West Indies 204 for 4 (Taylor 79*, Henry 53*, Maguire 2-24) beat Ireland 203 (Lewis 95*, Fletcher 3-37) by six wickets Contrasting half-centuries from Stafanie Taylor and Chinelle Henry helped West Indies beat Ireland by six wickets in the third ODI in Gros Islet, and wrap up the series 2-0. Chasing a modest 204, West Indies were 94 for 4 around the halfway mark when Taylor and Henry joined hands….
The PCB has written a letter to the Prime Minister of Pakistan and the interior and the foreign ministry to seek an official clearance to travel to India for the ODI World Cup in October-November. The letter seeks advice on whether the Pakistan team is allowed to travel to India, and if so, if there are any reservations about any of the five venues for the Pakistan games and if…
Australia 154 for 6 (Mooney 61*, Ecclestone 2 for 24) beat England 153 for 7 (Dunkley 56, Jones 40, Jonassen 3-25) by four wickets An unbeaten half-century by cool-as-you-like opener Beth Mooney carried Australia over the line with one ball to spare in a thrilling first T20I against England in front of a crowd of 19,527 at Edgbaston. The Australians maintained their reputation for withstanding pressure, embodied by Mooney’s 61…
Nathan Lyon has criticised comments which suggested he came to bat at Lord’s in an attempt to get hit on the head to allow Australia to activate a concussion sub as disrespectful in light of Phil Hughes’ death eight years ago. Lyon suffered a calf injury on the second day which is all but certain to rule him out of the tour, but he hobbled to the crease at the…
MCC has clarified that Mitchell Starc‘s catch late on the fourth day at Lord’s was ruled not out by the third umpire because he did not have full control over his movements. Starc claimed the chance at fine leg when Ben Duckett toe-ended an upper cut shortly before the close of play but replays showed the ball being scraped along the turf as Starc slid around the boundary. Australia were…
England 325 and 114 for 4 (Duckett 50*, Stokes 29*) need another 257 runs to beat Australia 416 and 279 (Khawaja 77, Broad 4-65) Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins put Australia within touching distance of a 2-0 Ashes lead as they cut through England’s top order during the final session of a day that had earlier been marked by the home side’s unprecedented short-ball plan, which reached reaped rewards but…
Berrington was one of five players who were in the starting XI on March 21, 2018, when their World Cup dream ended with a defeat to West Indies at the same ground. It was Berrington’s wicket that changed the game. With Scotland on 105 for 4 in the 32nd over, chasing 199, Berrington was given out lbw against offspinner Ashley Nurse and with no DRS available, could not request a…
Sri Lanka fast bowler Lahiru Kumara has been ruled out of the rest of their campaign in the World Cup Qualifiers after he suffered a side strain during their win against Netherlands. He could only complete two overs in the match before being forced off the field. Sri Lanka have named uncapped Sahan Arachchige as Kumara’s replacement. The 27-year-old left-hand batter, who also bowls offspin, was among the three of…
Putting strong structures in place for current and future West Indies teams is the only way to stop their downward spiral, according to former captain Jason Holder. Speaking shortly after West Indies were confirmed as being out of contention for the 2023 50-over World Cup, Holder acknowledged their defeat to Scotland was “probably one of the lowest points I’ve had with the team,” but urged everyone in West Indian cricket…
Gloucestershire 165 for 5 (Charlesworth 34) beat Sussex 160 for 9 (Burgess 64*, Ward 54, van Buuren 2-13) by five wickets Sussex Sharks’ hopes of squeezing into the knockout stages of the Vitality Blast ended with a disappointing five-wicket defeat against Gloucestershire at Hove. Their 160 for 9 never looked enough despite a sluggish pitch and Gloucestershire, who were already out of the reckoning for the quarter-finals eased to victory…