Cricket news round-up – 1 July: England halt India’s winning run; Fran Wilson in England Women squad for first Ashes one-dayer

England beat India by 31 runs at Edgbaston; Fran Wilson is named in England Women squad for first Ashes one-dayer; Zimbabwe Women’s tour of Ireland is cancelled; and ICC is displeased with planes carrying political messages during Pakistan v Afghanistan clash.

England stop India’s unbeaten streak

England beat India by 31 runs at Edgbaston to keep their hopes of a semi-final place alive and put an end to India’s unbeaten streak in the tournament. After winning the toss and batting first, England were helped by their openers Jason Roy (66), who returned from injury, and Jonny Bairstow, who scored a magnificent 111 and helped add 160 runs for the first wicket. Joe Root (44) held the fort in the middle overs and Ben Stokes (79) finished off the innings as England posted 337/7. Mohammed Shami finished with 5/69.

In reply, India were jolted early as Chris Woakes caught KL Rahul (0) off his own bowling and the England new-ball bowlers gave away only 28 runs in the first 10 overs. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli added 138 runs for the second wicket but that was the only ray of hope for India in what was a patchy batting performance. Sharma went on to score his third World Cup century but was dismissed soon after getting there, for 102 off 109 balls. Kohli (66) got his sixth consecutive half century in the tournament but couldn’t go on to get a hundred.

Rishabh Pant (32 off 29) and Hardik Pandya (45 off 33) kept India in the hunt but with the required rate climbing every over they were forced to take risks, resulting to their dismissals in the final 10 overs. MS Dhoni remained unbeaten on 42* off 31 balls and Kedar Jadhav got 12* off 13 but it was all too late for India as they were restricted to 306/5.

Fran Wilson in England Women Ashes squad

England have named the one-day squad for the home Women’s Ashes series, set to begin with the first ODI on Tuesday, 2 July. 24-year-old Fran Wilson finds a place in the squad – she has played 24 ODIs for England including one in the recent series against West Indies. All-rounders Jenny Gunn and Lauren Winfield have also been included in the 14-member squad, which will be led by Heather Knight – she recovered sufficiently from a hamstring injury she suffered in the T20Is against the West Indies.

“We’re really happy with this group. There’s a good feeling amongst us and we want to go out there and regain the Ashes. That’s our primary focus for the next month,” said Knight.

Squad: Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Jenny Gunn, Amy Jones, Laura Marsh, Nat Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Sarah Taylor (wk), Fran Wilson, Lauren Winfield, Danni Wyatt

Zimbabwe Women’s tour of Ireland cancelled

Zimbabwe Women’s tour of Ireland has been cancelled due to funding and logistical issues. The women’s team were supposed to join the men’s team in Ireland on Sunday, 30 June, ahead of the ODI and T20I double-headers but they did not travel. This is a result of the ongoing tussle between Zimbabwe’s Sports and Recreation Commission (ZSRC) and the suspended Zimbabwe Cricket board.

“We received correspondence late this afternoon from Zimbabwe Cricket in which we were informed that due to a funding issue, Zimbabwe Cricket will not be sending their women’s team to Ireland,” Cricket Ireland (CI) chief executive Warren Deutrom said.

“With the team due to arrive on Sunday, there is clearly no time to find an alternative and, after urgent consultation with the ICC to seek clarification, we regret to confirm the women’s tour has been cancelled. This will not, however, impact upon the men’s tour which will proceed as scheduled,” Deutrom added.

ICC displeased with planes carrying political messages

An airplane carrying the messages “Justice for Balochistan” and “Help end disappearances in Pakistan” flew over the Headingley stadium during the match between Pakistan and Afghanistan. This came to ICC’s notice who is not pleased with political messages being carried during an international cricket match.

“We work with local police forces around the country to prevent this type of incident occurring and were assured that given Headingley is under the flight path for the Leeds Bradford Airport it would not be an issue,” the ICC said in a statement.

“We do not condone any sort of political messages at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and will work with West Yorkshire police to deal with and understand why this has happened and to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”