4:53 PM GMT Annesha Ghosh in Perth Despite being stunned by a lower-ranked Sri Lanka side in their last warm-up game, England captain Heather Knight has backed her team’s “massive preparations”, making it clear she is not worried about the mental make-up of her side heading into their T20 World Cup opener against South Africa on Sunday. The runners-up in the 2018 edition of the tournament, and holders of the…
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3:01 PM GMT Andrew Fidel Fernando If Wanindu Hasaranga kept his nerve in the frenzied finish, it’s becuase he’s been a similar situation before. If he batted cleverly with the tail, and measured the last Sri Lanka push to perfection, it’s because memories of triumphing in arguably tougher circumstances are fresh. Sri Lanka needed 28 off 27 balls, with only two wickets in hand, when Hasaranga had to really take…
Andre Russell in his delivery follow-through © IDI via Getty Images Andre Russell and Oshane Thomas have been recalled to West Indies’ T20I squad, with Shimron Hetmyer also declared fit. All three are part of a Kieron Pollard-led 14-man squad that will face Sri Lanka in two T20Is, on March 4 and March 6, after the ongoing three-match ODI series between the two concludes. Russell hasn’t played for West Indies…
1:56 PM GMT New Zealand 131 for 3 (Devine 75*) beat Sri Lanka 127 for 7 (Atapattu 41, Jensen 3-16) by seven wickets Sophie Devine wants to lead by example as New Zealand captain it was no surprise that she was unbeaten to marshal her team to a victory that stretched them for stages. In the end, though, the margin was comfortable with 14 balls to spare as Sri Lanka’s…
1:52 PM GMT Islamabad United chose to bowl v Multan Sultans Islamabad United won the toss, and, as has been the pattern all tournament, elected to field first. Shadab Khan said the Islamabad bowlers had been slightly hampered by the dew factor when bowling second last ball, and admitted there needed to be significant improvements in all departments if Islamabad wanted to get their first win on the board. Shan…
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Fantasy Pick: Pack your team with hard-hitting batsmen (4:49) PSL 2020 – Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators (4:49) 12:49 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff February 23: Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Our XI: Mohammad Rizwan, Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Babar Azam, Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Sharjeel Khan, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, Fawad Ahmed Captain: Babar Azam Among all Pakistanis who have scored more than 400 T20I runs in…
A pensive Dale Steyn walks back to his mark © Getty Images Dale Steyn wants South Africa to “adapt quicker” to keep pace with the T20 game and joked that they “can’t get any worse” after their defeat to Australia in Johannesburg on Friday night. South Africa were bowled out for their lowest T20 total and lost by their biggest margin in the format during the opening game of the…
11:17 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England Lions 3 for 274 (Lawrence 125*, Sibley 108*) v Australia A Dom Sibley and Dan Lawrence made it back-to-back centuries as England Lions ended the opening day of the marquee match of their tour, against Australia A at the MCG, in a strong position on 3 for 274. Sibley, an incumbent England opener who will soon be heading off on the tour of Sri…