Pakistan finished with five losses in nine matches and had struggled through the middle of the league stage, losing to India, Australia, Afghanistan, and South Africa all in a row. Babar’s own form wasn’t quite to expectation, given the extremely high standards he often sets in white-ball cricket. He averaged 40 and struck at 82.9,
Month: November 2023
Henry Nicholls has been cleared of ball tampering after being reported during a Plunket Shield match. The charge was brought under Rule 3.1, article 1.15 of the New Zealand Cricket code of conduct which involves changing the condition of the ball in breach of Law 41.3 of the Laws of Cricket However, a disciplinary hearing
Rahul Dravid, the India coach, has all but ruled out the possibility of making wholesale changes to the XI for their final World Cup league game against Netherlands, even though they are guaranteed to finish on top of the points table. India have played the same XI for their previous four games, the last of
David Willey signed off from his international career by taking his 100th ODI wicket in England’s win over Pakistan in Kolkata – then revealed he had considered pulling out of the World Cup as late as the day that the team flew to India at the end of September. Willey announced before England’s defeat to
Bangladesh stand-in captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has said the team would have been better without the constant rejigging of the batting order in the World Cup. This admission from a Bangladesh team member has come at the end of Bangladesh’s dim campaign, after regular captain Shakib Al Hasan and the management had defended the decision
The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is building towards the final on November 19 with the semi-finalists now locked in. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Marsh’s 177* powers Australia to seventh straight
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president Shammi Silva has warned that the country could lose out on hosting the men’s Under-19 World Cup in January and February if the ICC’s suspension of SLC was not lifted. He also said the ICC wanted to suspend Sri Lanka back in July, but he prevented it. However, ESPNcricinfo understands
England joined the party after everything was done and dusted, finding enough reasons to smile while humiliating a demotivated Pakistan by 93 runs in their final World Cup game in Kolkata on Saturday. By virtue of winning their last two games, England finished seventh in the 10-team table and qualified for the Champions Trophy, scheduled
Temba Bavuma has “showed an improvement overnight” from the hamstring strain that hampered him during South Africa’s World Cup match against Afghanistan on Friday. Cricket South Africa, however, did not answer questions on whether he was sent for a scan. Earlier on Saturday, ESPNcricinfo confirmed with two sources that a decision on whether Bavuma would
Big picture: Will India give the fringe players game time? They’ve been occasionally tested, but otherwise, India’s World Cup run has been nothing short of magical. Now on the day of the auspicious Indian festival of Diwali, they have a chance to gift their fans another dose of entertainment, and even though we know that
England 337 for 9 (Stokes 84, Root 60, Bairstow 59, Rauf 3-64) beat Pakistan 244 (Salman 51, Willey 3-56) by 93 runs England’s soon-to-be-deposed world champions bade farewell to the 2023 World Cup with a glimpse of their former domineering selves, as they marched to an emphatic 93-run win over Pakistan at Eden Gardens. Babar
Australia 307 for 2 (Marsh 177*, Smith 63*, Warner 51) beat Bangladesh 306 for 8 (Hridoy 74, Shanto 45, Zampa 2-32, Abbott 2-61) by eight wickets Australia’s aversion to chasing has disappeared ahead of a semi-final with old foes South Africa after a statement innings of 177 not out from Mitchell Marsh at No.3 helped
WBBL clubs are facing the prospect of being robbed of marquee English players for the competition’s final due to a scheduling clash. England named their squad for a looming multi-format series in India on Friday night, with nine WBBL players included ahead of the first T20 on December 7. The majority of those will be
Victoria 160 for 4 (Short 81*) beat Tasmania 156 (Webster 47, Elliott 5-26, O’Neill 3-33) by six wickets Victoria jumped to top of the domestic one-day table after securing a convincing six-wicket win over Tasmania in a low-scoring contest in Launceston. After captain Peter Handscomb won the toss and elected to bowl first, Victoria knocked
South Africa 247 for 5 (van der Dussen 76*, de Kock 41, Nabi 2-35, Rashid 2-37) beat Afghanistan 244 (Omarzai 97*, Coetzee 4-44, Maharaj 2-25) by five wickets A 62-ball partnership of 65 between Rassie van der Dussen and Andile Phehlukwayo shepherded South Africa to a win against Afghanistan in their last league-stage game of
