New Zealand 172 for 5 (Conway 45, Mitchell 43, Mathews 2-29) beat Sri Lanka 171 (Perera 51, Boult 3-37, Ravindra 2-21) by six wickets New Zealand all but booked their place in the World Cup semi-final against India with a dominant five-wicket win – with 160 balls to spare – against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru.
The Netherlands’ slim semi-final hopes were mathematically brought to an end with their 160-run loss to England in Pune on Wednesday. The margin of defeat left them bottom of the points table heading into the final round of fixtures and their ambitions of qualifying for the 2025 Champions Trophy with a top-eight finish will likely
Bangladesh cricket is facing a possible all-round overhaul in the weeks following their forgettable 2023 World Cup campaign, ranging from a new captain for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand to Shakib Al Hasan having to take a call on his future. While Shakib had announced in a pre-World Cup interview that he would
One of the reasons why Glenn Maxwell‘s hardly-believable double-century against Afghanistan in Mumbai is being billed as the greatest ODI knock of all time is because of how he was suffering from back spasms and severe cramps in the lower half of his body, and he still managed to hit a total of 21 fours
England 339 for 9 (Stokes 108, Malan 87, Woakes 51) beat Netherlands 179 (Nidamanuru 41*, Moeen 3-42, Rashid 3-54, Willey 2-19) by 160 runs Ben Stokes‘ maiden World Cup century dragged England from the brink of another ignominious display and ultimately to victory over Netherlands, keeping their Champions Trophy qualification hopes intact. His 129-run stand
Tasmania 452 (Wakim 148, Webster 97*, Owen 74, Ward 67) and 183 for 2 (Silk 82*, Ward 78*) drew with Victoria 373 (Harris 164) Tim Ward and captain Jordan Silk made 50s before Tasmania closed out a tame draw with Victoria to stay top of the Sheffield Shield ladder. As Melbourne’s stormy late-spring weather threatened,
New Zealand Played: 8, Pts: 8, NRR: 0.398Remaining match: vs SL New Zealand’s net run rate of 0.398 is the best among the three teams, but their recent form is the worst: they have lost four on the trot. The last of those defeats came against Pakistan in Bengaluru, the same venue where they will
Buttler’s England side ended a five-match losing streak on Wednesday evening when they beat Netherlands by 160 runs in Pune, a result which leaves them seventh in the World Cup’s group stage heading into the final round of fixtures. The margin of victory was enough for England to move from the foot of the table,
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of his side’s last World Cup 2023 match, against Australia in Pune on November 11, with a fractured left index finger. He will fly back to Dhaka today, while the rest of the squad heads to Pune from Delhi. The injury happened during his innings of
South Australia 359 for 5 dec and 131 for 8 (Sandhu 3-25) lead Queensland 238 (Peirson 61, McAndrew 6-41) by 252 runs South Australia paceman Nathan McAndrew took career-best figures on day three of the intriguingly poised Sheffield Shield clash against Queensland. The 30-year-old claimed 6 for 41 at the Gabba to help dismiss the
Ahead of Sri Lanka’s ODI World Cup match against New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, the Lions’ assistant coach Naveed Nawaz said that the game against the Kiwis is crucial in terms of the upcoming Champions Trophy qualification. Speaking at the pre-match press conference Nawaz said that everyone’s very positive and
Islamabad United have appointed former New Zealand coach and Royal Challengers Bangalore director Mike Hesson as their head coach. United praised Hesson’s “exceptional track record in international cricket and a reputation for strategic leadership”, and said he would bring “unparalleled excellence and experience” to the team. United were the PSL’s most successful side initially, winning
Big picture: All to play for And so it comes down to this. After a month of non-stop cricket – 40 matches leading up to this one, to be precise – there’s a very good chance that it will be the weather in Bengaluru which might end up deciding which team takes up not just
On the whole, the rankings reflect India’s dominance at the World Cup so far where they have won eight out of eight league-stage matches so far, all by significant margins. Kohli (No. 2 behind de Kock) and Rohit Sharma (No. 5) have been their most prolific batters so far, but it’s their bowling that has
