Angelo Mathews is nursing a groin strain that largely prevented him from bowling in New Zealand © Getty Images Sri Lanka are likely to send a depleted squad to India next month to play the scheduled T20 series, given a number of injuries to key players. Among them are fast bowler and T20 captain Lasith Malinga, allrounder Angelo Mathews, spinner Rangana Herath and fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep. India and Sri…
Washout without a ball bowled at McLean Park
Match abandoned New Zealand v PakistanScorecard and ball-by-ball details The rain left the outfield too wet for play at McLean Park © AFP The second ODI, in Napier, was abandoned without a ball being bowled, after heavy rain persisted until mid afternoon, and left the ground too sodden for play to begin. The skies had begun to clear well ahead of the game’s cut-off time of 7:19 pm, but with…
2nd ODI: Pakistan seeks improvement with series on the line
When Pakistan began the tour of New Zealand, winning by 16 runs in the first Twenty20 International, it appeared that the side had the resources to push the home side. Fast forward to nearly two weeks later, and it seems that was just a minor hiccup on New Zealand’s part. Pakistan has the firepower lower down the order, but runs at the top of the order will go a long…
Bayliss: Team effort was key in series win
Head Coach Trevor Bayliss believes a collective team effort was the key to their 2-1 Test series victory away to South Africa. England ended their four-match series with a 280-run defeat in the fourth Test at Centurion but despite the manner in which they lost, Bayliss was proud of the achievement of his side. The 53-year-old can add an away Test victory against the world top-ranked Test team to their…
Big names signing up for Blast
[embedded content] Chris Gayle will bring his gun-slinging style back to the NatWest T20 Blast this summer as the big names continue to be confirmed for next summer’s tournament. Somerset confirmed at lunchtime today that the big-hitting Jamaican would return to Taunton after a blistering, but brief, spell last year that saw him pile up 328 runs in just three matches including an unbeaten 151 from 62 balls against Kent…
Lawrence over the moon with Fiji thrashing
Centurion Dan Lawrence was delighted to contribute to England Under-19s’ thrashing of Fiji in their opening World Cup pool game in Chittagong. The Essex batsman smashed 174 from 150 deliveries, the highest England Under-19s score in a 50-over match, and shared a second-wicket stand of 303 with Durham’s Jack Burnham, who made a 137-ball 148. That lifted England to a mammoth 371 for three from 50 overs, a total that…
New Zealand v Pakistan 2nd ODI called off
The second one-day international between New Zealand and Pakistan has been abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain in Napier. After a series of inspections, match umpires Billy Bowden and Bruce Oxenford decided to call off the match as they deemed the outfield at McLean Park was too wet for play. The Black Caps lead the three-match series 1-0 after their 70-run victory in Wellington on Monday. The…
Hales and Compton could swap places – Bayliss
Play 02:47 The winners and losers from England’s series victory Trevor Bayliss, the England coach, has sought to reassure his top-order batsmen that their modest displays in the victory over South Africa will not necessarily lead to their exclusion from the Test side that takes on Sri Lanka in England in May. But Bayliss has conceded that, with batsmen unable to cement their positions in the team, “there are possibilities”…
England U19s demolish Fiji in opener
England showed no mercy to World Cup debutants Fiji in a record-breaking 299–run demolition in their opening pool game in Chittagong today. Essex opener Dan Lawrence smashed 174 from 150 balls, a new one-day record for England Under-19s, and shared a second-wicket stand of 303 with Durham’s Jack Burnham, who made 148 from 137. Then Lancashire’s Saqib Mahmood and Surrey’s Sam Curran each took three wickets with the new ball…
Scotland gain extra T20 preparation in UAE
Josh Davey will be a key bowler for Scotland © Peter Della Penna Scotland will play T20Is against UAE and Netherlands in Dubai as part of their preparations for the World T20. The matches on February 4 and 5 will take place as Scotland head home from their current tour of Hong Kong. They will also face a County XI – expected to be an amalgamation of cricketers who will…