Month: June 2017

Smriti Mandhana cracks another boundary over the leg-side © Getty Images India’s impressive batting line-up made a collective statement of intent, not least their 20-year-old prodigy Smriti Mandhana, as England, the hosts, were overwhelmed by a display of power and finesse in the opening match of the Women’s World Cup at Derby. After winning the toss and bowling first under overcast skies, England’s captain Heather Knight had anticipated an opportunity…

Netherlands 279 (Rippon 71, Mpofu 4-41) beat Zimbabwe 130 (Waller 50, van der Merwe 3-7, Snater 3-30) by 149 runsScorecard File photo – Michael Rippon’s 79-ball 71 carried Netherlands to a strong total © Peter Della Penna Incisive opening spells from Shane Snater and Fred Klaassen ripped through Zimbabwe’s top order, leaving them 44 for 5 in the 13th over, in their chase of 280. Malcolm Waller struck a counter-attacking…

Match Facts June 25, 2017Start time 2.30pm local (1330 GMT) Andile Phehlukwayo sealed South Africa’s dramatic win in Taunton to level the series © Getty Images Big Picture If the character and fortitude of the tourists were at all in question after their thumping in the first T20 (not to mention a dismal Champions Trophy), South Africa delivered an emphatic riposte in Taunton. Jason Roy’s dismissal for obstructing the field…

New Zealand 189 for 1 (Bates 106*, Satterthwaite 78*) beat Sri Lanka 188 for 9 (Atapattu 53, Polgampola 49, Huddleston 5-35) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Suzie Bates hit 11 fours and one six in her unbeaten 109-ball 106 © Getty Images New Zealand had never lost to Sri Lanka in nine previous ODI meetings. They had bowled Sri Lanka out for under 150 in eight of those games….

England Lions 386 and 308 for 6 dec (Stoneman 86, Jennings 71, Gubbins 63) beat South Africa A 283 and 154 (Klassen 43, Overton 3-36, Porter 3-47) by 257 runsScorecard Jamie Porter adds another wicket as England Lions seal victory © Getty Images There was one winning Lions team in the sporting world today – and an impressive one too as the England Lions’ cricketers wrapped up a 257-run trouncing…

“I have given up so much for West Indies cricket and the way I have been treated is like, my efforts and my energy and my whatever went all down the drain.” © Getty Images Batsman Darren Bravo has challenged Cricket West Indies to prove he was the one to post a controversial message on his Twitter account against the board president Dave Cameron, which resulted in his expulsion from…

Graham Ford began his second stint as Sri Lanka coach in February last year © AFP Graham Ford has stepped down as Sri Lanka coach, ending his second tenure with the side after 15 months. SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala said the decision had been arrived at mutually, “after careful consideration and deliberation”. Ford’s relationship with SLC was understood to have been strained due to what he felt were unacceptable intrusions…

While there are no reports of a personal rift between Asanka Gurusinha and Graham Ford, Gurusinha’s expanding powers as cricket manager seem to be an issue with the Sri Lanka coach © AFP Coach Graham Ford‘s relationship with Sri Lanka Cricket is understood to have become imperiled due to what Ford believes are unacceptable intrusions into team matters by the board. Neither SLC nor Ford have made any official comments,…

South Africa A 283 and 29 for 4 (Overton 3-22) need another 383 runs to beat England Lions 386 and 308 for 6 dec (Stoneman 86, Jennings 71, Gubbins 63)Scorecard Mark Stoneman top scored with 86 © Getty Images Three of the contenders for a possible Test call-up – Keaton Jennings, Mark Stoneman and Nick Gubbins – all made half-centuries as England Lions pressed for victory against South Africa A…