Adelaide Strikers 149 for 4 (Patterson 36*, Wolvaardt 28, Prestwidge 2-19) beat Melbourne Renegades 148 for 5 (Duffin 54, Harmanpreet 45, Adams 1-9) by six wickets Late hitting from Bridget Patterson powered defending champions Adelaide Strikers past struggling Melbourne Renegades at Karen Rolton Oval in their WBBL fixture on Wednesday. Despite a gulf between the
Diana Puketapu-Lyndon is set to replace Martin Snedden as chairperson of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and become the first woman in the role. Snedden, a former chief executive of NZC, has served three terms as the director on its board. He still has a year to run as a director, but announced that he would
The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now 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: Maxwell 201* brings home the Australian miracle and a semi-final Australia 293
ESPNcricinfo has learned that as soon as Mathews, who replaced Sadeera Samarawickrama, walked onto the field, he was told by Richard Illingworth, one of the on-field umpires, that he had 30 seconds left to be ready to face the bowler. Eventually, with a broken chin strap on his helmet also causing a delay, Mathews was
New South Wales 276 (Davies 129, Henriques 51) and 4 for 0 beat Western Australia 141 (Hatcher 4-56) and 136 (Bancroft 54, Tremain 5-35) by 10 wickets New South Wales captain Moises Henriques admitted there was relief after the team ended their 15-match winless run in the Sheffield Shield with a convincing victory over defending
In almost certainly the most explosive press conferences of his career, Angelo Mathews called the actions of opposition captain Shakib Al Hasan and the Bangladesh team “obviously disgraceful”. He said he’d “never seen a team or player stoop so low” in his 15 years of playing international cricket. And he said that it was “unfortunate”
As we approach the last few games of the league stage of the 2023 ODI World Cup, the primary focus is obviously on the top four slots. But that’s for the top six teams. For the rest, the race is on to finish among the top eight and qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy. Six
In an interview with CricBlog.Net, conducted soon after the Bangladesh team returned to their hotel in Delhi, Donald said, “It was disappointing to see. I can understand Shakib taking his chance. His words were ‘I was doing everything to win’. You can sense in my voice that I don’t like it… “I don’t like that
Australia 293 for 7 (Maxwell 201*, Rashid 2-44) beat Afghanistan 291 for 5 (Ibrahim 129*, Rashid 35*, Hazlewood 2-39) by three wickets At one point, Australia were 91 for 7 chasing 292. Then Glenn Maxwell Glenn Maxwelled his way to a double-century and not only did they win the game, they also sealed their place
AUS vs AFG Live Score Updates, Cricket World Cup 2023: Afghanistan are batting first vs Australia.© PTI Cricket World Cup 2023, Australia vs Afghanistan Live Updates: Opener Ibrahim Zadran became the first Afghanistan batter to score a World Cup hundred and guided his team to 291 for five against Australia in Mumbai on Tuesday. Zadran
Sri Lanka Cricket’s (SLC) administrative malaise took another turn on Tuesday as the country’s court of appeal issued a 14-day stay order preventing the government Gazette that appointed an “interim committee” from taking effect. The move had been spearheaded by the country’s sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe, but had been appealed against by SLC president Shammi
Big picture – Total Cricket meets Total Wipeout “Champions of Europe… you’ll never sing that!” That’s right, here’s one in the eye for all those glory-seekers in the upper echelons of the World Cup table, queuing up for their invite to the big dance in Ahmedabad in two weeks’ time. There’s a punier title up
Having chosen to bat first, Bangladesh were in a solid position at 92 for 2 in the 32nd over, with Fargana Hoque having put on 49 for the third wicket with Sultana. Hoque’s run-out dismissal, however, sparked a slump, with Bangladesh losing seven wickets while scoring just 77 runs off the last 18.1 overs of
Western Australia 141 and 104 for 7 (Bancroft 44*, Tremain 5-29) trail New South Wales 276 (Davies 129, Henriques 51) by 31 runs A stylish maiden first-class century from Ollie Davies and a memorable new-ball spell from Chris Tremain put New South Wales on the brink of ending their run of 15 Sheffield Shield matches
“One of our fielders came to me and said, ‘If you appeal now, he will be out, if you are serious’. Then I appealed and the umpire asked me whether I was serious and whether I was going to take it back or not. I said no if it is in the rule if it’s
The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now 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: Bangladesh trump Sri Lanka amid timed-out drama in Delhi Bangladesh 282 for