Exclusive: England bring forward Ashes to early summer in bid to help World Cup defence
Next year’s Ashes is set for the earliest finish in its 140-year history to allow England to prepare for their World Cup defence.
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Disciplined Proteas restrict Ireland in must-win 2nd T20
The Proteas women produced a stellar bowling effort to restrict Ireland in the second T20 International (T20I) on Monday at the Pembroke Cricket Club in Dublin.
India vs South Africa T20Is: Arshdeep Singh Hones Yorker Skills In First Practice Session
Umran Malik got an extended spell during India's first training session, but it was his colleague Arshdeep Singh who looked way more impressive at the nets, which included honing of his yorker skills. However, both the juniors might have to wait for their turn with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan ahead in the pack. If push comes to shove, Arshdeep looks a better bet than Umran. The Indian team's evening session under Rahul Dravid and Paras Mhambrey was as intense as it could get.
Ibrahim Zadran Century Helps Afghanistan Take Unassailable 2-0 ODI Series Lead Vs Zimbabwe
Opening batsman Ibrahim Zadran scored an unbeaten 120 as Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe by eight wickets on Monday to take a winning 2-0 lead in a three-match one-day international series. Atoning for scoring only five runs when the tourists won the first match by 60 runs last Saturday, Zadran faced 142 deliveries and struck 16 fours at Harare Sports Club. He was well supported by Rahmat Shah -- the 94-run star of the first victory -- who contributed 88 and was an able partner to Zadran in a second-wicket stand that produced 195 runs. Afghanistan made 229-2 to win with 33 balls remaining.
Ranji Trophy: UP bowlers Shivam Mavi, Saurabh Kumar Restrict Karnataka to 213/7 on Day 1
Shivam Mavi and Saurabh Kumar shared seven wickets between them as Uttar Pradesh reduced hosts Karnataka to 213 for seven on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal match Alur, Karnataka on Monday. Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Mavi caused maximum damage and broke the back of Karnataka's batting, grabbing the two big wickets of Mayank Agarwal (10) and Karun Nair (29) en route to his fine spell of 11-4-40-3. Electing to field after the start was delayed due to wet outfield, Uttar Pradesh got off to a perfect start but Mavi dismissed Agarwal cheaply to prolong the Indian Test opener's lean patch.
Arshdeep Singh hones yorker skills, looks better than Umran Malik at nets
Umran Malik got an extended spell during India's first training session, but it was his colleague Arshdeep Singh who looked way more impressive at the nets, which included honing of his yorker skills. However, both the juniors might have to wait for their turn with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan ahead in the pack. If push comes to shove, Arshdeep looks a better bet than Umran.
Watch: Pakistan Cricket Team "Players Beat The Multan Heat" Ahead Of ODI Series vs West Indies
Pakistan cricket team is gearing up to face West Indies in a three-ODI series in Multan starting with the first match on Wednesday. Heat is going to play a major factor in the series as the temperature in the Pakistan city is expected to hover around 45 degree Celsius. The players are also aware of this. "It's a challenging scenario but now it has been decided and we are preparing for it. Definitely it is hot, but we are having a conditioning camp and acclimatising to the weather. We started our training camp earlier in the day from 2:30pm so that we could feel the heat and get ourselves ready for the matches," Babar Azam, Pakistan captain, said in a press conference recently.
Five things we learned from Foakes’ value for England to Root’s brilliance
After slipping in his socks in The Oval dressing-room last summer and ruling himself out for three months with a torn left hamstring, Ben Foakes might have been forgiven for thinking a prolonged Test career was not to be. Over the course of three and a half years, before last Thursday, he had played just 11 Tests, all of them abroad, as England threw the gloves between Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow like an undecided suitor. But at Lord’s, Foakes finally got to play a Test at home, and he was quietly excellent. He let just one bye whistle past, organised his slip cordon efficiently, snaffled five catches in typically unobtrusive style, and helped usher England to victory with the bat, happy to play second fiddle to Joe Root. And all this despite an-at-times iffy tour of the West Indies over the winter, a dubious average of 16 in his past eight Tests, plus hints from new Rob Key that he quite fancies Buttler back in the Test team.