Shimron Hetmyer peppered the stands © AFP West Indies 196 for 4 (Hetmyer 61, Bravo 47*) beat Australia 140 (Marsh 54, Walsh Jr 3-29) by 56 runs A superbly constructed century partnership between Shimron Hetmyer and Dwayne Bravo was the cornerstone of an impressive West Indies performance as they went 2-0 up against Australia. Having pulled victory from the jaws of defeat 24 hours ago this time a West Indies…
West Indies produced a stunning fightback in the opening game © AFP Australia won the toss and decided to bowl against West Indies Australia have chosen to take the same route as the opening game of the series by bowling first and fielding the same XI less than 24 hours after they collapsed to defeat. West Indies have made two changes with Player of the Match from yesterday Obed McCoy…
News Fast bowler regrets his own efforts couldn’t save series as England seal 2-0 lead Pakistan’s top order batting is supposed to be their strength in white-ball cricket but over the course of the last two ODIs it has become the cause of a chastening series loss. In Cardiff on Thursday they were reduced to 26 for 4 even as the game had barely begun; at Lord’s on Saturday they…
Report One-sided contest as bowlers combine to roll Lightning aside for 81 Central Sparks 84 for 4 (G Davies 31) beat Lightning 81 (G Davis 4-12, Jones 3-14) by six wickets Central Sparks broke their duck at the third attempt in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, winning a low-scoring contest by six wickets with one over to spare as Lightning suffered a third defeat. Gwen Davies made 31, Eve Jones an…
Report Veteran allrounder digs deep in low-scoring thriller to seal one-wicket win Northern Diamonds 110 for 9 (Gunn 27*) beat Western Storm 106 for 9 (Macdonald 4-17) by one wicket Alex Macdonald registered career-best figures to put the skids under Western Storm and help Northern Diamonds achieve a dramatic one-wicket win at Taunton to take control of Group B in the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Diamonds skipper Holly Armitage won the…
News Zimbabwe captain says he wanted to send a message to his batsmen that the pitch was still good Captain Brendan Taylor hopes his swashbuckling 92 inspires the rest of his Zimbabwe teammates to salvage a draw on the fifth day against Bangladesh. Taylor struck 16 fours in his 73-ball bonanza but got out with roughly ten overs to spare on the fourth day. The home side also lost the…
News “It was always going to be useful to give our bowlers more time to get Zimbabwe bowled out” Najmul Hossain Shanto has said that Bangladesh went for quick runs on the fourth day to give his team’s bowlers ample time to bowl Zimbabwe out in the fourth innings. Shanto and Shadman Islam both struck unbeaten centuries to raise Bangladesh’s lead to 476 runs, before Brendan Taylor’s counterattacking 92 took…
Report Taylor stars with three wickets before Adams, Bouchier take control of run-chase Southern Vipers 130 for 3 (Bouchier 53*, Adams 50) beat South East Stars 127 for 7 (Taylor 3-12) by seven wickets Georgia Adams and Maia Bouchier produced a relentless display of scoring as Southern Vipers maintained their flawless Charlotte Edwards Cup record with a seven-wicket victory over South East Stars. Adams, who was the inaugural Rachael Heyhoe…
News Captain backs allrounder Andile Phehlukwayo to come good against Ireland South Africa are relishing the opportunity to practice playing under pressure as they build towards the 2023 ODI World Cup. They currently lie in last place on the Super League points table, but have played the joint-fewest matches, and have another 21 fixtures (seven series of three matches each) to work their way up. And as a team with…
‘The field placements and the work we have been putting in as a team, we are getting more results out of them day by day’ – Harmanpreet Kaur © Getty Images Harmanpreet Kaur has described Harleen Deol‘s stunning catch to dismiss England’s Amy Jones in the first T20I on Friday as a “brilliant” effort that was reflective of the Indian team’s renewed focus on more agile performances under fielding coach…