Abdullah Shafique was the Man of the Match for an unbeaten 102 from just 58 balls © PCB Following Central Punjab’s remarkable run chase against Southern Punjab yesterday, in which 20-year old Abdullah Shafique smashed a debut hundred, ESPNcricinfo sheds some light on who he is, and what you need to know about him. Who is Abdullah Shafique? Well, for starters, he is not related to Asad Shafiq – but…
Glenn speaks about ‘special’ group of England spinners (0:27) Sarah Glenn discusses her relationship with the other spinners after her Player of the Match performance in the 2nd T20I. (0:27) 11:42 AM GMT Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo Sarah Glenn knows she’s part of something “special” so while she appreciates what she has from within, team-mates and fans can marvel at an exciting era…
More to come from Player of the Series Glenn – Keightley (0:37) Coach Lisa Keightley says England are yet to see the best of spinner Sarah Glenn (0:37) 10:10 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England spin-bowling allrounder Sarah Glenn, Player of the Series in England’s 5-0 whitewash against West Indies, has broken into the top ten of the ICC women’s T20I rankings for bowlers, while Australia captain Meg Lanning rose one…
9:09 AM GMT Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 England captain Heather Knight and five other members of the national squad that beat West Indies 5-0 in September’s T20I series will fly to Australia for the Women’s Big Bash League on Saturday. Nat Sciver and Katherine Brunt have already been announced as overseas signings by the Melbourne Stars, while Knight revealed…
8:29 AM GMT Ellyse Perry‘s future workload as a bowler has been discussed within the Australia set-up but head coach Matthew Mott said she is determined to return from her hamstring injury as a “genuine allrounder” although that may not happen in the WBBL. Perry suffered a setback in her recovery from the injury that curtailed her T20 World Cup campaign when she tweaked the same hamstring during training ahead…
1:03 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The Kings XI Punjab might still be wondering what hit them after the Rajasthan Royals pulled off the most madcap of heists against them. The Mumbai Indians might still be pondering the what-ifs after a Super Over defeat to the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The Mumbai Indians meet the Kings XI on Thursday in Abu Dhabi, the home ground for the former and a first-time venue…