The 2022 Asia Cup maybe shifted out of Sri Lanka, even though the nation has successfully hosted a full tour of Australia and is currently hosting a Test series against Pakistan without any major hassles. Sri Lanka Cricket will remain the official host of the Asia Cup, but the tournament, ESPNcricinfo has learned, is set to be played in Dubai and Sharjah between August 27 and September 11. The decision…
Toss India chose to bowl first vs England India won the toss and opted to bowl first in the third and final ODI against England at Old Trafford. Rohit Sharma, India’s captain, said his side had learned plenty from the defeat in the second ODI when they were unable to chase down 247 for victory, as they look to return to the ways which saw them win the first match…
Lunch Pakistan 104 for 7 (Babar 34*, Jayasuriya 5-41) trail Sri Lanka 222 by 118 runs Prabath Jayasuriya terrorised Pakistan’s middle order on the second morning in Galle, claiming four wickets for 39 runs, as he bowled unchanged from the fort end. By lunch, Pakistan were in disarray. They still had a watchful Babar Azam at the crease, but had sunk to 104 for 7 in response to Sri Lanka’s…
Tamim Iqbal has announced his retirement from T20Is shortly after leading the ODI side to a 3-0 series win over West Indies in Guyana. Bangladesh won the match by four wickets, with Tamim winning the player-of-the-series award. At around 6pm local time, he wrote a short message on his official Facebook page, posting in Bangla saying, “consider me retired from T20 internationals from today. Thanks everyone.” It ends speculations over…
Lancashire believe that they should have been awarded a second run off the last ball against Hampshire, rather than just a single bye, and therefore won the T20 Blast title on Saturday night after a chaotic final over at Edgbaston. After a dramatic no-ball call forced Nathan Ellis to bowl an extra delivery at the end of the 20th over, Lancashire were two runs short of Hampshire’s total. Under the…
Bangladesh 179 for 6 (Litton 50, Motie 4-23) beat West Indies 178 (Pooran 73, Taijul 5-28) by four wickets Bangladesh swept the ODI series in the Caribbean by winning the third match against a depleted West Indies bowling attack by four wickets on Saturday with the victory set up by Taijul Islam‘s career-best return. Bangladesh were favored to win an 11th consecutive ODI against the West Indies, especially after bowling…
Hampshire 152 for 8 (McDermott 62, Parkinson 4-26) beat Lancashire 151 for 8 (Croft 36, Fuller 2-19, Dawson 2-23) by 1 run It’s only right to begin at the end, especially when the end came twice. With four required for a Lancashire victory on account of equalling Hampshire’s 152 by having lost seven wickets, Nathan Ellis bowled Richard Gleeson with a yorker and set off for the kind of celebratory…
Pakistan 56 for 6 (King 3-8) vs Australia – No result Legspinner Alana King took three wickets in an over but rain had the final say in the opening tri-series match against Pakistan in Bready with the game called off after eight overs. The contest had initially been trimmed to 19 overs per side due to a delayed start on a damp, grey day and after Pakistan made a promising…
Northern Diamonds 215 for 5 (Armitage 60*, Winfield-Hill 50, Kalis 46) beat Central Sparks 214 for 6 (Jones 91, Freeborn 48*) by five wickets Northern Diamonds continued their strong start to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy campaign with a highly impressive five-wicket win over Central Sparks at New Road, Worcester. Diamonds made it three wins out of three by restricting the home side to 214 for 6 from their 50…
Hampshire 190 for 6 (Prest 64, McDermott 31) beat Somerset 153 (Lammonby 34, Ellis 3-30) by 37 runs Hampshire are one win away from equalling Leicestershire’s record for the most English domestic T20 titles after a clinical 37-run win against Somerset set up a final against Lancashire at Edgbaston. Last year, Somerset snatched an improbable victory against Hampshire in the day’s first semi-final, recovering from 34 for 5 to chase…