Month: February 2021

Fakhar Zaman pulls with authority © Pakistan Super League Lahore Qalandars 189 for 4 (Zaman 83, Dunk 57*, Wiese 31*) beat Karachi Kings 186 for 9 (Sharjeel 64, Nabi 57, Shaheen Afridi 3-27) In a game that had all the ingredients fit for a contest between franchises representing the two biggest cities in Pakistan, Lahore Qalandars came out on top, defeating Karachi Kings by six wickets – in the final…

News Head coach Lisa Keightley believes Wyatt’s ODI form ‘will come good’ ahead of World Cup They have had contrasting tours of New Zealand so far, but England are backing the opening combination ofTammy Beaumont and Danni Wyatt as they look ahead to their World Cup defence. After defeat in the third and final match of their ODI series, which England won 2-1, Beaumont had amassed 231 runs with three…

The league phase for three of the Elite Groups in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2020-21 ended on Sunday, with Gujarat, Andhra and Karnataka topping Groups A, B and C. The last round of the league phase will take place on Monday, with the teams finishing on top in Elite Groups D and E joining the other three group toppers as automatic quarterfinal entrants. The format for this year’s tournament has…

Yasir Ali top-scored for the Bangladesh Emerging Team with 92 © BCB Bangladesh Emerging Team 313 (Yasir Ali 92, Saif Hassan 49, Adair 3-22, Hume 3-56) beat Ireland Wolves 151 (Campher 39, Tanvir Islam 5-55) and 139 (Tector 55, Tanvir Islam 8-51) by an innings and 23 runs Tanvir Islam‘s career-best match haul of 13 for 106 cleaned up the Ireland Wolves as the Bangladesh Emerging Team won by an…

Amy Satterthwaite during her unbeaten century © Getty Images New Zealand Women 223 for 3 (Satterthwaite 119*, Amelia 72*) beat England Women 220 (Beaumont 88*, Knight 60, Amelia 4-42) Amy Satterthwaite‘s seventh ODI century and a fine all-round display from Amelia Kerr carried New Zealand to a seven-wicket victory in the third ODI against England, ending a run off 11 consecutive defeats in the format. During the course of her…

Sune Luus recently led South Africa to a 3-0 ODI series sweep and a 2-1 T20I series win over Pakistan © Getty Images South Africa Women will be without their regular captain Dane van Niekerk and allrounder Chloe Tryon for their limited-overs tour in India, comprising five ODIs and three T20Is. Both van Niekerk and Tryon had missed the recent home series against Pakistan also as they continue to recover…