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Kyle Mayers, Veerasammy Permaul, Isai Thorne, Raymon Reifer among the prominent names to be picked up by teams at the draft

ESPNcricinfo staff15-Jul-2024Aaron Jones’ success for USA at the T20 World Cup 2024 has earned him a contract in the CPL. Jones, who qualifies as a local player through his Barbados passport, was signed by St Lucia Kings in Monday’s draft for the 2024 season, which runs from August 29 to October 4.Jones hit 94 not out against Canada on the opening night of the World Cup, and also made a vital 36 not out in USA’s tie against Pakistan, which they later won in the Super Over. He has previously played in West Indies’ regional set-up for Barbados and Combined Campuses and Colleges, and was an unused member of the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots squad in CPL 2019.The six CPL 2024 franchises had already done most of their recruiting through retentions and pre-signings, and Kyle Mayers was the first to be signed in Monday’s draft, joining Patriots. Mikyle Louis, who made his Test debut at Lord’s last week, will also play for Patriots, along with Ryan John and Veerasammy Permaul.Related

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Isai Thorne, the fast bowler who has played for West Indies at the last two Under-19 World Cups, has earned a contract with Barbados Royals. He is currently in the UK with West Indies’ Test squad as a net bowler and “development player”. Royals have also drafted Kadeem Alleyne and Nathan Sealy.Raymon Reifer, who played T20I cricket for West Indies as recently as last year, joined Guyana Amazon Warriors along with Ronaldo Alimohamed and Matthew Nandu, while Khari Campbell, Johann Jeremiah, Mikkel Govia and Akeem Auguste are part of the Kings’ squad along with Jones.Antigua and Barbuda Falcons – who will replace Jamaica Tallawahs in CPL 2024 – have signed Roshon Primus, Justin Greaves, Jahmar Hamilton, Teddy Bishop and Kofi James, while Trinbago Knight Riders have brought in Nathan Edward and Shaquere Parris to fill their emerging player spots.

CPL 2024 squads

Barbados Royals: Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, David Miller, Quinton de Kock, Maheesh Theekshana, Alick Athanaze, Naveen-ul-Haq, Obed McCoy, Kevin Wickham, Keshav Maharaj, Kadeem Alleyne, Rahkeem Cornwall, Isai Thorne, Nathan Sealy, Nyeem Young, Rivaldo Clarke, Ramon SimmondsGuyana Amazon Warriors: Imran Tahir, Shimron Hetmyer, Saim Ayub, Shai Hope, Romario Shepherd, Azam Khan, Gudakesh Motie, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, Kevin Sinclair, Raymon Reifer, Ronaldo Alimohamed, Shamar Joseph, Kevlon Anderson, Matthew Nandu, Junior SinclairAntigua and Barbuda Falcons: Imad Wasim, Brandon King, Fabian Allen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Amir, Chris Green, Fakhar Zaman, Roshon Primus, Justin Greaves, Hayden Walsh, Jahmar Hamilton, Teddy Bishop, Kofi James, Shamar Springer, Kelvin Pitman, Jewel Andrew, Joshua JamesSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Kyle Mayers, Wanindu Hasaranga, Rilee Rossouw, Evin Lewis, Sherfane Rutherford, Sikandar Raza, Nuwan Thushara, Andre Fletcher, Tristan Stubbs, Dominic Drakes, Mikyle Louis, Odean Smith, Joshua da Silva, Veerasammy Permaul, Ryan John, Ashmead Nedd, Johann LayneSt Lucia Kings: Heinrich Klaasen, Faf du Plessis, Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Noor Ahmad, David Wiese, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Matthew Forde, Aaron Jones, Khary Pierre, Khari Campbell, Johann Jeremiah, Shadrack Descarte, Mikkel Govia, McKenny Clarke, Akeem AugusteTrinbago Knight Riders: Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, Tim David, Akeal Hosein, Jason Roy, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Little, Waqar Salamkheil, Jayden Seales, Ali Khan, Mark Deyal, Keacy Carty, Terrence Hinds, Nathan Edward, Shaquere Parris

Three wickets in an over from Taskin killed Ireland’s revised chase of 104 in eight overs

