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Aiden Markram vowed that South Africa's near-miss in the T20 World Cup final will "fire us up" for future tournaments, but admitted that their failure to win their first major title after needing 30 runs from the final five overs was "gut-wrenching" and "pretty tough to deal with".This was South Africa's first men's World Cup final in either white-ball format and they looked nailed on to chase 176 after the 15th over of their innings, which saw Axar Patel concede 22. But India's bowlers conceded a single boundary - via Kagiso Rabada's outside edge - in the final 30 balls to pull off a seven-run win and leave South Africa to dwell on what might have been.Asked to put his emotions into words, Markram said: "I don't think I can say them yet, to be honest. It's tough. This group is a great bu...

Lauren Filer insists that England will not be getting ahead of themselves in their ongoing ODI series against New Zealand, despite a comprehensive nine-wicket victory in the series opener in Durham. Nevertheless, she admits that the T20 World Cup in October, and her potential role on those slower wickets in Bangladesh, will be a factor in her preparations for the rest of the summer.Filer, England's fastest bowler, made her second ODI appearance of the summer on Wednesday, opening alongside Lauren Bell for the first time, with Kate Cross missing the series with an abdominal strain. She made a strong impact, bowling five powerplay overs for 18 and claiming the key early wicket of Suzie Bates, before passing the baton to England's formidable trio of spinners, who claimed seven wickets betwee...

Is Sunil Narine being coaxed into coming out of international retirement for the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA that follows IPL 2024?Three nights ago, Narine, who had announced his international retirement in November 2023, was dead certain he'd be watching the tournament from home. But on Tuesday night, after hitting a magnificent century to power Kolkata Knight Riders to 223 for 6, Narine gave an inkling of that stance changing."It is what it is, but let's see what the future holds," Narine said after the match when asked if he'd reconsider his decision to retire.After the match, Rovman Powell, West Indies' T20I captain, revealed he'd been trying to change Narine's mind through every channel possible."For the last 12 months, I've been whispering in his (Narine's) ears, but he's...

Bangladesh have picked 15-year-old fast bowler Habiba Islam to bolster their bowling attack for the five-match T20I series against India at home later this month. They have also included Rubya Haider in place of Farzana Akter as they build towards the T20 World Cup at home in September and October this year.Rubya, like the uncapped Farzana, is a wicketkeeper-batter who played the three-T20I series against Sri Lanka last year. The uncapped Habiba has taken the place of Sumaiya Akter, the offspin-bowling allrounder."We haven't changed the squad that much. Since we are playing on sporting wickets in Sylhet, we have taken an extra pace bowler," Bangladesh women's chief selector Sajjad Ahmed said. "We also have Rubya Haider, our opening batter and wicketkeeper, returning from injury. This is a...

Glenn Maxwell has elected to take a break from the IPL to refresh himself physically and mentally after requesting Royal Challengers Bengaluru management pick someone else in his place for the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.Maxwell has been struggling for runs in IPL 2024. Before Monday's game, he had scored only 32 runs in six innings at an average of 5.33. There were speculations that he might have sat out because of a thumb injury but that was not the case."For me, personally, it was a pretty easy decision," Maxwell said after RCB's sixth defeat in seven matches. "I went to Faf [du Plessis] and the coaches after the last game and said I felt it was probably time we tried someone else. I have been in this situation in the past where you can keep playing and get yourself deeper into a...

Former Australia Test cricketer Michael Slater has been remanded in police custody after being charged with more than a dozen offences.Slater, 54, had his case mentioned in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday.He is facing 19 charges relating to alleged offences perpetrated on Queensland's Sunshine Coast on various dates between December 5, 2023 and April 12, 2024.The charges include domestic violence offences of unlawful stalking or intimidation, breaking into a dwelling with intent at night, common assault, assault occasioning bodily harm and choking or suffocation.The former opening batter and TV commentator was also charged with breaching bail and ten counts of contravening a domestic violence order.Police confirmed they arrested a 54-year-old Noosa Heads man at a Sunshine Coast a...

Hardik Pandya looked forlorn. He had walked out to bat with Mumbai Indians' asking rate just under 13, and by the time he was dismissed - for 2 off 6 balls - it had shot up close to 17. He paused on his walk back and joined the MI group that included the head coach Mark Boucher and batting coach Kieron Pollard as the timeout was taken.Pollard threw his weight behind MI's under-fire captain Hardik and said everyone "will be singing his praises when time comes"."I don't know if it will affect his confidence. He is a confident guy, he has been great around the group," Pollard said after Mumbai's fourth loss in six outings in IPL 2024. "In cricket, you have good days and bad days and I am seeing an individual who is working bloody hard to improve his skills and plying his trade."I am fed up o...

Pathirana, who missed CSK's last two games with a hamstring niggle, was a late inclusion. And he finished with figures of 4 for 28; this included the wickets of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav in his very first over, the eighth of the innings, to put the skids on Mumbai after a 70-run opening stand."Definitely it was gettable," Hardik said of Mumbai's 207-run target. "But I think they bowled pretty well, Pathirana was the difference. He came and got the wickets, at the same time they were also quite smart with their approach. They used the longer boundary well."It was about batting well and keeping our intent, which we did till Pathirana came in. We were on course to get the total, those couple of wickets [in his first over] we lost set us back. From there we were chasing the game."CSK ...

Shikhar Dhawan has a shoulder injury, Punjab Kings coach Sanjay Bangar has confirmed, and could be out of action for a week, possibly, or even more. If it's a week, Dhawan, the designated captain of the team, could miss two IPL 2024 matches, against Mumbai Indians (April 18) and against Gujarat Titans (April 21), both at home in Mullanpur.Speaking a press conference after Kings' last-over defeat in a low-scoring game against Rajasthan Royals in Mullanpur, Bangar said Dhawan could be out for "at least a couple of games", and that it could be "at least seven-ten days"."He's having a shoulder injury, so he is likely to be out for at least a couple of days, I would say," Bangar said. "Having an experienced opener, somebody like Shikhar, who has experience of playing on such wickets, becomes e...

The Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) have told counties that they must "practise what they preach" after the ECB allocate 'Tier 1' teams in England's revamped women's domestic structure.But some players are concerned that counties will not live up to the promises they have made, and registered concerns with the PCA - who are the players' trade union in England and Wales - during their annual pre-season meetings in recent weeks. Daryl Mitchell, the PCA's chief operating officer, told ESPNcricinfo that they will lobby the ECB to ensure successful bidders keep their word."Hopefully, we'll see them practise what they preach," Mitchell said. "That's going to be an important part of the next 12 months: actually holding these teams and counties to account. The ECB auditing and policing ...