Month: June 2021

Report van der Gugten holds his nerve after Pope, Jamieson nearly see Surrey over the line Glamorgan kept their Vitality Blast qualification hopes alive with a thrilling one-run victory over Surrey for whom England batsman Ollie Pope top scored with 60. David Lloyd and Billy Root both made 41 in Glamorgan’s total of 153 for 6, but they should have reached at least 170 after making a strong start to…

Aiden Markram was given an opportunity at No.5 © AFP/Getty Images West Indies chose to bowl v South Africa For the third match in succession, Kieron Pollard won the toss and asked South Africa to bat first in Grenada. The series is locked at 1-1 and West Indies will attempt to take the lead without opener Andre Fletcher and marquee batter Chris Gayle, who were both been benched for this…

News “We have discussed a lot of things, hopefully, we sort it out and we come back strongly” Jhulan Goswami believes that India “need to take up more responsibility” as a bowling unit if they are to save the three-match ODI series against England after going 1-0 down in Bristol on Sunday. Having posted a below-par 201 for 8 after being put in, India suffered an eight-wicket defeat with England…

News “I relish the fact I am considered one of the main players of the team,” says vice-captain Pakistan wicketkeeper and vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan downplayed concerns over the strike rate of Pakistan’s top order in T20I cricket, insisting Babar Azam and Rizwan himself were both comfortable with their contributions to the side. In a virtual press conference, he also said Pakistan were confident of giving England a tough fight because…

News Each win now worth 12 points, a draw worth four points and a tie worth six points England play the most Tests (21) in the second WTC cycle, followed by India (19)   The five-match Pataudi Trophy between England and India starting August 4 will kick off the second cycle of the World Test Championship. That series along with the Ashes, in December, will be the only two series…

News England vice-captain seeks to stay on a roll against an India side expected to fight back in second ODI After rediscovering some fine form with the bat, Nat Sciver is targeting more in Taunton, where she expects India to show some fight as England hunt an unassailable lead in the ODI leg of their multi-format series. England lead the series by four points to two after drawing the Test…