Mohammad Isam27-Mar-2023Rony Talukdar, Litton Das and excellent death bowling form Taskin Ahmed helped Bangladesh beat Ireland and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series in Chattogram. The home side won the rain-interrupted game by 22 runs.Talukdar made a rapid 67, adding 91 runs for the opening stand with Litton, who struck 47. The Ireland bowlers struggled to stop the boundary flow on a flat pitch.The play was, however, stopped between 3:37 pm and 5:40 pm local time due to the drizzle. It left the visitors with a revised target of 104 runs to chase in eight overs. They made a fist of it at the start, but Taskin, Hasan Mahmud and Shakib Al Hasan made sure Bangladesh did not let this game slip away from them.Taskin’s triple blowChasing at 13 runs an over, stand-in captain Paul Stirling and Ross Adair got Ireland off to a quick start. They scored 32 runs off the first two overs bowled by Nasum Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman. But Bangladesh worked back into the game quickly.Mahmud shot back with three dot balls before yorking Adair for 13. Taskin then doubled down on Bangladesh’s momentum with three wickets in his first over. He cleaned up Lorcan Tucker off the first ball before bowling out Stirling for 17 in the fourth ball. George Dockrell was then caught at third-man for a duck the next ball.Shakib pull things back for BangladeshIreland fought back with 16 runs off Hasan Mahmud in the fifth over. Harry Tector struck three fours in the over, top-edging one delivery and hitting the other two for four cleanly. Shakib followed it up with a superb sixth over, giving away just five runs to bring Bangladesh back into the game.Mustafizur Rahman then bowled a seven-run penultimate over, mixing his cutters with full-length balls that Tector and Gareth Delany couldn’t quite hit. The equation came down to 31 off the last over. Taskin dismissed Tector in the first delivery to complete his four-wicket haul and conceded just nine runs off the final over.Rony Talukdar reached fifty off only 24 balls•AFP/Getty Images

Bangladesh’s rapid startLitton signalled his intent in the first over, hitting Tector for a six over long-on in an 11-run over. Talukdar hit Adair for his first six in the 14-run second over, before Graham Hume pulled things back slightly in the third over. Craig Young went for 16 runs in his first over since returning to international cricket after last year’s groin injury. Litton hammered him for a six over midwicket, before picking him over wide long-off for a four.Legspinner Delany conceded just one six in the fifth over, before Adair got hit for 20 runs in the sixth over. After Litton nearly got caught at cover, Talukdar smashed Adair for a six over long-off and three more fours.The big over took Bangladesh to 81 for no loss, their highest score in a powerplay in T20Is. It beat their previous best of 76-4 against New Zealand in Dhaka in 2013. Young removed Litton in the eighth over, when he was caught at mid-off after mistiming a drive, having made 47 off 23 balls with seven boundaries including three sixes. The 91-run partnership is now Bangladesh’s highest first wicket stand.Talukdar hits maiden T20I fiftyLitton’s departure, however, didn’t help Ireland stem the flow of runs for Bangladesh. Talukdar reached his maiden T20I fifty in the ninth over. He took 24 balls with a nicely-timed four through cover-point. Najmul Hossain Shanto struck a six in his 13-ball 14 before Tector had him stumped in the 11th over. Shamim Hossain, promoted to No. 4, smashed Ben White for one of two sixes in the 12th over, which went for 18.Talukdar struck the other six, a massive hit over midwicket. He fell shortly afterwards missing a slog against Hume, having struck three sixes and seven fours in his 38-ball stay. Shamim was caught in the covers for a 20-ball 30 before Tohwid Hridoy was the fifth man out in the penultimate over.The win was largely set up by Bangladesh’s batters, who put up their third-highest total in T20Is.

Who was sold to whom, and who didn’t get a bid?

