Sports Journalist · 40 articles
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 32 runs in the series-opening T20I in Bulawayo on Wednesday, their biggest margin of victory over the Bangladeshis in the format, as Blessing Muzarabani and Richard Ngarava both claimed four-wicket hauls to bowl the tourists out for 138. According to a fresh match report from ESPNcricinfo, Zimbabwe posted 170 for 6 […]
Standing still is the fastest way to fall behind in modern one-day cricket, and England’s white-ball side were given a blunt reminder of that on Wednesday. With the 2027 World Cup edging into view, the clearest public warning yet that Harry Brook’s side cannot simply patch over the cracks exposed at Edgbaston came not from […]
Not many cricketers get to wear as many hats as Washington Sundar does for India, and he would not want it any other way. The 26-year-old all-rounder has become one of the few multi-format fixtures in India’s set-up, and he says it is the constant sharpening of his game that lets him slot into whatever […]
Essex travel to the Utilita Bowl on Wednesday looking to end Hampshire Hawks’ interest in a return to Edgbaston, as the Vitality Blast quarter-finals get under way in Southampton. According to a fresh preview from Essex Cricket’s official website, Simon Harmer’s side arrive full of confidence after thrashing Surrey by eight wickets at the Kia […]
Edgbaston delivered the headline result of a five-story cricket day, but it did not have the day to itself. By the time India’s series-opening win over England was confirmed on Tuesday evening, the site had already covered a maiden ODI cap, a global individual award shortlist and a full swing in a five-match series 7,000 […]
Standing still with three early wickets down is usually how one-day chases fall apart — instead, it is how India’s series opener at Edgbaston was won. Rohit Sharma fell for a duck to Sam Curran’s third ball and Virat Kohli followed for 5, undone by Jofra Archer, leaving India needing composure more than fireworks against […]
India’s bowlers dismissed England for 258 in the series-opening one-day international at Edgbaston, with spinner Axar Patel claiming career-best figures of 4 for 62 to lead the fightback. According to a fresh match report from ESPNcricinfo, India’s seamers ripped through England’s top order before Axar Patel finished the job in the closing overs, delivering the […]
England have handed Josh Tongue his one-day international debut, naming the Nottinghamshire quick alongside a returning Jofra Archer for the series opener against India at Edgbaston on Tuesday. According to Sky Sports, Tongue’s call-up rewards a strong run of form through the summer, with Harry Brook’s side naming him at No. 10 in a bowling […]
The International Cricket Council has named Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce, India spinner Shree Charani and England opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge as its three nominees for the Women’s Player of the Month award for June, each recognised for starring roles at the T20 World Cup. According to the ICC’s official announcement, voting is open until 18 July, […]
New Zealand beat West Indies by five wickets at Providence Stadium in Guyana to level their five-match one-day international series at 1-1, with spinner Jayden Lennox tearing through the hosts’ middle order for a maiden five-wicket haul. According to a fresh match report from ESPNcricinfo, Lennox finished with figures of 5 for 19 from eight […]
Lord’s staged a genuine piece of cricket history today, and by the time the sun set on a six-story day, England’s men and women’s set-ups were both being talked about in terms of what comes next rather than what just happened. That is the most delicate balancing act the England game has faced all summer: […]
Pakistan’s Test squad, led for a second stint by Babar Azam, left Islamabad today for a two-match series in the West Indies, while England’s domestic T20 Blast confirmed its eight quarter-finalists as the group stage wrapped up over the weekend. According to Pakistan’s state broadcaster Radio Pakistan, the squad departed Islamabad International Airport this afternoon […]