Report Dawid Malan replaced the injured Sam Billings as the visitors looked to square the series Toss: England opt to bowl vs India England chose to bowl again, in their must-win second ODI against India, in Pune. This time it was stand-in captain Jos Buttler who called correctly at the toss, reckoning that the “pitch
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News Bangladesh captain deeply disappointed with team’s poor performance in New Zealand After taking a step forward with the bat in Christchurch, Bangladesh took quite a few steps back in Wellington, resulting in the 164-run defeat in the third ODI. The visitors were bowled out for 154 in 42.4 overs but they had abandoned the
IND vs ENG: Virat Kohli scored scored his second half-century in as many ODIs this series.© AFP India captain Virat Kohli on Friday touched the milestone of 10,000 ODI runs at the number three position during the ongoing second match against England in Pune at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Kohli is only the second
Follow the latest England news at ecb.co.uk/england/men England chased down 341 to seal the series win against Pakistan in a thrilling game where England lost 4 wickets for 15 runs during their chase before an unbeaten Stokes steered England to victory. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch
Dhananjaya De Silva hitting 84 off 66 balls to give Sri Lanka fleeting hope of chasing down a target of 364.
News Despite the Pakistan T20I side being in flux in recent times, the head coach has backed them to come good in SA Head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has dismissed concerns Pakistan are heading into the T20 World Cup later this year unsure of their best side, pointing to a “nucleus of seven-eight players that were almost
News “My focus has always been lately about how I can be the best version of myself, not just as a cricketer but as a human” The Pandya brothers Krunal and Hardik lost their father Himanshu on January 16. On Tuesday, when Krunal made his ODI debut in Pune against England, and marked the occasion
Preview India will be without Shreyas Iyer, while England ponder on the fitness of Sam Billings and Eoin Morgan Big picture It appears the narrative of this series is set. England have committed to being the marauders and India are the pragmatists. It is like cricket’s own version of a buddy cop show. Eoin Morgan
Report Bangladesh have swapped a seamer for a seamer with Rubel Hossain replacing Mohammad Saifuddin New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat against Bangladesh New Zealand opted to bat first as they aimed to wrap up a series sweep against Bangladesh in Wellington with the Basin Reserve hosting its first ODI since 2018.
Report Bonner has gotten past his third Test fifty in his sixth innings, Mayers still new at the crease Lasith Embuldeniya wangled out the wicket of Kraigg Brathwaite, but as he was the only batsman to fall, West Indies were still alive in the match at lunch – a draw still possible, a victory not
News Asif Ali, who was already in the T20I squad, replaces the 25-year old in the ODI squad A leg injury has ruled Saud Shakeel out of Pakistan’s tour of South Africa, with middle-order batsman Asif Ali taking his place. Shakeel, who is yet to play an international for Pakistan, was included in the squad
News Batsman insists he can still do the job in the shortest format, even though he hasn’t always been in the running for selection Ross Taylor has said that he has eyes on the T20 World Cup later this year even though he hasn’t featured in the last two New Zealand squads in this format.
News He is likely to be out of action for a few months, with surgery scheduled on his left shoulder In a setback to both the player and the Delhi Capitals, Shreyas Iyer is set to miss the entire IPL 2021. ESPNcricinfo understands that Iyer, who is the Capitals captain, will undergo surgery to his
News England captain split webbing on his hand in first ODI, while Billings suffered shoulder injury England captain Eoin Morgan has been ruled out of the remaining two ODIs against India with a hand injury suffered during the opening match in Pune on Tuesday. Jos Buttler is set to take over the reins, with Liam
Mohammad Mithun’s sparkling 73* at a strike rate of 128.07 has pleased Bangladesh’s batting coach © AFP/Getty Images According to Bangladesh’s batting coach Jon Lewis, opening himself up to play more on the leg side allowed Mohammad Mithun to play better as the batsman turned a corner with his sparkling 73* in the second ODI
News The left-handed opener has been picked for the T20I leg of the South Africa and Zimbabwe tours e Misbah-ul-Haq dons the hat of chief selector while announcing the Pakistan ODI squad AFP Pressure is mounting on the Pakistan management, with head coach Misbah-ul-Haq in the firing line this time. He has maintained that fitness
Big Picture At the crack of dawn on Bangladesh’s 50th Independence Day, there is hope that the cricket team in New Zealand will deliver a performance that matches the grand occasion. Many fans back home will be hoping that when they wake up on Friday, Bangladesh will be going toe-to-toe with New Zealand in Wellington.
