Ireland Women 139 for 4 (Lewis 69*, Prendergast 39) beat Pakistan Women 135 for 5 (Dar 61, Riaz 24, Prendergast 3-10) by six wickets An all-round show from Orla Prendergast backed up by a measured half-century from Gaby Lewis helped Ireland get past Pakistan by six wickets in the first T20I in Lahore. The hosts,
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England should consider picking David Willey for Sunday’s T20 World Cup final against Pakistan, as he may be a better fit for the MCG than Chris Jordan. That is the view of Eoin Morgan, their ex-captain, who has been following the team around Australia in his new role as a pundit for Sky Sports. Jordan,
The women’s regional team previously known as Loughborough Lightning has been rebranded as “The Blaze”, following the decision to cut ties with Loughborough University and base the set-up at Nottinghamshire’s home ground of Trent Bridge instead. The decision, which was confirmed by the ECB in September, means that the East Midlands teams for the Charlotte
Callum Parkinson has been stripped of the Leicestershire captaincy after declining to commit to a contract extension. Parkinson, who took over from Colin Ackermann midway through the 2022 season, is contracted to the club until the end of next season but Leicestershire said in a statement that he “does not currently consider himself to be
There will be some nervous looks skywards over the coming days in Melbourne with rain threatening the men’s T20 World Cup final between England and Pakistan at the MCG on Sunday, raising the prospect of the reserve day being needed and even a shared trophy. There is currently a 95% chance of rain forecast for
India can’t send their players to overseas T20 leagues, their coach Rahul Dravid has said, because a lot of these leagues are played during India’s domestic season. The topic came up when Dravid was asked whether India had been at a disadvantage during their semi-final defeat to England because their players don’t have any BBL
South Africa will host India and West Indies in East London for a triangular T20I series in January-February next year in the build-up to the women’s T20 World Cup 2023, which will be held in South Africa soon after, in February. The three teams will play each other twice in the round-robin stage, before the
After his New Zealand side fell short of the T20 World Cup title for a second year running, Kane Williamson‘s future in the format will likely be the source of renewed debate, particularly the question of whether he will be the person to lead the team at the 2024 event in the Caribbean and the
Cricket South Africa will conduct a review into the national men’s team’s performance at the T20 World Cup, which they exited at the group stage following a shock defeat to Netherlands, but will also urge the players to move on quickly from another major disappointment. “It is important that we review what has happened. We
Brisbane Heat 7 for 153 (Redmayne 28 retd hurt, King 2-24, Kapp 2-25) beat Perth Scorchers 8 for 120 (Green 58, Hancock 3-26, Kerr 2-16) by 33 runs Brisbane Heat will be sweating on the fitness of Georgia Redmayne after the golden-bat leader injured her hamstring during her side’s 33-run win over Perth Scorchers. Heat