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Sophie Ecclestone and Amy Jones led the way with ball and bat as England won a rain-affected second women’s ODI at Lord’s to level their three-match series with India.Ecclestone took 3-27 to help restrict India to 143-8 in a match originally reduced to 29 overs a side after heavy rain and a damp outfield had delayed play by four hours. In reply, England reached their revised target of 115 in 24 overs with 18 balls to spare as Jones’ unbeaten 46 off 57 balls steered them to 116-2. Tammy Beaumont’s 34 off 35 had helped the hosts get off to…
Charlie Dean has said winning their ODI series against India would give England “great momentum” heading into the World Cup.England lost the preceding T20 series against India but have an opportunity to win the ODI series after taking it to a decider, live on Sky Sports on Tuesday at Chester-le-Street. The ODI series will be England’s last chance to impress on the international stage before September’s warm-up games in the run-up to the 50-over World Cup, which takes place in India and Sri Lanka, with Australia the defending champions having won their seventh title in 2022.”I think it is massively…
Heavy rain and a wet outfield have delayed the start of play in the second women’s ODI at Lord’s between England and India. Play was due to get under way at 11am with India holding a 1-0 lead in the three-match series following a four-wicket win at Southampton on Wednesday. The cut-off time to fit in a 20-over-per-side match is 4.08pm.Charlotte Edwards’ England side will be looking for a victory to both level the series and boost their confidence ahead of the Women’s World Cup in India in October.India’s win in the first ODI follows their 3-2 victory in the T20…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Azhar Mahmood’s contract has become a major hurdle for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), as terminating him before the end of the agreement would require paying him six months’ salary. As a result, he has been appointed interim head coach of the Test team. According to details, Azhar Mahmood was recently appointed by PCB as the interim coach of the red-ball (Test) team. The official press release had stated that he would continue until the completion of his contract. However, sources indicate that the situation is more complicated than it appears. Reportedly, PCB’s white ball head…
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Ruturaj Gaikwad hasn’t been in action in over three months now © Getty Yorkshire have been handed a blow after their overseas signing Ruturaj Gaikwad backed out of his deal due to personal reasons. While the exact reasons haven’t been revealed, Gaikwad was supposed to join the squad ahead of their next clash against defending champions Surrey. The 28-year-old was then due to play the remaining Championship fixtures and was also signed to play the One-Day cup in his maiden stint in county cricket. Yorkshire are currently languishing in the 8th spot in the Championship table and working…
AFGHANISTAN VS BANGLADESH, 2025 The two teams were supposed to clash immediately after the T20 World Cup. © AFP The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) are in discussions to play a white-ball series in October. Cricbuzz understands that the series comprised with three ODIs and as many T20Is is likely to be played from the first half of October in Dubai considering both teams have international assignments in the second part of the month with Bangladesh set to host West Indies at their own backyard for a full-fledged series whereas Afghanistan have a tour of…
LAHORE: The financial woes of the cash-strapped Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) are likely to deepen as the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has refused to release travel and daily allowances (TA/DA) for national hockey teams and has also demanded a detailed account of the funds disbursed to the federation over the past year. In a letter addressed to PHF president Tariq Hussain Bugti on Friday — a copy of which was obtained by Dawn — the PSB raised several objections and sought an explanation from the federation over its failure to provide the required documentation related to previously allocated funds. “I…
NEW ZEALAND opener Devon Conway (L) and Rachin Ravindra run between the wicket during the T20 tri-series match at the Harare Sports Club on Friday. —courtesy Zimbabwe Cricket HARARE: Matt Henry took three wickets and Devon Conway hit an unbeaten half-century as New Zealand outclassed hosts Zimbabwe by eight wickets in their tri-series match at Harare Sports Club on Friday. Zimbabwe made a promising start but could only score 120-7 after being sent in. Fast bowler Henry took 3-26. New Zealand needed only 13.5 overs to secure the win, with left-handed opening batsman Conway making 59 not out off 40…
LONDON: Jasprit Bumrah is a weapon India must use sparingly but with the five-Test series against England on the line, the tourists are considering playing their pace spearhead in the fourth test in Manchester next week. The team management has decided that Bumrah, whose workload has been carefully managed since he returned from a back surgery earlier this year, will play three of the five Tests in England. A victory in Manchester would give England an unassailable 3-1 lead. To prevent that, India are considering playing Bumrah, who skipped the second test in Birmingham, in the next match rather than…
LAHORE: Pakistan women’s cricket team will play nine One-day Internationals and as many T20 Internationals on home and away basis, besides competing in the T20 and ODI World Cups during the 2025-26 activity calendar, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Friday. Before participating in the 50-over ICC Women’s World Cup, Pakistan will play only one series of three matches against South Africa in Lahore from Sept 16 to 22. The World Cup is scheduled to be held in India from Sept 30 to Nov 2 but Pakistan will play their matches of the global event in Sri Lanka under the…