Himanshu Agrawal12-Feb-2022 • Updated on 13-Feb-2022

Sold players

Aman Khan (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 20 lakhDavid Willey (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 2 croreFabian Allen (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 75 lakhLuvnith Sisodia (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 20 lakhAryan Juyal (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakhB Sai Sudharsan (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans at INR 20 lakhSiddarth Kaul (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 75 lakhDaryl Mitchell (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 75 lakhRassie van der Dussen (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 1 croreVicky Ostwal (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 20 lakhNathan Coulter-Nile (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 2 croreJimmy Neesham (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 1.5 croreUmesh Yadav (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 2 croreMohammad Nabi (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1 croreShubham Garhwal (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 lakhArjun Tendulkar (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 30 lakhK Bhagath Varma (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 20 lakhHrithik Shokeen (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakhRamesh Kumar (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 20 lakhVarun Aaron (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 50 lakhKuldip Yadav (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 lakhBenny Howell (Base price INR 40 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 40 lakhRahul Buddhi (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakhTim Southee (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1.5 croreGurkeerat Singh (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 50 lakhBhanuka Rajapaksa (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 50 lakhTejas Baroka (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 lakhMayank Yadav (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 20 lakhDhruv Jurel (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 lakhAtharva Taide (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 20 lakhRamandeep Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakhFazalhaq Farooqi (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 50 lakhNathan Ellis (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 75 lakhTim Seifert (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 50 lakhGlenn Phillips (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 1.5 croreKarun Nair (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 1.4 croreEvin Lewis (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 2 croreAlex Hales (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1.5 croreKuldeep Sen (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 lakhKarn Sharma (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 50 lakhLungi Ngidi (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 50 lakhChris Jordan (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 3.6 croreVishnu Vinod (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 50 lakhN Jagadeesan (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 20 lakhAnmolpreet Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakhC Hari Nishaanth (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 20 lakhMatthew Wade (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 2.4 croreWriddhiman Saha (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 1.9 croreSam Billings (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 2 croreDavid Miller (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 3 croreAnunay Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 20 lakhAshok Sharma (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 55 lakhAnsh Patel (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 20 lakhMohammad Arshad Khan (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakhSaurabh Dubey (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20 lakhBaltej Dhanda (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 20 lakhKaran Sharma (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 20 lakhKyle Mayers (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 50 lakhShashank Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20 lakhPratham Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 20 lakhWrittick Chatterjee (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab KIngs for INR 20 lakhPradeep Sangwan (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 20 lakhAbhijeet Tomar (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 40 lakhR Samarth (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20 lakhChamika Karunaratne (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 50 lakhBaba Indrajith (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 20 lakhAneeshwar Gautam (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 20 lakhAyush Badoni (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 20 lakhRiley Meredith (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Mumbai Indians at INR 1 croreAlzarri Joseph (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for 2.4 croreSean Abbott (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 2.4 crorePrashant Solanki (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 1.2 croreChama Milind (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 25 lakhMohsin Khan (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 20 lakhRasikh Salam Dar (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 20 lakhMukesh Choudhary (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 20 lakhVaibhav Arora (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 2 croreSuyash Prabhudessai (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 30 lakhPrerak Mankad (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 20 lakhPraveen Dubey (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 50 lakhTim David (Base price INR 40 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 8.25 croreSubhranshu Senapati (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 20 lakhAdam Milne (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 1.9 croreTymal Mills (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Mumbai Indians for 1.5 croreObed McCoy (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 75 lakhJason Behrendorff (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 75 lakhRomario Shepherd (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 7.75 croreMitchell Santner (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 1.9 croreDaniel Sams (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Mumbai Indians for 2.6 croreSherfane Rutherford (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 1 croreDwaine Pretorius (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 50 lakhRishi Dhawan (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 55 lakhJofra Archer (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 8 croreRovman Powell (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 2.8 croreDevon Conway (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 1 croreFinn Allen (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 80 lakhSimarjeet Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 20 lakhYash Dayal (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 3.2 croreRajvardhan Hangargekar (Base price INR 30 lakh) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 1.5 croreRaj Bawa (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 2 croreSanjay Yadav (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 50 lakhDarshan Nalkande (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 20 lakhAnukul Roy (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 20 lakhMahipal Lomror (Base price INR 40 lakh) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 95 lakhTilak Varma (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for 1.7 croreYash Dhull (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 50 lakhRipal Patel (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 20 lakhLalit Yadav (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 65 lakhManan Vohra (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 20 lakhRinku Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 55 lakhMaheesh Theekshana (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Chennai Super Kings for for INR 70 lakhShahbaz Nadeem (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 50 lakhMayank Markande (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 65 lakhJaydev Unadkat (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for 1.3 croreNavdeep Saini (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 2.6 croreSandeep Sharma (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 50 lakhChetan Sakariya (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 4.2 croreDushmantha Chameera (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 2 croreKhaleel Ahmed (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 5.25 croreKrishnappa Gowtham (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 90 lakhShivam Dube (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 4 croreMarco Jansen (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 4.2 croreOdean Smith (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 6 croreVijay Shankar (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 1.4 croreJayant Yadav (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 1.7 croreDominic Drakes (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 1.1 crore Liam Livingstone (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 11.5 croreMandeep Singh (Base price INR 50 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 1.1 croreAjinkya Rahane (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1 croreAiden Markram (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 2.6 croreR Sai Kishore (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 3 croreJagadeesha Suchith (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20 lakhShreyas Gopal (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 75 lakhKC Cariappa (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 30 lakhMurugan Ashwin (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 1.6 croreNoor Ahmad (Base price INR 30 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 30 lakhAnkit Rajpoot (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 50 lakhTushar Deshpande (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 20 lakhIshan Porel (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 25 lakhAvesh Khan (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 10 croreKM Asif (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 20 lakhAkash Deep (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 20 lakhKartik Tyagi (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad sold to for INR 4 croreBasil Thampi (Base price INR 30 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 30 lakhJitesh Sharma (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 20 lakhSheldon Jackson (Base price INR 30 lakh) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 60 lakhPrabhsimran Singh (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 60 lakhAnuj Rawat (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 3.4 croreKS Bharat (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 2 croreShahbaz Ahmed (Base price INR 30 lakh) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 2.4 croreHarpreet Brar (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 3.8 croreKamlesh Nagarkoti (Base price INR 40 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 1.1 croreRahul Tewatia (Base price INR 40 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 9 croreShivam Mavi (Base price INR 40 lakh) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 7.25 croreShahrukh Khan (Base price INR 40 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 9 croreSarfaraz Khan (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 20 lakhAbhishek Sharma (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 6.5 croreRiyan Parag (Base price INR 30 lakh) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 3.8 croreRahul Tripathi (Base price INR 40 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 8.5 croreAshwin Hebbar (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 20 lakhDewald Brevis (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 3 croreAbhinav Manohar (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 2.6 crorePriyam Garg (Base price INR 20 lakh) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 20 lakhYuzvendra Chahal (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 6.5 croreRahul Chahar (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 5.25 croreKuldeep Yadav (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 2 croreMustafizur Rahman (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 2 croreShardul Thakur (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 10.75 croreBhuvneshwar Kumar (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 4.2 croreMark Wood (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 7.5 croreJosh Hazlewood (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 7.75 croreLockie Ferguson (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 10 crorePrasidh Krishna (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 10 croreDeepak Chahar (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 14 croreT Natarajan (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 4 croreNicholas Pooran (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 10.75 croreDinesh Karthik (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 5.5 croreJonny Bairstow (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 6.75 croreIshan Kishan (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 15.25 croreAmbati Rayudu (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 6.75 croreMitchell Marsh (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 6.5 croreKrunal Pandya (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 8.25 croreWashington Sundar (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 8.75 croreWanindu Hasaranga (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 10.75 croreDeepak Hooda (Base price INR 75 lakh) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 5.75 croreHarshal Patel (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 10.75 croreJason Holder (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 8.75 croreNitish Rana (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 8 croreDwayne Bravo (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 4.4 croreDevdutt Padikkal (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 7.75 croreJason Roy (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 2 croreRobin Uthappa (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 2 croreShimron Hetmyer (Base price INR 1.5 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 8.5 croreManish Pandey (Base price INR 1 crore) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 4.6 croreDavid Warner (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 6.25 croreQuinton de Kock (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 6.75 croreFaf du Plessis (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 7 croreMohammed Shami (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Gujarat Titans for INR 6.25 croreShreyas Iyer (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 12.25 croreTrent Boult (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 8 croreKagiso Rabada (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 9.25 crorePat Cummins (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 7.25 croreR Ashwin (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Rajasthan Royals for INR 5 croreShikhar Dhawan (Base price INR 2 crore) sold to Punjab Kings for INR 8.25 crore

