Shahid Afridi has stepped down as Pakistan’s T20 captain but has said that he intends to continue playing “for my country and league cricket”. After the 2015 World Cup, Afridi had announced his intention to retire from international cricket following the World T20 in India. Earlier this year, however, he stated that he was facing “huge pressure” from family and friends to not retire from international cricket in April at…
Carlos Brathwaite picked up 3/23 during the England innings in the World T20 final. © AFP Highlights Kolkata: Carlos Brathwaite sensationally hit four successive sixes off Ben Stokes in the last over as the West Indies stunned England by four wickets to win the World Twenty20 title at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. (Scorecard | Highlights) They won with just two balls to spare having needed 19 off the…
Pakistan news April 3, 2016 ESPNcricinfo staff Shahid Afridi has stepped down as Pakistan’s T20 captain but has said that he intends to continue playing “for my country and league cricket, etc”. More to follow… © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Stafanie Taylor and Hayley Matthews shared a 120-run stand as West Indies women achieved their first win over Australia to secure their maiden title. © AFP Highlights Kolkata: Having clinched their maiden Women’s World Twenty20 title, West Indies skipper Stafanie Taylor on Sunday said that the historic triumph should act as the stepping stone for the development of the women’s game in the Caribbean. Taylor called for the Caribbean authorities…
Australia Women chose to bat v West Indies WomenScorecard and ball-by-ball details Australia Women lost just one game in the group stages, to New Zealand Women in Nagpur © IDI/Getty Images Meg Lanning won the toss on a humid day as an unchanged Australia Women opted to bat in the grand finale of the World Twenty20 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Australia, who are eyeing their fourth successive World T20…
Shahid Afridi has stepped down as Pakistan T20 captain following their group stage exit at the ICC World Twenty20. Pakistan endured a poor tournament as they finished fourth in Group 2, having only won one game against Bangladesh. The all-rounder, who became the leading wicket-taker in World Twenty20 matches, insists he will continue to play for his country after Pakistan’s disappointing showing in India. Afridi said in a statement: “Today I…
The inaugural Women’s Big Bash League bloomed with a few matches attracting crowds larger than those seen at Women’s World T20 finals © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Australia Women’s captain Meg Lanning hopes the introduction of a separate Indian Premier League for women will give the sport a massive fillip even as talks of the Women’s World T20 going standalone from 2018 have been received with a mixed response. Lanning believes…
The inaugural Women’s Big Bash League bloomed with a few matches attracting crowds larger than those seen at Women’s World T20 finals © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Australia Women’s captain Meg Lanning hopes the introduction of a separate Indian Premier League for women will give the sport a massive fillip even as talks of the Women’s World T20 going standalone from 2018 have been received with a mixed response. Lanning believes…
Eoin Morgan says it would be a “dream come true” to lead England to a second ICC World Twenty20 title in Kolkata on Sunday. Morgan, the sole member of England’s side which won in the Caribbean six years ago in the current squad, will lead the side out in the final against West Indies. And the 29-year-old left-hander is keen to be involved in the decisive moment of the contest….
Ahead of England’s ICC World Twenty20 final against West Indies tomorrow, wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler talks ecb.co.uk through their previous matches in the tournament. England lost to West Indies by six wickets “We were pretty happy, if someone gave us 180 to start with we would be happy with that, but in hindsight we probably knew we were a bit short and a bit under par. But it was a fantastic…