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Ireland are all set to tour England for a Test match, beginning from June 1 at the home of cricket i.e. the Lord’s in London. Ahead of the Test, the Irish side will face Essex in a three-day practice match to prepare for the stern battle. The County Ground in Chelmsford will be hosting this fixture. Essex have been struggling a bit in this year’s County Championship. They won their opening game against Middlesex but have lost in their next five outings. They even lost to Warwickshire before drawing their game against Nottinghamshire. A tough task lies ahead of them…
Ahmedabad, May 25: Reigning champions Gujarat Titans will look to keep their title defence alive when they face record champions Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023 Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday (May 26). Both teams will look to seal the final spot as Hardik Pandya-led GT will look to bounce back from the Qualifier 1 loss to Chennai Super Kings, while Rohit Sharma’s MI aim to carry the winning momentum from their Eliminator victory over Lucknow Super Giants. image credit : – inside Match Details: Match: GT vs MI Date: 26th May 2023 Time: 7:30…
We often see cricket and economics move parallel, proving that it is not just a sport but a huge business. Over the years, the game has changed from an amateur game to a multi-billion dollar industry. The T20 format is the most lucrative form of cricket and has attracted fans all across the world. Although it started in England, the love for T20 has spread like a wildfire globally and after India won the inaugural World T20 in South Africa in 2007, there was no looking back. Who had thought that the influence of cricket on the Indian economy will…
T20 Blast is one of the oldest T20 leagues played from 2003 and has been one of the most followed leagues in the English cricketing circuit. Leicestershire are all set to kick off their season with this match and they have been very ordinary in past 5 years with a lone quarter final appearance in 2020. Their Opponents Lancashire are the most consistent team in the same time frame as they made the play-offs in last 5 seasons but were unlucky to never win a title including a runner-up finish last season. They will look to continue their winning form…
Middlesex and Surrey get their 2023 Vitality Blast campaigns underway on Thursday evening as they go head to head at Lord’s. Middlesex won only four matches last season and finished in eighth place in the South Group. Surrey finished top of the group but lost to Yorkshire Vikings in the quarter final. Read on as we preview this London derby. The game gets underway at 18:15 local time. Middlesex were disappointing in the 2022 Vitality Blast and had signed Keshav Maharaj ahead of this season. However, he has been ruled out of the tournament through injury which reduces the quality…
The Women’s East Asia Cup T20 will see its second match of this season between Hong Kong Women and Japan Women. Hong Kong Women will be taking on Japan Women for the first time in the second match of this season of the Women’s East Asia Cup T20. Hong Kong Women will play their second match of this season of the Women’s East Asia Cup T20 just after completing their first game against China Women while Japan Women will play their opening match of this season against Hong Kong Women. image credit : – cricket country Match Details: Match: Hong…
The first game of the Women’s East Asia Cup will see China (CH-W) square off against Hong Kong (HK-W) at the Guanggong International Cricket Stadium in Guangzhou on Thursday (May 25). Ahead of the game, here’s all you need to know about the CH-W vs HK-W Dream11 Prediction, playing XIs, fantasy cricket tips, best player picks and pitch report. Both teams will play their first game. Hong Kong will give it their all to win, but China are expected to prevail. image credit : – casm Match Details: Match: China Women vs Hong Kong Women Date: 26 May 2023 Time:…
Japan U20 will take on Colombia U20 at Estadio Único Diego Armando Maradona in the FIFA U20 World Cup on Wednesday. Both teams are in search of a second victory to seal a dominant posture in Group C following their respective wins in their opening games. Colombia are leaders thanks to a 2-1 win over Israel on Sunday while Japan humbled Senegal 1-0 to take second place. The eventual winners of the clash will qualify for the round of 16. Samurai Blue’s best result at the championship was a runners-up spot in the 1999 edition in Nigeria. They have reached…
Brazil U20 and Dominican Republic U20 will square off at the Estadio Malvinas in a FIFA U20 World Cup fixture on Wednesday. Both sides kickstarted their Group D campaign with one-goal defeats. Brazil fell to a 3-2 defeat against Italy. A rampant start to the game by the Azzurrini saw them take a three-goal lead at the break, with Reading midfielder Cesare Casadei scoring a brace and providing an assist. Santos forward Marcos Leonardo scored a late brace to threaten a comeback from the Brazilians that never materialized. Dominican Republic fell to a 2-1 defeat against Nigeria in their first-ever…
Aberdeen play host to St Mirren on Wednesday evening looking to defend their two-point advantage in the race for third position in the Scottish Premiership standings. Meanwhile, St Mirren make the long trip to Pittodrie looking to overtake Hibernian with fifth place the best that they can realistically achieve come the end of the week. On the back of seven straight wins, everything was set up for Aberdeen to ruthlessly get over the line when it comes to achieving third place. However, collecting just one point from a triple-header with Rangers, Hibernian and Hearts has put Barry Robson’s side at…
The South Group of the 2023 Vitality Blast gets underway on Wednesday with Somerset hosting Hampshire Hawks at the County Ground, Taunton. This is a re-match from the semi-finals of the 2022 competition which Hampshire Hawks won by 37 runs on their way to the final to win the tournament. Read on as we preview this game. The match begins at 18:30 local time. Somerset will want to get revenge for that defeat on finals day last year and once again have a very strong squad of hard-working players for the 2023 Vitality Blast. Hampshire Hawks went on a fine…
The Vitality T20 Blast 2023 action will resume on Wednesday, May 24, with Northamptonshire locking horns with Worcestershire in a North group clash. The County Ground in Northampton is all set to host this exciting clash between both teams. After a disappointing season last year, Northamptonshire will be hoping for changes in fortunes this year under the leadership of their new skipper David Willey. The team finished at the bottom half of the points table last year with 14 points, winning just six of their 14 games. The team will be looking to start their campaign on a high and…
The south-group games of the Vitality T20 Blast 2023 will commence on Wednesday (May 24) with Kent squaring off against Gloucestershire. This match will take place at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury. Kent had a horrible season last year as they finished at the bottom of the south-group points table with six points, winning just three of their 14 games. Australia’s white-ball specialist Kane Richardson is all set for his Vitality Blast debut alongside George Linde as the team will be expecting both of their overseas players to step up for the team in their opening fixture. Gloucestershire, on…
Mumbai Indians (MI) have qualified for the Indian Premier League 2023 playoffs courtesy of a sensational win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last league match and will now lock horns with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Eliminator on May 24 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The five-time champions will be fairly confident of their chances as the batters are on song at the moment. Australia international Cameron Green hit a terrific century in the last match while skipper Rohit Sharma too returned to form. The bowling seems to be a bit of a concern and that is one…
Jinja SSS is going Head-To-Head with KCCA FC on 23 May 2023. Jinja SSS are hosting KCCA on Tuesday. With the 1-4 away win at Arua Hill, Jinja SSS went back to winning ways after 4 winless matches, extending their unbeaten run to 2 matches in the league. KCCA went back to winning ways after 3 winless matches, extending their unbeaten run to 2 matches and did not concede any goal in their last 2 games in the league after their 1-0 home win against BUL. The focus of the above average values lays on Jinja SSS’s home matches and…