3:58 PM ET For only the second time in the tournament, South Africa’s top order produced serious runs, and their bowlers knocked an opposition over cheaply, all in the same game. There’s an obvious criticism here: Of course they are playing well. There was no pressure on them in this game. Captain Faf du Plessis
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2:29 PM ET George Dobell at Lord’s Permutations, permutations… somebody spare us from permutations. Who knows, England might go a long way to doing just that on Sunday, by losing against India and placing their World Cup fate firmly into the hands of the teams around them. But for now, with the sun shining over
3:00 AM ET India 268 for 7 (Kohli 72, Dhoni 56*, Rahul 48, Hardik 46, Roach 3-36, Holder 2-33, Cottrell 2-50) beat West Indies 143 all out (Shami 4-16, Bumrah 2-9, Chahal 2-39) by 125 runs As it happened India’s bowlers nullified yet another middling batting performance, pounding West Indies into the ground long before
5:11 PM ET Assumptions that Reece Topley‘s cricketing career is over appear to be premature. There is at least a possibility that he will revive his professional career with Sussex in this summer’s Vitality Blast as he tries to pull off a remarkable recovery against the odds. Topley has suffered four stress fractures to his
6:54 PM ET Alex Malcolm Imagine you are about to fulfil a life-long dream, playing in an Ashes series for Australia in England. Imagine you are a legspinner, in the mould of your hero Shane Warne, on the cusp of playing your first Test match. But, imagine going into the series having never played a
9:55 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Marcus Trescothick is to retire from professional cricket in September after 27 seasons as a Somerset player. The 43-year-old former England opener has announced his decision following a disappointing start to the current County Championship campaign, which saw him left out of the team after scoring 88 runs in
3:03 AM ET Nicholas Pooran will seek to banish memories of West Indies’ unproductive World Cup by staying on in England to play five matches for Yorkshire in the Vitality T20 Blast. Pooran was one of several rookie players that West Indies’ captain Jason Holder had in mind when he called for them to become
Play 01:21 Hussey: ‘Complete player’ Babar taking his game to next level First off, if you’re reading this then you’ve lost. It’s already the second-best thing you’re doing with a Babar Azam innings. If you’re ever reading about a Babar Azam innings, just know that it’s really the second-best thing you’re doing at that moment
Sheldon Cottrell celebrates taking the wicket of Australia’s David Warner with his teammates © Getty Images Big Picture Twenty six years after India sprung a surprise on West Indies in that final, the two sides meet again at Old Trafford with plenty on the line. Carlos Brathwaite fell inches short on Saturday, but it’s not
shares Play 01:27 Hussey: Shakib is Player of the Tournament so far Bangladesh 262 for 7 (Mushfiqur 83, Shakib 51, Mujeeb 3-39) beat Afghanistan 200 all out (Shinwari 49*, Naib 47, Shakib 5-29) by 62 runs As it happened Shakib Al Hasan came, spun, and conquered, carrying Bangladesh to a comfortable 62-run win over