Cricket news round-up – 4 June: Pakistan beat England to end losing streak

Pakistan beat hosts (and favourites) England by 14 runs to register their first points in ICC World Cup 2019; India are set to host five teams in 2019-20; and Billy Root, brother of Joe, scored 229 in the County Championship on the same day as his brother’s hundred against Pakistan.

Pakistan topple England to end embarrassing streak

Coming into the match, Pakistan had lost 11 ODIs in a row and England had won 5. Here, however, they got off to a fantastic start after Eoin Morgan put them in on a flat Trent Bridge track.

Imam-ul-Haq (44 in 58 balls), Fakhar Zaman (36 in 40), Babar Azam (63 in 66), and Sarfraz Ahmed (55 in 44) all contributed, but the most crucial contribution came from Mohammad Hafeez (84 in 62). Moeen Ali took 3/50, Chris Woakes 3/71, and Mark Wood 2/53.

England were reduced to 118/4 in response before Joe Root (107 in 104) and Jos Buttler (103 in 76) added 130 in 105 balls for the fifth wicket. England needed 62 in 27 balls when Buttler followed Root to the pavilion; they eventually fell 14 short. Wahab Riaz had 3/82, Shadab Khan 2/63, and Mohammad Amir 2/67.

India’s long winter

India will host South Africa (3 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3T20Is), Bangladesh (2 Tests, 3 T20Is), West Indies (3 ODIs, 3 T20Is), Zimbabwe (3 T20Is), and Australia (3 ODIs) in the 2019-20 season. The Tests will be part of ICC’s Test Championship.

South Africa will play T20Is and Tests between September 15 and October 23; Bangladesh will play from November 3 to 26; West Indies, December 6 to 22; Zimbabwe, January 5 to 10; and Australia, January 14 to 19. South Africa will return for the ODIs between March 12 and 18.

County Championship Division One Roundup

Somerset were bowled out for 344 on Day One at Guildford, George Bartlett scoring 137. Morne Morkel took 4/64, Rikki Clarke 3/72, and Matt Dunn 3/85. Surrey played out two scoreless overs before stumps.

Dominic Sibley grinded through the entire day at Edgbaston, batting for over six hours for his unbeaten 81. Warwickshire were 181/3 against Nottinghamshire.

Yorkshire were 289/6 at stumps at Headingley as Adam Lyth scored 95 and Tom Kohler-Cadmore 83. Samuel Cook took 2/67 for Essex.

County Championship Division Two roundup

Stiaan van Zyl (173) and Ben Brown (107) added 177 for the fifth wicket to help Sussex declare on 481/9 at Lord’s, 343 ahead of Middlesex, even as James Harris got 4/98 and Tim Murtagh 3/69. The hosts were 9/0 at stumps.

And at Northampton, Billy Root, brother of Joe, slammed 229 in 252 balls against Northamptonshire to lift Glamorgan from 20/3 to 452/9 in response to the hosts’ 209. Ben Sanderson had 4/104.