Temba Bavuma clips off the pads © AFP/Getty Images Big Picture “You could say it’s David and Goliath, but David beat Goliath and hopefully that can work for us.” Andy Balbirnie has probably rehearsed that line hundreds of times and knows he will need to bring it out hundreds more but showed no sign of being worn down by the inevitable question of whether the match-up between Ireland and South…
Report Ben Stokes makes his 100th ODI appearance in the rain-shortened second ODI Pakistan chose to bowl vs England Pakistan have opted to field in the second ODI against England at Lord’s in conditions which England captain, Ben Stokes, described as “lovely to bowl in.” Pakistan have kept faith in the same side which lost the first ODI in Cardiff by nine-wickets. It’s England’s first ODI at Lord’s since the…
Report The visitors went to lunch at 169 for 1 on day four Lunch Bangladesh 169 for 1 (Islam 72*, Shanto 47*) and 468 all out lead Zimbabwe 276 all out (Kaitano 87, Miraz 5-82, Shakib 4-82) by 361 runs Bangladesh’s lead swelled to 361 runs as they went to lunch at 169 for 1 against Zimbabwe on the fourth day. Shadman Islam made 72 not out – his third…
News Said player and the visiting India squad are staying at different hotels A Sri Lankan player from the alternative limited-overs squad and bio-bubble in Colombo, which was training as a back-up for the India series, has tested positive for Covid-19. This comes as another setback for the Sri Lankan set-up because the first-choice squad to take on India had already been hit by two Covid-19 cases this week: batting…
News Singh said he had to listen to his body after a bout of Covid-19 left him feeling weak Former India fast bowler Pankaj Singh, 36, has retired from all forms of cricket, thereby ending his professional career that spanned nearly 17 years. Singh said he had to listen to his body after a bout of Covid-19 left him feeling weak. “I was down with Covid, and once I recovered,…
News England batter sustained a left thigh muscle injury while playing for Surrey in the Vitality Blast Ollie Pope injured his thigh muscle while playing for Surrey against Kent on July 2 Ollie Pope is an injury doubt for the first Test of the LV= Insurance series against India after sustaining a thigh muscle injury. Pope, the 23-year-old batter, sustained the injury while playing for Surrey against Kent in…
News New set of dates for ODIs and T20Is yet to be announced officially The original schedule of the tour is set to be changed because of Covid-19 cases India’s limited-overs series against Sri Lanka has been pushed back by five days from its original schedule, with BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirming to ANI that the series is set to begin “by July 18”. The Covid-19 cases in the…
News Her withdrawal further depletes a Phoenix squad that will already be without Sophie Devine Ellyse Perry was due to play for Birmingham Phoenix in the inaugural season of the Women’s Hundred Australia allrounder Ellyse Perry is the latest high-profile player to pull out of the inaugural season of the Hundred. The 30-year old, who was due to play for Birmingham Phoenix, has withdrawn from the tournament, citing personal…
Nat Sciver has attributed her match-winning 27-ball 55 in England’s win in the rain-affected first T20I against India to her “boundary-oriented” approach on a pitch that had their openers struggle for fluency early in their innings. “[It] Felt good. I wasn’t thinking about the speed of it,” Sciver said after hitting the joint-fastest T20I fifty – off 24 balls – by an England Women player, in Northampton on Friday. “When…
News Aaron Finch bemoans Australia’s lack of a calm head in the chase Hayden Walsh Jr. marked his international return with an impactful spell Hayden Walsh Jr has put his performance in the opening T20I in St Lucia in the top tier of what he has achieved in his career after helping turn around a contest Australia “could have walked” in what has been a difficult year for him…