Big picture: Two teams with contrasting fortunes India. Sri Lanka. The Wankhede. The last time these two teams played an ODI at this venue, the occasion was the 2011 World Cup final. Twelve years later, though, things are a little different. India have lived up to the billing of being the pre-tournament favourites. They have won all of their six matches so far despite missing Shubman Gill for their first…
Fast bowler Matt Henry hurt his right hamstring during the World Cup match between South Africa and New Zealand in Pune and left the field midway through his sixth over. Henry received treatment with the team management hopeful they could strap him up and have him back on the field but New Zealand confirmed he would not to return to bowl in the 33rd over of South Africa’s innings. More…
Shaheen Shah Afridi, the Pakistan fast bowler, has soared nine spots to become the No. 1 ranked ODI bowler in the format, according to the latest ICC rankings. The 23-year-old speedster has had an impressive start to his ODI World Cup where he is currently the joint-leading wicket-taker alongside Adam Zampa with 16 wickets in seven innings at 19.93. Afridi displaced Australia speedster Josh Hazlewood, who now moves to second,…
Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the ODI World Cup match against England in Ahmedabad after suffering concussion in a golf-related incident on Monday. Maxwell was holding onto a golf cart on the way back from the club house to the team bus when he lost his grip. He is expected to be under concussion protocols for six to eight days. It means Australia will need to replace one…
David Willey, England’s left-arm seamer, has announced that he will be retiring from international cricket at the end of his team’s World Cup campaign. “I never wanted this day to come. From a young boy, I’ve only ever dreamed of playing cricket for England,” Willey said in a statement. “So, with careful thought and consideration, it is with great regret that I feel the time has come for me to…
India allrounder Hardik Pandya is set to miss two more matches at the World Cup, against Sri Lanka and South Africa, as he continues to recover from an ankle injury he suffered last month. Hardik has not played a match since October 19 – the group game against Bangladesh – and ESPNcricinfo understands that India are unlikely to rush him back till at least the final game of the league…
Sydney Thunder 190 for 5 (Knight 52*) beat Melbourne Renegades 153 for 7 (Beaumont 37, Darlington 4-33) by 37 runs Knight made an unbeaten 52 from 31 deliveries to underpin a very even batting performance from Thunder’s top order as they posted an imposing 190 for 5 against the struggling Renegades attack on a good batting pitch at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. It was their equal-highest total of the…
Perth Scorchers 166 for 8 (King 33*, Gardner 3-38) beat Sydney Sixers 130 for 9 (Perry 59, Edgar 4-19) by 36 runs Amy Edgar and Alana King spun the Perth Scorchers to a clinical 36-run win over the Sydney Sixers at the WACA Ground. After King’s unbeaten 33 off 14 balls lifted the Scorchers to 166 for 8, Edgar’s career-best 4-19 kept the Sixers to a spluttering 130 for 9…