Toss Ireland chose to bowl vs Afghanistan Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie won the toss and elected to bowl first in the third T20I on a fresh pitch in Belfast in a bid to seal the series against Afghanistan. The hosts opted for a seam-heavy attack, making a couple of changes in their line-up. They handed
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Following his return to West Indies’ T20I squad last month, Shimron Hetmyer is back in their ODI squad too. The middle-order batter has been named in a 14-man squad for the three-match ODI leg of the ongoing home series against New Zealand. Hetmyer returned to West Indies colours for the first time since November 2021
Essex 332 (Westley 109, Roelofsen 77) beat Kent 149 (Compton 52, Snater 5-29) by 182 runs Tom Westley steered Essex to their first Royal London Cup win of the season with the sixth one-day century of his career. The Essex captain laid the foundations for a 182-run demolition of Kent in the latest Battle of
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has said the team is looking to manage Shaheen Shah Afridi‘s “long-term workload and health” as he recovers from a knee injury, with the aim of getting him ready in time for the Asia Cup. “We’re taking a couple of doctors on the way to take care of Shaheen,” Babar said
Ross Taylor has opened up about how he and other players have faced racism in New Zealand cricket. In his new autobiography Ross Taylor Black & White following his retirement from international cricket earlier this year Taylor, who has Samoan heritage on his mother’s side, wrote the game in New Zealand was “a pretty white
Birmingham Phoenix 176 for 4 (Smeed 101*) beat Southern Brave 123 (Davies 33, Brookes 5-25, Richardson 3-19) by 53 runs Will Smeed hit the first hundred in the Hundred as Birmingham Phoenix thrashed reigning champions Southern Brave by 53 runs in a sun-soaked Second City. On NHS Heroes Night at Edgbaston, with NHS workers and
Eoin Morgan and Jason Roy are among 11 England players to have signed on for CSA’s new T20 league, joining – as ESPNcricinfo reported last week – Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali. English representation is the largest among the direct overseas signings the league has made so far. With nine players, including Niroshan
New Zealand Cricket has announced a full 2022-23 domestic schedule after the last season was hit by widespread Covid-19 disruptions. The season will start with the Plunket Shield in October – followed by the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and Ford Trophy competitions – and will last for a total of six months till the end of
Trent Rockets 155 for 3 (Malan 88*) beat Northern Superchargers 152 for 8 (Wiese 50, Sams 3-31) by seven wickets Early success with the ball preceded Dawid Malan‘s imperious, match-clinching 88 not out as Trent Rockets continued their winning start to the men’s Hundred at the expense of the Northern Superchargers at Headingley. England fringe
Koertzen’s first international series was India’s tour of South Africa in 1992-93; his first game was the second ODI in Gqeberha (then Port Elizabeth). He went on to become one of the best and most well-respected umpires in the world, and won praise in September 1999 for refusing a bribe to manipulate a match between