Mahela Jayawardene averaged 34.12 in the NatWest Blast for Sussex in 2015 © Getty Images Somerset will feature the two highest run-scores in the history of World T20 cricket in their NatWest Blast campaign this season following the signing of Mahela Jayawardene. Jayawardene, a key member of the Sri Lanka team that won the 2014 World T20, is the highest run-scorer in the history of the tournament and will join…
Birmingham Bears have announced their women’s team fixtures for the 2016 season which include two Twenty20 double headers with the men’s NatWest T20 Blast matches at Edgbaston. The women will take on Nottinghamshire on Sunday 19 June before Ian Bell and the men’s team face Lancashire Lightning. The second double header will be played at Edgbaston on Sunday 17 July with the women facing Lancashire, followed by the men’s team…
West Indies will face Australia in the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 final after claiming a six-run victory over New Zealand in Mumbai. Brittany Cooper produced a match-winning innings, top-scoring with 61 from 48 balls as West Indies set the White Ferns a target of 144 to win. Despite a 59-run fourth-wicket partnership between Sara McGlashan and Amy Satterthwaite, the Windies used superb variation of spin coupled with brilliance in the field…
Sachin Tendulkar (left) with his wife Anjali (centre) and Amitabh Bachchan celebrate India’s six–wicket win over Pakistan at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. © PTI Highlights Fully aware of the nature of a Twenty20 game, Sachin Tendulkar did not pick a winner for Thursday night’s ICC World T20 semifinal between India and the West Indies. Speaking to NDTV, Tendulkar said “it will be an open game” and the West Indies can’t…
Jason Roy‘s maiden T20 fifty steered England into the final of the ICC World Twenty20 after a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in Delhi. The Surrey batsman smashed 78 off 44 balls before Jos Butler and Joe Root guided England over the line to reach their target with 17 balls remaining. New Zealand had earlier set England 154 to win with the Black Caps stuttering to 153 for eight as quality…
[embedded content] Jason Roy has hailed his innings as “one of his greatest achievements” as he inspired England into the ICC World Twenty20 final with a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in Delhi. The opener played an integral part in England’s run chase as he thrashed 78 off 44 balls before Jos Buttler and Joe Root saw them home in style to book in the final for the first time…
Play 01:52 ‘Today was as good as it gets’ – Roy You dream of these things. Your bowlers pull back a side from 89 for 1 in 10 overs to keep them down to 153, and your opener hits four fours in the first over. He goes on to score 78 off 44 balls, and by the time he gets out you are left needing 44 runs at under a…
Play 02:35 Match Day: England’s death bowlers never under pressure When New Zealand lost the 1999 World Cup semi-final, their fourth straight such defeat in ICC world events, Dion Nash sat alone in the dressing room after everyone had left. He was absolutely filthy with himself and with his team at a “shocking” display in a one-sided defeat to Pakistan. “I am a bit of a bad sport at that,”…
30 March 2016 | Callum Dent Tweet England missed the chance to end Australia’s ICC Women’s World Twenty20 dominance after losing by five runs in their semi-final in Delhi. Australia’s hopes of a fourth consecutive title were under threat when Charlotte Edwards and Tammy Beaumont began England’s pursuit of 133 with an opening stand of 67 in 10 overs. But, like they did in chases…
Andrew Gale reasserted Yorkshire’s commitment to player development as they chase a third straight title © Getty Images The standard of the County Championship may be higher than ever, but Yorkshire will continue to back their own as they bid for a third successive title. While Surrey and Somerset have recently signed experienced international players – Ravi Rampaul and Yasir Arafat respectively – on Kolpak registrations, Andrew Gale insists Yorkshire…