Ellis, 29, has struggled to command a regular spot in Australia’s T20 side despite impressive returns in the 14 matches he has played – only one of which has come at home. He was a reserve for the 2021 T20 World Cup in UAE when Australia won the title and did not make the squad on home soil in 2022. Related T20 World Cup 2024 FAQs: Timings, venues and more…
England 302 for 5 (Sciver-Brunt 124*, Wyatt 44, Capsey 39*) beat Pakistan 124 (Muneeba 47, Ecclestone 3-15) by 178 runs Nat Sciver-Brunt once again proved herself to be the gold standard of England’s batting with a mighty 117-ball 124 not out, then followed up with two game-breaking wickets in her first bowl of the summer, as England powered to an emphatic 178-run victory in the third and final ODI against…
Security cover will be raised at the Eisenhower Park stadium in New York following reports of threats to the India vs Pakistan match on June 9 in T20 World Cup 2024. A statement released by the governor’s office said they are monitoring the situation and according to their intel “there is no credible public safety threat at this time.” Eisenhower Park stadium, which is located about 25 miles east of…
Riyan Parag is confident of representing India at some point in the future. The 22-year-old is coming off a superb season with Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2024, where he struck 573 runs at an average of 52.09 and a strike-rate of 149.21. “At some point, you’ll have to take me, right? So that is my belief, I’m going to play for India,” Parag was quoted as saying by PTI. “I…
Pakistan legspinner Usama Mir will miss the T20 Blast after the PCB refused him a No-Objection Certificate (NOC). Mir, who was signed by Worcestershire Rapids for the tournament, was expected to be available throughout after he was omitted from Pakistan’s T20 World Cup squad. However, ESPNcricinfo has learned his application for an NOC was turned down. Mir was among the players who signed three-year central contracts with the PCB after…
With two washed-out games out of three in their series against Pakistan, England’s preparation for the T20 World Cup has been some way short of ideal. Mark Wood said they were “deflated” by Tuesday night’s abandonment and with less than a week until their opening match against Scotland in Barbados, his own fitness remains something of an unknown. Wood was due to replace the rested Jofra Archer in Cardiff and…
England won the toss and chose to bat first versus Pakistan Heather Knight won the toss and chose to bat first, as the third and final ODI between England and Pakistan prepared to get underway at Chelmsford. After two days of dismal weather for the men’s and women’s series alike, the prospects in Essex were significantly better than they had been in either Taunton or Cardiff earlier this week, where…
The Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) has accepted responsibility after Netherlands fielded an ineligible player in a women’s T20I against Italy on Monday. Netherlands thrashed Italy by 94 runs in the first T20I of a four-match series on Tuesday, posting 178 for 4 before restricting their opponents to 84 for 9. But they did so while selecting a player who was not qualified under the ICC’s player eligibility regulations. The…
Most members of the India team had their first training session after reaching New York City ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup on Tuesday at a local facility. Virat Kohli is the only one to not have reached New York yet, and could be a doubt for India’s only warm-up fixture ahead of the main tournament, against Bangladesh on June 1 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. There…
Australia 123 for 3 (Warner 54*) beat Namibia 119 for 9 (Green 38, Zampa, 3-25, Hazlewood 2-5) by seven wickets Nine-man Australia made light work of Namibia in their opening T20 World Cup warm-up match, led by an impressive new-ball spell from Josh Hazlewood, during which four members of their backroom staff helped make up the numbers. There was also useful time in the middle for David Warner after his…