Play 06:24 Fantasy Picks: PSL heroes Akmal, Babar should be in your team March 2: Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi in Rawalpindi Our XI: Kamran Akmal, Haider Ali, Tom Banton, Babar Azam, Alex Hales, Cameron Delport, Lewis Gregory, Wahab Riaz, Rahat Ali, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Amir Captain: Kamran Akmal Kamran Akmal averages 43.9 in Rawalpindi in T20s and the pitch at the venue in general has been an absolute belter….
1:54 PM GMT Valkerie Baynes Heather Knight has praised Amy Jones‘ response to being demoted down the batting order, hailing her cameo in England’s 46-run victory against West Indies – which sealed a spot in the T20 World Cup semi-finals – as full of character. England had been experimenting with Tammy Beaumont, traditionally a top-order batsman, at No. 6 or No. 7 through the tri-series against Australia and India in…
A pensive Dale Steyn walks back to his mark © Getty Images Toss Karachi Kings chose to bowl v Islamabad United Looking to move out of fifth place in a six-team tournament, Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasim kept with conventional wisdom and opted to chase on a ground that is expected to be good for batting. He was also happy to field an unchanged XI even though they are coming…
11:31 AM GMT England 143 for 5 (Sciver 57) beat West Indies 97 (Kirby 20, Ecclestone 3-7) by 46 runs/i> England took another step towards the title decider by booking their place in the semi-finals with a convincing victory over West Indies in Sydney. Before her side left for the tournament, England’s new Australian coach, Lisa Keightely, had stated that she expected her charges to be in the final and,…
11:13 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff March 2: T20 World Cup – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Melbourne Our XI: Nigar Sultana, Chamari Atapattu, Murshida Khatun, Umesha Thimashini, Fargana Hoque, Salma Khatun, Rumana Ahmed, Shashikala Siriwardene, Ritu Moni, Udeshika Prabodhani, Kavisha Dilhari Captain: Chamari Atapattu The only ray of light in Sri Lanka’s campaign. Atapattu has scored 124 runs in the tournament at a strike rate of 134.78 and has also picked…
9:05 AM GMT Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat in the third ODI, most likely because the Pallekele surface often has something for the seamers under lights. They also won their last match by 161 runs, batting first. The hosts were unchanged for the dead rubber, with Dasun Shanaka and Niroshan Dickwella forced to sit out once again. Although it may have been tempting to give the…
7:24 AM GMT South Africa 136 for 6 (Wolvaardt 53*) beat Pakistan 119 for 5 (Riaz 39*) by 17 runs Laura Wolvaardt produced one of the innings of the tournament as South Africa rebounded from a tricky start against Pakistan to book their spot in the semi-finals. Wolvaardt struck a 36-ball half-century which lifted a stuttering innings into a total that proved too much for Pakistan who were missing captain…
© Getty Images Bangladesh chose to bat v Zimbabwe Bangladesh won the toss and batted first in their first one-day international for seven months. Mehidy Hasan, who was left out of the Test squad, returned to Bangladesh’s white-ball playing XI, as did Mahmudullah. Mohammad Saifuddin and Mustafizur Rahman were also included. Zimbabwe, likewise, have not played an ODI since their ill-fated trip to Ireland in July last year, a tour…
3:07 AM GMT Alex Malcolm They say to keep your friends close and your enemies even closer. There will be no secrets when New Zealand meet Australia in a cut-throat game at the Junction Oval on Monday. The winner progresses to the semi-final, the loser goes home. Both sides know each other intimately, with so many of New Zealand’s players featuring heavily in the WBBL, playing and training alongside the…
Play 06:13 Fantasy Picks: Babar Azam and Dawid Malan should be your top choices March 1: PSL – Islamabad United v Karachi Kings, Rawalpindi Our XI: Babar Azam, Alex Hales, Cameron Delport, Imad Wasim, Luke Ronchi, Dawid Malan, Colin Ingram, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Musa, Chris Jordan Captain: Babar Azam Babar hasn’t quite got going in the last couple of games but the batting strip in Rawalpindi might be…