News The time that an ODI affords – as opposed to T20 cricket – allowed the batsman to get into his groove again It is often joked – given how fans pine for players who are not playing – that the quickest way to improve as a cricketer is to spend some time outside the
It wasn’t the glorious return to action that Ben Stokes might have envisaged, more than 18 months on from the World Cup final at Lord’s. His first match back in England’s ODI team, at Pune on Tuesday, ended with a rather limp 66-run defeat, while his much-vaunted promotion to No.3 proved to be something of
News Rangpur fight back but can’t hold off Dhaka Division, while Dhaka Metropolis cruise past Barisal Defending champions Khulna Division trounced Sylhet Division by eight wickets in Tier 1 of the National Cricket League’s first round. They completed the win shortly after lunch on the fourth day by chasing down 68 runs in only 9.3
News Also said the Australia women have received some advice from their male counterparts on how to adjust to cricket after a period of quarantine in NZ It has been more than a year since Ellyse Perry limped out of the T20 World Cup after severely injuring her hamstring. She has admitted it has taken
Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma gave India a solid start in the ODI series opener vs England.© Instagram Shikhar Dhawan, who was the star with the bat for India in the One-Day International (ODI) series opener against England, enjoyed some “quality downtime” ahead of the second match against the visitors. India will take on England
All out for 60, and Broad led the way! What an innings from Stuart Broad at Trent Bridge in 2015. Check out everyone of his wickets. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England and Wales Cricket Board.
Kamindu Mendis on fire at his debut T20I game Sri Lanka vs England at RPICS
Report West Indies began with a promising breakthrough, but failure to follow up on it has Sri Lanka in command Lunch Sri Lanka 359 for 5 (Nissanka 74*, Dickwella 38*) and 169 lead West Indies 271 (Cornwall 61, Lakmal 5-47) by 257 runs A morning session that had started off in nightmarish fashion, with the
News New Zealand batsman to play three games before Australia’s Cameron Bancroft arrives New Zealand batsman Will Young will join Durham for the early part of the 2021 Championship season. Young, the 28-year-old right-hander, will arrive in the UK ahead of Durham’s second game of the season, at Essex starting on April 15, and will
News He had hurt his shoulder while fielding in the ODI series opener on Tuesday Shreyas Iyer has been ruled out of the remaining two England ODIs after hurting his left shoulder in the field during the series opener on Tuesday night in Pune. ESPNcricinfo understand Iyer, who dislocated his shoulder, is set to miss
News In ODIs, Jonny Bairstow and Matt Henry entered the top ten among batsmen and bowlers respectively Virat Kohli has moved up to No. 4 in the latest T20I rankings for batsmen following his unbeaten 80 in the final T20I against England in Ahmedabad, which helped India clinch the five-match series 3-2. Kohli went past
News With ODI form still flying, batsman seeks permanent home at No. 4 for T20 World Cup, No. 3 for Ashes Jonny Bairstow‘s “easy chemistry” with fellow opener Jason Roy was on show despite England’s heavy defeat to India in the first match of their ODI series in Pune on Tuesday – and Bairstow wants
News Sides will play five T20Is in January, three Tests in March after West Indies travelled to England last year England will extend its tours of West Indies in 2022, adding an extra Test and two more T20Is to their schedule. The tour next January will now feature five T20Is – increased from three matches