England took a narrow victory against Pakistan thanks to Jos Buttler’s brilliant 100 in 50 balls. 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. Including highlights, interviews, features getting you closer to the England
Thrilling last over by Wanindu Hasaranga vs New Zealand – 2nd T20I at Kandy
News Allrounder is in the team hotel in Mumbai, in isolation at a designated medical care facility Axar Patel, the Delhi Capitals allrounder, has tested positive for Covid-19. Patel had checked into the team hotel in Mumbai on March 28, armed with a negative Covid-19 report. But he has returned a positive test since, and
News New Zealand hope to spoil the moment: “It’s always nice to mess up the Aussies’ plans,” says Lea Tahuhu One of the must-do things in the picturesque setting of Mount Maunganui is to climb to the top of the extinct volcano which gives the town its name. On Sunday, Australia can scale their own
News Rival Anand Sanasie along with Calvin Hope withdrew from the the election race Ricky Skerritt and his deputy Kishore Shallow are set to be elected for a second term to lead the Cricket West Indies (CWI) board. The development comes after the rival pair of Anand Sanasie and Calvin Hope announced on April 1
Lunch Sri Lanka 93 for 0 (Karunaratne 54*, Thirimanne 37*) and 258 (Thirimanne 55, Nissanka 51, Roach 3-58) need another 284 runs to beat West Indies 354 and 280 for 4 dec (Brathwaite 85, Holder 71*, Mayers 55, Lakmal 2-62) Dimuth Karunaratne hit his first half-century of the series, and Lahiru Thirimanne survived one dropped
News South Africa’s centurion accepted the reality of sport after Pakistan beat them off the last ball, but he was still disappointed “A hundred overs can come down to one moment.“Rassie van der Dussen Like the moment he outside edged Shaheen Shah Afridi wide of second slip and the ball beat Asif Ali’s dive. Van
Imam-ul-Haq was one of two set batsmen to fall quickly as Pakistan stuttered © AFP/Getty Images It should’ve been far more comfortable than it ultimately was but given Pakistan’s records in chases such as the one they faced at Centurion, it is an achievement they eventually overcame two distinct phases of panic after two set
Chetan Sharma urged those who are eligible to get vaccinated at the earliest.© Instagram Chetan Sharma, the chairman of the national men’s selection committee panel, on Friday said he has received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The former India pacer also urged people, who are eligible to take the COVID-19 vaccine, to get
Report Both sides have packed their playing XIs with four fast bowlers each Pakistan chose to bowl vs South Africa Temba Bavuma lost his first toss as South Africa’s white-ball captain as Pakistan chose to field in the first ODI in Centurion and make use of early moisture. Babar Azam went with four quicks at
News The 37-year old ICC Elite Panel umpire says pressure situations bring the best out of him Umpire Nitin Menon, who officiated in matches across formats in the recently-concluded India-England series, has said that pressure situations bring the best out of him, and feels form matters for umpires as much as it does for players.