Big picture: Pakistan chasing the almost impossible So here we are: one last time in the group stages at Eden Gardens, and for both of these sides – almost certainly – one last time at this World Cup. As title defences go, it was an all-timer of a disaster for England, comparable not just with
Sophie Ecclestone has been named in England’s Test and T20I squads for the tour of India in December, as she continues her return to cricket after dislocating her right shoulder during last summer’s Women’s Hundred. Ecclestone, England’s No. 1-ranked white-ball spinner, sustained the injury while warming up for Manchester Originals’ home fixture against Southern Brave
The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: van der Dussen and Phehlukwayo seal nervy chase for South Africa South Africa
Calmness of Rassie van der Dussen and the fire of Gerald Coetzee helped experienced South Africa overcame a spirited resistance from Afghanistan to carve out a five-wicket win in their last league game of the World Cup in Ahmedabad on Friday. Set a target of 245, South Africa, who are already assured of a place
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been suspended by the ICC board with immediate effect because of extensive government interference in SLC administration. “The ICC Board met today and determined that Sri Lanka Cricket is in serious breach of its obligations as a Member, in particular, the requirement to manage its affairs autonomously and ensure that
South Africa’s captain Temba Bavuma could be a doubt for their semi-final against Australia, more than likely to be in Kolkata on Thursday, after sustaining a hamstring injury during their final league match against Afghanistan at Eden Gardens. Bavuma left the field after nine balls of the first innings and returned four overs later but
How do you plan for a game which you need to win by 287 runs? That is Pakistan’s task against England in Kolkata on Saturday, in order to qualify for the semi-finals of the World Cup: not just to win, but also win by the biggest margin in the history of their men’s ODI team.
Gurkeerat faced 13 balls as a batter and bowled 60 balls as a bowler in international cricket – all in ODIs. He made his IPL debut for his hometown franchise, Kings XI Punjab as they were known then, in 2012, and played for them until 2017, scoring 342 runs in 24 innings at a strike
Jon Lewis, England Women’s head coach, believes that the recruitment of Chris Liddle to the women’s performance programme will help to provide the “scaffolding” needed for the team’s crop of young fast bowlers to thrive, in the wake of Issy Wong‘s high-profile struggle for form last summer. Liddle, the former Northamptonshire assistant coach, was announced
Bangladesh 167 for 3 (Hoque 62, Murshida 54, Sandhu 2-27) beat Pakistan 166 for 9 (Ameen 84*, Nahida 3-26) by seven wickets A record opening partnership for Bangladesh in women’s ODIs set up their series win in the final game of the tour against Pakistan. The right-left combination of Fargana Hoque and Murshida Khatun added
Sydney Sixers 166 for 9 (Tryon 40, Bates 35*) beat Hobart Hurricanes 109 (Stalenberg) by 57 runs Sydney Sixers continued their mid-season resurgence to keep themselves in contention for finals with a 57-run victory over Hobart Hurricanes. Important contributions from Ash Gardner, Chloe Tryon and latterly Suzie Bates, in her new middle-order role, lifted the
Henry Nicholls has been accused of breaking New Zealand Cricket’s code of conduct after being reported by umpires for ball-tampering in a domestic first-class match. TV footage of the Plunket Shield match between Nicholls’ Canterbury and Auckland this week appeared to show Nicholls brushing the ball against a helmet during a change of ends. “Nicholls
Ben Stokes never countenanced the possibility of leaving the World Cup early to bring his impending knee surgery forwards, despite England’s Test tour to India looming in two-and-a-half months’ time. Going home, he said, would have been “the easy way out”. Stokes revealed before England’s 33-run defeat to Australia in Ahmedabad last week that he
Big picture: Australia look to fine-tune against Bangladesh ahead of semi-final Before Glenn Maxwell unleashed the most surreal batting imaginable, Australia appeared headed for a hefty defeat against Afghanistan and almost getting into must-win territory against Bangladesh. That nervy scenario was alleviated by Maxwell, who powered Australia into a semi-final against South Africa. But Australia
Sydney Thunder 125 (Knight 45, Day 4-35, McKenna 3-18, Sutherland 3-22) beat Melbourne Stars 121 for 9 (Darlington 5-10) by four runs Hannah Darlington bagged her first five-wicket haul to crash Meg Lanning‘s retirement party and help the Sydney Thunder go top of the WBBL ladder with a four-run win over the Melbourne Stars. Darlington
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