The punchline when day-night cricket first started was “big boys play in the night”. Nearly five decades later, at a T20 World Cup, the big boys from India are playing all their games in the morning. Afghanistan come into this crucial Super Eight match having played all their four league matches in the night. That, though, is not a disadvantage. In fact, their coach Jonathan Trott said they prefer playing…
Justin Sammons, who has worked extensively in South African cricket over the years, has been appointed the new head coach of the Zimbabwe men’s national team. Former Zimbabwe international Dion Ebrahim has been brought in as the assistant coach. “We are delighted to confirm Justin as head coach of the Zimbabwe senior men’s national team. He brings a wealth of coaching experience and a reputation of identifying, nurturing and developing…
South Africa 194 for 4 (de Kock 74, Netravalkar 2-21, Harmeet 2-24) beat United States of America 176 for 6 (Gous 80*, Rabada 3-18) by 18 runs Another game, another close one for South Africa and they seem to be making a habit of sneaking over the line at the T20 World Cup 2024. This time, they were pushed by USA, who gave an excellent account of themselves in their…
Match details Afghanistan vs IndiaBridgetown, 10.30am local, 8.00pm IST, 2.30pm GMT Big picture: India vs Rashid Khan This January, these two teams produced one of the greatest T20Is ever – one that needed two Super Overs to produce a result – and that was when they were playing less-than-full-strength teams after the series had been decided. The stakes are a lot higher now. So perhaps Afghanistan and India’s meeting in…
The Blaze 139 for 5 (Kelly 89*) beat Central Sparks 138 for 8 (Freeborn 39, Perrin 37, Jones 36) by five wickets Blaze beat Central Sparks by five wickets at Edgbaston in a last group match which turned out to be a dress rehearsal for a Charlotte Edwards Cup semi-final at Derby on Saturday. A ninth win in ten games left Blaze top of the final table while the defeat…
Western Storm 142 for 7 (Knight 66, Corney 46, Munro 4-23) beat Sunrisers 131 for 9 (Grewcock 40) by 11 runs Heather Knight got herself into form ahead of England’s series with New Zealand with 66 as Western Storm condemned Sunrisers to the wooden spoon in the Charlotte Edwards Cup. England skipper Knight grabbed her second fifty in a row to average 52 in the competition, to put the disappointing…
Southern Vipers 179 for 5 (Bouchier 93, Adams 39) beat South East Stars 66 (Dean 3-5, Smith 3-12) by 113 runs Maia Bouchier led the way with a career-best 93 as Southern Vipers warmed up for the defence of their title with a crushing 113-run victory over South East Stars in the Charlotte Edwards Cup. The 25-year-old opener needed just 55 balls to make the second-highest score in this season’s…
Northern Diamonds 62 for 5 (Duckworth 21*) beat Thunder 61 (Slater 3-12) by five wickets Northern Diamonds bowled Lancashire Thunder out for just 61 – the lowest total in the four-year history of the Charlotte Edwards Cup – on the way to a five-wicket victory with 6.2 overs to spare against their arch-rivals at Durham’s Seat Unique Riverside. Scotland left-arm seamer Rachel Slater returned a superb three for 12 from…
Matthew Hayden feels that Virat Kohli‘s experience of assessing surfaces and adjusting to the variables in the Caribbean – India play at three different venues in the Super Eight – are more crucial than his lack of runs so far at the T20 World Cup 2024. Kohli has so far made scores of 1, 4 and 0 in his three innings in the group stage. However, his form prior to…
Essex have signed the South African fast-bowling allrounder Eathan Bosch on a short-term deal, covering four Vitality County Championship matches. Bosch, 26, has claimed 92 wickets in 38 first-class matches since making his debut for KwaZulu-Natal in 2017, and heads for Chelmsford with the club once again challenging for the County Championship title. They are currently two points behind leaders Surrey at the halfway mark of the competition, and face…