News A wrap of the matches from the National Cricket League, Bangladesh’s domestic first-class competition Mukidul Islam powers Rangpur against KhulnaPace bowler Mukidul Islam‘s career-best figures powered Rangpur Division to a seven-wicket win against Khulna Division in the NCL’s Tier 1 match at the Rangpur Cricket Garden. Mukidul’s match-haul of 12 for 131 meant defending
Chadd Sayers has been one of South Australia’s finest bowlers © Getty Images Chadd Sayers, the South Australia seamer who earned one Test cap for Australia, has announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the end of the season. Sayers, 33, will play his final game when the Redbacks take on Victoria in Melbourne over
Follow the latest England news at ecb.co.uk/england/men Bairstow and Roy went huge as the pair became the most successful opening England batting partnership whilst also breaking the record for the quickest team ODI 150. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England
Akila Dananjaya took his second five-wicket haul in the first innings of the 2nd Test and grabs another 2 in the 2nd Innings. ???? Follow on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/srilankacricket Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialslc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialslc ???? Visit our website: http://www.srilankacricket.lk
News The batsman’s residency status is causing issues but the coach is in no doubt he is a Test player New Zealand coach Gary Stead is hopeful that issues around Devon Conway‘s ability to leave and return to the country in the prevailing Covid-19 border restrictions will be sorted in time for him to be
News The Kolkata Knight Riders captain also said the side’s spin attack is “one of the best” in the tournament this season Eoin Morgan has said that he has progressed well enough to have a chance to play in the Kolkata Knight Riders’ season opener against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 11 after sustaining a
News On Thursday, the country recorded the highest single-day Covid-19 numbers The third round matches of the National Cricket League (NCL) have been postponed, as Bangladesh deals with a surge in Covid-19 cases, the numbers going up over the last two weeks. On Thursday, the country’s health authority confirmed that a record 6469 had tested
News The home side have not won a one-day series against Australia since 1999 Amy Satterthwaite, New Zealand’s stand-in captain, hopes they are able to “unleash” fast bowler Lea Tahuhu on Australia in the Rose Bowl one-day series. Tahuhu, who remains one of the quickest bowlers in the game, has been out of action since
Report Nissanka completed a half-century, but Sri Lanka added only eight to their overnight score to be bowled out for 258 Sri Lanka 258 (Thirimanne 55, Nissanka 51, Roach 3-58) trail West Indies 354 (Brathwaite 126, Cornwall 73, Lakmal 4-94) by 96 runs Pathum Nissanka completed a half-century, but Sri Lanka added only eight to
Temba Bavuma will take charge of South Africa’s white-ball sides on Friday © Getty Images Big picture Christmas in July? No, it’s cricket in April, which is still somewhat of a rarity for South Africa as the country approaches autumn. Three years ago, a Test series against Australia finished on April 3, but we have
News ‘We have a settled top order and with any one of them going till the end with finishers in late middle order we can easily touch 350’ Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, wants his side to be done with the traditional style of playing one-day cricket. He wants his batsmen to eradicate any sense
Report Regular captain Mahmudullah was ruled out of the fixture due to a strained left thigh muscle Bangladesh chose to bowl vs New Zealand Bangladesh and New Zealand got a taste of what they should be ready for in a World Cup year: a truncated clash, reduced to 10-overs a side, after intermittent rain delayed
Midway through last season’s Bob Willis Trophy campaign, Jamie Overton took the agonising decision to call time on his career at Somerset, and seek out pastures new at The Kia Oval, where he hopes to find the freedom to break out of the constraints that he had found himself in at Taunton, and fulfil his
News “If I want to play for another four or five years, I don’t think I can play all three formats” Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal has hinted that he may call time on one format of international cricket to “prolong his international career”. He added to prevailing speculation that he could quit T20Is after
News He said he wants to be ready for a “big 12 months” with Australia Australia and Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has withdrawn from this year’s IPL in order to stay in shape for Australia’s upcoming calendar. He becomes the third Australian player, after Josh Philippe and Mitchell Marsh, to withdraw ahead
Tim Southee became the second-highest wicket-taker in men’s T20I cricket.© AFP New Zealand pace spearhead and stand-in skipper Tim Southee on Thursday became the second-highest wicket-taker in men’s Twenty20 Internationals. Southee (99 wickets) achieved the milestone when he dismissed Bangladesh batsman Mosaddek Hossain in the third and final T20I on Thursday. The New Zealand pacer had
News West Indies captain to link up with squad following conclusion of Antigua Test match Gloucestershire have made a last-minute addition to their County Championship squad by signing West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite as an overseas player for the first two months of the domestic season. Brathwaite will be available for up to eight Championship
News Explosive NZ batsman offers a peek into the way his mind works after he helped beat Bangladesh in Auckland In explaining how he got off the mark with a reverse sweep in two successive T20Is, Finn Allen provided a glimpse into his mindset. He used the word fearless up front. It can come across
News “There was no assistance for spin on the pitch, so I didn’t get the desired results,” said the India wristspinner It has been a forgettable few months for Kuldeep Yadav. After a poor stint at the IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders last year where he played just five matches and picked up only one