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Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney rampant in chase after spinners restrict New Zealand

Daniel Brettig27-Sep-2020A combined 0 for 43 for Jess Jonassen and Megan Schutt, while Ellyse Perry continued her rehabilitation at the boundary’s edge, merely allowed Australia to showcase their formidable bowling depth as New Zealand were outclassed for the second time in as many days to surrender the T20I series at Allan Border Field.Delissa Kimmince, Georgia Wareham and Sophie Molineux all shone in exploiting the vagaries of a slow and at times sharply spinning surface in Brisbane to round up the visitors for 128, before Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney added a rapid 51 to leave a comfortable equation for Rachael Haynes and Meg Lanning to complete.New Zealand were again on the wrong end of a couple of marginal decisions, Amy Satterthwaite given out stumped by a millimetre when she was just getting into a position to hurt Australia, but overall the gulf between the sides was enormous. Australia have now won 10 bilateral T20I series in succession against all comers, and will be particularly gratified to have closed this one out without major contributions from their three most seasoned bowlers.Spinning into early troubleA used surface and the prospect of assistance for slow bowlers had Sophie Devine showing little hesitation in batting first upon winning the toss. Lanning responded in kind by giving Jonassen the first over, from which she conceded a frugal five. But after Schutt went for 11 in the second, Lanning adjusted by loading up on spin and bringing Molineux, Ash Garnder and then Wareham all into the attack.Molineux dropped on the ideal length quickly enough to coax a return catch from Devine with her very first ball, and with her sixth she turned one a vast distance to beat Maddie Green. It was the sort of over to swing momentum, and in the next over Green was run out trying to force a second run – replays showing she had failed to ground her bat over the line in a desperate dive for safety. So from a promising first couple of overs, New Zealand were already starting to flounder.Line calls to Australia againFor the second time in as many days, the Australians were given a good deal of assistance by the close calls going their way. First, Satterthwaite was given out stumped off the bowling of Wareham, just as she appeared to be in a position to accelerate. There were millimetres in the question of whether or not Satterthwaite had grounded her foot back over the crease line, and a deliberation time of nearly five minutes for third umpire Donavan Koch suggested more than enough doubt to rule in New Zealand’s favour. Nevertheless, the red light eventually flashed.Later, as Wareham and Molineux had spun their web further, Lauren Down trying to swing a ball away to leg and being given out after a jumble of ball, pads and possibly bat or glove. Neither Wareham nor Healy – who appeared more interested in the stumping – appealed with any conviction, but the finger was once again raised. In all, spin combined for figures of 5 for 74 from 13 overs, backed up nicely by the seam variations of Kimmince and Nicola Carey.Powerplayers set the paceAt best, New Zealand needed a repeat of their tidy early overs in game one if they were to pressure the Australians into a scenario from where the visitors could win. Instead, Healy and Mooney recognised the chance to take the initiative and were into stride almost before Devine or her bowlers could do much at all about it. Mooney, out cheaply on Saturday, found a couple of sweetly timed drives against the new ball, before Healy launched herself at Suzie Bates to crunch 22 from a single over.ALSO SEE: Australia women v New Zealand women live score 27 September 2020These blows meant that the hosts were able to march past 50 in the space of 4.1 overs, meaning that whatever happened next, the run rate was never likely to be an issue. So when Healy and Mooney both fell relatively soon after the milestone was passed, the seasoned pair of Lanning and Haynes had plenty of time to get themselves set before relaunching.Haynes, Lanning mop up operationSixty-five were required from 75 balls when Haynes joined Lanning, meaning that a calm union would likely be more than enough. Australia’s Nos. 3 and 4 were duly able to absorb some tight bowling before gradually accelerating, doing so in a manner that allowed the target to be reeled in with an ample 20 balls to spare.In two days, each member of the Australian top five has contributed at least one score of note, making for a truly daunting combination against New Zealand or indeed any opponent. All this with Perry watching from the sidelines – there appears absolutely no need to rush her back from the hamstring injury that had compelled Australia to so memorably win the T20 World Cup without her earlier this year.

Defending champions have eight wickets in hand, chasing season’s first win on last day

ECB Reporters Network05-Jun-2019An exciting, absorbing third day’s play at Guildford saw 17 wickets tumble and ended with Surrey, the 2018 champions, still believing that a remarkable first victory of the season is possible against Somerset, last year’s runners-up.Needing 267 to win, Surrey will start the final day on 99 for 2, with Scott Borthwick on 35 not out after adding a determined 72 in 27 overs for the second wicket with Rory Burns, who slog-swept left-arm spinner Jack Leach for six and also hit eight fours in an excellent 48.Jack Brooks, who also bowled Mark Stoneman for 12 in his second over with the new ball, struck a potentially crucial blow just before the close, however, when he had Burns, Surrey’s captain, caught at first slip. Scoring the remaining 168 runs Surrey require will not be an easy task.In seam-friendly conditions, under overcast skies, Surrey had earlier resurrected their chances in dramatic fashion, Matt Dunn taking a career-best 5 for 43 as Somerset’s last seven second-innings wickets fell for 39 and they were bowled out for 153.James Hildreth’s silky 64 from 80 balls, including 11 fours and by far the best batting of the day, had threatened to put the game beyond Surrey’s reach after a hostile new-ball spell of 6-2-12-2 from Morne Morkel had removed openers Tom Abell and Marcus Trescothick.Tom Banton then fell to Dunn, leg-before for 12 on the stroke of lunch, to leave Somerset 50 for 3 but Hildreth and first-innings centurion George Bartlett added 64 for the fourth wicket to put the visitors seemingly in complete control.Ryan Patel, however, who was last out for a defiant 63 when Surrey slid from their overnight 188 for 5 to 231 all out, then shaped one into Hildreth’s pads to win a leg-before appeal – the ball appearing to hit pad and then bat – and, suddenly, Somerset were struggling to build the lead of above 300 that would surely have made them overwhelming favourites.Bartlett, on 16, edged Rikki Clarke to be athletically caught to his right by keeper Ben Foakes, and then Morkel and Dunn sparked the Somerset collapse. Still, the victory target is a stiff one on a pitch that makes batting a testing business, especially against the new ball.At the start of the day, Craig Overton’s opening spell of 5-1-12-3 had set the tone for what was to follow, with Surrey losing their last five wickets for 41 runs in 14 overs.But Somerset’s second innings began with Abell and Trescothick, respectively, caught at gully for 9 and behind the wicket for 12, although the latter clearly did not think he had touched the ball. Morkel, however, was extracting fearsome lift and, even with an older ball when he was brought back in mid-afternoon, facing the giant South African was not for the faint-hearted.Morkel, on his return, had Craig Overton caught and bowled for 1 with his first ball – which spat from just short of a length to take the shoulder of the bat and loop so high into the air that the bowler could run forwards and take the catch just beside the batsman.Dunn then finished off the innings in some style, having Jamie Overton caught behind for 2, trapping Steven Davies leg-before for 16 and, after tea, bowling Jack Leach for 5 and also swinging one back into Tim Groenewald’s stumps to dismiss him for 10.Craig Overton’s early morning burst earned him final figures of 5 for 38 in Surrey’s first innings. Will Jacks did not add to his overnight 13 before edging to second slip, Clarke steered to gully after a bright and breezy 20 and Morkel miscued to mid-on without scoring.Jamie Overton ended with 3 for 46, with Patel skying an intended pull to mid on, and Groenewald picked up the other Surrey wicket to fall, that of Gareth Batty for a duck, as the seamers of both sides dominated the day.

