Toss Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl against Bangladesh Ireland’s stand-in captain Paul Stirling decided to bowl first against Bangladesh in the first T20I in Chattogram. He said that their lack of knowledge about the conditions prompted the decision. His counterpart Shakib Al Hasan said he would have …
Read More »Rain in the air as New Zealand eye Super League bragging rights
Big picture – Sri Lanka are headed for the WC qualifiers Realistically, Sri Lanka’s chances of automatic qualification for this year’s ODI World Cup are remote. If South Africa win their two ODIs against Netherlands, they will have 98 Super League points, which will be a tally out of Sri …
Read More »Mumbai Indians become the first WPL champions thanks to Sciver-Brunt and Wong
Mumbai Indians 134 for 3 (Sciver-Brunt 60*, Harmanpreet 37) beat Delhi Capitals 131 for 9 (Lanning 35, Pandey 27*, Radha 27*, Matthews 3-5, Wong 3-42) by seven wickets Mumbai Indians are the inaugural WPL champions. Harmanpreet Kaur’s team had upstaged Meg Lanning’s, finally. What looked like a one-sided fare turned …
Read More »Pakistan bat against Afghanistan with Nawaz in for Ashraf
For the second game in succession, Shadab Khan opted to set a target after calling correctly at the toss as Pakistan look to stay alive in the three-match series against Afghanistan. They made one change to the side that lost the first game by six wickets, replacing a fast-bowling allrounder …
Read More »South Africa opt to bowl as Rabada, Marco Jansen return
South Africa opt to bowl v West Indies Blue skies and sunshine greeted South Africa and West Indies for the second T20I at SuperSport Park. After Saturday’ fixture was reduced to an 11-over-a-side shootout, Sunday’s match is set to be a full 20-over affair with the hosts on the hunt …
Read More »Western Australia’s trophy surge continues with back-to-back Sheffield Shield titles
Western Australia 315 (Turner 128, Sutherland 5-75) and 1 for 93 beat Victoria 195 (Chandrasinghe 46*, Morris 3-53) and 210 (Sutherland 83, Handscomb 52, Kelly 4-41, Paris 3-55) by nine wickets Western Australia cemented their status as domestic cricket’s undisputed powerhouse with a crushing nine-wicket victory over Victoria to emphatically …
Read More »Mumbai and Capitals bring the best of the best to WPL final
Big picture: A WPL final befitting the hype Long before the Women’s Premier League opener got underway, there were winding queues outside the DY Patil Stadium in Nerul, Navi Mumbai. Many in the crowd wore the Mumbai Indians’ blue jerseys from the past years. Few teams in franchise cricket command …
Read More »Williams, Ballance, Madhevere help Zimbabwe clinch series against Netherlands
Zimbabwe 235 for 3 (Ballance 64*, Madhevere 50, Ervine 44, Shariz 2-71) beat Netherlands 231 for 9 (O’Dowd 38, Ackermann 37, Williams 3-41, Raza 2-55) by seven wickets Wessly Madhevere and Gary Ballance notched up fifties, and Sean Williams hit 43 and took a three-wicket haul as Zimbabwe beat the …
Read More »West Indies opt to bowl in 11-overs-per-side contest
West Indies chose to bowl vs South Africa After a two-hour-and-15-minute delay to the toss, thanks to persistent rain at SuperSport Park, Rovman Powell called correctly in his first outing as West Indies T20I captain and put South Africa in to bat in damp conditions. The match has been reduced …
Read More »Ashton Turner and Joel Paris put WA on the cusp of back-to-back titles
Victoria195 & 6 for 122 (Handscomb 52, Sutherland 40*, Paris 3-32, Kelly 2-17) lead Western Australia 315 (Turner 128, Sutherland 5-75) by 2 runs Ashton Turner struck a memorable drought-breaking century before inspired bowling from Joel Paris and Matthew Kelly tore through Victoria late on day three to put Western …
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