Gus Atkinson has described his arrival on the international stage as “a dream come true”, after he collected the best figures for an England men’s debutant in T20 history with 4 for 20. His first wicket was that of Devon Conway, who flipped a length ball into the hands of Will Jacks at deep square leg, before returning to the attack with New Zealand 95 for 7 and taking three…
Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl vs England Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first in the second T20I at Chelmsford, with both teams announcing one change to the line-ups that contested a damp opening fixture at Hove on Thursday evening. Inoshi Fernando comes into Sri Lanka’s attack in place of Kawya Kavindi, while Issy Wong has been handed her first international appearance…
Big picture: Knockout game for Bangladesh One team gears up for its opening fixture. The other already finds itself in must-win territory. The Asia Cup began just four days ago and is a short tournament with just six teams participating, which has left Bangladesh staring at the prospect of elimination while Afghanistan are just about getting started. All the spotlight so far has been on the India-Pakistan rivalry and the…
Nathan Ellis has admitted his sporadic appearances in international colours have been a challenge, even as he forges an outstanding T20I record. Ellis claimed 3 for 25 in the second match against South Africa in Durban, including a double-wicket maiden in his opening over, to take his T20I tally to 18 in seven outings at 9.11 with an economy of 6.30. However, his opportunities have come in a stop-start manner….
Despite overcast skies and the threat of rain, India won the toss and decided to bat against arch rivals Pakistan. Babar Azam said Pakistan would also have batted first had they won the toss. India went for the option of a seam bowler who can bat at No. 8, which meant Shardul Thakur pipped Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Shami to a spot in the XI. Ishan Kishan, getting a couple…
Pakistan 151 for 5 (Maroof 37, Ameen 33, Kapp 1-24) beat South Africa (Brits 78, Wolvaardt 44, Sadia 1-22) by five wickets Tazmin Brits‘ career-best 64-ball 78 proved insufficient as gutsy 30s from Sidra Ameen and Bismah Maroof followed Aliya Riaz‘s finishing act helped Pakistan chase down their highest score in T20Is in a last-over thriller against South Africa by five wickets. Chasing 151, the batters kept Pakistan in the…
Sri Lanka Cricket on Friday announced that it was suspending all board-run domestic tournaments in the country, a move understood to have stemmed from a dispute surrounding the restructuring of domestic tournaments in the country. “Sri Lanka Cricket has decided to immediately halt all board-conducted domestic tournaments,” SLC stated in a media release. “This includes the ongoing Major Club 3-Day Tournament and also the Invitational Club Tier ‘B’ 3-Day Tournament.”…
Lockie Ferguson will captain New Zealand in their ODI series against Bangladesh later this month with Tom Latham among a group of senior players given a break before the World Cup. Latham, currently leading the one-day side in place of Kane Williamson, has been rested from the three-match tour in late September along with Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner and Tim Southee to allow them…
Australia had gone into the last men’s T20 World Cup on home soil as one of the favourites having been, perhaps, somewhat surprise winners of the previous event in 2021. But they fluffed their lines, soundly beaten in the first game by New Zealand and never really got going. The final match of that tournament, against Afghanistan in Adelaide, was their last in the format until this tour of South…
Pakistan will be going into their final Group A match of the Asia Cup, against India on Saturday in Pallekele, with the same side that beat Nepal in Multan on Wednesday. It is the second time Pakistan have opted to name their line-up a day early, a practice that is set to continue throughout the tournament. However, with rain around and significant chances of a curtailed game, the Asia Cup’s…