The second-wicket pair added 161 to propel Scotland to 322 for 6, their fourth-highest ODI total, which ended up proving well beyond UAE’s reach

The Report by Liam Brickhill in Bulawayo15-Mar-2018Getty Images

Scotland continued their unbeaten run in the World Cup qualifiers with a 75-run win over UAE in their Super Six match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Opting to bat first, Scotland racked up an imposing 322 for 6, their fourth-highest total in ODIs, with Matthew Cross contributing a career-best 114. Cross’ effort was backed up by 78 from Calum MacLeod, with whom he shared a 161-run stand for the second wicket. Scotland then bowled UAE out for 249 in the 48th over, with seamer Chris Sole taking 4 for 68.It was Cross’ opening partner, Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer, who led the early charge for Scotland, as he has done more often than not in this competition. He took 16 runs off medium-pacer Zahoor Khan’s second over, and he had raced into the 40s at better than a run a ball when he chipped a simple return catch to Imran Haider in the legspinner’s first over.That wicket snapped the opening stand at 68, but there was no relief for UAE as it only brought Cross and MacLeod together. Initially, the pair focussed on risk-free batting and subsisted almost entirely on singles pushed in the ‘V’ down the ground. UAE captain Rohan Mustafa cycled through four spinners as he spread the field, and although that allowed UAE some measure of containment, it also meant that a single to turn the strike over was never far away.No boundaries were hit between the 11th and the 29th over, but the quick start and the availability of singles meant Scotland were still able to tick along at four an over. After Cross reached an 89-ball fifty, MacLeod broke free of the spin stranglehold with three fours in an over from Haider.Taking his cue, Cross also began to accelerate. Shaiman Anwar’s part-time legspin was dispatched over wide long-on, and Cross added a second six off Zahoor, slugging the bowler straight back over his head. Cross’s third six came from a slog sweep, the ball landing in the trees beyond midwicket, while MacLeod too passed fifty, the pair taking 19 runs from Haider’s last over to ruin his figures.UAE finally had some relief when MacLeod, looking to scoop the ball up and over fine leg, moved too far across and had his stumps rearranged by Zahoor. But the respite was not to last long. Cross reached a 125-ball hundred in the 42nd over – his second in ODIs, and his second against UAE after his maiden ODI ton against them in January. After he was gone, just failing to get his bat down on time as Mustafa fired in a quick arm-ball, George Munsey cracked four fours and one towering six over square leg in a 14-ball 30. Richie Berrington, who became the most capped player in Scottish cricket history, contributed a quickfire unbeaten 37 that included a six that landed on the roof of the stands beyond midwicket to boost the score beyond 300.UAE’s record chase in ODIs is 300, scored against Scotland in January, and their openers set about the chase as if they were determined to set a new landmark. Mustafa and Ashfaq Ahmed were particularly severe on anything short. Ashfaq rushed into the 20s with a pull for six that went in front of square, while Mustafa took 16 runs from Chris Sole’s first over, including a remarkable swipe at a short ball that flew high and straight back over the bowler’s head for six.But Sole, playing his first match of the tournament after missing the group stage with a hamstring injury, soon had his revenge as Mustafa picked out Michael Leask at long-off with one big shot too many. For UAE, 62 for 0 quickly became 64 for 3, and where the short ball had brought runs, it now brought wickets. Ashfaq pulled Sole tamely to Craig Wallace at square leg while Chirag Suri, rushed for pace, gloved a short one to be caught behind for a duck. Before their chase had reached the 20-over mark, six of UAE’s batsmen had been dismissed, and the match seemed a foregone conclusion.Mohammad Usman and Ahmed Raza at least ensured that they went down fighting, with Usman particularly confident on the attack. Both players reached career-best scores, Usman registering his second ODI fifty and moving on to 80 before he toe-ended an attempted paddle scoop off Sole to give him his fourth wicket. Raza then reached a maiden ODI fifty of his own, but was trapped lbw by Brad Wheal immediately afterwards, and UAE quickly folded.”Very pleased for the guys, and very pleased for everyone back home who has contributed to get us to where we are at the moment,” said Scotland captain Coetzer. “We’ve enjoyed this performance, as we have every one thus far.”Still not quite that full performance we’re looking for, but we’re getting there. The batting was hugely exciting today.”The win means Scotland now top the Super Six tables with five points. Their next match is against Ireland on Sunday at Harare Sports Club.

