting line-up and joins the club on the back of a successful period with South Africa.”He is in a great place with his cricket having, last year, broke into the South African Test side; we look forward to welcoming Keegan to Durham in April.”Petersen, 28, debuted in the West Indies last year and went on to play a key role in South Africa’s recent Test win over India, making scores of 62, 72 and 82 in four innings as they came from behind to take the series 2-1. His spell with Durham could prove beneficial ahead of South Africa’s Test series in England later in the summer.Overall, Petersen has scored more than 6000 runs in first-class cricket, at an average of 40.93. He will link up at Durham with compatriot David Bedingham, who was the county’s leading run-scorer in 2021 with 1029 at 60.52.”It’s exciting to join a county like Durham and I look forward to linking up with the squad and having a successful contribution during my time in the north east,” Petersen said.

Chasing 167, favourites Nelson Mandela Bay Giants fell short despite Chris Morris’ 42 off 23 balls

Firdose Moonda13-Dec-2019The Tshwane Spartans will play the Paarl Rocks in the Mzansi Super League (MSL) final, after beating the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants by 22 runs in the playoff in Port Elizabeth. The Spartans are surprise finalists after half of their pool matches were washed out. Still, they snuck into the final three and then denied the favourites, the Giants, who were on top of the log for most of the competition, the chance to challenge for the trophy.The Giants opted to play to their strong suit and chase under lights but a committed effort in the field from the Spartans, who were without Lungi Ngidi, Tom Curran and Wiaan Mulder, saw the Centurion-based side advance. Ngidi sat out as a precaution after experiencing discomfort his hamstring, which he did not want to risk ahead of a busy International summer, while Mulder has a back injury and Curran has left for the Big Bash League. Lutho Sipamla, David Wiese and Imran Manack came into the Spartans side and played their part in ensuring Mark Boucher’s men will play in Paarl.For Boucher, the result could not have come at a better time, with the former international wicket-keeper set to be unveiled as acting South Africa coach on Saturday.The Giants will be bitterly disappointed with their performance in a crunch match, especially after Chris Morris’ sensational 42 off 23 balls, which kept them in the hunt until the final over. They ended the tournament in third place, despite having the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker in the competition.Ben Dunked The tournament’s top run-scorer survived two inside-edges off Corbin Bosch’s bowling that he could easily have played on to his own stumps, but was not granted a third life when Pite van Biljon ran him out at the end of the seventh over. With the required run-rate touching nine an over, Heino Kuhn wanted every single on offer, even the one when he nudged the ball to point off Morne Morkel’s bowling. Kuhn ran hard, Dunk tried to run harder, but van Biljon picked up and threw in one motion and a direct hit at the striker’s end found Dunk short of his crease.Catches win matches After his involvement in Dunk’s run-out, Kuhn had to take on the responsibility of steering the chase but his former franchise team-mate had other plans. Kuhn cut Morne Morkel into the covers and another fielder may have deemed the ball too far away for them to cut off. Not Roelof van der Merwe, who spent years playing alongside Kuhn at the Titans. He launched himself to his right, went with both hands and took the catch low down to end Kuhn’s innings on 5 and leave the Giants on 57 for 4, still needing 110 runs off 69 balls.Morne Morkel enters his bowling action•BCCI

Magic Morne Dale Steyn and Imran Tahir have used this tournament to show South Africa’s soon-to-be-announced selectors that they are first in line for the T20 World Cup and Morne Morkel has used it to show that he would be right beside them had he not retired last April. After van der Merwe took the catch to dismiss Kuhn off his bowling, Morkel could have had big-hitting Marco Marais caught at mid-off when he sliced one into the air but Wiese couldn’t get there. With the next ball, Morkel had Marais under-edging onto his stumps, leaving the Giants on 83 for 5 in the 13th over. Morkel finished with 2 for 22 from his four overs.Nice one, Nabe Mthiwekhaya Nabe may not have played this match if Junior Dala was fit but the Giants will be pleased that he did. Not only did the 24-year-old take the two biggest opposition wickets, but he also claimed a stunning catch to keep the Spartans to a par total at St George’s Park. In his first over, Nabe had Dean Elgar caught off a cutter by Chris Morris at mid-on to end a 21-run opening stand. Then, he returned in the eighth over, with AB de Villiers looking imperious on 27 off 14 balls and duped him with a slower ball that he hit to extra-cover, where JT Smuts took a straightforward catch. And Nabe wasn’t done there. He was perfectly positioned at short third man in Imran Tahir’s third over when Toby de Zorzi reverse-swept a googly and just didn’t get enough elevation on the stroke. Nabe went for it with both hands, diving to his left and held on to add a 17th wicket to Tahir’s tournament total.Welcome to it, David Wiese Wiese was roped in for the playoff match after Tom Curran left for the Big Bash League and was immediately thrust into the thick of things. He joined van Biljon with the Spartans in trouble on 79 for 4 in the 12th over. Together, they added 87 runs off 52 balls including 71 runs in the last six overs. Van Biljon’s 48 off 32 balls will grab the headlines but Wiese provided important support. His strong cut shot was on display more than once but the highlight of his innings was the straight six he hit off Nandre Burger, which sailed over the sightscreen. Wiese also took three wickets, including two in two balls in the Giants’ last over to seal the win.

