England women will need to chase down 196 for six to win their one-day international series against South Africa in Johannesburg. Anya Shrubsole claimed 3-35 as the Proteas were indebted to Lizelle Lee’s 74 to set a tricky target. South Africa had been in some bother at 85 for six but Lee expertly batted with the lower order to register her seventh ODI half-century. Shrubsole played a central part in…
Afridi 5 for 7 sets up big Peshawar win
Peshawar Zalmi 130 for 2 (Malan 60*, Hafeez 36) beat Quetta Gladiators 129 (Elliott 40, Afridi 5-7) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Shahid Afridi picked up a career-best 5 for 7 to derail Quetta’s innings © PSL Shahid Afridi picked up career-best T20 figures of 5 for 7, setting up a comprehensive eight-wicket win for Peshawar Zalmi against Quetta Gladiators in Sharjah. Afridi, who will be retiring from international…
Afridi 5 for 7 sets up big Quetta win
Quetta Gladiators 130 for 2 (Malan 60*, Hafeez 36) beat Peshawar Zalmi 129 (Elliott 40, Afridi 5-7) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Shahid Afridi picked up a career-best 5 for 7 to derail Peshawar’s innings © PSL Shahid Afridi picked up career-best T20 figures of 5 for 7, setting up a comprehensive eight-wicket win for table-toppers Quetta Gladiators against Peshawar Zalmi in Sharjah. Afridi, who will be retiring from…
Cross thrilled with bowling display
Kate Cross praised England women’s bowling unit after a five-wicket win in the third one-day international against South Africa sealed a series victory . Lancashire seamer Cross, who came into the team for the injured Katherine Brunt, shared an impressive new-ball spell with Anya Shrubsole and six different bowlers took wickets as the hosts were restricted to 196 for nine at the Wanderers. An early wobble left England 38 for…
'We are always a top contender in the shorter formats' – MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni – “What the shortest format really does is, it narrows down the difference between the two teams. What you have to do is keep the [opposition’s] big hitters out of the game” © BCCI There is still a month to go till the World Twenty20, but no side other than India can claim to know their first XI so much in advance. In the team that beat Sri…
'You live for those pressure moments' – de Villiers
After two losses early in the five-match series, AB de Villiers urged his team-mates to keep believing in themselves © Getty Images If AB de Villiers was less experienced, South Africa might have lost the series to England on Sunday. If AB de Villiers was less experienced, 22 for 3 would have been a hole too deep for him to dig his team out of. If AB de Villiers was…
Bayliss laments England's fielding
Trevor Bayliss was full of praise for the way Alex Hales responded from his poor Test series © Gallo Images With the highest run-scorer, Alex Hales, and the highest wicket-taker, Reece Topley, in the ODI series against South Africa – roles-reversed from the Test series where South Africa lost despite leading both tallies – England’s coach Trevor Bayliss identified fielding as main difference between the two sides. “The batting and…
Knight and Elwiss earn England series and vital points
England Women 198 for 5 (Knight 67*, Elwiss 61) beat South Africa Women 196 for 6 (Lees 74, Shrubsole 3-35)Scorecard Georgia Elwiss and Heather Knight scored vital fifties © Gallo Images Heather Knight and Georgia Elwiss produced a pair of composed innings to guide England to a series-clinching five-wicket victory at the Wanderers – a important points in the Women’s Championship – after their chase had been in considerable early…
Ashwin's 4 for 8 gives India series
India chose to bowl v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dushmantha Chameera might have to contend with dew when he bowls © BCCI MS Dhoni retained the XI for a third straight match, and by electing to bowl first, he put the onus of bowling in the dew on Sri Lanka’s bowlers. When Sri Lanka played the dew similarly in Ranchi, they actually gave themselves the rough end of…
Islamabad United canter to five-wicket victory
Islamabad United 131 for 5 (Misbah 38, Latif 33) beat Karachi Kings 128 for 5 (Bopara 45, Khalid 2-19) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Imran Khalid was the most successful bowler for Islamabad United with returns of 2 for 19 © PCB Khalid Latif, Misbah-ul-Haq and Asif Ali chipped in with thirties, as Islamabad United cruised to a five-wicket win against Karachi Kings in Sharjah. Chasing a modest target…