Umpire C Shamshuddin has withdrawn from officiating in the T20 series decider

ESPNcricinfo staff01-Feb-2017Umpire C Shamshuddin has withdrawn himself from officiating in the T20I series decider between India and England at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. He was reportedly unwell.The Indian umpire faced criticism after the second T20I in Nagpur, particularly for his decision to adjudge Joe Root lbw in the final over of England’s chase. Replays showed the batsman had got an inside edge. Shamshuddin had also given Virat Kohli a reprieve when he was on 7 during India’s innings.Shamshuddin had officiated in the fifth ODI between Australia and Pakistan in Adelaide on January 26, and had returned to India less than 24 hours before the Nagpur match. Appointing umpires for bilateral T20s is the prerogative of the home board.After England were beaten by five runs in Nagpur, their captain Eoin Morgan expressed “extreme frustration” during the post-match press conference and said they would mention the umpiring in their report to the match referee. In the lead up to the third T20I, Joe Root also called for the introduction of DRS in T20Is.

Fast bowler Doug Bracewell has been brought into New Zealand’s ODI squad for the remainder of the series against Pakistan, replacing the injured Mitchell McClenaghan

ESPNcricinfo staff26-Jan-2016Fast bowler Doug Bracewell has been brought into New Zealand’s ODI squad for the remainder of the series against Pakistan, replacing the injured Mitchell McClenaghan. McClenaghan fractured the bone above his left eye during the first ODI on Monday, when the ball burst through his helmet grille while he was batting. He is set to undergo minor cosmetic surgery for the injury on Friday in Auckland.New Zealand coach Mike Hesson said McClenaghan’s health was the priority for the team, so it was decided to replace him for the second and third ODIs, which will be played in Napier and Auckland this week.”Obviously our main focus is making sure Mitch is okay, and we’ll continue to monitor him over the coming days,” Hesson said. “Doug has been in superb form this summer and we’re confident he can come in and do a good job for us. He’s an integral member of our wider bowling group and brings a lot to the side.”Bracewell had played the preceding ODI series against Sri Lanka, before turning out for Central Districts in the Ford Trophy – New Zealand’s domestic one-dayers. There, in the Ford Trophy, he had picked up only three wickets in four bowling innings, but maintained an impressive economy rate of 4.96.

Several current and former England players took to Twitter to express their disgruntlement at the decision by Nottinghamshire not to let the Barmy Army trumpeter, Billy Cooper, play his instrument at Trent Bridge

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Jul-2013The build-up to the start of the Ashes, already reaching a fevered pitch, now has its cause celebre, after several current and former England players took to Twitter to express their disgruntlement at the decision by Nottinghamshire not to let the Barmy Army trumpeter, Billy Cooper, play his instrument at Trent Bridge.The first Investec Test will begin on Wednesday but the strains of Cooper’s trumpet – playing “Jerusalem”, or the Countdown theme music during a review – will be absent. Cooper revealed on Friday that he had been refused permission to play, tweeting: “Just to clarify that Trent Bridge have said I can’t play at the 1st test. Very disappointed. ECB were supportive but it’s up to the ground.”Kevin Pietersen called it an “absolute DISGRACE” on Twitter, while former England captain Michael Vaughan encouraged his followers to tweet the hashtag #LetBillyBlowhisTrumpet in an attempt to get the decision overturned. Matt Prior and Charlotte Edwards, the England women’s captain, also voiced their support for Cooper, while the majority of fans were voting in his favour on ESPNcricinfo’s poll.
Cooper, a professional musician, has become a fixture with the Barmy Army group of supporters who follow England home and away, with his well-judged interludes becoming popular with spectators. On England’s last Ashes tour of Australia, he was an audible presence at all five of the Tests and the decision to ban him four years earlier sparked similar controversy.
However, a Nottinghamshire spokesman said on Saturday that there were no plans to change the county’s policy, which was in force in 2005 when England just held their nerve to beat Australia in the dramatic fourth Test. “It is not personal against him or his trumpet,” he said. “It is just a long-standing policy position. There is no chance of a change of mind.”

