Month: August 2023

Northern Superchargers 136 for 6 (Litchfield 38, Rodrigues 30, Glenn 3-19) beat London Spirit 135 for 7 (Kerr 60*) by four wickets Amelia Kerr‘s heroics with bat and ball proved in vain as London Spirit lost a nail-biter to Northern Superchargers by four wickets to bow out of contention the 2023 Women’s Hundred. New Zealand allrounder Kerr struck a magnificent 32-ball 60 with nine fours to carry Spirit to 135…

Jasprit Bumrah returned to international cricket after a year out due to injury, and immediately made an impact. He struck twice in his first over in the first T20I against Ireland, even as the over stared with a boundary. This is how ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball commentary recorded the over. Bumrah to Balbirnie, FOUR runs Not a good start for Bumrah, a great start for Balbirnie. Full and straight and just a…

Toss India chose to bowl vs Ireland As the coin went up under cloudy Malahide skies, Jasprit Bumrah – the first bowler to captain India in T20Is – called correctly and chose to bowl. He also announced the much awaited international debut of Rinku Singh in the middle order, alongside a maiden T20I cap for fast bowler Prasidh Krishna. “I feel good. I feel good to be playing cricket and…

Beaumont lost her place in England’s T20I set-up last year after struggling to keep pace with the demands of the format but has reinvented herself as a short-form batter this year, scoring at a strike rate of 142.53 in the Charlotte Edwards Cup and 166.40 in the ongoing Hundred season. On Monday, she scored the first century in the women’s Hundred and the highest individual score in either the men’s…

Sune Luus will no longer captain South Africa just seven months after leading the team to their first senior World Cup final – for women or men – with CSA set to unveil a new leader for its women’s team for their white-ball tour of Pakistan. There is no Chloe Tryon in the squad, after she “requested a leave of absence”, and Tumi Sekhukhune has replaced Shabnim Ismail, who retired…

Fast bowler Mahika Gaur and wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath have been named for the first time in England’s white-ball squads for the ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka later this month, but there is no 20-over return for Tammy Beaumont, despite her outstanding recent form across formats. Gaur, 17, has earned her call-up after a series of eyecatching displays this summer, most recently for Manchester Originals in her maiden season…

Stokes, the hero of the 2019 World Cup and last year’s T20 success, was officially drafted back into the 50-over set-up on Wednesday ahead of England’s title defence in India this autumn. He had originally retired from the format last summer due to what he perceived as an “unsustainable” workload because of his commitments as Test captain and a relentless international schedule. The 32-year-old had since waved away suggestions he…

Steven Smith has been ruled out of Australia’s entire limited-overs tour of South Africa for due to a wrist injury he sustained in the Ashes, but he is set to be available for the ODIs in India and the World Cup. Perth Scorchers’ captain Ashton Turner has been called in as his replacement for the T20Is and Marnus Labuschagne has been added for the ODIs. It is understood Smith battled…

Australia were left “scratching the head” about how to combat Bazball as the Ashes series went on according to Ricky Ponting who believed the final 2-2 scoreline was a fair result although remained adamant that the controversial ball change at The Oval played a decisive hand. Two days of rain at Old Trafford enabled them to retain the Ashes after being plundered for 592 at 5.49 an over before their…

Manchester Originals 181 for 6 (Salt 86) beat Trent Rockets 171 for 5 (Kohler-Cadmore 64, Tongue 3-32) by 10 runs Manchester Originals edged out holders Trent Rockets by 10 runs to disappoint a record crowd at Trent Bridge, defending 181 for six after Phil Salt had smashed a stunning 86 off 32 balls. A strong fightback from the home side’s bowlers gave their side a chance, restricting the Originals to…