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India Today
14-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
WPL history maker ruled out of West Indies' limited overs tour of England
West Indies all-rounder Chinelle Henry has been ruled out of the upcoming limited-overs tour of England. The 29-year-old, who holds the record for the joint-fastest fifty in the Women's Premier League (WPL) off 18 balls, failed to recover from a leg scored 171 runs from five innings in the Women's ODI World Cup Qualifiers in Pakistan, striking at 150. 28-year-old wicketkeeper Rashada Willams has also been left out. The visitors have called upon Realeanna Grimmond and Jahzara Dottin also couldn't recover in time from the knee injury she sustained while playing for the Gujarat Giants in the WPL. West Indies head coach Shane Dietz looked forward to facing England, and re-establishing themselves as a world-class team."Going to England is a fantastic opportunity to play one of the best teams in the world for a long time and to really test our skills and put in practice what we've talked about off the pitch," Dietz was quoted as saying on ESPNcricinfo."We brought a good team to England, and we're looking forward to putting on a good performance for the crowd over there and all our supporters watching back in the Caribbean. It's going to be an excellent tour for us to reestablish ourselves as a world-class team with world-class players,' Dietz Indies will play three T20Is from May 21 to 26 before playing a three-match ODI series on May 30, June 4 and June Indies are looking to rebuild after they failed to qualify for the ODI World Cup to be held on Indian Indies Women's limited-overs squadHayley Matthews (capt), Shemaine Campbelle (vice-capt), Aaliyah Alleyne, Jahzara Claxton, Afy Fletcher, Cherry Ann Fraser, Shabika Gajnabi, Jannillea Glasgow, Realeanna Grimmond, Zaida James, Qiana Joseph, Mandy Mangru, Ashmini Munisar, Karishma Ramharack, Stafanie Taylor
Express Tribune
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
South Africa's Rabada admits to failing drug test
South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, who returned home from the Indian Premier League last month, admitted failing a drug test and apologised for his actions on Saturday. Rabada, second in the world test bowling rankings, said he was serving a "provisional suspension" but gave no other details. The 29-year-old left the Gujarat Titans a month ago with the IPL franchise saying at the time that he had to deal with an important personal matter. "As has been reported, I recently returned to South Africa from participating in the IPL for personal reasons," Rabada said in a statement. "This was due to my returning an adverse analytical finding for the use of a recreational drug. "I am deeply sorry to all those that I have let down. I will never take the privilege of playing cricket for granted. This privilege is much larger than me. It goes beyond my personal aspirations." Rabada, who is now back in India, said he was looking forward to returning to the game he loves playing. No formal suspension has been announced by either the IPL or the International Cricket Council. "Moving forward, this moment will not define me. I will keep doing what I have always done, continuously working hard and playing with passion and devotion to my craft," Rabada said. Rabada played in the Titans' first two matches in this season's IPL, taking two wickets before flying back to Johannesburg. He is due to lead South Africa's attack in the World Test Championship final at Lord's next month. South Africa, who are appearing in the final for the first time, take on Australia from June 11-15. Rabada reached the milestone of 300 test wickets in October. UAE earn Women's ODI status as USA lose spot In a significant shake-up to international women's cricket, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday, has secured One Day International (ODI) status for the 20252029 cycle, officially replacing the United States of America (USA). The updated list of 16 women's teams with ICC ODI status will be enforced from May 12. The list includes five associate nations - Thailand, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Scotland and the UAE. The UAE earned their spot as the next highest-ranked associate nation on the ICC Women's T20I rankings - sitting at 16th. To maintain or obtain ODI status, associate teams must play at least eight ODIs during a three to four year cycle. Thailand and Scotland secured their status by participating in the recent Women's ODI World Cup Qualifiers in Pakistan. Scotland impressed by defeating higher-ranked teams like West Indies and Thailand, finishing fourth among six teams. Thailand, however, struggled throughout the tournament and ended in last place after losing all five matches. REUTERS
India Today
25-04-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Pakistan Women's all-rounder Nida Dar takes mental health break
Pakistan women's all-rounder Nida Dar recently took to social media to share that she would be taking a break from cricket to focus on her mental well-being. In an emotional note, she expressed that both personal and professional challenges have taken a toll on her mental health. As a result, she took the tough decision, bearing in mind her recovery and self-care. She urged fans and the media to respect his privacy during this to 'X', Dar wrote, 'I would like to inform that a lot of things have happened in the past with me personally and professionally and this has affected my mental health. For this reason I am taking a break for a while from cricket to focus on myself. Please respect the privacy. Thank you.'I would like to inform that alot of things have happened in the past with me personally and professionally and this has affected my mental health. For this reason I am taking a break for a while from cricket to focus on respect the you. #respect— Nida Dar (@CoolNidadar) April 24, 2025Dar also informed the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) about her decision. The 38-year-old cricketer hasn't taken the field this year. Last year, Fatima Sana replaced her as the T20 skipper before the Women's T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dar also didn't play in the Women's ODI World Cup Qualifiers where Fatima led Pakistan to wins in all five also qualified for the ODI World Cup along with Nigar Sultana Joty's fact, Dar hasn't donned the national jersey since Pakistan crashed out of the group stages in the T20 World is one of the greatest Pakistani cricketers to have ever graced the game, along with the likes of Sana Mir, Bismah Maroof and Javeria 112 ODIs, Dar has scored 1690 runs at an average of 18.98 and taken 108 wickets at an economy rate of 4.17. In 160 T20Is, Dar has racked up 2091 runs, averaging 17.87 and taking 144 Reel
