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On the other side, Ireland are again eyeing off a shock, having asked England several questions in their match at the same venue on Tuesday. Gaby Lewis’ side had the hosts at 35/3 in a chase of 119, only falling in the 18th over with the opposition tail crawling to the target. The performance has encouraged the group to back up and go again in a bid to break the team’s drought and upset their more-fancied opposition. “You come to play England, who are one of the best sides in the world, and I think we’ve shown that we can…
Match facts Who: Australia v Netherlands What: Match 14, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, Group 1 When: Saturday, June 20. First ball 10:30am local time (7:30pm AEST) Where: Rose Bowl, Southampton Live scores: Match Centre How to watch: Prime Video Officials: Lauren Agenbag, Kim Cotton (on-field), Jacqueline Williams (TV), Gayathri Venugopalan (fourth), Michell Pereira (referee) News and reactions post-play: cricket.com.au and the CA Live app Broadcast info All 33 matches will be shown exclusively live on Prime Video in Australia, which holds the Aussie broadcast rights for all ICC events until the…
The Netherlands’ return to a Women’s World Cup has been 26 years in the making, and they’ll pose a largely unknown prospect when they face Australia in Southampton on Saturday. Babette de Leede’s squad captured the attention of the cricket world in January with their unique celebrations upon securing their place at the T20 World Cup, sliding across rain-soaked covers in Nepal when a washed-out win over the USA secured their ticket to the United Kingdom.With a squad made up almost entirely of part-time players who combine cricket with work or study – including a doctor who quit her job…
Scotland left to rue late collapse as they fall eight runs short of a famous victory in T20 World Cup nail-biter Stafanie Taylor’s heroics with the bat and Aaliyah Alleyne’s death bowling saw the West Indies squeeze past a spirited Scotland by seven runs at Headingley. Taylor’s 19-ball 47 rescued the West Indies after they had slipped to 5-85, helping the Caribbean team reach 6-153. Scotland’s Darcey Carter survived cramp and being dropped twice to post 59 but it proved in vain as she was the first of three Alleyne wickets in the penultimate over as the Windies held on…
The West Indies overcame Scotland by seven runs and stayed unbeaten at the Women’s T20 World Cup after a madcap match at Headingley.Scotland needed 154 to win and were in it at 132-5 with two overs left. Then medium-pacer Aaliyah Alleyne came to the West Indies’ rescue. She took three wickets in the 19th over, including Darcey Carter on 59. Scotland required 17 off the last over and were all out on the last ball for 146. Only the West Indies and England were two for two in Group 2, with the top two making the semi-finals.Scotland had the West…
New Zealand enjoyed a strong second day of the second Test at The Oval with Glenn Phillips’s century and scoring a maiden ton in their 391 before England sank to 6-222 New Zealand have gained the upper hand in the second Test after extending their first innings to 391 before reducing England to 6-222 by the close on the second day at The Oval. Glenn Phillips helped himself to his first Test century before lunch on Thursday as England’s ragged bowling allowed New Zealand to add 100 vital runs to their overnight 7-291. In reply, Ben Duckett, who had earlier…
Ben Stokes is expected to make a return to the England line-up for the third Test against New Zealand.The all-rounder was left out of the ongoing second Test following an investigation into an incident in a London nightclub. That prompted fears he could be stripped of the captaincy, stand down of his own accord or even walk away permanently. But he is expected to be brought back for the third Test against New Zealand, which starts at Trent Bridge on June 25.After England’s victory in the first Test at Lord’s, Ben Stokes and team-mate Gus Atkinson breached the team’s midnight…
England began day two of the Oval Test hoping to polish off the New Zealand innings pronto.The fact the words “inept”, “scruffy”, “poor”, “brainless” and “rudderless” were used by Sky Sports’ Michael Atherton during the morning session and at lunch tell you that did not happen. The Kiwis were able to loot 100 runs in 19.2 overs, moving from their overnight 291-7 to 391 all out, amid England’s wayward bowling, bizarre tactics and sloppy fielding. Yes, Glenn Phillips, who went on to score a courageous and classy maiden Test ton, and Kyle Jamieson played well but, boy, did their hosts…
New Zealand claimed the key wickets of Joe Root and Harry Brook to seize control of the second Test against England after Glenn Phillips’ maiden Test century helped the tourists build a commanding first-innings lead at The Oval.England reached stumps on 222-6 in response to New Zealand’s 391 all out, trailing by 169 runs after a frustrating second day for the hosts, bookended by profligacy with the ball and misjudgement with the bat. Phillips smashed his first century for New Zealand in 133 balls as England took the entire morning session to wrap up the Black Caps’ innings, before their…
England captain Ben Stokes will play in Durham’s County Championship game against Northamptonshire, starting on Friday.Stokes was dropped for this week’s second Test against New Zealand after he and seamer Gus Atkinson breached a midnight curfew following the series opener at Lord’s, leaving his future as captain up in the air. Rather than taking a break entirely, Stokes opted to return to his home county and will feature in this week’s Division Two fixture. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use…