Report Central Sparks fail to spark as they slump to five-wicket loss South East Stars 118 for 5 (Davis 3-21) beat Central Sparks 117 (Jones 49, Capsey 3-13) by five wickets Grace Gibbs made sure South East Stars maintained their 100 percent Charlotte Edwards Cup record as her 33 finished off a five-wicket victory over Central Sparks. Sparks, having been put in, had been restricted to 117, despite Eve Jones‘…
News She bettered Charlotte Edwards’ tally of 10273 during the third ODI against England in Worcester Mithali Raj had gone past Charlotte Edwards as the highest run-scorer in ODIs in July 2017 Mithali Raj, the India Test and ODI captain, surpassed former England captain Charlotte Edwards as the leading run-scorer in women’s international cricket on Saturday. Raj, 38, bettered Edwards’ tally of 10,273 in the 24th over of the…
Preview With tougher tests ahead – Pakistan are up next – England will likely take the opportunity to test out fringe players Big Picture It’s hard to remember a time when Sri Lanka went into a match with so little expected of them (well apart from the previous two games of course). This, even in the likely event of considerable rotation on the part of their opponents. The discourse back…
Mithali Raj was hit on the helmet by a bouncer during her half-century in the second ODI © PA Photos/Getty Images Toss India Women chose to bowl vs England Women India captain Mithali Raj won the first toss in four matches on the tour and opted to bowl in the rain-affected third ODI against England in Worcester with both teams going in unchanged. The match will be a 47-overs-a-side contest…
Saurashtra are the defending Ranji Trophy champions, having won the title in early 2020 © ESPNcricinfo Ltd The Ranji Trophy will return to the Indian domestic calendar for the 2021-22 season after a Covid-19-induced cancellation in 2020-21. It will be part of a full domestic calendar in India for the coming season, with the BCCI announcing on Saturday that it would hold all tournaments, including for the various age groups…
News Tom Banton retained in squad after standing in for Dawid Malan during Sri Lanka ODIs England have named an unchanged 16-player squad for the three-match ODI series against Pakistan, which gets underway in Cardiff on July 8. England are already 2-0 up in their ODI series against Sri Lanka, with the final match taking place in Bristol on Sunday. Tom Banton was a late call-up for that series, after…
News England fast bowler will be eligible for selection for India series after panel issues verdict Ollie Robinson had an impressive Test debut, picking up seven wickets against New Zealand PA Images via Getty Images Ollie Robinson has been cleared for an immediate return to cricket in the wake of the publication of historic offensive tweets during his Test debut at Lord’s last month, after the cricket discipline commission chose…
Report There were five run-outs during Pakistan’s chase, before rain gave the home side a win by the DLS method West Indies Women 125 for 6 (Knight 30*, Nation 28, Sana 2-18, Amin 2-31) beat Pakistan Women 103 for 6 in 18 overs (Dar 29, Mathews 1-13) by 7 runs (DLS method) West Indies Women successfully defended 125 in a rain-affected second T20I against Pakistan Women and sealed the three-match…
News Both players described as “conscious and stable” by CWI Chinelle Henry (in pic) and Chedean Nation are ‘conscious and stable’, according to a CWI spokesperson The second women’s T20I between West Indies and Pakistan in Antigua was delayed after two players collapsed on the field. Chinelle Henry and Chedean Nation were taken to hospital, where they were “conscious and stable”, according to a CWI spokesperson. Both incidents occurred…
News He expects the wicketkeeper to bat in the top three of the T20 side even when all players are available Matthew Wade expects Australia’s wicketkeeper to bat in the top three for the T20I side as he looks to keep hold of the position that is currently his in the build-up to the World Cup in the UAE. Wade has had the gloves since replacing Alex Carey on the…