Billy Stanlake

Ahead of the upcoming mini-auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season, Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday retained most of its players from the 2020 squad and only five players have been released.

Sunrisers Hyderabad medium pacer Siddharth Kaul on Tuesday said that he was working hard to perfect bowling the knuckle ball. Kaul said that he has also improved on his pace by having more variation.

Sunrisers Hyderabad dealt a major injury blow on Tuesday after their fast bowler Billy Stanlake has been ruled out of the remainder of 11th edition of the ongoing Indian Premier League.

The Melbourne Stars on Monday announced that England wicket-keeper batsman Jonny Bairstow will be joining the club for the upcoming season of the Big Bash League (BBL).

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Amidst the sea of red and black - the Royal Challengers Bangalore colours - it isn't hard to spot Billy Stanlake. After all, the 22-year-old stands tall at 6ft8". Stanlake, who started off as an Australian Rules Football player, turned his focus to cricket after being picked in the Australian U-19 team at the age of 16.

Last year's runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad were one of the least active franchises during the IPL 2019 Auction in Jaipur on Tuesday.

Even as they didn't announce him as the captain for IPL 2019, Sunrisers Hyderabad retained David Warner on Thursday, the last day of announcing retentions/players released ahead of the IPL auction on December 18 in Jaipur.

Sunrisers Hyderabad turned out to be the lowest spending franchise splashing a meagre Rs 6.90 crore to buy seven players at the IPL 2020 auction. Their highest buy came in the form of Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh.

All-rounder Mitchell Marsh has spent two days in hospital with his availability for the other two games in the series -- in Adelaide and Melbourne -- under a cloud. It is another blow for Marsh who on Wednesday was axed from the Test squad to play Sri Lanka. He has been covered by Ashton Turner who plays state cricket with Western Australia.

Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians skipper, had little hesitation in asking Sunrisers Hyderabad to bat after he called right during the toss in their IPL clash at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday evening. He reckoned that no total was big enough to defend at the venue and hence the decision.

Cricket Australia's Youth Selection Panel announced a 14-member Australian Under-19 squad to compete in the U-19 Quad Series in India.

RCB vs KXIP: Having notched up a morale-boosting win over Delhi Daredevils without some of their star players, Royal Challengers Bangalore face another test of character when they face Kings XI Punjab in their third IPL match on Monday.

Off to the best possible start with two wins on the trot, a confident Delhi Capitals will hope to keep the juggernaut rolling when they take on the winless Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match on Tuesday. Both sides have endured contrasting campaigns so far. Delhi head in to the game after two morale-boosting victories.

Their unbeaten run in the tournament snapped by the 'Gayle Storm', Sunrisers Hyderabad would look to bounce back when they take on Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match on Sunday.

Hosts make heavy weather of target, win in last-ball drama.

Tasmania sensationally restricted reigning champions Western Australia to a shocking 53 runs in their Domestic One-Day Cup match, with spinner Beau Webster grabbing 6 wickets and pacer Billy Stanlake taking 3. WA collapsed dramatically, losing eight wickets for just one wide, crumbling from 52/2.

Struggling to find form after three losses in four matches, Gujarat Lions would look to make the home advantage count when they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in their IPL match on Tuesday.

Sunrisers Hyderabad is one of those teams who have had an instant impact in the Indian Premier League thanks to their choice of players and team combinations. Formed in 2012 after the termination of Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad is owned by the Sun TV network.