Pakistan 218 and 0 for 0 need 342 to beat Sri Lanka 222 and 337 (Chandimal 94*, Kusal Mendis 76, Oshada Fernando 64, Nawaz 5-88, Yasir 3-122) Having come out essentially to get Dinesh Chandimal to his 14th Test hundred, Sri Lanka’s last-wicket pair couldn’t quite manage it. Having been 86 overnight, Chandimal faced 18 deliveries with at least eight fielders on the boundary for him. As he turned down…
The second T20I between Netherlands and New Zealand in The Hague will now be played on August 5, a day earlier than originally scheduled. Both boards agreed to shift the date of the match following the cancellation of a connecting flight that affected New Zealand’s transfer to the West Indies, where they are scheduled to play three T20Is and three ODIs starting August 10. The two Netherlands-New Zealand T20Is, as…
After a shock omission from England’s T20I squad for the Commonwealth Games, which will also contest the final three-match leg of the multi-format series with South Africa starting on Thursday, Beaumont’s 119 off 107 balls as England won the third and final ODI in Leicester by 109 runs sent a clear message that she’s still at the top of her game. “I was obviously pretty gutted about a week ago…
Lendl Simmons, the West Indies batter, has retired from international cricket. The news came via Simmons’ sports agency 124notout, who announced on Monday that the 37-year-old had told CWI of his decision to retire through an official letter. Earlier in the day, former West Indies captain Denesh Ramdin had also announced his international retirement. Simmons’ international career spanned 16 years, as he represented the country in 8 Tests, 68 ODIs…
The ECB have altered the County Championship’s playing conditions for the opening day of this week’s fixtures in anticipation of the hottest day on record in the UK, with forecast temperatures of up to 41C (106F). Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire both confirmed on Monday that they would make use of the changes and cut the length of each session by half an hour in order to avoid the extreme temperatures expected…
Ricardo Vasconcelos has stepped down as Northamptonshire captain after four months and only eight matches in the full-time role. Vasconcelos replaced Adam Rossington as club captain in March, shortly before the start of the 2022 season, after a falling-out between Rossington and John Sadler, Northants’ new head coach. Northants are fifth in Division One of the County Championship after one win, six draws and one loss in their eight games…
Big picture In many ways, the Ben Stokes farewell ODI at Durham will be a welcome distraction for England. Two series defeats to India, both 2-1, the last of which, in the 50-over format, was confirmed on Sunday in a comprehensive five-wicket defeat at Emirates Old Trafford, has made life after Eoin Morgan seem a little tougher sooner than most anticipated. And unfortunately for the ones who had to take…
Toss Ireland opt to bowl vs New Zealand Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie won the toss in the 1st T20I and chose to field first under warm, sunny conditions in Belfast. New Zealand handed a debut to wicketkeeper-batter Dane Cleaver and allrounder Michael Bracewell in the format. With key players rested by New Zealand for their T20 tour of Ireland, and Scotland and Netherlands to follow, it will be yet another…
Rahul Dravid, the India coach, heaped praise on his bowlers for setting up victory over England in the series deciding third ODI in Manchester. India, who bowled England out in each of the matches, restricted them to 259 on a “really good wicket” at Old Trafford and then chased it down with 7.5 overs to spare. “We were fantastic with the ball,” Dravid told the BCCI website. “It was exceptional…
Saqib Mahmood has turned down an offer from Warwickshire and signed a new, two-year contract with Lancashire until the end of the 2024 season. Mahmood, 25, enjoyed a breakthrough winter for England, impressing in the Caribbean in his first Test series, but was ruled out of this season after one game due to a stress fracture of the lower back. His contract was due to expire at the end of…