Isuru Udana retires from international cricket

Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav to fly to UK from Sri Lanka on special provision: Report

The duo of Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav, who has been left in Sri Lanka after coming in close contact with Krunal Pandya, who tested Covid-19 positive, will fly to the United Kingdom on July 31, Cricbuzz reported. They will be allowed to enter the country depaite not being a British or Irish citizen and Sri Lanka still being on th red list by the UK government as the BCCI and the ECB have made use of the special provisions for elite sportspersons that allowed footballers and tennis players to enter the counrty for the Wimbledon grand slam. India have travelled back to India leaving all the nine players including Krunal Pandya and players deeemed in closed contacts. Both Shaw and Yadav were selcted as reinforcements for the Indian team in the aftermath of multiple injury concerns in the camp. India were already marred by the injury to Shubman Gill and the injuries to Avesh Khan and Washington Sundar in the practice game against Selected County XI, and injury clouds over the skipper Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane compounded the concerns. The first Test against England is scheduled to start on August 04 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, and keeping in mind the quarantine restrictions both Shaw and Yadav have to face, they would be eligible to play only by the third Test.

TNPL 2021 | Panthers vs Kings: When & where to watch match LIVE, Probable XI, Fantasy XI

Both the Madurai Panthers and the Royal Kings will seek a fresh and turnaround in fortunes when they will come off against each other in the 17th game of the ongoing edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League. Both the sides have tasted just one success in this edition of the tournament out of the three games each played this season. The Panthers will be reliant on Arun Karthik and Jagatheesan Kousik while the Royal Kings will be banking on Baba Aparajith and Sanjay Yadav. The sides have not enjoyed prolonged domination over each other with the Royals Kings having won three of the last five games between the sides while the Panthers have won two. Match Details Match: SMP vs NRK, 17th Match, Tamil Nadu Premier League 2021 Date: Friday, July 31, 2021 Time: 7:30 PM Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Pitch report The surface at the MA Chidambaram Stadium is conducive for spinners but the onset of due in the latter part of the game can spoil the party. The team winning the toss should bowl first and reap all the advantages of the pitch before dew sets in should be the go-to mantra for the sides. Probable XI Madurai Panthers Arun Karthik (wk), K Rajkumar, B Anirudh Sita Ram, NS Chaturved (c), Jagatheesan Kousik, M Shajahan, R Mithun, Ramalingam Rohit, R Silambarasan, Kiran Akash, Aushik Srinivas Royal Kings Baba Aparajith (c), Laxmesha Suryaprakash, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Baba Indrajith (wk), Sanjay Yadav, NS Harish, Mohan Abhinav, Arjun Murthy, Sharun Kumar, T Ajith Kumar, V Athisayaraj Davidson Fantasy XI Baba Aparajith(C), Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Baba Indrajith, Arun Karthik(VC), Sanjay Yadav, Ramalingam Rohit, Jagatheesan Kousik, Athisayaraj Davidson, NS Harish, Aushik Srinivas, Kiran Akash

TNPL 2021 | Kings vs Tamizhans: When & where to watch match LIVE, Probable XI, Fantasy XI

The Kovai Kings will be looking forward to consolidating their position on the points table when they will come up against the Tiruppur Tamizhans in Chennai on July 31. The Kings have won two games this season and have faded defeat in only one game out of the four matches played this season. One game yielded no result and the side led by Sharukh Khan will be eager to equate with the Trichy Warriors with three wins this season. On the other hand, the Tiruppur Tamizhans are languishing behind at the number six position on the points table. They have won just one game out of the four games this season and the contest against the Kovai Kings will present one huge set of challenges for them. Match Details Match: LKK vs ITT, 16th Match, Tamil Nadu Premier League 2021 Date: Friday, July 31, 2021 Time: 7:30 PM Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Pitch report The surface at the MA Chidambaram Stadium is conducive for spinners but the onset of due in the latter part of the game can spoil the party. The team winning the toss should bowl first and reap all the advantages of the pitch before dew sets in should be the go-to mantra for the sides. Probable XI LKK Ganga Sridhar Raju, J Suresh Kumar (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Ashwin Venkataraman, U Mukilesh, Shahrukh Khan (c), Abhishek Tanwar, N Selva Kumaran, Krishnamoorthy Vignesh, S Ajith Ram, R Divakar ITT S Dinesh, S Siddharth, Tushar Raheja (wk), Maan Bafna, R Rajkumar, M Mohammed (c), S Aravind, P Francis Rokins, Aswin Crist, S Mohan Prasath, K Gowtham Thamarai Kannan Fantasy XI T Raheja, S Sudharsan, S Siddharth, S Arvind, G Raju (C), N Kumaran, M Mohammed, A Tanwar, S Prasath, K Vignesh, A Crist (VC)

Proteas to tour Sri Lanka in September for white-ball series

The South African cricket team is expected to tour Sri Lanka for a white-ball series for the very first time since 2018. The Proteas will play three ODIs and as many T20s starting from September 2. The tour was confirmed by both the boards on July 30 (Friday). "We are delighted to have another tour confirmed for the Proteas men's team with the ICC T20 World Cup just around the corner," CSA Acting CEO, Pholetsi Moseki was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz. "Playing against quality opposition in the subcontinent is the best way for our team to prepare for this event and we are grateful to Sri Lanka Cricket for accommodating us during this time of the year where schedules are highly condensed. "With an ICC white-ball world event in each year of the next three, game time is golden for every team and we are looking forward to watching our team play as they continue to add to the building blocks of their 2021 T20 World Cup preparation,” Moseki added. In their previous tour to Sri Lanka, South Africa managed to win the ODI series by a 3-2 margin while the hosts managed to win the only T20I. Both these teams are in a transitional phase. While Sri Lanka managed to win their fist bilateral series since 2019, South Africa also won their previous T20I series against the defending world T20I champions West Indies and is hoping to continue their good work in the white-ball format. This particular tour will serve as a dress rehearsal for the T20 World Cup slated to be held in UAE between October-November. With so many new names across both teams, both teams will be seeking new options going forward in the showpiece event. Itinerary: Thursday, 02 September - 1st ODI Saturday, 04 September - 2nd ODI Tuesday, 07 September - 3rd ODI Friday, 10 September - 1st T20I Sunday, 12 September - 2nd T20I Tuesday, 14 September - 3rd T20I