Namibia allrounder David Wiese said he is retiring from international cricket after their final T20 World Cup 2024 group stage match against England. After Wiese was dismissed by Jofra Archer in the final over of Namibia’s chase in a rain-curtailed match in North Sound, Archer and other England players walked over to shake his hand. He then raised his helmet and bat to the crowd as he walked off before…
Imad Wasim came out of retirement for the T20 World Cup 2024 only to become part of “the lowest point” Pakistan cricket has hit during his career, but hopes that something good comes out of the reflections that follow because “you can’t get any lower than this”. Imad has called for a total reset in the way Pakistan play white-ball cricket, especially the mindset and approach because a side that…
Angelo Mathews issued an apology to Sri Lanka on behalf of his team-mates on Saturday, saying they were “heartbroken” to have “let the entire nation down”. Their group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup 2024 was confirmed when Bangladesh beat Netherlands in St Vincent on Thursday. Sri Lanka lost both of their completed matches at the T20 World Cup, against South Africa in New York and Bangladesh in Dallas, and…
England 122 for 5 (Brook 47*, Bairstow 31) beat Namibia 84 for 3 (van Lingen 33, Wiese 26) by 41 runs (DLS method) Watching rain fall doesn’t sound like a nail-biting pastime but for England the hours waiting to start their final group match of this T20 World Cup, against Namibia, were gripping. England’s eventual victory, by 41 runs in a match reduced to 10 overs per side in Antigua…
Jos Buttler has admitted that – for one night only – he will be an Australia fan, after his England team did the needful against Namibia, albeit in deeply stressful circumstances in Antigua. Needing a win of any description to keep their T20 World Cup hopes alive, England had to endure a three-hour rain delay at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, as a series of torrential downpours threatened to wash…
Surrey 184 for 8 (Smith 45, Evans 41, Lamb 3-36) beat Sussex 130 (Curran 3-39) by 54 runs Ruthless Surrey replaced Sussex Sharks at the top of the Vitality Blast South Group after an impressive 54 runs win at Hove. Sussex came into the contest on the back of a four-match winning streak including a 36-run victory at the Kia Oval last week. But they never recovered after losing three…
Durham 58 for 0 vs Nottinghamshire – match abandoned Torrential rain scuppered any chance of Notts Outlaws building on Friday’s first win of the season, forcing their North Group clash with Durham to be abandoned with just five overs possible at Trent Bridge. Wet weather early in the day meant the scheduled 2.30pm start was put back to 4pm, with the intention to stage a contest of 17 overs per…
South East Stars 153 for 4 (Redmayne 38*, E Jones 36) beat Sunrisers 111 for 5 (Scrivens 62*) by 19 runs – DLS Grace Scrivens’ stylish half-century proved in vain as Sunrisers slipped to a 19-run defeat under the DLS method to finals day-bound SE Stars in a game reduced to 18 overs aside at The Oval. The England A captain in New Zealand last winter struck 62 not out…
Match abandoned Canada vs India The T20 World Cup 2024 game between India and Canada was called off due to wet outfield. There wasn’t a lot of rain on the day – a passing drizzle – but the ground at Lauderhill had taken enough water on Friday when USA and Ireland had to settle for a point each as well for it to still be unfit for play. There were…
Match details Ireland vs PakistanJune 16, Lauderhill, Florida, 10:30am local time Big picture: An end to two disappointing campaigns There are parties you don’t want to be at, and parties the host doesn’t want you at. And then there are parties no one wants to be at. Pakistan and Ireland find themselves in that last position, in extremely wet conditions in Lauderhill, Florida. They’ve both been eliminated from the T20…