Cricket-Acrobatic England outclass Afghanistan in five-wicket victory
PERTH : England kicked off their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan thanks to seamer Sam Curran's haul of 5-10 and a sublime effort in the field.
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‘We’ve got our mojo back’: England on the right track for T20 World Cup
England have one more game to play before the start of the T20 World Cup and several questions still to be answered. The core problem Matthew Mott and Jos Buttler have to grapple with, however, is the one the coach and captain will have dreamed of when they picked their squad: which of these 15 players, all of them fit and the great majority also in good form, can possibly be left out? But also, what can possibly be gained from an eighth game against Pakistan in the space of a month?
Aamir Jamal seals Pakistan victory in fifth T20 as England slip up in run chase
England slipped to their third defeat of the series when they ended up six runs shy of Pakistan’s modest total of 145. It was a steamy evening in Lahore, on a skiddy, tricky pitch, and none of England’s batsmen seemed able to get comfortable in conditions that felt very different to the ones they had experienced in Karachi.
Pakistan vs England - Adil Rashid Bamboozles Babar Azam As Pakistan Captain Is Clean Bowled. Watch
England made a winning start to their 7-match T20I series against Pakistan as they chased down the target of 159 runs at the National Stadium in Karachi with ease. England's stand-in captain Moeen Ali's decision to win the toss and bowl wasn't going according to plans initially as the Pakistani opening duo of Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam were in complete control.
Jos Buttler shines but Manchester Originals lose to Northern Superchargers
Jos Buttler’s measured 59 could not stop the Manchester Originals from slipping to an enthralling Hundred defeat in the cross-Pennine derby with Northern Superchargers at Emirates Old Trafford.
Van der Dussen ton leads South Africa to imposing total in Stokes's farewell ODI
Rassie van der Dussen's century was the cornerstone of South Africa's imposing 333-5 as the Proteas threatened to spoil England star Ben Stokes's farewell to one-day international cricket on Tuesday.
Moeen Ali poised to turn down lucrative Yorkshire deal and rejoin Warwickshire
Moeen Ali is expected to knock back a bumper contract offer from Yorkshire and complete a return to Warwickshire at the end of the season.
England's Adil Rashid Set To Miss India Series For Hajj Pilgrimage
Adil Rashid is set to miss England's white-ball series against India after being given clearance by cricket chiefs to make a holy pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of Islam, the hajj is meant to be undertaken by all Muslims who are able and have the means at least once in their lives.