The big margin of defeat against India has set Pakistan back, but they aren’t out of race yet and nor are Bangladesh

Sampath Bandarupalli12-Sep-2023Super Four points table

Scenario 1: India beat Sri Lanka

India will cement their spot in the final and Bangladesh will be out of contention, and the winners of the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka game on Thursday will face India in Sunday’s final. In case of a washout on Thursday, the team with the better net run-rate between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will make the final (Sri Lanka are better placed at this stage).

Scenario 2: Sri Lanka beat India

Sri Lanka will still not be certain of a place in the final, as they could end up in a three-way tie with Pakistan and India on four points. India are better placed than the other two to qualify in this scenario because of their NRR, boosted by the massive 228-run win over Pakistan.India currently have a cushion of 207 runs over Sri Lanka on NRR. So they will have a better NRR than Sri Lanka even if they lose by, say, 100 runs on Tuesday. For Pakistan to surpass India’s NRR, they would need to close a gap of about 300 runs. They have a better chance of overtaking Sri Lanka on that front.If Sri Lanka beat India, it can give Bangladesh an outside chance. But that would require a massive win for Bangladesh against India Pakistan must lose against Sri Lanka. If Sri Lanka beat India by about 150 runs, Bangladesh will need to beat India by about 125 to have an edge on NRR.

Scenario 3: Rain beats India and Sri Lanka

If India and Sri Lanka share points, it would put Bangladesh out of the race. However, it will be a good result for Pakistan because of their poor NRR. They will qualify for the final if they beat Sri Lanka on Thursday but crash out if they lose. India will join Pakistan in the final even if they lose to Bangladesh – because of a superior NRR – and can even afford to lose by more than 200 runs.If the fixtures on Tuesday and Thursday are both abandoned, then Sri Lanka will qualify for the final, and India will join them as long as they don’t lose to Bangladesh by more than 300 runs. And if all the three matches from here on are called off, it will be an India vs Sri Lanka final.

The first T20I against South Africa was abandoned without even the toss taking place

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Sep-2019

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Sunday, Sep 15, 9.20 am ET on ESPN+: India v SA, 1st T20, Dharamsala
Wednesday, Sep 18, 9.20 am ET on ESPN+: India v SA, 2nd T20, Mohali
Sunday, Sep 22, 9.20 am ET on ESPN+: India v SA, 3rd T20, Bengaluru

The opening match of India’s home season was ruined by persistent rain as the first T20I against South Africa was abandoned without even the toss taking place in Dharamsala. The entire square and the bowlers’ run-ups were covered, but rain refused to relent and created massive puddles on the covers, while the parts of the outfield that were exposed to the elements became slushy. As a result, the game was called off at 7.48pm local time, 48 minutes after it was scheduled to begin.Rain had made an appearance on Saturday afternoon, forcing the groundspersons into action. It had the final say on Sunday as well.With the first game of the tour washed out, batsman Temba Bavuma, 25-year-old tearaway Anrich Nortje and left-arm spin-bowling allrounders Bjorn Fortuin and George Linde will have to wait until the second match at Mohali on Wednesday to make their T20I debuts. Quinton de Kock, too, will have to wait until Wednesday to make his T20I captaincy debut.The third – and the final – game of the T20I series will be played in Bengaluru on September 22.