Toss India opt to bowl vs Sri Lanka India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bowl in the second T20I against Sri Lanka in Pallekele, after intermittent rain had delayed the toss by 45 minutes. As a result, the start was delayed to 7.45pm local time. Suryakumar said that the wet weather influenced his decision to chase. India made a forced change, with Sanju Samson coming in…
Ireland 250 (Moor 79, Chivanga 3-39, Muzarabani 3-53) and 158 for 6 (Tucker 56, McBrine 55*, Ngarava 4-53, Muzarabani 2-52) beat Zimbabwe 210 (Masvaure 74, McBrine 3-37, McCarthy 3-42) and 197 (Myers 57, McBrine 4-38) by four wickets It didn’t quite reach the climax the third evening had promised, but the one-off Ireland vs Zimbabwe Test had most results possible for the best part of the morning session on the…
Lunch West Indies 282 and 151 for 5 (Louis 57, Hodge 52*) lead England 376 (Smith 95, Root 87, Woakes 62, Stokes 54) by 57 runs Half-centuries to Mikyle Louis and Kavem Hodge steadied West Indies, who moved to a 57-run lead against England on the third day of their final Test at Edgbaston. At lunch, Hodge remained unbeaten on 52, Louis having departed for 57 in an eventful morning…
Toss India chose to bat vs Sri Lanka Harmanpreet’s decision hinged on the fact that the strip that both the semi-finals were played on was used for the final as well. The defending champions remained unchanged from the side that beat Bangladesh in the semi-final. This meant Uma Chetry, who replaced D Hemalatha at No.3, retained her spot. Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu mentioned that the hosts wanted to bowl…
USA Cricket (USAC) on Saturday appointed Johnathan Atkeison as its new CEO. The move comes after the ICC put them “on notice” earlier this week for not having a fit-for-purpose governance and administrative system and structure. With this appointment, USAC fulfilled one of the two critical requirements to avoid disqualification as an ICC Associate member. The other requirement was to have governance norms set by the US Olympic and Paralympic…
Birmingham Phoenix 131 for 7 (Bethell 43, Stone 2-14) beat London Spirit 127 for 7 (Russell 37*, Abbott 4-14) by three wickets Sean Abbott produced a memorable performance with the ball to inspire Birmingham Phoenix to a three-wicket victory over London Spirit in a low-scoring thriller at Lord’s. Abbott claimed 4 for 14 from his 20 deliveries – the 10th-best figures in the history of the men’s Hundred – as…
Ireland 250 and 33 for 5 (Tucker 9*, Ngarava 4-12, Muzarabani 1-16) need 125 runs to beat Zimbabwe 210 and 197 (Myers 57, Williams 40, McBrine 4-38, Young 2-37, Adair 2-42) More action couldn’t have been crammed into this 71-over day. There were 15 wickets, six dropped catches, Tanaka Chivanga retiring hurt temporarily, and a lightning four-over spell from Richard Ngarava that turned the game in Zimbabwe’s favour. Going into…
London Spirit 147 for 9 (Lanning 53, Levick 3-24) beat Birmingham Phoenix 127 for 5 (Perry 65, Devine 37, Glenn 3-22) by 20 runs Meg Lanning won the battle of the Australians at Lord’s, scoring her first half-century in the Hundred as London Spirit overcame Birmingham Phoenix, despite Ellyse Perry‘s innings of 65 in reply. The 16,641 crowd – the fifth-highest in the history of the women’s Hundred – were…
Derbyshire 267 for 1 (Came 113*, Reece 88) beat Middlesex 266 (Cracknell 56, Dupavillon 3-47) by nine wickets Harry Came scored a maiden List A hundred as Derbyshire moved to the top of Group A in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with a thumping nine-wicket victory over Middlesex at Derby. Derbyshire’s second win in the competition was set up by Came and Luis Reece, 88, who shared an opening stand…
Deandra Dottin has come out of international retirement, making herself available for West Indies selection once again, nearly two years after a sudden decision to quit while leading Barbados in the 2022 Commonwealth Games. “Representing West Indies in international cricket has always been a matter of great pride and passion for me,” Dottin, 33, said in a letter to Cricket West Indies (CWI) that was part of the board’s statement….