Cricket

Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana and St Lucia were today announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the venues for the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 2018, which will be staged from 9-24 November. Hosts Windies will defend the title they won with an eight-wicket victory over Australia in Kolkata in 2016. Stafanie Taylor, who was named as captain of the ...

Guyana Jaguars ended the Professional Cricket League Four-day championship as the only unbeaten team, whipping Trinidad and Tobago Red Force by an innings and 81 runs this morning at Providence. With the victory, their seventh of the season, to go with two drawn encounters and a tie, the Jaguars finished the competition way ahead of the other teams, copping the ...

Pakistan would face off South Africa in the Under 19 World Cup Super League quarter final on January 24 at Christ Church, after the Proteas lost to New Zealand by 71 runs on Saturday. The South African finished second at their Group A, with the Kiwis topping the group. Meanwhile, Pakistan topped the group with four points, winning two of ...

SYDNEY: Australia´s world champion one-day team could face a major overhaul after they slumped to a 10th loss in 11 games, according to chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns. Steve Smith´s side were beaten by 16 runs by England in Sydney on Sunday to give the tourists an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. It is the first home series ...

Although “incredibly frustrated” at the back-to-back losses in New Zealand, Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur is not giving up on his young side. “Very frustrating, very hard to understand [why we are continuing to lose] despite all our hard work, but I’m not giving up on this young unit,” Arthur said during a press conference after New Zealand beat Pakistan ...

Pakistan´s batting woes continued Monday in the first Twenty20 in Wellington as New Zealand beat the tourists by seven wickets to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. New Zealand chased down 106 with seven wickets in hand and 25 balls remaining, driven by a power batting show by Colin Munro (49*). Pacer Rumman Raees struck twice to remove the ...

1- This was the first time Australia had lost the first three matches of an ODI series at home. They have had five such performances away from home, the last of which was in their last series against India last year. 5- Consecutive bilateral ODI series wins for England, including this victory. The last they lost was in India at ...

A brilliant century from Jos Buttler brought England a 16-run win and a one-day international series victory against Australia in Sydney on Sunday. The hosts, set 303 to win by England after winning the toss and electing to bowl, were always struggling in their chase and eventually managed only 286 for six. The result gave England an unbeatable 3-0 lead ...

JP Duminy broke the South African List A record for most runs scored in a single over when he hit Eddie Leie for 37 runs in a Momentum one-day cup match on Wednesday. It happened when the Cape Cobras were comfortably placed at 208 for 2 in the 36th over of a chase of 240 against the Knights. But Duminy, ...

WELLINGTON: Pakistan Tour Management Committee has decided that Shoaib Malik will not be part of the team for the three-match T20I series against New Zealand. Shoaib Malik had suffered a concussion during Pakistan’s fourth ODI against New Zealand in Hamilton on January 16. The 35-year-old was not wearing a helmet when he was struck by Colin Munro’s throw. Reviewing advice ...