Toss Afghanistan chose to bat v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Afghanistan opted to bat, on a day when a lot of rain was expected, making West Indies quite happy that they were chasing © AFP Heavy overnight rain in St Lucia delayed the toss by more than two hours. Eventually the two captains came out for the toss but as soon as Afghanistan’s Asghar Stanikzai found the favour…
Play 01:51 ‘Don’t think there was any home advantage’ – Morgan Eoin Morgan blamed a failure of the England batsmen to adapt to a Cardiff surface, which he said provided no home advantage, on being dumped out of the Champions Trophy by a rampant Pakistan. England laboured to 211 all out in the face of another probing display from the Pakistan attack – this time missing the injured Mohammad Amir…
Play 01:14 ‘We can’t think of our last two matches’ – Mashrafe It says much for the progress of Bangladesh in recent years that their senior players and coaches keep being asked a very similar question: is this the biggest moment in the history of the team? That a reasonable answer to that question – whether it was asked ahead of the World Cup quarter-final in 2015, when they defeated…
Innings England 211 (Root 46, Bairstow 43, Hasan 3-35, Junaid 2-42) v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details England captain Eoin Morgan was one of Hasan Ali’s three wickets. Hasan also dismissed Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes © Getty Images England’s campaign to secure their first trophy in a 50-over global tournament was strewn with pitfalls midway through their semi-final against Pakistan in Cardiff. Pakistan’s pressure was unrelenting on a dry,…
Kyle Coetzer has become his country’s all-time top scorer © ICC/Donal MacLeod Match facts June 15, 2017Start time 10:45 local (09:45 GMT) Big Picture March 14, 2015. That’s the last time Scotland had an opportunity to play a Full Member in an ODI. That day, in Hobart, they came across the World Cup hosts Australia, who were on their way to storming to a fifth title. The scarcity of Full…
Four Sri Lankan batsmen in the Champions Trophy had played fewer than 30 ODIs © Getty Images They were swatted away by South Africa, and let slip a winning position against Pakistan, but Sri Lanka still gained more from the Champions Trophy than some other teams would have. That, in any case, is the conclusion head coach Graham Ford drew from a campaign in which Sri Lanka glittered in patches,…
Mustafizur Rahman has taken more catches (3) than wickets (1) so far in the Champions Trophy. Can he turn his tournament around in the semi-final? © Getty Images Match facts June 15, 2017Start time 1030 local (0930 GMT) Big picture This is the thing about international cricket today. With so much of it being played by so few teams, no lost opportunity is the end of the world. The kind…
Innings England 211 (Root 46, Bairstow 43, Hasan 3-35, Junaid 2-42) v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:34 ‘If Pakistan end up in the final, it would be like winning a contest’ England’s campaign to secure their first trophy in a 50-over global tournament was strewn with pitfalls midway through their semi-final against Pakistan in Cardiff. Pakistan’s pressure was unrelenting on a dry, abrasive surface and the upshot was…
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first against EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:34 ‘If Pakistan end up in the final, it would be like winning a contest’ Mohammad Amir pulled out of Pakistan’s Champions Trophy semi-final at Cardiff today with what his captain, Sarfraz Ahmed, reported as “a back spasm” as Pakistan won the toss and inserted England in Cardiff. Rumman Raees, a 25-year-old left-armer with…
Russell Domingo’s contract expires at the end of South Africa’s tour of England © Getty Images Friday is the deadline for interested parties to apply to coach the South African national team. Despite incumbent Russell Domingo‘s claim that there is “no clarity” in the situation, CSA have advertised the post on their website. A five-person panel including Gary Kirsten and Eric Simons will recommend a suitable candidate to take over…