Rilee Rossouw bludgeoned 106 off 53 balls, Kusal Mendis crashed 72 off 40 of his own, and together sent Jaffna Kings soaring to a target of 185, inside 16 overs. It was a record-breaking chase on at least two fronts. Their unbroken stand of 185 (Pathum Nissanka had been out first ball), was the highest
Month: July 2024
Toss Pakistan chose to bowl vs Nepal Pakistan captain Nida Dar won the toss and opted to bowl first against Nepal in a must-win game for her side at the Women’s Asia Cup 2024. Dar said that since Pakistan had lost batting first against India, they wanted to bowl first here. They made one change,
Esha Oza, the UAE captain, called correctly and elected to bowl in a must-win game against India at the women’s Asia Cup in Dambulla. UAE are looking to bounce back from an opening-day loss to lower-ranked Nepal. Oza announced an unchanged XI while stating the need to restrict India to as low a score as
England 416 and 348 for 6 (Brook 109, Root 81*, Duckett 76, Pope 51) lead West Indies 457 (Hodge 120, Da Silva 82*, Athanaze 82, Woakes 4-84) by 307 runs Harry Brook‘s century and Joe Root‘s unbeaten 81 extended England’s lead to 307 runs at lunch on the fourth day but three quick wickets kept
Shreyanka took a full part in the team’s only game of the tournament so far, against Pakistan on Friday, bowling 3.2 overs and picking up 2 for 14. She was not needed to bat with India wrapping up the win in 14.2 overs and with seven wickets to spare. Tanuja Kanwar, the uncapped 26-year-old left-arm
England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 3: Live Score Updates© AFP England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 3 Live Updates: West Indies will resume the proceedings from 351/5 on Day 3 of the ongoing second Test against England in Nottingham. Joshua Da Silva (32*) and Jason Holder (23*) are standing unbeaten at the
Former India allrounder Abhishek Nayar and former Netherlands allrounder Ryan ten Doeschate are set to join India’s support staff as assistant coaches for the upcoming white-ball tour of Sri Lanka. The pair will reunite with newly-appointed India head coach Gautam Gambhir, having recently served as assistant coaches during Kolkata Knight Riders’ run to the IPL
Lunch West Indies 457 (Hodge 120, Da Silva 82*, Athanaze 82, Woakes 4-84) lead England 416 (Pope 121, Duckett 71, Stokes 69) by 41 runs Joshua Da Silva‘s resolute half-century and some late-innings thrashing by Shamar Joseph took West Indies 41 runs ahead of England on the third morning of the second Test at Trent
The Pakistan Cricket Board has refused No-Objection Cetificates (NOCs) to Shaheen Shah Afridi, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan for the Global T20 in Canada. In a statement, the PCB said it had decided against issuing these NOCs “after consulting with the three players and the selection committee”. The decision comes shortly after the PCB also
Suryakumar’s first assignment is the three T20Is in Sri Lanka on July 27, 28 and 30, which is also the first assignment of India’s new coach Gautam Gambhir. It’s also seen as the first step towards building for the next T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in 2026. While Hardik is part of
England’s Test players are being lined up to play in the ILT20 and the SA20 at the start of 2025, after missing the second seasons of both leagues due to their tour to India. Joe Root was unveiled as a new signing by Paarl Royals on Friday, and ESPNcricinfo understands that franchises have expressed interest
Both Rohit and Kohli have spent time abroad with their families after the T20 World Cup felicitation event in Mumbai on July 4. There was speculation they would skip the tour of Sri Lanka and only return for the start of the home season in September, but they are now part of the 15-man squad
Kavem Hodge described his battle with Mark Wood as “brutal” but said that only increased the level of satisfaction after his maiden Test hundred provided a platform for West Indies to hit back on day two of the second match of the series against England in Nottingham. Hodge, 31 and playing in his fourth Test,
The prospect of ring-fencing money for Afghanistan women’s cricket could be raised at the ICC’s annual meetings in Colombo this weekend, as the global body comes under growing pressure to act over the Afghanistan Cricket Board’s (ACB) inability to field a women’s team. A number of boards, among them Cricket Australia (CA) and New Zealand
ENG vs WI 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights© AFP England vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: Kavem Hodge scored his maiden Test hundred as West Indies made life tough for England in Nottingham on Friday during their first day in the field since James Anderson’s international retirement. West Indies were 351-5 in reply