Shahid Afridi rescued Pakistan’s innings from despair and built his team a middling total with a half-century. He then proceeded to tenaciously defend his hard work

The Report by George Binoy03-Jun-2012
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsShahid Afridi followed up his half-century with a high-impact bowling performance•Associated Press

Shahid Afridi rescued a limp Pakistan innings from despair and built his team a middling total with an aggressive half-century that was pragmatically constructed. He then proceeded to tenaciously defend his hard work, and by the time he was through with his spell, Sri Lanka had severely depleted resources to complete an arduous task. The upshot was that Pakistan left Hambantota with the series level at 1-1, and Afridi with his seventh Player-of-the-Match award, a Twenty20 record.The second T20 played out in a manner remarkably similar to the first, two days ago, only with roles reversed. On Friday, Sri Lanka had chosen to bat and then collapsed, before a hard-hitting cameo lifted them. Today, it was Pakistan. On Friday, in pursuit of a modest total, Pakistan had been dismissed for less than 100. Today, it was Sri Lanka.Pakistan’s innings was a non-starter until half of it was over, with the Sri Lankan bowlers providing meagre opportunities to score while running through the top order. Nuwan Kulasekara bowled sharp inswingers and struck the first blow; Isuru Udana, playing for his country after nearly three years, started with a maiden; and the legspinner Kaushal Lokuarachchi had success in his first two overs. Sri Lanka, who had rested Mahela Jayawardene and Lasith Malinga, had Pakistan for the taking at 41 for 4 after 10.1 overs.Afridi and Malik started the recovery by rotating strike frequently. When Afridi showed intent by driving the offspinner Sachithra Senanayake to the cover boundary twice, Malik began to play second fiddle, but that did not stop him from taking three consecutive fours off Lokuarachchi in the 15th over. Malik stepped out of his crease to loft the first ball to long-on and drive the second through extra cover. Predicting the bowler would flatten his trajectory, Malik stayed back, and pulled the short ball through midwicket.Their partnership of 68 had a lot of urgent running between the wickets before Afridi began to shift through his gears. He whipped Thisara Perera to the cow-corner boundary, a stroke that had a resemblance to MS Dhoni’s helicopter, and lofted inside out through cover. Afridi was dropped on 42 but Malik was not the very next ball. Afridi ended the 19th over with the innings’ first six, a blow back over the bowler’s – Perera – head. He had begun the over by hitting the ball straight as well, only that went for four. He got to his 50 off 30 balls and dragged Pakistan to 122.Sri Lanka had reached 19 for 0 before Kumar Sangakkara slapped Yasir Arafat, who was playing his first international in two years, to cover point. Kulasekara walked in at No. 3, to the surprise and amusement of Tillakaratne Dilshan waiting in the middle, presumably to pinch-hit. He wasn’t as good against the new ball as he was with it. All Kulasekara did was play three dots before giving Arafat a second wicket in the fourth over, which cost Pakistan only one run. The third over, from the nippy Sohail Tanvir, had cost only one as well.Afridi made his entrance in the eighth over, with Sri Lanka 38 for 2, and what an entrance it was. He had two confident lbw appeals against Chamara Kapugedera and another thunderous shout against Dilshan turned down in his first four balls. All those deliveries were quicker ones going on with the arm. Dilshan tried to cut the fifth. He missed, and Afridi did not need the umpire this time.He and Saeed Ajmal began to squeeze the batsmen; only 25 runs came in the five overs they bowled in tandem. In the last of those overs, the 12th, Kapugedera clubbed Afridi for six over long-on, relieving pressure for Sri Lanka. The next ball was a slider that slid between bat and pad and bowled him. Lahiru Thirimanne once again eased the pressure by taking 10 runs off Mohammad Hafeez’s only over. Afridi heaped it back on by conceding only one run in his last over.Sri Lanka now needed 48 off 36 balls and Afridi could do no more. Tanvir, however, all but shut them out of the game with another miserly over in which he dismissed Dinesh Chandimal. The asking rate was approaching 10 an over and the lower-order batsmen found Mohammad Sami’s pace too quick to score off. Three perished while trying.The game ended when Angelo Mathews, the youngest Sri Lankan captain since Arjuna Ranatunga, mis-hit the ball towards long-off in the final over. The fielder ran in from the boundary and tumbled forward to catch the ball and dismiss the hosts for 99. It was Afridi.