Heading into the T20I leg of the tour, England lead the seven-match multi-format series 6-4 © PA Photos/Getty Images Toss India Women opt to bowl vs England Women India decided to bowl in the first T20I against England in Northampton on Friday, with allrounder Sneh Rana making her first T20I appearance since 2016 and Danni Wyatt back in the mix as opener for the home team. England made just one…
Report Stunning Glenn Phillips catch helps Gloucestershire defend 171 after Higgins cameo Benny Howell produced an outstanding spell to see Gloucestershire defend 171 to beat Middlesex by 10 runs in the Vitality Blast at Cheltenham College. Howell’s 3 for 23 from his four overs helped deliver a victory to revive Gloucestershire’s chances of qualifying from the South Group. Their sixth win of the group stage lifted them – perhaps only…
Report Allrounder takes 3 for 16 in run chase as Sunrisers fall well short Thunder 186 for 1 (Lamb 111*) beat Sunrisers 115 (Lamb 3-16) by 71 runs Emma Lamb became the first batter to score a century in the Charlotte Edwards T20 Cup as Thunder defeated Sunrisers by 71 runs to register their second win in the new competition. Timing the ball well and frequently striking it with considerable…
News “I think everyone knows there is a big gulf in the teams. But we do have match-winners,” he says about facing South Africa Andy Balbirnie has said there will be “no excuses” if his Ireland team fail to qualify for the 2023 World Cup, after a slow start to the Super League campaign which will determine whether or not they have to play in a separate qualifying tournament. India…
India players warm up ahead of their series against Sri Lanka © Sri Lanka Cricket India’s limited-overs series against Sri Lanka is likely to have a delayed start as a response to the Covid-19 cases that have broken out in the host camp. It was scheduled to begin with the ODI leg, on July 13. but is now likely to begin only on July 17. According to the new schedule…
News The tournament was originally scheduled to run from July 30 to August 22 The Lanka Premier League has been postponed until at least late November, thanks largely to competing cricket tournaments or series being scheduled for the original window. The second edition of the LPL was supposed to run from July 30 to August 22. According to tournament director Ravin Wickramaratne, the announcement of the Kashmir Premier League (set…
Lewis Gregory believes England’s success in the first ODI of the series against Pakistan demonstrates the depth of talent within the county game and the strength of domestic competitions. And Gregory, one of five men to make his ODI debut as England cruised to a nine-wicket victory, hopes the unexpected opportunity for county players to show what they can do on the international stage could lead to some of them…
Preview Pakistan need to regroup even as rain forecast swirls around second ODI James Vince and Ben Stokes are the only 2019 World Cup winners in England’s makeshift squad Big Picture It’s a week short of two years since England played an ODI at Lord’s, and barring a 500-plays-500 tie, it’s hard to see how Saturday will match their last outing there. The euphoria on London’s streets in the…
The Sri Lanka team had recently returned from England, where three players and four members of management of the England team had also tested positive © AFP via Getty Images Sri Lanka men’s team analyst GT Niroshan has tested positive for Covid-19, one day after batting coach Grant Flower had also tested positive, forcing Sri Lanka Cricket to consider the option of fielding a second-string side against India. What is…
File photo: Brendan Taylor hit 12 fours and a six © Associated Press Zimbabwe 209-2 (Kaitano 63, Myers 21*) trail Bangladesh 468 (Mahmudullah 150*, Liton 95, Muzarabani 4-94) by 259 runs Zimbabwe batted at a good pace to move to 209 for two at lunch on the third day, although Bangladesh would count Brendan Taylor’s dismissal, their only success of the session, as a crucial breakthrough. Captain Taylor fell for…