Category: Cricket

South Africa ended their run of semi-final heartache by thrashing Afghanistan to reach their first men’s T20 World Cup final. The Proteas, who had failed to progress from all seven of their previous World Cup semi-finals across formats, dismissed Afghanistan for 56 in 11.5 overs on a difficult pitch on their way to a nine-wicket...

A century opening stand by Tammy Beaumont and Maia Bouchier set England Women on their way a crushing nine-wicket win over New Zealand in the opening match of their ODI series in Chester-le-Street. Although skipper Sophie Devine won the toss, New Zealand slumped from a relatively strong position of 56-1 to 156 all out inside...

Pre-match, Knight said that England’s most recent ODI against Pakistan at Chelmsford was the “blueprint” for how they wanted to play the format, and her side certainly received the memo. While the focus is on T20 cricket as the World Cup in Bangladesh approaches in October, this was a complete performance that really cemented England...

England bowler Ollie Robinson conceded a County Championship-record 43 runs in an over while playing for Sussex as Leicestershire’s Louis Kimber smashed a history-making double century at Hove. Robinson was taken for six fours and two sixes by No 8 batter Kimber, with three boundaries coming off no-balls – for which Leicestershire received an extra...

Kimber made his first-class debut in March 2019. Before this game, his best first-class score was 104 and he had only made two centuries for the first team, the other coming in 50-over cricket. But he scored 141 off 120 balls as an opener in a second XI fixture against Notts earlier this month. And,...

Ryana MacDonald-Gay has been handed a maiden England call up as a late addition to their squad for the three-match one-day international series against New Zealand. The 20-year-old seamer has previously represented England A, taking six wickets across two 50-over matches on their tour of New Zealand in March. England ODI squad to face New...

ICC T20 world ranking: First Best T20 World Cup performance: Winners (2007) India’s route to the final India are another unbeaten side, having strolled through every stage so far. Their closest match was a victory by just six runs in a turgid game against Pakistan in New York, but they blew away Afghanistan, Bangladesh and...

The excitement for the ongoing edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is increasing day-by-day as we approach the business end of the tournament. With teams announcing their 15-man squads for the tournament well in advance and also unveiling their jerseys for the 2024 T20 World Cup, fan frenzy was high in the build-up. ...

Rohit Sharma struck a stunning 92 from 41 balls as India beat Australia by 24 runs to set up a T20 World Cup semi-final against England. Australia, left on the brink of elimination with their defeat, had their exit confirmed when Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by only eight runs in a dramatic final match of the...

Going into the weekend, Australia were unbeaten at this World Cup and realistically only one win from the semi-finals. Two defeats in less than 48 hours, starting with a first loss of any kind to Afghanistan, has left them on the brink of going out. Whether or not any team could have stopped the inspired...

As England prepare to face USA in their final Super 8s match at the T20 World Cup on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Cricket, we look at what they need to reach the semi-finals. Plus we assess what is working for the defending champions in the tournament and which parts of their game they need...

Remaining fixtures (all times BST): Australia vs India (24 June, 15:30), Afghanistan vs Bangladesh (25 June, 01:30). In Group 1, all four teams remain in contention going into the final two games. Should India beat Australia in their final group game, they will be guaranteed a place in the semi-finals. If Afghanistan beat Bangladesh and...