India 109 for 3 (Mandhana 45, Shafali, Syeda 2-9) beat Pakistan 108 (Sidra 25, Deepti 3-20, Renuka 2-14, Shreyanka 2-14, Vastrakar 2-31) by seven wickets India extended their dominance over Pakistan at the Women’s Asia Cup, notching up a seven-wicket victory in their opening game in windy Dambulla on Friday evening. It was set up
Fast bowler Harshit Rana, who earned a maiden India call-up for the ODIs against Sri Lanka, has said he owes much of his success to Gautam Gambhir “above everyone else”. Rana, 22, worked with the new India head coach Gambhir at Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) this year and, like Gambhir, made his way up through
Lunch West Indies 89 for 3 (Brathwaite 48, Bashir 2-30) trail England 416 (Pope 121, Duckett 71, Stokes 69) by 327 runs Mark Wood‘s searing four-over spell lit up Trent Bridge and kept West Indies in check on the second morning of the second Test. Openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis weathered the onslaught and
Australia allrounder Sophie Molineux could face a race to be fit for the New Zealand series ahead of the T20 World Cup after suffering a fractured rib during training which will rule her out for up to eight weeks. The injury has ruled Molineux out of the Hundred where she had been due to join
How quickly the world can change. Just over two weeks ago, Hardik Pandya had reached the pinnacle of his career. He was arguably the MVP in the final of the T20 World Cup, a tournament he had lit up with bat and ball, and the world’s No. 1 allrounder in T20Is. With Rohit Sharma retiring
India allrounder Hardik Pandya and actor Natasa Stankovic have announced their separation, after being married for four years. “After four years of being together, Natasa and I have decided to mutually part ways,” they said via an Instagram post. “We tried our best together and gave it our all, and we believe this is in
Mark Wood has been recalled to England’s attack in place of the retired James Anderson as the only change to their XI for the second Test against West Indies at Trent Bridge, which begins on Thursday. Wood, England’s fastest bowler, was not available for the Lord’s Test, having only just returned to the country after
File photo of Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic© Instagram India star cricketer Hardik Pandya in an Instagram post on Thursday announced that he and wife Natasa Stankovic have ‘mutually parted ways’. For the last few months there were rumours that the celebrity couple were headed for a divorce, and with Thursday’s announcement it has been
Lunch England 134 for 2 (Duckett 71, Pope 47*, Root 13*) vs West Indies Ben Duckett‘s boundary assault and Ollie Pope‘s unbeaten 47 guided England to 134 for 2 at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against West Indies at Trent Bridge. West Indies, who won the toss and surprisingly opted to
West Indies’ batters will attempt to strike the right balance between defence and attack when they face up to England in the second Test at Trent Bridge, with the captain, Kraigg Brathwaite, saying that they have “to find a way” to put runs on the board. The tourists were bowled out for totals of 121
England are primed for a last-minute shift to their plans for the second Test at Trent Bridge, as Ben Duckett prepares for the imminent birth of his first child. The opener delayed his arrival to England’s training session on Tuesday morning, having been the first in and out of the nets on Monday to be
England U19 401 for 5 (Shaikh 107, Denly 91, Flintoff 82*, Fonseka 76) lead Sri Lanka U19 153 (Weerasinghe 77, Sharma 5-44) by 248 runs Hamza Shaikh played a true captain’s innings to put England firmly in control at the end of day two in the second Youth Men’s Test against Sri Lanka at Cheltenham.
From Thursday, James Anderson will be perched up on the England balcony in the Trent Bridge pavilion, at the side of the ground that is due to be renamed “The Stuart Broad End” before the start of the first day’s play. Broad himself will be at the other end, on the ones-and-twos as part of
England 155 for 7 (Knight 46*, Jonas 4-22, Carson 2-35) beat New Zealand 135 for 8 (A Kerr 43, Bell 3-21, Dean 2-29, Kemp 2-31) by 20 runs After the fourth T20I against New Zealand, Heather Knight had declared England wanted to finish their home summer undefeated, and it took a timely captain’s knock to
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) secretary Richard Gould has written to his counterpart, BCCI secretary Jay Shah, proposing to bring two national disability teams — one for visually impaired (blind) and one combined (physically challenged, intellectually challenged and hearing impaired) team — to help popularise the sport among the communities. Currently, in India,
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