Carse, Malan star as England breeze past New Zealand

England cruised to a commanding victory in the opening T20I against New Zealand at Chester-le-Street, overpowering the Kiwis comfortably by seven wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series. Pacers Luke Wood and Brydon Carse were instrumental in restricting New Zealand to a below-par total of 139/9 batting first before a half-century from […]

Bairstow, Ali sparkle as England smash 234 to take 1-0 series lead

It was a high-scoring affair in the opening T20I between England and South Africa at Bristol as the hosts took a 1-0 series lead after racking up their second largest total in T20I cricket. Jonny Bairstow smashed a career-best 90 off 53, while Moeen Ali scored the fastest half-century by an Englishman in T20I cricket […]

England take honours in final T20I despite Suryakumar Yadav century

India suffered their first defeat in 20 matches under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma across all formats as England registered a consolation win in the third and final T20I at Trent Bridge on Sunday. Suryakumar Yadav starred for the visitors with a jaw-dropping 117 off 55 deliveries, but the number four received little help from […]

Joe Root, Dawid Malan lead England fightback on Day 3

Dawid Malan and Joe Root shared an unbeaten 159-run stand for the third wicket to help England fightback on day three of the opening Ashes Test in Brisbane. The pair helped the visitors end the day on 220 for two and wipe out the majority of Australia’s 278-run first-innings lead that was built up by […]

India vs England 3rd Test Preview

After a well-deserved 8-day break, the drama resumes at Headingley for the 3rd Test in the 5-match series between England and India. The two sides head into this Test match with two completely contrasting atmospheres following the drastic turn of events on the final day at Lord’s that helped India take a 1-0 series lead. […]

England complete 3-0 T20I series sweep against Sri Lanka

England have comfortably beaten Sri Lanka 3-0 in the T20I bilateral series after a dominating 89-run win in the final T20 in Southampton. The 3-match series was largely a one-sided affair, with the islanders offering very little threat with either bat or ball against England. In the absence of plenty of their big names – […]

South Africa vs England, 1st T20I, East London: Preview, prediction, likely XIs

After losing the Tests 1-3, South Africa level the ODIs against England 1-1. The teams will now clash for 3 T20Is, the first of which will be played at East London.

Abu Dhabi T10 2019 Qualifier 2, Deccan Gladiators vs Qalandars: Preview, likely XIs, predictions

In the second Qualifier, the Qalandars and the Deccan Gladiators will both hope their bowlers can do a containing job.

New Zealand v England, 5th T20I, Auckland – Preview, likely XIs, prediction

The series is poised tantalisingly at 2-2 – which way will the final match go?

Cricket news round-up – November 5: India B win Deodhar Trophy, Power Player to be introduced in IPL

India B win the Deodhar Trophy 2019-20. IPL 2020 will get a new concept of Power Player. Hashim Amla is set to begin a new career.