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Rehan Ahmed starred with bat and ball on his T20 World Cup debut as England guaranteed top spot in their Super 8s pool with a four-wicket win over New Zealand that leaves their opponents sweating on a semi-final place.Leg-spinning all-rounder Ahmed bagged 2-28 as England earlier restricted the Black Caps to 159-7 and then blasted 19 not out off seven balls in an unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 44 from 16 deliveries with Will Jacks (32no off 18) as Harry Brook’s team got home with three balls to spare in a Colombo thriller. The batting side were 117-6 with three overs…
Voll shows skill and strength in rampaging ton Australian fans were treated to a peek at what the next decade could look like on Friday night, as Georgia Voll and Phoebe Litchfield put India to the sword at Bellerive Oval. The 22-year-olds came together with Australia 1-21 having lost the most prolific run scorer in their XI, opener Alyssa Healy, and across the next 15.4 overs took control of the chase during their 119-run stand. Litchfield’s charge ended on 80, but Voll carried on to post triple figures for the second time in an ODI career that is still just…
Australia v India | Second ODI Georgia Voll’s second ODI century has powered Australia to a five-wicket win over India in the second one-dayer in Hobart. Voll hammered 101 from 82 deliveries and shared in a 119-run stand with opener Phoebe Litchfield (80 from 62) as Australia mowed down a target of 252 in 36.1 overs at Bellerive Oval. It has handed Australia a 6-4 lead in the multi-format, points-based series – the first time they have had the advantage, and the first time either team has strung together consecutive wins – ahead of the third and final ODI to be…
Australia’s U19 World Cup hopefuls will ramp up their preparations against England and Sri Lanka next month Meg Lanning will take on a new role helping to nurture the next generation next month, as she joins Australia’s coaching staff for the Under-19 tri-series in Queensland. Cricket Australia on Friday announced a 14-player squad for the series, which will also feature England and Sri Lanka, including several players who have already made their senior domestic debuts. Australia U19 squad: Ira Aery (VIC), Eva Baird (VIC), Mia Barwick (TAS), Alyssa Dermody (WA), Ava Drury (NSW), Ayla Johnson (QLD), Shiloh Julien (NSW), Aurora…
Chief selector Shawn Flegler is hopeful Sophie Molineux will be available to lead Australia on next month’s tour of the West Indies, but ensuring the allrounder is fit for the upcoming T20 World Cup will be top priority. Meanwhile, Australia are expected to announce further updates to their squad for the day-night Test in Perth, with Kim Garth unlikely to recover from her quad injury in time for the match at the WACA Ground.Molineux was ruled out of the remainder of the multi-format series against India on Friday after reporting lower back pain in the lead-up to the second ODI…
Former India keeper Dinesh Karthik was on hand to watch the demolition job and he believes the left-hand, right-hand opening partnership between Abhishek and Samson should be continued for the winner-take-all contest with the West Indies in Kolkata on Sunday. “India haven’t been getting those opening starts, So when someone like Sanju and Abhishek open together, it’s a lot of pressure having a right-left combination,” Karthik told ICC Digital after the match. “They (Zimbabwe) in fact didn’t bowl off-spin because probably Sanju was there. Otherwise, Sikander Raza is known to take the new ball. “The fact that he didn’t tells…
Adelaide Strikers coach Tim Paine believes his team can still compete with the best in the business despite their disappointing Big Bash campaign. Finishing the season as the sixth-placed side, the Strikers struggled to put together consistent performances in a tournament where they did not register back-to-back wins.Despite missing the finals for the second consecutive season under his leadership, Paine’s side did claim one more win than they achieved in the season prior. The former Australian Test captain admitted it was a dissatisfying tournament for the Strikers, but he’s optimistic that this is a group that can take Adelaide towards…
South Africa and India put on commanding batting performances at the T20 World Cup as the Proteas sealed their semi-final spot while the tournament co-hosts have set up a virtual quarter-final with West Indies. Zimbabwe were knocked out of the World Cup even before India’s record-breaking batting display buried them in Chennai on Friday morning (AEDT), with the unbeaten South Africans’ earlier win sealing their feat. SCORECARDS India beat Zimbabwe by 72 runs South Africa beat West Indies by nine wickets Aiden Markram’s men marched on majestically with their captain looking a man on a mission as he…
Moeen Ali has welcomed the possibility of a very spin-heavy attack with the inclusion of Rehan Ahmed when England take on New Zealand in their Super 8s match at the T20 World Cup on Friday.England have qualified for the semi-finals with a game to spare after a two-wicket victory over Pakistan thanks to Harry Brook’s 51-ball century. It marks a record fifth successive time England have made it to the final four, granting them a window in which to rest players in their final Super 8s contest in Colombo, live on Sky Sports. “I think it’s an opportunity to change the…
England and South Africa are through to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, with two places in the knockout stage still up for grabs.India and West Indies are the sides in contention to advance from Super 8s Group 1, while the second spot in Group 2, after England, will be filled by either New Zealand or Pakistan. Here is the state of play will all teams having one match left to play… Group 1 South Africa, India, West Indies, Zimbabwe T20 World Cup Super 8s – Group 1 Team Games played Net run-rate Points South Africa (qualified) 2 +2.890…