Alex Hales carried his sensational one-day international form into Twenty20 cricket with a swashbuckling innings in England’s warm-up match against a strong South Africa A outfit at Boland Park. Having hit four fifties and a century during the tourists’ 3-2 ODI defeat to the Proteas, the opening batsman smashed 78 off 52 balls in Paarl. Hales blasted nine fours and three sixes, reaching his half-century from just 32 balls, while…
Willey delighted to lay down a marker
[embedded content] David Willey stressed the importance of starting the Twenty20 leg of their tour of South Africa with an impressive performance. The tourists prepared for their two-match T20 international series with the Proteas, which starts on Friday, with a 44-run victory over South Africa A at Boland Park in Paarl. Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan both starred with the bat, hitting 78 and 42 respectively in England’s 202 for…
Irfan, Haddin end Lahore's campaign
Islamabad United 151 for 5 (Haddin 54, Misbah 38*) beat Lahore Qalandars 150 for 5 (Akmal 72*, Maqsood 57, Irfan 3-22) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Misbah-ul-Haq blasted 38 off 19 balls to take Islamabad home in 19 overs © Getty Images A three-wicket haul from Mohammad Irfan and a brisk half-century from Brad Haddin set up Islamabad United’s five-wicket win against Lahore Qalandars in Dubai….
Hales and Morgan set up comfortable win
England XI 202 for 6 (Hales 78, Morgan 42, Parnell 3-26) beat South Africa A 158 for 8 (de Bruyn 56, Topley 3-29) by 44 runsScorecard Alex Hales continued his blistering form ahead of the T20 series © Getty Images Alex Hales continued his prolific limited-overs form with a sixth successive fifty-plus score, while captain Eoin Morgan club five sixes in a 13-ball onslaught, to push the England XI to…
Siddle ruled out of Christchurch Test
Peter Siddle went off the field with a back problem on the third day of the Wellington Test © Getty Images Peter Siddle has been ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch due to back pain. Siddle bowled only eight overs during New Zealand’s second innings in Wellington before back spasms forced him from the field after tea on day three; he returned on the fourth…
Edwards: World T20 preparation starts now
Skipper Charlotte Edwards wants England to use the Twenty20 series against South Africa to fine-tune their preparations for the World T20. The tourists face the Proteas, who they beat 2-1 in the one-day internationals, in the first of three T20s tomorrow in Paarl ahead of next month’s showpiece in India. “We have been a pretty successful T20 squad over the last few years so we are looking to build on…
Jason Roy Video Diary: Part 3
[embedded content] Jason Roy and the rest of the England team took time away from the cricket field to take a trip down to Nyanga Township near Cape Town and join local kids in a game of football. The England opener, alongside Jos Buttler, swapped the cricket bats for football analysis as they gave their verdict on their team-mates during an 11-a-side match. With Chris Jordan likened to Manchester United…
Domingo opens door for Parnell's international return
Russell Domingo – “The plan was for us to send Parnell back to domestic cricket and for him to perform well there there for a period of time before getting into the national side again” © AFP Wayne Parnell‘s 3 for 26 was the most incisive and economical contribution for South Africa A against the touring England XI in their warm-up match in Paarl, but he will still have to…
Farrant thrilled with World T20 place
Tash Farrant could barely contain her excitement after earning a place in England women’s 15-strong squad for the upcoming ICC World T20 in India. The 19-year-old left-arm seamer has just linked up with the England women squad in South Africa as a replacement for the injured Katherine Brunt, but both players have been included for next month’s showpiece. And Farrant admits it was extra special to be called up for…
Hodge heroics stuns Karachi Kings
Peshawar Zalmi 158 for 5 (Hodge 85*, Allenby 31) beat Karachi Kings 152 for 7 (Simmons 49, Bopara 23) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Brad Hodge hit six fours and as many sixes in his unbeaten 45-ball 85 © Cricket Australia Brad Hodge turned a chase that was headed nowhere into realms of possibility, and within the bat of an eyelid blasted the ball to all corners of the…