Report Hilton Cartwright was run out with 44 still needed but the home side did it with ease Western Australia 299 (Cartwright 73, Green 61, McAndrew 5-84) and 4 for 121 beat South Australia 128 and 291 (Hunt 108, Carder 68, Paris 5-63) by six wickets Cameron Green and Josh Philippe ensured Western Australia did not suffer significant alarms in wrapping up a six-wicket victory against South Australia. Having stumbled…
News Former Australia allrounder played 44 Tests and claimed 186 wickets at a remarkable average of 20.53 In a Test career that spanned 1953 to 1963, Davidson played 44 times and claimed 186 wickets at a remarkable average of 20.53. It is the second-lowest average for any bowler with more than 150 Test wickets behind SF Barnes (16.43). He was also a very useful batter with five Test fifties and…
News ICC promise ‘thorough investigation’ after disturbances outside Dubai Stadium Thousands of fans attempted to join those with legitimate tickets for Afghanistan-Pakistan The ICC have asked the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) to “undertake a thorough investigation” following crowd trouble caused by “thousands of ticketless fans” at Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Super 12s game in the men’s T20 World Cup in Dubai. The sides’ previous World Cup meeting, at Headingley in…
News Faith shown by Islamabad pays off in Pakistan’s hour of need Asif Ali has faced nineteen balls in the 2021 T20 World Cup, and has hit seven of them for six. Against New Zealand on Tuesday night, he made 27 not out off 12 balls to take Pakistan over the line and maintain their 100 percent record after the 10-wicket win over India; against Afghanistan on Friday, he hit…
Report With 24 needed from 12 balls, Asif hit four sixes off Janat in the 19th over to win it Pakistan 148 for 5 (Babar 51, Asif 25*, Rashid 2-26) beat Afghanistan 147 for 6 (Naib 35*, Imad 2-25) by five wickets The modern rivalry between Pakistan and Afghanistan produced yet another instant classic, but in the end Afghanistan ran out of bowling depth to lose with one over to…
Fantasy Tips Your fantasy tips for the T20 World Cup game between South Africa and Sri Lanka Match 25: South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah Fantasy XI: Quinton de Kock, Kusal Perera, Rassie van Der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Anrich Nortje, Lahiru Kumara, Keshav Maharaj Captain: Aiden MarkramHe has the highest individual score in both games so far for South Africa in this…
Fantasy Tips Your fantasy tips for the T20 World Cup game between Australia and England Match 26: Australia vs England, Dubai Fantasy XI: David Warner, Aaron Finch, Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Liam Livingstone, Chris Woakes, Mitchell Starc, Tymal Mills, Adam Zampa Captain: Aaron FinchThe Australia captain has phenomenal T20I numbers against England, scoring 550 runs in 12 games at an average of 61.11 and a strike…
News Keshav Maharaj says the team is now closer than ever after they aired out their differences over the taking of the knee South Africa are ready to welcome Quinton de Kock back into their starting XI after he sat out the match against West Indies when he refused to take a knee, and believe they are closer than ever. Keshav Maharaj said the team is “in a good space,”…
Michael Holding was invited as a special guest to close off the proceedings at the SJN hearings The term “quota” is an unnecessary burden for players of colour to carry and they should instead be recognised for their abilities and excellence. That was Michael Holding‘s message to Cricket South Africa’s Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) commission, where he was invited as a special guest to close proceedings. Holding, who…
Report Captain says Bangladesh “will try to win last two matches” as semi-final hopes fade Andre Russell held sway over Mahmudullah in a game of fine margins in Sharjah. His full-length delivery, pitched just outside off stump and speeding through to wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran, effectively ended Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup campaign. Mahmudullah said that he had hoped Russell would miss his yorker by an inch. Bangladesh’s captain had already camped…