USA will face Scotland and Netherlands in the Europe qualifier for a spot in the global qualifier for the 2018 Women’s World T20 in the West Indies © Peter Della Penna In another step to provide more opportunities to players in the USA, the ICC has given the country’s women’s team a wildcard entry into next year’s ICC Europe Women’s T20 Qualifier, despite having suspended the USA Cricket Association in…

England 295 (Knight 53, Winfield 51, Sciver 51) beat Sri Lanka 173 (Perera 35, Hazell 3-38) by 122 runsScorecard Natalie Sciver thrashed a rapid fifty (file photo) © Getty Images England secured their qualification for next year’s Women’s World Cup with a comprehensive 122-run victory over Sri Lanka in Colombo. Lauren Winfield, Heather Knight and Nat Sciver all scored half-centuries as England amassed 295 before Sri Lanka were dismissed well…

“We don’t deserve to play here if we have to do spoon feeding at this level.” © BCB Mahmudullah was celebrating his side’s four-run win over Chittagong Vikings, but the tension that was palpable when he was asked to defend six off the final over didn’t wear off even after the post-match presentation. The Khulna Titans captain said that his primary target was to keep Mohammad Nabi off strike but…

Ravi Bopara has relinquished the Essex limited-overs captaincy © Getty Images Ravi Bopara has stepped down as Essex’s limited-overs captain after one season in the role. Bopara wants to focus on his own game, with Championship captain, Ryan ten Doeschate, taking over in all formats. Essex continued their recent trend of losing knockout matches in 2016, with quarter-final defeats in the NatWest T20 Blast and Royal London Cup – something…

Khulna Titans 127 for 7 (Pooran 29, Nabi 3-22) beat Chittagong Vikings 123 for 9 (Nabi 39, Shafiul 4-28, Mahmudullah 3-24) by four runsScorecard Mahmudullah starved off Mohammad Nabi’s challenge to seal a thrilling win © BCB For the second time in three matches, Mahmudullah defended six runs in the final over to bowl Khulna Titans to a sensational four-run win against Chittagong Vikings at the Shere Bangla National Stadium…

Andy Flower is overseeing England Lions’ preparation © Getty Images English cricket’s ceaseless search for a solution to stress fractures suffered by fast bowlers has a new ally because of the ECB’s partnership with a global leader in athlete analytics. England teams – both men’s and women’s – have had the opportunity to wear micro-sensors underneath their shirts in a three-year partnership with Catapult, a leading provider of athlete analytics….

Khulna Titans 127 for 7 (Pooran 29, Nabi 3-22) beat Chittagong Vikings 123 for 9 (Nabi 39, Shafiul 4-28, Mahmudullah 3-24) by four runsScorecard File photo: Mahmudullah snuffed out three batsmen in the last over to give Khulna Titans an improbable win © BCB For the second time in three matches, Mahmudullah defended six runs in the final over to bowl Khulna Titans to a sensational four-run win against Chittagong…

Alviro Petersen retired from South Africa duty in 2015 © AFP Cricket South Africa has charged former South Africa opening batsman Alviro Petersen with six breaches of the anti-corruption code relating to attempting to fix matches during the 2015 domestic T20 competition, the Ram Slam. Petersen, who has been provisionally suspended from all cricket activities, denied any involvement in fixing earlier this year. Five other players – Gulam Bodi, Thami…

Lehmann: ‘We’ve been doing everything behind the scenes to get better at [playing swing], but today we weren’t as good as we should have been.’ © Getty Images Australia’s coach, Darren Lehmann, has admitted his team’s batting woes have reached crisis point and placed his own job under scrutiny, after their crushing 85 all out on day one of the Hobart Test against South Africa. On an ideal day for…