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Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan and Phil Salt notched up centuries while Liam Livingstone scored England's fastest ODI fifty. The previous record was England's 481 against Australia in 2018.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam had a memorable run in 2021. While he led Pakistan to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup last year, he also helped the side beat South Africa 2-1 at home in the ODI format. All those matches saw Babar making crucial contributions with the bat as well. For his overall effort, the player was named in ICC's ODI and T20I teams of 2021. It is worth noting that Babar is currently the number one batter in both the formats.
Babar Azam-led Pakistan had little difficulty in brushing aside the challenge of West Indies in the three-match ODI series and the hosts wrapped up the series 3-0. With this win, Pakistan leapfrogged India into fourth place in ICC ODI Rankings and now they would look to continue with their winning momentum against the Netherlands. In the final two ODIs, Pakistan defended totals and they went on to register comprehensive victories.
Ireland's longest serving men’s captain William Porterfield has announced his retirement from international and representative cricket.
Former Ireland captain William Porterfield announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday, calling time on a 16-year career during which the team has progressed from an amateur side to a Test-playing nation. The 37-year-old left-handed batter led Ireland in a remarkable 253 games across all formats, a span that included two 50-over World Cups and five T20 World Cups as well as the Irish men's inaugural Test, against Pakistan in May 2018. Porterfield, who also had spells with English county clubs Gloucestershire and Warwickshire, compiled 18 hundreds for Ireland, including 107 against Pakistan in Adelaide at the 2015 World Cup.
Porterfield, 37, amassed 310 caps (across all formats) for Ireland after making his international debut in a First-class match against Namibia in May 2006. He ends his career as the third most capped Irish international and second-highest run-scorer for Ireland.
Ten nations -- UAE, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Nepal, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Bahrain, Singapore and Bhutan -- will be vying for the two spots in the tournament that will conclude on June 25. The tournament will begin here on Friday.
Left-arm paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi has been the toast of Pakistan cricket for a while now. He became the first Pakistani cricketer to receive the honour of ICC Cricketer of the year in 2021 due to his magnificent performances across all formats of the game. Afridi was one of the stars of Pakistan's famous win over India in last year's ICC T20 World Cup and was an integral part of the team that reached the semi-finals of the tournament.