Victory over West Indies in the second Test at Trent Bridge secured England their first multi-match series win since the end of 2022. Something which vice-captain Ollie Pope hopes can become a habit. It is a slightly misleading statistic. England have only lost one series under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum – the recent 4-1 defeat to India – and Sunday’s result, which gives them a 2-0 lead heading into…
Toss India chose to bat vs Nepal Regular captain Harmanpreet Kaur and allrounder Pooja Vastrakar were rested as India handed an opportunity to spin-bowling allrounder S Sajana and bowling allrounder Arundhati Reddy. India have won both their previous matches in the competition and are all but through to the semi-final. Mandhana said that the team is looking to post a total of over 180. Nepal captain Indu Barma confirmed two…
Toss Pakistan women chose to bowl vs United Arab Emirates women An unchanged Pakistan side won the toss and chose to bowl in their must-win encounter against United Arab Emirates in the women’s Asia Cup T20 tournament. Esha Oza, UAE’s captain, also wanted to bowl but was happy to take what came their way. UAE brought in Suraksha Kotte, the offspinner, in place of pacer Rithika Rajith. Pakistan lost their…
Charith Asalanka is the new captain of the Sri Lanka men’s T20I team. The news was confirmed when Sri Lanka Cricket announced the 16-man squad to face in India in a three-match series starting July 27. Asalanka, who takes over from Wanindu Hasaranga after the latter had stepped down from the role earlier this month following a six-month stint, is no stranger to captaincy, though. He had led Sri Lanka…
Fireworks, live music and a sold-out Oval crowd will herald the Hundred’s return on Tuesday, but there will be just as much interest in what is happening in the hospitality suites as on the pitch. The ECB plan to use the competition’s fourth season as a shop window for potential investors into the eight teams and have invited the “best in the world sport” for a look. The governing body…
The ball that got Shoaib Bashir going was not even a wicket-taking delivery. With West Indies already hurtling towards defeat inside a session on the fourth evening at Trent Bridge, Bashir looped one up outside off stump, enticing Jason Holder into a drive. But even Holder’s giant stride could not get him to the pitch as the ball dipped, spun and beat the bat, only to just clear the top…
Toss Thailand chose to bat vs Bangladesh Thailand’s young captain Thipatcha Putthawong won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh in the Women’s Asia Cup game in Dambulla. Thailand made one change to the side that beat Malaysia with offspinner Suninda Chaturongrattana replacing opener Nannaphat Chaihan. A win today will help Thailand inch closer to the semi-finals. Putthawong said she wanted her batters to continue the good work from…
The ICC has confirmed that a review into the conduct of T20 World Cup 2024 will be carried out by three of its board directors – Roger Twose, Lawson Naidoo and Imran Khawaja – who will submit their findings later in the year. ESPNcricinfo had reported earlier that there was scrutiny on the extent of expenditure on the US leg of the tournament and the organisation of the Caribbean leg….
Cassell was added to the Scotland squad for the matches against Oman on July 15, as a replacement for fast bowler Chris Sole who was unavailable for personal reasons. “You’ve come back from a huge setback, with that massive injury you had, put you out for a year and a bit,” Scotland captain Richie Berrington said when presenting Cassell with his cap before the game against Oman. “Just to see…
England teams have played three games against West Indies in the last month but only one player – Harry Brook – has featured in all of them. Brook was the only England player to appear in both the T20 World Cup fixture in St Lucia in June and first two Tests in July, and a disjointed forthcoming schedule will ensure the divergence between their squads continues. Australia and India –…