Month: July 2017

Australia 220 for 5 (Perry 71, Lanning 48, Blackwell 35*) beat New Zealand 219 for 9 (Perkins 52, Bates 51, Jonassen 3-33, Schutt 3-40) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Jess Jonassen’s three-for stifled New Zealand’s top order © International Cricket Council Ellyse Perry flexed her batting muscle to help Australia to their third win in as many games at the Women’s World Cup. Her 91-ball 71 formed the bedrock…

India women 169 for 9 (Raut 47, Sandhu 4-26) beat Pakistan women 74 (Nahida 23, Bisht 5-18) by 95 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Ekta Bisht has two five-fors in ODIs and both against Pakistan © ICC Just like she did less than five months ago in the World Cup Qualifier, Ekta Bisht bagged another five-for against Pakistan. This one outdid an impressive effort from the Pakistani bowlers and fielders in…

West Indies 189 for 9 (Lewis 35, Kyle Hope 35, Umesh 3-36, Pandya 3-40) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Hardik Pandya picked up three wickets © AFP For the first half of the fourth ODI, you just wondered if West Indies would choose not to bat at all after winning the toss if there was a provision for the two captains to just negotiate and decide a total India…

Will Russell Domingo reveal on Monday whether he has reapplied to be South Africa’s coach? © Getty Images Russell Domingo will have the opportunity to end speculation over his future on Monday, when he can confirm whether or not he has reapplied for his job as South Africa’s head coach. Domingo will be presented at a press conference as he prepares South Africa for a four-Test series against England, at…

England 206 for 3 (Knight 82, Taylor 74*) beat Sri Lanka 204 for 8 (Marsh 4-45) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Laura Marsh claimed a four-wicket haul © Getty Images England continued to make confident strides after their defeat in the opening match of the tournament, as classy half-centuries from Heather Knight and Sarah Taylor saw them to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Taunton. Laura Marsh…

Vernon Philander had sustained an ankle injury while on a county stint with Sussex © Getty Images Vernon Philander has been passed fit for South Africa’s opening Test against England at Lord’s. Philander sat out the warm-up match in Worcester last week as he recovered from an ankle injury, sustained while on a county stint with Sussex, but has made a full recovery. That means South Africa will have a…

Chris Read made 58 to help secure another trophy in his final season before retirement © Getty Images After watching Alex Hales clobber Surrey’s bowlers all around Lord’s to record the highest List A score on the ground, Chris Read was in no doubt about where the innings ranked: “Number one, pure and simple.” Hales’ imperious, unbeaten 187 – having been dropped on 9 – allowing Nottinghamshire to get home…

Lakshan Sandakan returned to the ODI side for the first time since March this year © AFP Graeme Cremer conceded Zimbabwe’s batsmen may have been too eager on the sweeps and reverse sweeps during the second ODI on Sunday, even though those strokes had proved productive for the team in Friday’s record chase. Sri Lanka’s best bowler Lakshan Sandakan, meanwhile, had come prepared for that tactic from Zimbabwe, which goes…

Toss: West Indies chose to bat v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mohammed Shami makes his first ODI appearance since the 2015 World Cup © Getty Images Virat Kohli kept losing the toss, but West Indies finally reversed the order by choosing to bat first in Antigua. India made three changes to their XI, but they still couldn’t find space for Rishabh Pant. Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami…

South Africa 51 for 0 (Lee 29*) beat West Indies 48 (Nation 26, van Niekerk 4-0, Kapp 4-13) by 10 wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Dane van Niekerk capped off a spectacular bowling display for South Africa © Getty Images South Africa dismantled West Indies for the second lowest total in their history and sixth lowest in the tournament’s en route a crushing 10-wicket win, their second in three games, in…