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Zimbabwe Confirms Mens Ireland Scotland Tour Womens Team To Play Thailand At Home

Zimbabwe confirms Men’s Ireland-Scotland tour, Women’s team to play Thailand at home

The Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed that its senior Men’s side would be touring Ireland and Scotland this August and September to play a three-match ODI and five-match ODI series against Ireland and a three-match T20I series against Scotland.

While the Chevrons would start their Ireland campaign with the first T20I on August 27 Clontarf, it would play the second game there as well before moving to Bready for the next three T20Is on September 1, 2 and 4.

The T20I series will be followed by the three ODIs, all slated to take place at Stormont on September 8, 10 and 13 respectively. This series would be part of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, which is the qualifying tournament for ICC ODI World Cup 2023, which will take place in India.

Post their stay in Irish territory, they would move to neighbouring Scotland for a brief stay where they will play three T20Is on September 15, 17 and 19 at Edinborough.

After Pakistan Women’s trip was cut short due to Covid-19 in April this year, Zimbabwe Cricket has now worked and arranged a series for its senior women's team. They will play Thailand at Takashinga in Harare, in a three-match T20I series and a four-match ODI series.

The Zimbabwe Emerging Men’s team will also be playing at the same time as they will tour neighbouring Namibia, where they will play three T20s and as many one-dayers against Namibia Eagles at the iconic Wanderers in Windhoek.

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U19 World Cup-winning captain Unmukt Chand retires from Indian cricket

Former India U19 skipper Unmukt Chand has retired from Indian cricket. The right-handed batsman announced his retirement in a social media post. “Cricket is a universal game and even though the means might change, the end goal is still the same- to play at the highest level. Also, a huge thanks to all my supporters and well wishers for always carrying me in their heart. There is no better feeling than being loved and appreciated for who you are,” he wrote. Chand has been one of the Indian captains to lift the World Cup at the junior level in 2012. The right-hander scored a match-winning 111* off 130 deliveries as India chased down a target of 226 runs against Australia in Townsville. In 67 First-Class games that Unmukt played, he scored over 3300 runs at an average of 31.57 that included eight hundreds. He was also capped 120 times in List A cricket where he scored 4505 runs at an average of 41.33 and notched up seven tons. Unmukt was a part of Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League where he could only manage to score 300 runs in 21 appearances. He made his First-Class debut for Delhi against Gujarat in November 2010 while playing his first List A match for Delhi against J&K in February 2010.

England confirms Pakistan tour in October, but only after venue is changed

The England men’s and women’s teams will tour Pakistan in October. The men’s teams will take on each other in a couple of T20Is while the women’s teams are slated to play two T20Is and three ODIs. The fixtures will be held at Rawalpindi’s Pindi Cricket Stadium. The T20I encounters will be double-headers which will take place on October 13 and 14 while the women’s ODI series will be played on October 17, 19 and 21 respectively. England's men's team will then take the flight to Dubai on October 15. The England teams will arrive in Islamabad on October 9. The English senior team (men or women) will be touring Pakistan for the first time since 2005-06. The matches were earlier scheduled to take place in Karachi on October 14 and 15 but had to be shifted due to "operational and logistical reasons". PCB Chief Executive Wasim Khan expressed delight while confirming the tour. The tour looked in jeopardy after the World Cup schedule was announced as the dates were too close for England to risk travelling to two nations in a short span at such times when Covid is still more than prevalent. "We are delighted to welcome both the England men's team for what will be their first tour to Pakistan since 2005 and the England women's team, who will be touring Pakistan for the first time. Both are additional tours with England men's side scheduled to return to Pakistan in the last quarter of 2022 for white-ball and ICC World Test Championship fixtures," Khan said.

Was Krunal Pandya's Covid-19 testing delayed despite showing symptoms in SL?

India all-rounder Krunal Pandya had tested positive for Covid-19 in Sri Lanka while the team was touring the island nation for a three-match ODI series and as many T20Is. While Krunal and his close contacts were isolated and missed the last two fixtures of the T20I series that India eventually lost, questions are now being raised on BCCI’s medical officer in Sri Lanka for delaying the RT-PCR test. “Krunal had throat pain on July 26 and he followed the protocol informing the medical officer. It is strange that he should have been immediately isolated with a Rapid Antigen Test (self-test kit) done. But nothing of that sort happened,” a BCCI source privy to developments in Sri Lanka was quoted as saying by PTI. The source admitted that the rapid antigen test isn’t as conclusive but as per the protocols, it is the first step. “Although the Rapid Antigen Test is not conclusive, it’s the first part of the protocol. But I can confirm, Krunal despite throat pain attended a team meeting," added the source. Another concern being raised is on the timing and schedule of testing by the BCCI medical team during the Sri Lanka series. “In fact, another question that’s being raised is how come BCCI’s medical team in Sri Lanka agreed to test every fifth day whereas, in IPL, testing is done every third day,” asked the source. After Krunal, Krishnappa Gowtham and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal had also tested positive. The three players have now returned home after recovering.

England wear special jersey to support 'Red for Ruth' day at Lord's

The iconic Lord’s cricket ground will turn Red to support the cause of the Ruth Strauss Foundation which aims at helping families in the United Kingdom fight the death of a parent. This will happen on the second day of the India- England second Test taking place at the Home of Cricket. The England cricket team would support the cause as well by wearing a special jersey with names and numbers written on the back in red and supporting that jersey would be red caps, different from the usual blue ones. On this occasion, former England skipper Sir Andrew Strauss would be present in the august gathering and hopes that Friday's 'Red for Ruth' day will help shine a spotlight on how the Ruth Strauss Foundation can help families facing the death of a parent. To show support to the cause, cricket fans are invited to wear red on Friday. "From the Foundation's point of view I'm just so excited about these next five days; it's an opportunity for us to showcase all the work we're doing to help families facing the death of a parent," Strauss was quoted as saying to Sky Sports Cricket. Early 2018, Ruth Strauss, wife of Sir Andrew Strauss the former England cricket captain, was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer that affects non-smokers. Ruth died on December 29th 2018; she was 46 years old and mother to two children, then aged 10 and 13. In her memory, sir Andrew has launched the Ruth Strauss Foundation The foundation provides emotional support for families to prepare for the death of a parent and raises awareness of the need for more research & collaboration in the fight against non-smoking lung cancers.